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January 20, 2016 edition of the Sooke News MirrorTRANSCRIPT
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C O M M U N I T Y N E W S M E D I A
Black PressWednesday, January 20, 2016 Mail Agreement #40110541
INDEX ARTS SPORTSNews 2Opinion 8Community 12
A March workshop will bring the soulful sound of Southern Gospel to Sooke, with two vocal legends from the American south: Kim Pacheco and Markus Temoney
Page 25
Its been a lot of years in the making, but the physical groundwork has finally started for the making of horseshoe pitches at Sooke River Park
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Octavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror
The Capital Regional District board has approved recommen-dations from the Sooke and Electoral Area Parks and Recreation Commission, also known as SEAPARC, to hold a referendum this spring to buy the former DeMamiel Creek golf course, in Sooke.
The property, which contains 9.5 hectares, has been negotiated for a sale price of $1 million, which includes cleared and manicured land, as well as a five-bedroom house and miscel-laneous equipment used to maintain the course.
In recent years, the property has sup-ported a turf farm, and more recently a par 3 golf course.
Sooke Coun. Bev Berger said the initiative was propelled forward to address the future need for recreational space and facilities in Sooke.
As Sooke continues to grow, it is essential for us to secure land for future recreation. Our soccer and ball fields are currently at capacity, she said.
Juan de Fuca regional director and SEAPARC chair Mike Hicks added that SEAPARC will put down $250,000, then the CRD will go to a binding referendum for the other $750,000.
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MORE LAND EYED FOR RECREATION SERVICESSEAPARC negotiates to buy former golf course, but first a referendum will be held
Referendum set for April 30
n EVENT: Referendum to vote on purchase former DeMamiel Creek Golf course.
n WHEN: April 30
n WHERE: TBD
A new program at Sooke library uses a therapy dog to help children read. Page 3
Reading Buddy
Kevin Laird/Sooke News Mirror
Timba, a Labrador cross, at work at the Vancouver Island Regional Library in Sooke.
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VIRL executive to mull over plan next monthOctavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror
Sookes proposed new library could see the shovel to the dirt as early as 2018.
That is if the three governing bod-ies the District of Sooke, CRD and Vancouver Island Regional Library board get their ducks in order and find a suitable location within the next couple of months, said Sooke Coun. Kerrie Reay, a library trustee.
During the librarys annual gen-eral meeting last weekend, Reay was appointed as director to the execu-tive committee board. She hopes the new position will help continue get-ting better traction for the librarys completion.
I hope to see things pick up over the next couple of months and have it as a priority to keep at it until we find a location. The library is still
front and centre. Were not dusting anything off, she said.
Discussions centering on the new library are expected to return to the executive committee next month.
At that point, Reay hopes the three big players will establish more solid ground in terms of making a final decision.
Realistically speaking, if we get our ducks here in order in the next couple of months, the earliest we could see a shovel to the dirt would be 2018, Reay said, adding this is why there is such an urgency to find a suitable piece of property.
Even if the property is found, however, a long process still awaits before a building materializes. For one, an architect and designer is needed to mold it into shape based on standards set by the District of Sooke and VIRL.
The proposed $6-million,10,000-square-foot facility is due to replace the current Sooke library, which is outdated and over capacity.
Construction on new Sooke library could begin by 2018
A pedestrian walking on Sooke River Road was struck by a vehicle on Monday night.
Extent of the inju-ries are unknown, but police dont believe they were life threaten-ing.
Alcohol or speeding was not a factor in the accident, police said.
Pedestrian struck on Sooke River Rd.
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Therapy dog puts struggling young readers at ease
Kevin LairdSooke News Mirror
Timba cant read. Doesnt talk much. Yet, hes one of the best literacy ambassadors in Sooke.
Not only that, he works pretty much for free, except, of course for the odd doggie treat.
The 13-year-old yellow Lab-rador cross with a face dis-tinguished with a triangular-shaped head and erect ears, has exactly what kids who struggle with reading need.
Hes a good listener. He doesnt judge. He has a calm disposition.
Beginning this month, Timba and his owner Jose Blanger will visit Sookes Vancouver Island Regional Library branch to help chil-dren improve their reading skills.
The children will snuggle up to Timba on a blanket with book in hand and read aloud. And read some more. Timba will listen attentively, some-time rollover to get his belly scratched or his ears patted.
Timba is part of Paws 4 Sto-ries, a program of the Victoria branch of St. John Ambulance that uses therapy dogs to encourage reluctant readers.
The therapy dogs are used in hospitals, schools, seniors homes hospices and libraries.
When a calm dog is lying beside the child who is read-ing, then the child is reading to a non judgmental, warm and accepting friend, says Liz Barlow, coordinator of the Paws 4 Stories program.
Timba is a gentle old man who is so content to sit and be read to, she says.
Hes been beautifully trained and handled by Jose. She is a wonderful role model
to everyone for taking care of our elders. She spends the time, effort and money to make sure he is living a lovely life.
For Sooke librarian Adri-enne Wass, the Paws 4 Stories program is another oppor-tunity to promote reading. Some kids struggle with lit-eracy, others face problems reading aloud.
The program is expected to start within the next week, and will be held in a quiet area of the library, where children can read undisturbed avoid-ing the hustle and bustle of the library. It then allows chil-dren to read without feeling self-conscious.
Timba has a great calm-ing nature, and hes very Zen, in a way. Hes very good at just laying down and looking at you. Hes very relaxing. Im hoping thats going to trans-late well into the reading pro-gram, Wass says.
Its all about supporting children and introducing the joys of reading. I think this program will be very success-ful.
Timba has had his own struggles in life.
He was abandoned in Northern Ontario when he was 11 weeks old and found cold and shivering under a car in the dead of winter.
Timba was full of fear and
adoptive mom Jose Blanger, who now lives in Sooke, enrolled him in obedient class so he wouldnt turn that fear into aggression. It didnt take long to discover that Timba wanted to be around people in need.
Blanger, a registered nurse, would take Timba to work and he would soon find people suffering from all sorts of ailments.
This dog was meant to heal people. He just calms them down, she says.
Once Blanger discov-ered Timbas true nature she worked him as a therapy dog, and when she moved to B.C. enrolled him in the St. John program where he became certified.
He passed with flying colours.
He has since worked with children, seniors and pallia-tive patients. He recently vol-unteered at a homeless shel-ter in Victoria and Sookes cole Poirier elementary school.
Theres something really special about Timba, Blanger says, admitting most people say that about their pets. [But] Timba has another something there because of his intuition.
When Blanger puts on Tim-bas red collar and the white St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog bandana, he knows its time to go to work.
His demeanor changes: he stands up a little straighter, ears erect and chest pumped out.
When he arrives at work, there is the usual glee from those he comes to visit, but his demeanor is always the same, never too excited, only happy to be there.
Sessions for the Paws 4 Stories reading program are by appointment only, please call the Sooke library at 250-642-3022 or email [email protected] for more information or to register.
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Beginning this month, Timba and his owner Jose Blanger will visit Sookes Vancouver Island Regional Library branch to help children improve their reading skills through the Paws 4 Stories program.
Briefly3 named to newly created Sooke Fire Commission
District council has named three members to the new Sooke Fire Commission.
The three include Kenneth Ebbs-Canavan, Cameron McIntyre and Marie Lambert.
The commission, created last fall, oversees the long-term planning of the fire department.
Fire department operations will remain with the fire chief.
Under the B.C. Community Charter, a commission can administer and operate a municipal service, including the management of budgets without having to come to council to expend funds.
Commission members receive an annual honourarium of $2,500.
Mounties answer 367 callsSooke Mounties responded to 367 calls and
occurrences in November, according to statistics released by the RCMP last week.
Police saw increases to business break and enters (5), theft of vehicles (5) and theft from vehicle-under $5,000 (16).
Up to the end of November, RCMP responded to 4,009 calls, a slight increase from 2014.
The Sooke RCMP detachment has a complement of 15 police officers and covers an area from East Sooke to Port Renfrew.
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Concern sparked from incident in DecemberOctavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror
EMCS students are lobbying the District of Sooke for a side-walk on Edward Milne Road for their classmates that connects the school to Sooke River Store.
Nick Gakena and Jordan Shutt with Edward Milne Com-munity Schools Youth for Change group say the roadway also needs a new crosswalk as well, since the current one near the store is both faded and not reflective at night.
Students arent going to walk up to the other side and then walk down to cross. You
have to make it as easily acces-sible as possible, Gakena said.
The idea to improve students safety along that corridor isnt new, but it did become the fore-front of concerns for teachers and parents, after a driver lost control of her car and collided with two students on Edward Milne Road last month.
The accident renewed calls for better infrastructure, but also highlighted how well the road is used by students, said teacher Scott Rothermel.
There are 600 students that migrate back and forth on that road every day and basically, its just a foot-and-a-half gravel edge, he said.
Rothermel added even with new sidewalks and crosswalks, everyone, from drivers to stu-dents, would still need to keep an eye out.
Will a curb stop a car com-pletely from hitting a kid? Maybe not, but it might encour-age them to be more careful, he said.
And the initiative is thought out and organized by students, for students, which is a great way to create discussion and awareness about road safety, both for the school popula-tion and the Sooke community, noted Ebony Logins, EMCS Society community school coordinator and Sooke council-lor.
With the [Youth for Change] group bringing this forward and being entirely engaged in the entire process, that itself will be a good promotion [of road safety] just by the word of mouth through the students in the school, she said.
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Sooke News Mirror
Edward Milne Road has many danger points for pedestrians, says an EMCS student group.
Around 42 B.C. Hydro customers in Sooke last week were out of power for several hours as Hydro relocated four of five hydro poles along Sooke Road.
The fifth pole, which affects only one cus-tomer, TD Bank, was scheduled to be relo-cated last weekend, but was pushed back due to rainy weather.
The relocation effort for the last power pole is now set for this Sun-day (Jan. 24).
B.C. Hydro spokes-person Karla Louwers said power to several of the affected busi-nesses was restored around 5 and 5:30 p.m. Initially, the power pro-vider estimated power was to be out anywhere between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Village Foods was still closed Jan. 11 for the full day, but everything still went as planned, said store manager, Wayne Kneeshaw.
Hydro promised to give affected busi-nesses a 24 hour notice if the weather turned ugly, as crews cannot work in wet conditions due to safety risks.
As for future planned power outages, be pre-pared as best you can, noted Louwers.
Everyone should be prepared for an outage, planned or unplanned, she said, adding that assessing the poles for safety and functionality is an ongoing process.
Its an ongoing pro-cess throughout the province. Pole replace-ments happen, they are a part of our day to day business, this [Sun-days] outage is the last of the group.
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Canadian Revenue Agency collection scams among worstKatherine Engqvist Black Press
In an effort to thwart potential fraud, the Vancouver Island Bet-ter Business Bureau last week announced the top 10 scams, frauds and things to watch for in 2016.
We get calls all year long, said bureau president and CEO Rosalind Scott. We always have scams that are ongoing.
The top item on the list? Cana-dian Revenue Agency collection scams.
Telemarketers pretend to rep-resent the CRA and use aggres-sive and threatening tactics to scare taxpayers into handing over payment for a fake tax-return debt.
Victims have been told if they didnt make an immediate pay-ment (by regular or pre-paid credit card) they would face court charges, jail or deporta-tion.
Other scams on the list relate to unclaimed prizes, computer virus telemarketing, impostor phishing schemes, vacation
rentals, fraudulent kiosk ven-dors, smishing (text message phishing), online stranger dan-ger, helpful Harry/Helen sce-narios and counterfeit merchan-dise.
The scams just reinvent themselves on new platforms, Scott said, adding anyone can be taken in.
Her advice? listen to your gut. Somewhere along the way
something in their gut said it wasnt right always go on your instincts. The sad part is we all want to believe it.
RCMP Const. Keith Gibson echoed that anyone and every-one can fall victim to acts of fraud or scams.
Working in major crimes, which include fraud or financial crimes, he has seen a number of residents become victims.
Identify theft is also on the RCMPs watch list.
Anyone who believes their identity is being used by another person should contact TransUnion or Equifax right away, Gibson said, to have your personal information flagged for your protection.
He also suggested contacting local authorities if your identity is being used somewhere else, so police know you are a victim of a crime and not perpetrating more.
His advice? Protect your per-sonal information. Shred all documents with any identity information. Dont put sensitive information into the recycling.
Some people are using social media sites such as Facebook to obtain personal information. People will send friend invita-tions out to a circle of friends in hopes of targeting one indi-vidual in that group.
Once they have several mutual friends, they will send an invitation to their target in hopes they will accept, gaining access to their personal infor-mation. He warns not to accept any invitations from people you dont personally know.
While freebies or other pro-motional items offered as incen-tives to sign contracts are not technically fraudulent, Scott said, they can be a distraction.
Its important for people understand the documents before they sign, she added.
For the full list and tips to pro-tect yourself, go to bbb.org/van-couver-island and click on the Top 10 Scams 2016 link under the news section.
The RCMP also have a web-site dedicated to fraud with tips on how to avoid becoming a vic-tim. To find it web search RCMP and fraud.
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Thurs Jan. 21
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONCribbage 7 P.M.BINGOSr. Drop-In Centre, 12:45-3 p.m. Sooke Community Hall. Info: 250-664-6612.ADULT WALKING GROUPSEAPARC 10-11 a.m. Registration required. 250-642-8000.RUNNING SEMINARLets Talk Running. EMCS (Lower Commons area), 7 to 9 p.m.MEDITATION TALKSooke Yoga and Meditation Centre, 7:30 p.m.SOOKE WINDSConcert band rehearsal. Journey Middle School band room, 7:30 p.m. Info: 250-8918433.
Mon Jan. 25
PARENT & TOT DROP-IN Child, Youth, & Family Centre, 9:30 to 11 a.m. 250-642-5152.CALLING ALL QUILTERSKnox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Info: 250-642-0789.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONEuchre 6:30 p.m.ART EXHIBITTales of Woe and Whimsey. Sooke Region Museum, all day
Sun Jan. 24
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSunday breakfast brunch, 9-12:30 p.m., $5.Drop in pool tournament every second Sunday.Bluegrass Jam, first and third Sunday, 2:30 to 5 p.m. October to May.QI GONG & TAI CHIBy donation. Sooke Yoga and Wellness, 6750 Westcoast Rd., 6 p.m.MINDFULNESS MEDITATIONBy donation. Sooke Yoga and Wellness, 6750 Westcoast Rd., 7:15 p.m.ROBBIE BURNS NIGHTRoyal Canadian Legion, 5 p.m.ART EXHIBITTales of Woe and Whimsey. Sooke Region Museum, all day
Wed Jan. 27
WALKING GROUPPeoples Drug Mart hosts a walking club, 9:15 a.m.PARENT DISCUSSION GROUPSooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30 to 11a.m. Information: 250-642-5464.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONDominos 10 a.m.Shuffleboard, 6:30 p.m. NASCAR POOLMeet and Pick, Sooke Legion 7 p.m.TOASTMASTERSVillage Foods meeting room, 7 p.m. Info: Allan at 250-642-7520.SOOKE COMMUNITY CHOIRPrestige Hotel, 7 p.m.ART EXHIBITTales of Woe and Whimsey. Sooke Region Museum, all daySCRABBLEScrabble tournament, EMCS, 6:30 to 9:30. Info: 250-642-6371
Community Calendar
Tues Jan. 26
BABY TALKBreast Feeding. Youth and Family Centre, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Info: 250-642-5464.
YOUTH CLINICAges 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic.SOCIAL CONTRACT BRIDGESooke Community Hall, 1 to 4 p.m.KNITTING CIRCLESooke Library, 6:308:00 p.m. 250-642-3022.WOMENS CANCER SUPPORT GROUPSooke Harbour House. 7 to 9 p.m. .SENIORS LUNCHSooke Senior Drop In Centre at Sooke Community Hall, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.BINGOSooke Senior Drop In Centre at Sooke Community Hall, 10 a.m.
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Ever since Sooke was Sooke, many flocked here for several reasons; perhaps it was the natural, wild beauty that provided an escape from the city, or the closeness of its tightly-knit community, though many would agree it was something else: fishing.
After the Sooke Saltwater Series fishing derby held its first event on Boxing Day last year, hun-dreds of tickets sold, attracting close to 40 partici-pants, something that has never been seen before in this derby.
And it wasnt just exciting to see people catch fish and win prizes, but a community coming together by itself in a time when everythings cold and slow, said Coun. Kevin Pearson, an avid fisherman.
Its a bunch of fishermen that have put this together for very unselfish reasons. They are very motivating, he said.
The event came as a positive sign for Sookes business community, as it managed to invite peo-ple to come here in the off season, a feat not easy to pull off in winter.
This is true economic development, because theyre not looking for handouts or grants, Pear-son said, adding that the events organizers came to the District of Sooke only for sponsorship, not anything else.
No doubt, local sports fishing is a year-round economic driver that is hard to ignore, especially when it exposes visitors directly to Sookes natural setting on such a large scale. More importantly, it stimulates business in town as more faces show up for the fun.
People are spending money locally on bait, on gas, on food, and accommodations. Theyre being exposed to it, and they like it, Pearson said, calling sports fishing the single best economic enhance-ment that Sooke can really push.
Pearson suggested that involving all areas of the local business community into a single charge is what could truly turn Sooke into a major fishing capital, stimulating other businesses in the process such as restaurants, hotels, and outdoor shops.
But that cooperation is already happening, as businesses in Sooke are working together a little more than they used to, said Ron Neitsch, a vet-eran operator of a local fishing charter and one of the central organizers behind the derbies.
Neitsch said derbies will attract more customers in the future, but working together with the dis-trict and the business community is what will help everybody with creating a healthy and positive local business environment.
When businesses give us gift certificates and funding for this sort of thing and they get their names together on the posters, its kind of a join-ing together, he said, adding that its this working-together that have helped in the past with prizes, such as first-place prizes.
So far, first-place prizes in derbies have varied between $1,500 and $2,000, but Neitsch hopes that those numbers will go further up, which is certain to attract more participants.
He suggested one way of upping the prizes is improving that relationship between the derbies and the local businesses, by simply recognizing their efforts and getting them involved as much as possible in events.
People get pretty tired if theyre in small busi-nesses and theyre giving and giving to events and the events are not giving back, and thats gotta be a huge part of this, Neitsch said, adding that in the past, sponsors were invited to come up and give away some of the prizes, even if it was a prize they didnt necessarily donate themselves.
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Sooke and Juan de Fuca electoral area residents have a big question to ask themselves this spring.
Do they want to secure recreation lands into the future?
The answer appears easy on the surface, but it comes with caveats.
Last week, the CRD approved a request from the Sooke and Electoral Area Parks and Recreation Commission, also known as SEAPARC, to go to referendum this spring to purchase 9.5 hectares of land located at 6518 Throup Rd. in Sooke.
In recent years, the property has
supported a turf farm and more recently a par 3 golf course. The sale price of $1 million includes the cleared, manicured land, a five- bedroom home and miscellaneous equipment used to maintain the course.
Greater Sooke is maxed out when it comes to land for future recreation use. More to the point: there is none.
Last year when a youth baseball program started here, organizers quickly learned there was no dedicated baseball field in Sooke, and even if there was, no fields were
available. The same problem faces existing leagues.
So, there is no point belabouring the issue that Sooke needs this land.
SEAPARC has offered up to $250,000 for the land purchase with voters asked to finance the remaining $750,000 over 15 years.
Juan de Fuca electoral area director and SEAPARC chairman Mike Hicks said the recreation commission could have bought the Throup Road property on its own, but instead decided that such major acquisition should be determined by residents
through the referendum.The question becomes are
taxpayers willing to take on the extra tax burden?
Hicks points out money from retiring the pool debt will offset the loan for the Throup Road property, but that means taxpayers will get no break for their pocketbook. Like every municipality, Sooke will face major bills in the future that could add to the taxpayers burden.
And its why Sooke needs to approach the coming referendum with open eyes.
Recreation lands purchase requires debateWE SAY: No question Greater Sooke needs more recreation land, but are taxpayers willing to open their wallets?
Publisher Rod Sluggett
Editor Kevin LairdOpinion
The owner has made it very clear that its not going to be a golf course anymore.
This dog was meant to heal people. He just calms them down.
This may sound like an old gnat over-picking a nit, can someone please tell me when No problem officially replaced Youre welcome in the service industry.
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Things that are going well in British Columbia
Tom FletcherB.C. Views
In the early days of this new year, readers have advised me to do several things. Ill go with one that seems relatively painless, embracing the sunny ways of our new federal government and seeking optimism in these fragile times.
For starters, we have a building boom going on in the southwest. Here in Victoria, cranes dot the skyline as new residential-commercial projects emerge from bedrock, and hardhats are mostly on construction workers, scratched and backwards, rather than shiny and forward on politicians.
Shipyards are busy, with Royal Canadian Navy work and cruise ship refits to reduce their emissions, plus work on ferries, tugboats and barges.
Most of the activity is private investment, much of it in a hot housing market. Surrey has just recorded its second-highest total for building permits in history, a value of $1.46 billion nearly matching the pre-recession peak of 2007.
Thousands of provincial employees get a small raise in February, based on stronger than forecast economic growth in 2014. It works out to $300 a year for a medical technologist and $346 for a teacher.
Health care costs are rising less dramatically. That should ease the crisis atmosphere at provincial and federal health ministers negotiations over the funding formula, taking place this week in Vancouver.
Health Minister Terry Lake
announced last week that the province is increasing funding for a promising program in cancer research, using genetic analysis to improve targeting for drugs to treat the hundreds of different cancers diagnosed in B.C. patients each year.
Outside the urban regions, where retail sales and real estate mainly drive the economy, sunny ways are harder to find. The mining and natural gas sectors are in the grip of a slump in commodity prices, with more temporary mine closures expected.
The forest industry is being helped by the low Canadian dollar and a steady recovery in the U.S. economy, and tourism is expected to have another strong year as Americans
take advantage of a discount on visits to B.C.
Central 1 Credit Union broke down the regional employment numbers for B.C. in 2015, and found job growth in every region except the Cariboo. Province-wide employment grew 1.2 per cent last year, ahead of the national rate. That may not sound like much, but compared to Albertas oil-dependent economy, its pretty good.
The Conference Board of Canada has forecast that B.C.s economy will lead the country by a wide margin over the near term, with unemployment declining in 2016.
Were at the mercy of global forces, but things could be a whole lot worse.
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Questions surroundrecreation land
Re: SEAPARC eyes purchase of DeMamiel Creek golf course (Online, Jan. 14)
The question to be asked, is SEAPARC still collecting the extra taxes that were added on for the pool loan referendum? That loan is now repaid (as of this year), so our taxes should go down to reflect that elimination of debt. This needs to be clarified before we vote on a new debt that will add to the tax bill.
Derek LewersSooke
Fletchers column off-base, misleading
According to Tom Fletcher, an employee of the B.C. branch plant of Sierra Club lurks, apparently coordinating media and protesters regarding logging in the Walbran Valley (Avatar Sequel Bombs in Walbran, Jan 12, Sooke News Mirror online).
Hes referring to me. Far from lurking, Im proud to be campaigning with Sierra Club B.C. to save the some of the last significant stands of unprotected old-growth on Vancouver Island. (And, to correct but one of the many misleading or false claims in Fletchers piece, Sierra Club B.C. is entirely independent.)
Fletchers diatribe reveals him as Teal Jones willing stenographer, uncritically regurgitating the logging companys talking points. Fletcher and Teal Jones may believe it is morally and ecologically acceptable to cut down these magnificent trees and destroy complex, delicate ecosystems. Sierra Club B.C. doesnt, and nor do the majority of British Columbians, who support concerted action to defend endangered old-growth trees, wildlife, a stable climate, clean water and clean air.
British Columbians know that these things form the
life-support system of our planet and support long-term prosperity and a diverse economy, including sustainable second-growth forestry for current and future generations.
A growing list of independent reports from B.C.s Auditor General, the Forest Practices Board and even a Liberal MLA highlight the need for urgent action to save our forests.
Its long past time for the provincial government to reverse the damage done when it gutted the rules governing logging. Fourteen years of trusting corporate interests to manage our forests with little or no oversight has got to stop.
Mark WorthingSierra Club B.C.
Ministers ideas wont work without money
Re: 2016 brings opportunities for new ways of learning (Opinion, Jan. 13)
Touting flexibility, collaboration, and critical thinking new education minister, Mike Bernier paints a rosy picture for public schools.
Those who have spent time in the system, however, might see these ideas as recycled flavour of the month fads from
times past. None of the ideas in Mr.
Berniers opinion piece are inherently bad just unattainable with B.C.s chronic education underfunding. Either Minister Bernier has some miraculous plans to make these lofty ideas work in an underfunded classroom or he has no clue about the state of education in B.C.
So students in a crowded classroom with unsupported special needs students are to pursue their passion, learn by doing, and have hands on experiences. Somehow teachers, stressed and overburdened will help each of 20 to 30 students go in their own direction with measurable and achievable goals targeted in a period of about one hour.
Half baked ideas that are not properly funded should be treated with extreme skepticism as we have learned over the years. Somewhere over the rainbow Minister Bernier sees a golden future for our sons and daughters. There isnt one new idea in his column that can be implemented without a significant restoration of funding.
Ted RobertsSooke
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Please join us on January 28, 2016,from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at our Sooke store.Please RSVP to [email protected] or call byJanuary 22, 2016250-642-1100
Refreshments will be served
Performance by Sooke Choir
/TM Trademark(s) of Royal Bank of Canada. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada.
were inviting you to our Grand Opening!
Please join us on January 28, 2016,from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at our Sooke store.Please RSVP to [email protected] or call byJanuary 22, 2016250-642-1100
Refreshments will be served
Performance by Sooke Choir
/TM Trademark(s) of Royal Bank of Canada. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. 00388 (11/2011)TM
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Where in the World ...
Ross, Luke, Holly and Judi Bruce visited Bucerias, Mexico in November and took the News Mirror with them. If youre planning a vacation make sure to take us along. Its quick and easy: take a picture of your group holding a copy of the Sooke News Mirror, send it to us and well publish it. Send photos to [email protected]
Sookes Festival of Trees raised just under $1,200 for B.C. Childrens Hospital.
The annual fund-raiser, held through-out the Christmas season, saw more than a dozen spon-sored Christmas trees line the hall-ways of SEAPARC Leisure Complex.
SEAPARCs event is a satellite of the same type of tree festival held every year in Victoria, Port Alberni and Nanaimo.
More than 200 fam-ilies in Sooke use the services of B.C. Chil-drens Hospital every year.
SEAPARC is among 16 Island recreation centres offering a 14-week training program for the annual TC 10K race.
Clinics started last weekend.There are four programs one for walking and
three running levels for beginners, intermediate and advanced.
Participants in the clinics receive a comprehen-sive training program, technical training shirt, TC 10K registration and advice from industry experts.
All clinics are led by experienced, trained run/walk leaders.
TC 10K clinics offer a valuable physical train-ing program for participants of all experience and skill levels, along with a really great supportive and motivating environment, said Jill Shaw, TC 10K clinic manager.
The TC 10K is Canadas third largest 10-kilome-tre race. In 2015, 10,527 registered for the event, which also includes the Thrifty Foods 1.5K Family Run.
To register for the Sooke clinic, please go online to crd.bc.ca/seaparc or telephone at 250-642-8000.
The TC 10K is April 24 in downtown Victoria.
Local training clinics start for TC 10K race
Festival of Trees collects $1,200 for kids hospital
If I could wave a magic menu and change dining out forever, I would start by eliminating three words that leave me mentally mutilating my napkin: Hows everything tasting?
Theres nothing worse than getting set to slurp that first scoop of soup or having a mouthful of meatball with a piece of pasta perched precariously on your chin and some server swoops in to ask how everything is so far.
Staff at Ricks Diner or Ricos Bistro would be trained to wait a few minutes before disturbing diners once theyve started their meal.
Servers would approach the table discreetly and simply pause politely long enough to make eye contact with a sincere, silent smile.
It provides customers with the perfect opportunity to address the situation if there is a problem, without intruding
on the mood or interrupting the flow of conversation at the table.
This may come as a surprise to a few servers, but not everyone who eats out is there to share the moment with you and respond to rehearsed robotic banter.
Circumstances can cause people to have to plan a funeral, close an important business deal or deliver the news about a messy breakup over a meal.
Respect the fact that whatever the reason they chose your workplace, theres a good chance that less chatter is what theyre looking for, unless theyre a regular customer you have forged a friendly relationship with during repeated repasts.
I speak from experience on this one because back in the 1960s I worked with horribly long hair at a restaurant in a resort town that catered to American Legionnaires who mostly hated hippies on general principle.
Whenever I had to occasionally trade in my cooks apron and work in the dining room, I almost always out-tipped my fellow female servers all college students who couldnt wait to tell their customers
where they went to school and what they were studying with my smile and silent treatment.
If youve managed to read this rant and ironically agree that less can be more, heres another personal bone of contention you can weigh in on.
When did it become common practice to pile two pounds of potatoes disguised as French fries on every plate? Next time youre on your way out of a place that serves the humble spud in that preferred fashion, have a look at the size of the portions left behind.
Instead of wasting acres of crops and oceans of fryer oil when obesity is a growing problem, cutting back and offering refills could be a money saver for management that promotes healthier eating. Let those who must overindulge fill their boots, but spare the rest of us the canola carnage.
And finally, although this may sound like an old gnat over-picking a nit, can someone please tell me when No problem officially replaced Youre welcome in the service industry?
Rick Stiebel is a
Sooke resident and semi-retired journalist.
Service with a polite pause and silent smile
Rick StiebelRickter Scale
KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH2110 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 TRINITYAnglican Church
1962 Murray Road | 250-642-3172SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am The Rev. Dimas Canjura
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
Pastor Rick Eby Email [email protected]
www.sookebaptistchurch.com
JUAN DE FUCA SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
4251 Sooke Road | 778-425-3403SATURDAY SERVICE
9:30 am Bible Study 11:00 am Church Service
Pastor Lowell Holmquist Sunday @ 10:30AM | clachurch.com/sooke 6851 West Coast Road | 250.642.4822
Reading Pauls letter to the Corinthians (Chapter 12)
The apostle Paul tells us; To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
(I Cor 12:7). This is a blessing for every one; the Holy Spirit is in each of us, because God loves us, we have those
precious gifts from God. What we should do with them? We should share them with every body for the common good. Our gift has
to be shared in our community to help each other, if everyone shares their gift we can live in harmony and peace.
Paul said, Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, (vss. 4-11). I believe what Paul said because here in our Sooke community all of us share our gifts doing different things, like volunteering, assisting those in need, donating goods, donating food to a different institutions to feed people in need, and many more things in which we all take part in order to have a great community.
How to nd our gifts? Search the scriptures, pray to God in order to have communication with him and ask your religious leader what she or he thinks about your discernment about your gifts. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you in this New Year.
Rev. Dimas CanjuraHoly Trinity Anglican Church
ST. ROSE OF LIMA Roman Catholic Parish2191 Townsend Rd. | 250-642-3945 | Fax: 778-425-3945
Saturday Mass 4pm | Sunday Mass, 9amThursday Mass 10:30 am
Childrens Religious Ed: Sat. 3-4pm Of ce Hours: Tue 12-3 Wed 10-12 Thurs 1-3
Rev. Fr. Marinaldo Batista
Every Set of Lost Keys Has a Story
We lost our keys at a hockey game out of town, including our expensive-to-replace smart key for the car. Our WarAmps key tag did its job
when our keys were returned to us last week by courier, much to our relief.
War Amps supporter
Charitable Registration No.:13196 9628 RR0001
The War Amps does notreceive government grants.
Order key tags online.
The Key Tag Service its free and it works. Nearly 13,000 sets of lostkeys are returnedevery year.
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Order key tags online.
and it works. Nearly 13,000 sets of lostkeys are returned
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PurexJumbo Roll Bathroom Tissue30s
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PlantationLong Grain Rice8kg
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SunRype100% Pure Apple Juice12x1lt
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KraftKraft Dinner Macaroni & CheeseOriginal, 12x225gr
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RogersGranulated White Sugar10kg
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FrozenRaw White Tiger Prawn Skewer25x75gr
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$18$18PACK!3 25SKEWERS!Grain Fed Free Run
Locally Raised BC Poultry
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U P S T A I R S I N S I D E Q U A L I T Y F O O D S I N :Comox - Courtenay - Powell River - Qualicum
KraftPhiladelphia Cream Cheese Spread340gr
PaceChunky Salsa1.7lt
HellmannsReal Mayonnaise1.42lt
OlivieriFilled Pasta500-800gr
KraftParmesan Cheese250gr
EmmaExtra Virgin Olive Oil3lt
San RemoRipe Olives12x398ml
HuntsTomatoes12x398ml
San PellegrinoSparkling Fruit Beverage6x330ml
NestlePure Life Water24x500ml
San PellegrinoMineral Water12x750ml
CanadianBeef Simmering Short Ribs13.21 per kg
Boneless Sirloin End Pork Loin Roast 6.59 per kg
299
249PerLB 349PerLB
Beef Liver5.49 per kg
699PerLB599PerLB
Sunrise FarmsWhole Roasting Chicken7.69 per kg
Sunrise FarmsBoneless Skinless
Chicken Thighs13.21 per kgGrain Fed
Free Run
Locally Raised BC Poultry
PerLB
GlenwoodSweet Pickled Corned Beef15.41 per kg
599 1499
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84each 599Ripe OlivesRipe OlivesRipe Olives
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55Grain Fed Free Run
Locally Raised BC Poultry
Meat
$125each
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GET ONE
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big packs!Coke or Canada Dry20x355ml
Nestea or Minute MaidBeverage12x341ml
Island FarmsIce Cream4lt
MelittaSingle Serve Coffee CupsVariety Pack, 36s
Tetley Tea80s or 144s
DareOriginal Wagon Wheels630gr
DareBear Paws Family Pack540gr
MelittaEstate Whole Bean Coffee907gr
Dairyland1% Chocolate Milk4lt
DairylandCottage Cheese600-750gr
DairylandSour Cream750ml
599JanesPub Style Chicken800gr
Maple LeafBacon375gr
999
Canadian AA Inside or Outside
Round Oven Roast13.20 per kg
Canadian AAAT-Bone Grilling
Steak22.02 per kg
Harvest MeatsScottish Haggis15.41 per kg
JohnsonvilleBreakfast Sausages375gr
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EliasUnpasteurized Honey1kg
777 PLUS APPLICABLE FEES
Nuts To YouAlmond Butter365gr
Dr. OetkerGuiseppe Pizza465-900gr
KraftCheez Whiz900gr
Mr. NoodlesMr. Noodles Bowl12x110gr
Snack Pack Pudding Cups12x99gr
Sparkling IceSparkling Water Based Beverage12x502.8ml
KelloggsEggo Waffles1.68kg
Mr. NoodlesKimchi Bowl Noodles12x86gr
Cracker BarrelShreds300-320gr
El MontereyTaquitos794-853gr
Nature Valley, General Mills or Betty CrockerValue Size Granola Bars or Fruit Snacks272-552gr
SnowcrestSelectables Frozen Fruit1.5kg
Minute MaidSimply Orange Juice2.63lt
CapriCanola Oil3lt
ItalpastaPasta900gr
Del MonteVegetables12x341-398ml
Mr. NoodlesInstant Noodles24x85gr
699
CheemoPerogies2kg
Green GiantFrozen Vegetables750gr
SkippyPeanut Butter2kg
CampbellsTomato or Cream of Mushroom Soup12x284ml
777Folgers
Classic Roast Ground Coffee
920gr
Del MonteFruitSelected, 12x398ml
ChristiePremium Plus Crackers900gr
KraftSingles Processed Cheese Product900gr
General MillsFamily Size Cheerios Cereal525-685gr
BecelSoft MargarineOriginal, 1.81kg
Steak HousePieces & Stems Mushrooms12x284ml
CascadePlatinum Dishwasher Action PacsFresh Scent, 39s
Clover LeafChunk or Flaked Light Tuna in WaterSkipjack, selected, 12x170gr
OlympicYogurt1.75kg
4$10for
GainLiquid Laundry Detergent2.95lt
HuntsTomato Paste12x156ml
Arctic GardensMix1.75kg
Bassilis BestLasagna2.27kg
2$10forDel MonteFruit BowlsFruit Salad & Orchard Peach, 16x112.5ml
SnowcrestFrozen Fruit3kg
TideLaundry Pods57s
1299
599 599
777
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Case of 12 1199Case of 12
$100eachWORKS OUT TO... 499699Case of 12WORKS OUT TO... 59each 699Case of 12
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CampbellsChicken Noodle or Vegetable Soup12x284ml
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HuntsTomato Sauce12x398ml
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WORKS OUT TO...75each
999
EmmaPure Grape Seed Oil1lt
HeinzTomato Juice12x284ml
899Case of 12WORKS OUT TO... 75each
FREE4lt JUGMILKwhen you purchase 2 family size Cheerios!See in store for details. Excludes chocolate, organic and lactose-free.
25each
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Del MonteDel MonteDel MonteDel MonteDel MonteDel MonteDel MonteDel MonteDel MonteDel Monte
HeinzDeep Browned or Original BeansSelected, 9x398ml
HeinzAlpha-GettiAlphabet Pasta in Tomato Sauce, 9x398ml
WORKS OUT TO... 999 999$111each $111eachWORKS OUT TO...
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EliasUnpasteurized Honey1kg
777 PLUS APPLICABLE FEES
Nuts To YouAlmond Butter365gr
Dr. OetkerGuiseppe Pizza465-900gr
KraftCheez Whiz900gr
Mr. NoodlesMr. Noodles Bowl12x110gr
Snack Pack Pudding Cups12x99gr
Sparkling IceSparkling Water Based Beverage12x502.8ml
KelloggsEggo Waffles1.68kg
Mr. NoodlesKimchi Bowl Noodles12x86gr
Cracker BarrelShreds300-320gr
El MontereyTaquitos794-853gr
Nature Valley, General Mills or Betty CrockerValue Size Granola Bars or Fruit Snacks272-552gr
SnowcrestSelectables Frozen Fruit1.5kg
Minute MaidSimply Orange Juice2.63lt
CapriCanola Oil3lt
ItalpastaPasta900gr
Del MonteVegetables12x341-398ml
Mr. NoodlesInstant Noodles24x85gr
699
CheemoPerogies2kg
Green GiantFrozen Vegetables750gr
SkippyPeanut Butter2kg
CampbellsTomato or Cream of Mushroom Soup12x284ml
777Folgers
Classic Roast Ground Coffee
920gr
Del MonteFruitSelected, 12x398ml
ChristiePremium Plus Crackers900gr
KraftSingles Processed Cheese Product900gr
General MillsFamily Size Cheerios Cereal525-685gr
BecelSoft MargarineOriginal, 1.81kg
Steak HousePieces & Stems Mushrooms12x284ml
CascadePlatinum Dishwasher Action PacsFresh Scent, 39s
Clover LeafChunk or Flaked Light Tuna in WaterSkipjack, selected, 12x170gr
OlympicYogurt1.75kg
4$10for
GainLiquid Laundry Detergent2.95lt
HuntsTomato Paste12x156ml
Arctic GardensMix1.75kg
Bassilis BestLasagna2.27kg
2$10forDel MonteFruit BowlsFruit Salad & Orchard Peach, 16x112.5ml
SnowcrestFrozen Fruit3kg
TideLaundry Pods57s
1299
599 599
777
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2$10for
777for 1199
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Case of 12 1199Case of 12
$100eachWORKS OUT TO... 499699Case of 12WORKS OUT TO... 59each 699Case of 12
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CampbellsChicken Noodle or Vegetable Soup12x284ml
777 999
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499 599 1199
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HuntsTomato Sauce12x398ml
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EmmaPure Grape Seed Oil1lt
HeinzTomato Juice12x284ml
899Case of 12WORKS OUT TO... 75each
FREE4lt JUGMILKwhen you purchase 2 family size Cheerios!See in store for details. Excludes chocolate, organic and lactose-free.
25each
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Quality Foods an Island Original
Del MonteDel MonteDel MonteDel MonteDel MonteDel MonteDel MonteDel MonteDel MonteDel Monte
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HeinzAlpha-GettiAlphabet Pasta in Tomato Sauce, 9x398ml
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Quality FreshFamily Favourites Cocktail MixCranberry, 500gr
Quality FreshSweet Treats Chocolate Buds or Macaroons400gr
Quality FreshQuality FreshSweet Treats Chocolate Buds Sweet Treats Chocolate Buds or Macaroonsor Macaroons400gr400gr
149Per100 grDonini ChocolateChocolate Covered Almonds
2495Dinner for Two199
Available at select stores only.
Egg Roll
WEATHER PERMITTING
2-4LBSAVERAGE
JanesBreaded Fish
Selected, 580-615gr
LilydaleKentucky Chicken Breast
GrimmsClassic Oven Roast Ham
FrozenWhole Head Off Sockeye Salmon
Frozen or Previously FrozenMachine Peeled Pacific Wild Shrimp
8 Piece Happy Tuna Rolls
16 Piece Maki Platter
199
249
799
799
FreshSole Fillets
LargeDeli Salad
149
249Per100 gr
SchneidersTomato Basil Turkey
Breast
Per100 gr
169Per100 gr
ViennaRoast Beef or New York
Style Corned Beef
Per100 gr
99Per100 gr
Natural PasturesBrie or Camembert CheeseMin. 180gr
888
Shepherd DairySheep Feta200gr
699
Quality FreshSweet Treats Soft Jubes900gr
Per100 gr
799
299 399 499
Broccoli & Grape Coleslaw Vinaigrette Pasta Primavera
$7
199Per100gr
Deli & Cheese
Seafood Quality Foods
Sushi
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Calabrese Buns
Mini Apple or Cherry Strudel
Butter Crust Bread
Original Cakerie1/4 Slab Family Pack Squares680gr
Two Layer Black Forest Cake
2$4$5
$8
Golden WestEnglish Muffins6s
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999CloroxBleach3.57lt
SurfLiquid Laundry DetergentOriginal Fresh, 5.52lt
SurfFabric Softener SheetsIsland Breeze, 120s
Elevate Me!Protein & Fruit Energy Bar12x66gr
Dean & Betty ArnoldBread680gr
3$5for
Cookies
Blue DiamondAlmond Breeze Non-Dairy Beverage12x946ml
RumbleSupershake Nourishing Drink12x355ml
Bobs Red MillSteel Cut Oats, Flaxseed or Flaxseed Meal4x453-680gr
Manitoba HarvestHemp HeartsRaw Shelled Hemp Seeds, 227gr
EverlandOrganic Quinoa681gr
$5
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Sooke History
Elida PeersContributed
When Sheila Anderson, mother of former federal cabinet minister David Anderson, gave us this photo years ago, she called the vehicle an Overlander.
It was stopped on the Metchosin/East Sooke Road; no doubt the driver had gallantly gotten out to take the photo.
Under a magnifying glass, the licence plate shows 1914. This automobile was built by Willys-Overland, the second largest auto producer after Ford in that time period.
Note the hand crank on the engine front, and the hard tires. Driven on a bumpy dirt road, the passenger comfort level would be a far cry from todays luxurious forms of travel, but still a big step up from horse and buggy.
In East Sooke at that time, there were two prominent families, the Gillespies of Glenairley and Grouse Nest, and Lady Emily Walker and Rev. Reginald Walker at Ragley. They
would likely have been the only owners of automobiles in East Sooke in that period.
In the photo are Mrs. Jacob Hunter Todd (nee Rosanna Wigley) her sister Mary Ann Wigley, Mrs. Hebden Gillespie, (nee Mary Ann Isabella Todd), and M