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FOR SALE 250.642.6361 TAMMI DIMOCK Personal Real Estate Corp. tammidimock .com Selling Sooke for 25 years! C A M O S U N W E S T S I D E #1 REAL ESTATE OFFICE IN SOOKE FOR 2015 OLIVER KATZ Personal Real Estate Corporation CRISTINA STAICU Personal Real Estate Corporation S t i l l t i m e t o b e i n c l u d e d i n o u r u p c o m i n g r e a l e s t a t e m a g a z i n e COMPLIMENTARY MARKET EVALUATIONS 250.642.6480 COMMUNITY NEWS MEDIA Black Press Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Mail Agreement #40110541 INDEX NEWS COMMUNITY News A2 Arts A23 Sports B1 A fire early Friday morning just East of Sooke forced the closure of Sooke Road for several hours. The Metchosin house was destroyed in the incident. Page A3 Sooke’s Hard Times Dance returns to the community hall this weekend. The annual tradition helps Sookies party away their dreary winter. Page A16 Word challenge Christine Bossi, left, and Lindy Philip prepare for tonight’s Scrabble tournament at Edward Milne Community School. The tournament, hosted by the EMCS Society, runs from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Entry fee is $10 and each player is guaranteed three games. The tournament is part of Family Literacy Week in B.C., and helps fund local literacy programs operated through EMCS Community Association. Kevin Laird/Sooke News Mirror Kevin Laird Sooke News Mirror The District of Sooke will amend its firearms discharge bylaw to allow the expanded hunting of geese on farm- land. There is an estimated population of 6,000 non migra- tory geese in the Capital Regional District – many resid- ing in the Sooke area – and that num- ber is estimated to grow to 60,000 over the next 20 years, said Juan de Fuca Electoral Area director Mike Hicks in a presentation to council Monday night. “These 6,000 geese are already caus- ing tremendous harm to our farmers’ crops – 60,000 would be devastating,” Hicks said. Hicks is proposing that if rural municipalities amend their bylaws to allow farmers already possessing crop-protection per- mits to hunt on their land, the number of geese could be reduced. The move would allow hunters and farmers to hunt on their land using decoys and blinds. The hunters could eat the geese they shoot. Farmers and hunters taking part in the program would need to follow federal rules and have the proper permits, Hicks added. Other methods are also used to manage the numbers of geese, including egg addling and sanctioned kills. Last year, the CRD OK’d an organized hunt, which can only be held during molting season, and 43 birds were killed at a cost of $31,200. Hicks, with the blessing of the CRD, has also written North Saanich Central Saanich, Saanich and Metchosin asking them to amend their firearm bylaw. [email protected] DISTRICT EYES BYLAW FIX FOR GEESE SHOOTING Burgeoning bird population must be slowed: CRD director Mike Hicks

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January 27, 2016 edition of the Sooke News Mirror

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  • FOR SALE

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    T A M M I D I M O C KPe r sona l Rea l E s ta t e Co rp .

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    Selling Sookefor 25 years!

    CAMOSUN WESTSIDE #1 REAL ESTATE OFFICE

    IN SOOKE FOR 2015

    OLIVER KATZ Personal Real Estate Corporation

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    Still time to be included in our upcoming real estate magazine

    COMPLIMENTARY MARKET EVALUATIONS

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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 27, 2016 Mail Agreement #40110541

    INDEX NEWS COMMUNITYNews A2Arts A23Sports B1

    A fire early Friday morning just East of Sooke forced the closure of Sooke Road for several hours. The Metchosin house was destroyed in the incident.

    Page A3

    Sookes Hard Times Dance returns to the community hall this weekend. The annual tradition helps Sookies party away their dreary winter.

    Page A16

    Word challenge

    Christine Bossi, left, and Lindy Philip prepare for tonights Scrabble tournament at Edward Milne Community School. The tournament, hosted by the EMCS Society, runs from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Entry fee is $10 and each player is guaranteed three games. The tournament is part of Family Literacy Week in B.C., and helps fund local literacy programs operated through EMCS Community Association.Kevin Laird/Sooke News Mirror

    Kevin LairdSooke News Mirror

    The District of Sooke will amend its firearms discharge bylaw to allow the expanded hunting of geese on farm-land.

    There is an estimated population of 6,000 non migra-tory geese in the Capital Regional District many resid-ing in the Sooke area and that num-ber is estimated to grow to 60,000 over the next 20 years, said Juan de Fuca Electoral Area director Mike Hicks in a presentation to council Monday night.

    These 6,000 geese are already caus-ing tremendous harm to our farmers crops 60,000 would be devastating, Hicks said.

    Hicks is proposing that if rural municipalities amend their bylaws to allow farmers already possessing crop-protection per-mits to hunt on their land, the number of geese could be reduced.

    The move would allow hunters and farmers to hunt on their land using decoys and blinds. The hunters could eat the geese they shoot.

    Farmers and hunters taking part in the program would need to follow federal rules and have the proper permits, Hicks added.

    Other methods are also used to manage the numbers of geese, including egg addling and sanctioned kills. Last year, the CRD OKd an organized hunt, which can only be held during molting season, and 43 birds were killed at a cost of $31,200.

    Hicks, with the blessing of the CRD, has also written North Saanich Central Saanich, Saanich and Metchosin asking them to amend their firearm bylaw.

    [email protected]

    DISTRICT EYES BYLAW FIX FOR GEESE SHOOTINGBurgeoning bird population must be slowed: CRD director

    Mike Hicks

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    Briefly

    Council does housekeeping

    The District of Sooke cleaned house Mon-day, slightly tweaking the term of reference for a commission and a committee.

    The newly created Sooke Fire Services Commission will now report directly to the chief administrative officer, instead of coun-cil and the hiring com-mittee is responsible only for the hiring of the CAO.

    The CAO will hire all staff.

    Technically, council has only employee: the CAO.

    Job skills program set

    Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is offering a free job skills program, beginning Feb. 11.

    The seven-session program will assist people with significant barriers to employment, and is held every Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. until March 3.

    The job skills program is at Hope Centre, 6750 West Coast Rd.

    For more information, please contact Margaret MacIntyre by email at [email protected]

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    Mounties probe property damage

    Sooke RCMP inves-tigated 20 incidents of property damage and 14 thefts from vehicles in December, Staff Sgt. Jeff McArthur reported to District of Sooke council Monday.

    There were also 19 investigations opened under the Mental Health Act.

    In total, the local detachment responded to 5,789 calls or occur-rences 444 in Decem-ber.

    Halibut openingset for Feb. 1

    Fisheries and Oceans will have a limited opening for halibut, beginning Feb. 1 running to March 31.

    Halibut is one of the most attractive of a host of sport fishing opportunities available in local waters.

    The maximum size limit for a halibut is 133 centimetres. The daily limit is one fish. The annual limit is six halibut.

    CorrectionsA story in the Jan.

    20 Sooke News Mirror misidentified a com-missioner on the Sooke Fire Commission. The three commissioners are Kenneth Ebbs-Canavan, Cameron MacIntyre and Murray Lambert.

    A photo in the Jan.

    20 Sooke News Mirror misidentified a player with the Sooke Thun-derbirds. The player was Sean MacDonald, not Steven Piatkowski.

  • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016 I NEWS I SOOKENEWSMIRROR.COM A3Wednesday, January 27, 2016 I NEWS I sookeneWsmIrror.com 3

    Brian Rundle photo

    Take that!Sooke wildlife photographer Brian Rundle captured this crow mobbing an eagle near the Sooke Basin. Mobbing is an obvious form of behaviour that birds engage in to defend themselves or their offspring from predators. To see more of Rundles work, please go online to brianrundlephotography.com

    Some Sooke residents question efficiency, costOctavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror

    With the Capital Regional District recently awarding a new kitchen scraps con-tract to D.L. Bins Ltd., the program is here to stay and possibly grow in the coming years.

    But despite the pro-grams extension in the municipality, concerns among Sookies continue about its environmental impact, efficiency and cost.

    Number 1 is proper dis-posal and where the organic refuse ends up; a concern that, technically, shouldnt really be that concerning, noted Tom Watkins, CRDs solid waste operations manager, pointing out that there are consequences for those who either mix gar-bage with kitchen scraps, or treat scraps as garbage.

    Anyone who wants to dump it as garbage is run-ning the risk of coming against the bylaw, he said, adding that regardless of whether it gets mixed up in different bags or different garbage trucks, the viola-tion will be caught anyway at the Heartland landfill in

    Saanich, where everything gets processed.

    And its not even a matter of saving money either.

    We take it in at the same load that we would take garbage at, so there is no incentive for anybody to mix the two together to try to save money, because youre paying the same thing, Watkins said.

    If the haulers them-selves are dishonest about what theyre bringing in, they run the risk of getting caught and ticketed by the municipality on a load by load basis, ranging between $100 and $200.

    Not that such practices are encouraged among haulers, said Mike Winters, co-owner of Sooke Dis-posal, who uses two sepa-rate trucks one for waste and one for kitchen waste when servicing the local community.

    People have a choice if they want garbage or com-posting, or both. It all gets separated in a roll-off con-tainer and we dump into that, Winters said, add-ing that at Heartland, their

    trucks get weighed, along with a cost of $110 per met-ric ton.

    His company hauls around 3 tonnes a day from Sooke just in kitchen stuff, which goes to Saanich and back down to a composting facility in Victoria.

    And despite reservation from some, the program is still fairly popular, noted Watkins.

    Most people want to do the right thing, so if theyre provided with the right mechanisms, theyll take part, he said.

    Watkins suggested that if a homeowner is suspect of the service not playing by the rules, they look else-where for a provider that they trust.

    There are alternatives, however, albeit not as uni-versal, where residents neednt rely on haulers. As such, one can choose home composting in areas that are larger and more rural, as long as it stays within the rules.

    [A backyard composter] is far more cost-effective than having it picked up and transported all over the place and processed some-where else, Watkins said, adding that people should still check what they put in their compost piles in their yards, as doing other-wise will attract vermin and other undesirables.

    CRD finds local solution to kitchen-scraps program

    People have a choice if they want garbage or composting, or both.

    Arnold Lim Sooke News Mirror

    A home in the 4100 block of Sooke Road was destroyed by fire following an early morn-ing blaze Friday that completely engulfed the building.

    A single resident and two dogs escaped the fire, but there was no saving the home.

    The house is a complete destruction, said Metchosin Fire Chief Stephanie Dunlop. (Even) power lines had burned through on

    the house and dropped across the road.Because there are no hydrants or public

    water along that section of the road, water had to be trucked in to fight the fire. Crews from the Langford and Sooke departments joined Metchosin to battle the blaze.

    Once crews hit the fire with water it took approximately 30 minutes to extinguish the flames, Dunlop said.

    Firefighters remained on scene doing mop up and to keep watch for smoldering spots. Most crews were out of here by 8 a.m., she

    said.The call came in at approximately 5:16 a.m.

    and closed Sooke Road in both directions for several hours.

    Dunlop said the fire originated in the kitchen but the cause was still undetermined.

    We wish to express our thanks to all of our mutual aid supporters, Sooke and Langford fire departments as well as B.C. Ambulance, RCMP and Mainroad (Contracting) for their assistance at this fire, Dunlop said.

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    Early morning blaze destroys Metchosin homeFire forced closure of Sooke Road in both directions for several hours on Friday

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    Kerry Cavers looks towards growth, cooperation between buisnesses

    Octavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror

    The new president of the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce looks towards maintaining and developing Sookes wild by nature brand.

    Kerry Cavers, who joined the cham-ber last year as a director, replaces Sean Dyble as president.

    She said shes excited to follow through the groundwork that past chamber presi-dents laid down with community devel-opment, and that now its time to finish what theyve started.

    We have a gem of a town, so I think with a little bit of elbow grease, we can really set ourselves well for the future. I want to contribute to that.

    Cavers and her husband moved here from North Vancouver four years ago. She loved Sooke because it reminds her of the town she grew up in: Tswwassen. She pointed out that another part of the reason of moving here was to relive that small-town experience and get involved more with the community.

    And involvement will surely be critical of the chambers overall role and suc-cess, Cavers noted, adding that a clearer and louder dialogue needs to get going between the chamber, the business com-munity and the District of Sooke.

    She also pointed out that in Sooke, there are more than 180 organizations, many of which are siloed in their initia-tives.

    In that respect, she hopes to raise the level of involvement and cooperation.

    We need to be working together more to be able to increase our general buy-ing power, Cavers said, adding that the chamber is planning a collaboration meet-

    ing at the beginning of February, inviting representatives from all local businesses and organizations to come together and discuss how one can help the other.

    Another of the chambers overarching goals is to promote Sooke and its wild by nature brand, including its unique busi-nesses and volunteerism, but there are a few things that Sooke, and indeed the chamber, needs to do to maintain that.

    I really want to see Sookes character be maintained and developed, and I want our businesses here to thrive, because right now many of them are struggling, Cavers said, adding that diversification of services offered and identifying every stream of income is something the cham-ber will focus on in the coming months.

    She said there are several projects planned, but the first few are about bring-ing people to Sooke and getting them to experience its full potential in a very organic way, and that they are interact-ing with the town.

    For more information on the Sooke Chamber of Commerce and how to join the discussion, please visit sookeregion-chamber.com or contact Aline Doiron, Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce office manager, at 250-642-6112 or via email at [email protected]

    [email protected]

    Sooke Chamber welcomes new president

    Kerry Cavers

    With a little bit of elbow grease, we can set ourselves well for the future

    Thurs Jan. 28

    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.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 Feb. 1

    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. 31

    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.FAMILY CONCERTThe Kerplunks. EMCS Theatre, 1:30 p.m.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.ART EXHIBITTales of Woe and Whimsey. Sooke Region Museum, all day

    Wed Feb. 3

    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 day

    Community Calendar

    Tues Feb. 2

    BABY TALKBaby sign language. 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.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. FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPParent Education and Support Group. Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre, 7 p.m.

    Sat Jan. 30

    ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONMeat draw 3 p.m.ART EXHIBITTales of Woe and Whimsey. Sooke Region Museum, all day.IRON MINE BAY HIKEEast Sooke Regional Park, Pike Road parking lot, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-478-3344.HARD TIMES DANCESooke Community Hall, 9 p.m.

    Fri Jan. 28

    VITAL VITTLESFree lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSteak Night, 6-7:30 p.m.Karaoke 8-11 p.m. SOOKE SENIORS BUS Lunch and shopping trips to Victoria. Call June at 250-642-2032.ART EXHIBITTales of Woe and Whimsey. Sooke Region Museum, all day

    All Community events purchasing a

    display ad will appear in our current com-munity event cal-

    endar at no charge. FREE EVENTS will be listed at no charge, space permitting.COMMUNITY CALENDAR DEADLINE: THURSDAY @ 3PMItems for Community Calendar must be non-commercial

    and free to the public. Please limit to 25 words.

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    Child, Youth & Family Centre: 6672 Wadams WayFamily Medical Clinic: 1300-6660 Sooke Rd

    Holy Trinity Church: 1952 Murray RdKnox Presbyterian Church: 2110 Church Rd

    Legion #54: 6726 Eustace Rd

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  • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016 I NEWS I SOOKENEWSMIRROR.COM A5

    Ken Stratford left the crowd excited and optimistic about what lays ahead for Sooke in the future

    It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our dear friend Ken Stratford who died peacefully on Jan. 10.

    With nearly five decades serving in senior executive capacities leading prominent organizations such as B.C. Ferries, B.C. Transit, Small Business B.C., Greater Victoria Economic Development Commission, Business Victoria, Royal Roads University, and others, Ken developed an internationally-acclaimed reputation as a business leader, innovator, strategist, educator, futurist and mentor.

    He has been honoured with numerous accolades including the City of Victorias Business Leader of the Year in 1998, a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Vancouver Island Coast Economic Developers Association in 2011, the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerces Presidents Award of Recognition in 2014, and a Lifetime Achievement Award by the City of Victoria in late 2015 for his contributions to furthering the community with economic development initiatives.

    Ken moved to Sooke in 2012 and completely immersed himself into small-town life. He used his incredible business acumen and lifelong commitment to empowering people to create opportunities for numerous Sooke businesses to find their niches and prosper.

    One such business was the Little Vienna Bakery and Cafe where his insights and business coaching helped create tremendous operational and marketing efficiencies, which served to increase annual sales revenues by more than 60 per cent in the last five years.

    In addition to providing guidance on economic development initiatives to our past mayors and councils, Ken also took on the role as strategic advisor to the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce in 2012.

    He can be credited with much of the chambers short- and long-term strategic planning exercises, as well as the development of numerous successful chamber portfolios such as the Newcomers Club, Resident Relocation Program, Business Education Series,

    Conference and Convention Marketing portfolio, and many other initiatives.

    Always looking for ways to help, Ken also gifted our local chamber office with an extensive library of business books, presentation display stands and a number of other resources worth many thousands of dollars.

    Most recently Ken was the keynote speaker at the Sooke Region Chambers Economic Development Symposium in September 2015, where he delivered a powerful and inspiring speech to more than 50 of Sookes most respected business and community leaders.

    Addressing issues and opportunities ranging from local transportation infrastructure to telecommunications technology, green manufacturing to eco-tourism, town centre design fundamentals to relationship building with First Nations, Ken left the crowd excited and optimistic about what lays ahead for Sooke in the next five to 10

    years.A visionary, a Renaissance man,

    a brilliant intellectual mind, and an individual who was very much ahead of his time, Ken will also be remembered for his humour, warmth, compassion, thoughtfulness and incredibly giving nature.

    He leaves behind a tremendous legacy which will be built upon by the many thousands of people he came into contact with and helped throughout his lifetime of service.

    A celebration of life ceremony to honour Ken and his achievements will be held in March, with more detailed information available at the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce office in the coming weeks.

    Submitted by Michael Nyikes, a friend of

    Ken Stratford and 2014 chamber president, on behalf of the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce.

    Chamber Chatter

    Sooke loses business leader

    Ken Stratford always looked for ways to help his community, be it through mentorship, or the kindness of his heart.

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    A Fundraising Concert to Support

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  • The regions new economic develop-ment group made a huge step forward on Jan. 15, laying its con-stitutional ground-work.

    The South Vancou-ver Island Economic Development Asso-ciation meeting drew unanimous votes for every motion, said Dan Dagg, a lead on the SVIEDA plan.

    [It] was a pretty crit-ical meeting in which we needed agreement on the constitution and bylaws which can hang an organization up. We had unanimous approval on the critical pieces, Dagg said.

    The public and pri-vate sector is working together to make this happen.

    SVIEDA is in the

    process of accepting applications for the nine-person board of directors, which will be strictly reserved for members of the busi-ness community.

    The board is sched-uled to launch April 1. SVIEDA will employ five full-time staff to deliver its projects.

    To date, 26 private partners are on board as well as 12 of the 13 municipalities in the region, only Metchosin has abstained.

    Under the SVIEDAs proposal, each com-munity would pay to operate the economic agency based on a five-year fixed funding for-mula of a 50/50 blend of per capita (2011 cen-sus) and a percentage of total tax collected in dollars.

    In Sookes case, the muncipality would pay $2,500 in startup costs, $7,300 the first year of operation and another $$16,422 in years two to five.

    A6 I NEWS I sookenewsmIrror.com wednesday, January 27 2016

    Sookes Most Wanted

    Jeremy MURDOCHAge: 27Wanted: Breach of probation X2

    Jamie DOLPHINAge: 22Wanted: Breach of probation

    Michael GODOLPHINAge: 35Wanted: Theft under $5,000Posession of break in tools

    The following individuals are wanted by the Sooke RCMP as of Jan. 26. If you have any information on these individuals or their crimes, you are asked to call the RCMP at 250-642-5241 or anonymously through Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at victoriacrimestoppers.com.

    Parents in B.C. schools will soon have the option of introducing their kids to computer programming as early as Kindergar-ten to grade three.

    Premier Christy Clark told a tech-nology confer-ence in Vancouver Monday an intro-duction to cod-ing option will be available in some schools starting next September.

    It is expected to be available across the province within three years, and Clark said her goal is to make it mandatory for all students entering school.

    Post-secondary technology pro-grams already include co-op job placements for 80 per cent of stu-dents.

    Coding to start in kindergarten

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    The Sooke News Mirror is published every Wednesday by Black Press Ltd. | 4-6631 Sooke Road, Sooke, B.C. V9Z 0A3 | Phone: 250-642-5752 | Web: sookenewsmirror.com

    They Said It

    Our View

    Canadas banknotes are polymer, counterfeit-resistant, holographic and modern. And theyre hopelessly behind the times.

    Canadian women need to be represented on Canadian currency. Its a notion that was put forward by a citizens movement in Victoria and has now been championed by Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Sheila Malcolmson, the NDPs critic for the status of women.

    The lack of women on our bills wasnt always this concerning. Our $50 notes used to feature the Famous Five and Thrse Casgrain, advocates

    for womens voting rights. But those ladies have long since been replaced by a decidedly masculine-looking Arctic icebreaker. With the removal of the human-rights heroines, that leaves us with an anonymous clip-art medical researcher on the back of the $100 and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the $20.

    The problem wont solve itself. After the Queens passing long may she live the monarchy will be headed by king after king after king. And although we fully expect Canada will elect female prime ministers over the

    coming decades, it takes a long time for partisan politicians to become respected historical figures.

    Its only right and its only fair that women appear on our money. Our countrys cabinet is 50 per cent women because its 2016, and other institutions should be similarly scrutinized.

    There are countless candidates whom we can honour on our banknotes. If worthy women dont come to mind, then we arent looking hard enough. Their stories are under-represented in history texts, but of

    course women have always been here, building our country, our culture and our identity right alongside the men.

    Our polymer bills, however durable, will wear out, and we will need to print new ones, and we should always try to find ways to celebrate different segments of our society. Leaders, pioneers, artists, thinkers and difference-makers. Heroes and heroines.

    We want to hear from you.

    Send you comments to [email protected]

    Honour women on Canadian currencyWE SAY: There are countless candidates we can celebrate on our banknotes.

    WE SAY: January is Crime Stoppers Month and a fine time to recognize the valuable service that the program provides along with its partners in the community, media and Sooke RCMP.

    Publisher Rod Sluggett

    Editor Kevin LairdOpinion

    Most people want to do the right thing, so if theyre provided with the right mechanisms theyll take part.

    We have a gem of a town, so I think with a little bit of elbow grease, we can really set ourselves well for the future.

    You see some people come in uptight, but they go home happier than hell..

    Tom Watkins, CRD Page 3

    Kerry Cavers, chamber president Page 4

    Mike Thompson, Sooke Lions Club Page 16

    Crime Stoppers valuable resource for communities

    It isnt only men and women in uniform who can curb crime anyone is capable of contributing.

    The Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers proves that, year after year.

    January is Crime Stoppers Month and a fine time to recognize the valuable service that the program provides along with its partners in the community, media and Sooke RCMP.

    Technology has the potential to make things easier on tipsters. Those who witness crimes dont

    have to call the tipline from a pay phone and hang up; its simpler than ever to submit information electronically even via your

    smartphone and create useful dialogue with

    law enforcement.Crime

    continues to be troubling in

    Sooke and in any community, but there

    are sometimes indicators that the statistics are moving in the right direction.

    Certain individuals who have been responsible for an inordinate number of crimes have been caught, often thanks to the help of individuals utilizing the Crime

    Stoppers resources.While the overall crime rate

    tends to fluctuate depending on where you are in the Sooke Region, across Canada, the crime rate has been on an overall decline for two decades.

    There is an argument that society nowadays lacks good, old-fashioned values, and while that may be true, we do possess good, modern values. Forms of abuse and violence that may have been socially accepted in past generations are no longer tolerated.

    So if we know that crime is intolerable and unacceptable, then it shouldnt be a stretch to want to be a part of the solution.

    And thats where Greater Victoria

    Crime Stoppers comes in. Whatever the stats show, crime happens and will continue to happen. Certain heinous crimes we can only lament from afar and feel powerless, but in our own communities we can make a difference.

    We can all be deputies, in a way eyes and ears, Block Watchers, Crime Stoppers, the superheros sidekick who sometimes, improbably, saves the day.

    Hopefully the situation will never arise where were anywhere close to a crime in progress. But when it does happen, lets try to be Crime Stoppers.

    We want to hear from you.

    Send you comments to [email protected]

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  • A10 I OPINION I sookenewsmIrror.com wednesday, January 27 2016

    WE ASKED YOU: Whats the most exciting thing to do in Sooke?

    Playing sports, especially football. Lots of opportunities here in sports in general, which is pretty exciting.

    Jordan ShuttSooke

    Meeting people at really neat community events, night markets in particular.

    Lajah WarrenSooke

    Downhill biking at Broom Hill and Harbourview Road, its wicked fun.

    Wil BattenSooke

    Walking on all the local trails and beaches is pretty exciting, and theres lots to choose from.

    Emily BattersSooke

    Readers lettersNo more talking: build the library

    After reading the front page story, More Land Eyed For Recreation Services, in the Jan. 20 Mirror, and then the page 2 story, Construction on new Sooke library could begin by 2018, I was perplexed.

    Here we have local politicians, willing to spend $1 million to buy a 9.5-hectare golf course for future recreational use. Meanwhile, a much smaller chunk of land for a library cannot be found.

    Sooke has needed a new library for several years. The library is too small and parking is severely limited. Still, the very patient, friendly and skilled staff continue to serve dozens of customers each day, six days a week.

    Purchasing more land for ball diamonds and soccer fields is wise, given our growing community. But, our ballooning population, which means many more library patrons, is why a new library should be a high priority, not merely a talking point.

    Has Sooke council and Juan de Fucas regional director thought about how expensive it will be to convert the undulating nine holes into flat ball fields?

    As for finding a library site, whats happening at the financial mess known as Mariners Village? Seems theres lots of ready land there, or at the former golf course site on Otter Point Road.

    Sooke Coun. Kerrie Reay reportedly said that theres urgency to find a suitable property for a new library. This tired discussion has been on the books for at least three years, yet nothing concrete has happened. Does anyone believe that construction will start in 2018?

    Shannon MoneoSooke

    Ministrys actions on fixing culvert shameful

    The Transportation Ministry has now cleared a block culvert

    the reason for a river running across Highway 14 before Christmas.

    If memory serves me correctly, the river was running freely over the highway for close to a month and now the ministry has finally figured out the problem.

    For such a major road to be left in such a dangerous manner is unthinkable and unacceptable and for the powers to be ignorant or indifferent is shameful. Hopefully this is not allowed to occur again.

    Linda BessantSooke

    Ambulance calls goes unanswered

    Where is the ambulance?Thats the question I have

    after an accident at Sombrio Beach on Jan. 17.

    The RCMP had to rescue the poor guy who got walloped by a wave and was injured.

    Constant requests to find out where the ambulance was from Port Renfrew, the answer I found out was it was closed for the day.

    This happened before while my hiking group was visiting Botanical Beach in Port Renfrew.

    I would like some answers from the government on why they close stations when the public needs urgent help.

    Tom MabePort Renfrew

    Ban smoking in public places

    We know tobacco is a killer in fact, it is the only legal product in Canada that kills one of every two people who use it, but what about the health impacts of second-hand smoke?

    Second-hand smoke is extremely toxic and there is no safe level of exposure.

    Why should people who like to spend their time outside be forced to breathe toxic air? And what about public playgrounds? Is it fair to expose children to second-hand smoke while they play in parks, rather than staying in to play on their iPad?

    We are all impacted by the air we breathe and so having a right to clean air should take precedence over having the right to smoke in outdoor public spaces.

    As a masters of public health student who is concerned about the health and well-being of the population, I think it only makes sense to take local municipal tobacco bylaws one step further by banning smoking in outdoor public places and creating safer environments for all.

    Cher GhafariVictoria

    Open purse strings to international aid

    Under the last 10 years of Conservative rule, Canadas share of global aid became the lowest of all industrialized nations.

    The usual argument for this parsimony is its somehow better to help Canadians than foreigners, and yet I know of no recognized ethic, religion, or accepted system of morals that says only help those that live near you and forget everyone else.

    If human life has value, if we believe that every human being has potential, the accident of ones location of birth shouldnt be relevant.

    Recognizing this, Canada has pledged to spend 0.7% of GDP on foreign assistance. We are now at less than half that, while our global partners have reached or are close to that goal.

    The second usual argument is our weak economy, but despite a deficit of nearly $200 billion, the UK still met its international obligations in 2014. At the height of the 2008 recession, Ireland increased its aid, exceeding Canadas. The difference between 0.24 and .07 percent is a rounding error in the federal budget, yet means life and death for millions.

    The Conservatives are now gone, and its time to fulfill your predecessors oaths, Mr. Trudeau.

    Nathaniel PooleVictoria

    Letters policyLetters should not exceed 300 words in length. All letters must include a full name, community of residence and a phone number, although the number will not be published. Email submissions to [email protected]

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    The Sooke Christmas Bureau looks to local community for help

    The Sooke community has once more shown its commitment to help those in need over the holidays and as a result the Sooke Christmas Bureaus 2015 campaign was a big success.

    A record number of 514 hampers were distributed, up 24% from last year. CFAX Santas Anonymous provided 172 of these hampers and toys for families, this support is invaluable.

    The list is long of other local groups who made this year such a great success, first and foremost the the fire departments of Sooke, East Sooke and Otter Point. The Santa Run and Fill a Fire Truck campaign delivered much needed food to the Food Bank shelves and supplemented the bulk items purchased by the Christmas Bureau. This purchasing of food was made much easier by the $10,000 collected by the firefighters from the generous people in the region.

    The firefighters truly are the backbone of the campaign. The Christmas Bureau also wants to thank the District of Sooke for the $7,000 grant used to purchase turkeys and hams, Stellar Homes who delivered a trailer of food in partnership with Village Foods, and to Western Foods for the great pricing on bulk purchases. More thanks are owed to the Sooke businesses, craft fairs and other organizations who donated funds, displayed our collection boxes and/or gathered food.

    The contributions from the districts schools and youth groups were particularly outstanding this year. The Bureau thanks the students, the staff and parents for their support. EMCS and their amazing inaugural 10,000 Cans Food Drive brought loads of (pre-sorted!) food to the Community Hall. Peer Helpers from Poirier, contributions from Journey, Saseenos, Sooke Elementary and John Muir Schools, district Guides and Rangers, the list goes on.

    More thanks go to our service groups for their unshakeable support-the Sooke Lions and Lioness and the Sooke Harbourside Lions. The Christmas Bureau receives funds and many hours of volunteer time from these generous folks.

    Thank you to the Sooke News Mirror for the great media coverage.And finally, a huge thanks to the fabulous volunteers who show up each

    year with enthusiasm and smiles to help with the enormous job of sorting, packing and distributing the hampers.

    Sooke Christmas Bureau Committee

    Thank you!

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    Elida PeersContributed

    These days were hearing announcements about a new Vancouver Island Regional Library for Sooke, and it made us think back to an earlier time.

    This photo shows the library in 1976, when it was on the south side of the 6600 block of West Coast Road, just west of our busiest traffic light.

    Sookes library service began with a Bookmobile which made regular trips to Sooke.

    Bill Zigay, who now has his Husqvarna Power Supplies shop adjacent to the library in the photo shown here, remembers how as a youngster he would go along with his folks to meet the Bookmobile when it stopped at the corner of Harbourview and Woodlands Roads.

    By 1965 Sooke actually had a library branch, located in the small space that holds Barbs Barbershop today. Maude Adams was the librarian.

    By the late 1960s the library had expanded to the site across the road that you see in the photo. This structure had originally been built in the 1950s by Walter Jessiman and Larry and Bill Rumsby as a fixit shop.

    When the library had moved to the location pictured, if we remember correctly, the librarian was Molly McDonald, with Irene Wooley and Adele Lewis as assistants. Adele recalls that in that period the Bookmobile arrived every six weeks to bring a fresh book supply to the outlet. The residents of the entire area Sooke to Port Renfrew

    numbered about 6,000.Alongside the library in

    the photo was Betty Frenchs Sewing Basket, and then the Fisheries Office, where John Stephen held sway, with Donna Collins as assistant.

    The structure that houses Bill Zigays Power Supplies business, between the library and Lynn and Florence Moores house in the photo, was built in 1967 as a government liquor store, with Ralph Grove as manager. When the liquor store moved up to its present site in Evergreen Mall, Harry Corbett ran his furniture store there, until it was sold to Zigay in 1989.

    Books had outgrown space by the late 1970s and the library

    moved to the site that had been built by Bob Hughes as a bowling alley, and which later housed a Salvation Army outlet. (At writing, a little restaurant called Route 14 is at the front of that building.) A bicycle shop was next located behind the window frontage in this VIRL photo.

    A longtime employee even during earlier locations of the library, Edith Newman, recalls the library that we are all familiar with opening in the current building on Anna Marie Road in the mid-1990s. We wait with interest to see what happens next.

    Elida Peers is the historian of

    Sooke Region Museum.

    Sooke History

    Library has had many faces

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    This photo shows the Vancouver Island Library in 1976, when it was on the south side of the 6600 block of West Coast Road.

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    Hard Times Dance has been a Sooke tradition for more than 20 years

    Dancing away a gloomy winterOctavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror

    Around 25 years ago, a group of Sooke Lions got together with a plan: create a local event during the hardest months of winter to help boost spirits and bring some colour into an otherwise gray time of year.

    Three pivotal criteria were needed to make it happen: It had to be dirt cheap, include food, drinks and musical entertain-ment, and most importantly, bring everyone together under a warm and welcoming roof.

    In 1990, it became known as the Hard Times Dance, and for $3.50, locals were able to enjoy the posi-tive vibes of a good band, all-night-long free coffee, and of course, beans and wieners.

    Little wonder that Sookies have loved it and cherished it ever since, especially considering why it began, said Mike Thompson, one of the original minds behind the dance, a long-standing Sooke Lions Club member and food bank volunteer.

    January and February are always the most difficult times for families, because theres very little to do, theres little money, so we wanted to get out and do a ser-vice to the community and get the couples out there and give them a very inexpensive evening to lift their spirits, Thompson said.

    And it works. Thompson recalled the count-

    less faces whove walked in the

    dance hall, all stained with sorrow, but left in a completely different state of mind.

    You see some people come in uptight, but they go home happier

    than hell.This year, the dance is at Sooke

    Community Hall, featuring Phoe-nix (the venues band of choice for the last nine years) with doors

    open at 8 p.m. and live music start-ing at 9 p.m.

    Two years ago, the fee was upped to $5, but Thompson said that helps pay for the hall, the

    music and food. Still, the 450 tick-ets sell out every year.

    As for the dress code? Get cre-ative. People show up with unique outfits, some amusing, others with ripped clothing on purpose, just to go hand in hand with the wieners and beans (which will be offered in a bowl along with a bun later in the evening).

    Thompson pointed out the rec-ipe of the delicious beans for the Hard Times Dance is a long (and very secret) Sooke tradition.

    All the money from the event goes to the Sooke Lions Club charity budget, which is distrib-uted through several community-based initiatives, such as multiple $750 student bursaries, as well as $7,000 that goes into supporting the Grade 2 swimming program.

    At the end of the day, its an event by the community, for the community, Thompson said.

    If you dont want to come and spend a lot of money, you dont have to, you just come out and have a good time, he said.

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    EVENT: Hard Times Dance

    WHEN: Jan. 30; Doors open at 8 p.m.

    WHERE: Sooke Community Hall

    TICKETS: $5 available at Peoples Drug Mart and Shoppers Drug Mart

    Contributed

    Sooke Lions Club member Mike Thompson, left, watches over the precedings at the Hard Times Dance in 2013, while others danced the nigh away.

    Journey Gems

    Mindalynn Frelick, Emma and Rachel Houchin and Noella VincentContributed

    Our creative writing club is a place for all the writers of the school to get together and write about how they feel and their interests.

    This Club is a great way for kids to learn how to write poems and be creative through their writing.

    Journey Dragons run to be here, So run to read with us.

    The Tree of Life Howling wind at Journey during spring shakes the

    branches of the big maple tree. His branches are so big and strong but his leaves are large and frail

    In fall when his leaves changes colors. And they start to fall down Kids will have fun and play in them in winter when its cold

    All you will see is his branches everywhere in fall when his leaves changes colors And they start to fall down

    Kids will have fun and play in them in winter when its cold

    All you will see is his branches everywhereNow during all this time and the changing of

    SeasonsThere will always be a Maple tree in the same spot

    in the same area forever.

    Submitted by Journey Middle School.

    Students authors join upat creative Writing Club

    Briefly

    Ray Zimmerman of the SEA to SEA Greenbelt Soci-ety is guest speaker at Sooke Region Food CHI Societys annual general meeting Thursday (Jan. 28).

    Zimmerman has spent decades advocating for regional sustainability of agricultural lands.

    Sooke Region Food CHI Society, formed in 2007, is a voluntary organization with 250 members, who support farmers, gardening and food security. The society oper-ates Sunriver Community Gardens.

    There is much our organization still needs to accomplish, working hand in hand with our local gov-ernments, members and communities, said Phoebe Dunbar, a founding member of Food CHI.

    After the inspiring pre-sentation last Oct. 28 where Harold Steves, former ALC chair, and Richard Bullock spoke to a full house about

    the continuing need to advocate for our food grow-ing lands, Zimmermans presentation is timely and will encourage more of Sookes public to get involved and participate.

    The AGM begins at 7 p.m. at Sooke Harbour House, 1528 Whiffin Spit Rd.

    Reay eyes new role with library

    Sooke acting mayor Ker-rie Reay has been appointed to the executive commit-tee of the Vancouver Island Regional Library board.

    Reay, who represents the District of Sooke, has been a member of the VIRL board since 2012.

    CRD Juan de Fuca Elec-toral Area director Mike Hicks is also on the board.

    Bruce Jolliffe, who rep-resents the Comox Val-ley Regional District, was re-elected a fourth year as board chair.

    Along with Reay, nine members at large were elected to serve on the executive committee: Noba Anderson, Strathcona Regional District; Barry Avis, Town of Qualicum Beach; Bill Beldessi, Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District; Diane Brennan, City of Nanaimo; Howard Houle,Regional District of Nanaimo; Andrew Merilees, Village of Masset; Dave Rushton, Mount Wadding-ton Regional District; and Gordon Waterman, Village

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    Regional Library board is comprised of elected rep-resentatives from 28 mem-ber municipalities and 10 regional districts, adminis-ters a budget of more than $20 million.

    Transition Sooke planning AGM

    Sooke Transition Town Society, also known as Transition Sooke, holds its annual general meeting Feb. 19 at Harbourside Cohous-ing Community.

    The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with a potluck din-ner, followed by the AGM at 7 p.m.

    The AGM will include reports from president Jeff Bateman and treasurer Michael Tacon. Board elec-tions will also be held.

    The Harbourside Cohous-ing Community is located at 6681 Horne Rd., in Sooke.

    Food security on menu at Food CHI

    Kerrie Reay

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    3/600Olivieri FreshFilled Pasta600-700g .............................699

    Flamingo Assorted

    Frozen Chicken550-760g Assorted Varieties .....899Black Apron

    Beef Burgers568g ...................................600Olivieri FreshPasta Sauce160-300 mL ..........................399

    299 999

    1199

    229Fresh Grade A

    RoastingChickens5.05/kg

    199 199

    Meat

    Imported Beef

    Striploin GrillingSteaks18.71/kg

    B.C. Spartan

    Apples 3lb bag ..................300Mexican

    Grape Tomatoes 1 pint ....300Mexican

    Mixed Peppers 2lb bag ....600

    Texas

    Grapefruit 3lb bag ............300Organic!

    Avocados Bag of 3 ............300Organic!

    Lemons 2lb Bag ................400

    BulkSPECIALSSPECIALSSPECIALS

    Ecos Ultra, Earth FriendlyLaundryLiquid

    1399

    Charmin Double RollBathroomTissue

    FriskiesCat FoodVariety Pack

    699 1999

    Dan D Pak Salted or Unsalted

    Peanuts in the Shell ....299Expo

    Mix ....................109Assorted Gummie

    Candy .................99Dark or Milk Chocolate

    Almonds ............189Salted or Unsalted

    Blanched Peanuts .59Organic

    Rolled Oats .......28Chocolate

    Ju Jubes .............119Natural

    Snack Mix .........99

    UnicoVegetableOil

    NonnisFocacciaCroutons

    Ocean SprayCraisins1.8kg

    499

    999

    TexanaWhite or BrownRice

    499499

    999

    Dark or Milk Chocolate

    Almonds

    Salted or Unsalted

    Blanched Peanuts

    Organic

    Finish PowerballDishwashingTablets

    B E T T E R B E C A U S E W E C A R E . . . . A B O U T O U R K I D S !

    1-1.45kg

    Kraft Grated 100% ParmesanCheese

    Ecos Ultra, Ecos Ultra, LaundryLaundryLiquidLiquid

    SteakhousePieces & StemsMushrooms

    /100g

    /100g

    Village Food Markets

    Fresh Produce

    1799899

    /100g

    1199

    /lb

    12x170g Variety Pack

    Aqua naWater

    399Prego OriginalPastaSauce

    /100g

    1.8L

    /lb

    10lb bag

    1.9kg

    Chipits Pure Semi-sweetChocolateChips

    737g

    /100g

    /lb4.39/kg

    680g

    147 pack

    /lb4.39/kg

    /lb

    Organic

    BoscPears3lb bag

    16 roll

    12x284 mL

    2kg

    HellmannsRealMayonnaise

    6.2L

    249Valu Pak

    2.4kg

    Case Lot SALE

    2x1L

    /100g

    400g

    /100g

    849255g

    24 Pack

    1.36kg

    10kg

    1.75L

    B.C. Spartan

    Apples B.C. Spartan

    California

    Carrots5lb bag

    400

    Grade A

    425g 10kg 2kg

    48x156g

    Bone In

    48 pack

    3L

    10lb bag10lb bag

    Valu-Pak/lb

    +dep

    400

    Tree TopTree Top DempstersDempsters Tropic IsleTropic Isle

    Grocery

    5/400

    8

    UnicoUnicoVegetableVegetableOilOilVegetableOilVegetableOil

    NonnisNonnisFocacciaFocacciaCroutonsCroutons

    44

    44

    Kraft Grated 100% Kraft Grated 100% ParmesanParmesanCheeseCheese

    1111

    33Prego OriginalPrego OriginalPastaPastaSauceSauceGrocery

    FreshFreshFreshFreshSeafoodVillage Food

    Markets

    eaeaWild Previously Frozen

    Coho Salmon Fillets ...220

    Golden Dipt 236 mL

    Marinades ...................349

    B.C. Grown

    Red or Yellow Potatoes

    300

    +dep

    Dozen

    EMERALD COVE FRESH

    Oysters in the Shell

    799/100g

    All Varieties

    Coca ColaKraftDinner12x225g

    999416g 599

    454g

    Mr. Noodle

    InstantNoodles48 Variety Pack

    20x355 mL

    5/400Unico

    Pasta3/900+dep

    McCain Traditional Crust

    Pizza

    NoodlesNoodles699

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    729

    Made In Store Family Size

    Caesar Salad

    999 89

    Bassilis Best 3 Cheese

    Lasagna1.5kg .....................................699Barber Foods Broccoli & Cheese

    Chicken Cordons1.13kg ...................................999Spudlers

    Breakfast Hash1.2kg ................................1099Phillyswirl Greek Yogurt

    Fruit Dips30 pack .................................999

    Bakery Deli

    /100g

    Family Size

    LasagnaMeat or Vegetarian

    Naturally

    ea

    Fresh Whipped Cream

    Eclairs

    219

    2199European

    Potato Salad

    Summer FreshVariety PackDips & Hummus

    CinnamonBuns

    699 599

    6 PackPita Bread

    Plain or Garlic

    RoastBeef /100g249

    4 Pack

    BunsBuns

    599/100g

    500g

    PitaBread

    10 Pack

    Flax for NutritionCold MilledFlaxSeed1.2kg

    Made from ScratchWhite or Brown, UnslicedBread

    4995 PackMiniApple Strudels

    10 Pack

    2/700Dairy

    Dairyland MultipackStirred Yogurt 12 Pack ...................................................