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Red, white and cute Six-year-old Ruthe holds up her souvenir chair from the logger’s sports demo at Sooke Canada Days celebration at the Sooke Flats last Friday. More photos on Page A18. Benjamin Yong photo
Police ID body as Sooke woman Charla Huber News staff
34-year-old Amanda Lee Langford, of Sooke, has been identified as the body found in the Goldstream River July 2. Langford, who was camping at Goldstream Provincial Park campground, was reported missing at 10:06 a.m. on July 2. West Shore RCMP received a call at 1:09 p.m. The RCMP dive team was called in to retrieve the body because of the difficult terrain. Continued on Page A20
Council responds to complaints about councillor Pirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror
On April 4, 2011, council resolved to retain an independent investigator with expertise in relation to respectful workplaces to investigate alleged conduct by one of its council members. The investigator interviewed complainants as well as the councillor and delivered a confidential report to District of Sooke council setting out the investigator’s findings in relation to the complaints.
The investigator reported to council on a confidential basis, and recommended that council take certain actions in response. These include adoption and commitment to new policies, training programs, better orientation for new councillors, and an agreement between the district and the councillor setting out responsibilities and facilitating council activities. All members of council received this report in-camera on June 27, 2011, and council members had the opportunity to
discuss policies and procedures to improve its practises. On May 9, 2011, council unanimously adopted six policies, which include a Respectful Workplace Policy and an AntiHarassment Policy. All council members and district officers will be required to provide a signed acknowledgement that they have read the policies and agree to comply with them. Further, the district will be implementing a comprehensive training program for employees and council mem-
bers in order to follow up on its commitment to provide a workplace that is free from harassment, mistreatment and bullying. The district and the councillor, the mayor, and all other councillors have agreed to the implementation of the recommendations made by the investigator, and the councillor has agreed to limit his contact with staff to ensure constructive engagement and to facilitate his full participation in council business.
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LILY WALK
IF YOU MISSED the first opportunity to walk among the avalanche lilies, you still can. Another group will be heading up to the hills on July 10. Participants should have good footwear and a lunch. Meet at John Muir Elementary School on West Coast Road at 9 a.m. For info call Phoebe Dunbar at: 250-6424342 or phoebetwin@ shaw.ca
Thumbs Up! FOR THE WORK that has been completed in the town centre square. THE FLOWERS PLANTED at the site of the old logger pole enhance the space.
Kids practise, left, tricks at Sooke Rotary Skatepark after the unveiling of the new mural, inset, last Tuesday. Benjamin Yong photo
Art in the park Benjamin Yong Sooke News Mirror
There’s a new art display in town, and it’s not where you might expect. About 45 kids and a handful of volunteers came together last week to redecorate two of the walls at the Sooke skatepark, under the guidance of skateboard coach and community volunteer Debbie Qayum. “It’s for the kids -- I’ve been trying to put a positive light on skateboarding, trying to break (the negative) stereotype” said Qayum. Working with the District of Sooke, and the Capital Regional District, the project was about three years in the making. Qayum first got the idea while helping with the skateboarding exploratory program at Journey middle school, and was tired of seeing all the “really rude stuff” that was tagged everywhere at the skatepark. Qayum handed out surveys to about 400 people at schools and other places in the community and said 98 per cent of responses were in favour of the project. Several sponsors came on board to help with the project, including Sooke Citizens on Patrol, Sooke RCMP and SEAPARC. The local Home Hardware also donated over $1,000 worth of paint and supplies. There were also five prizes awarded for categories such as best art. The kids initialed their contributions and Qayum did the judging, she said. Born on the island, Qayum has lived in East Sooke for the last 13 years and has two teenage boys whom she credits with her participation in the sport. “My kids were interested so I said ‘let’s go for it!’ And then I end up dragging them half the time, and now I love it.” Qayum recently started a new business called SideStep, where she will be offering group skateRiverfront 14 Acres boarding classes as well as one-on-one instruction 2875 Phillips Rd. starting July 5 at John Stubbs Memorial school in Beautiful farmland in the ALR. Colwood. Riverfront old homestead Besides teaching, she has also been hard at site. True “Agricultural” land. work getting approval for a quarter-pipe ramp at Build your dream home and the Sooke skatepark. It should be installed later enjoy your land and what the good life brings! this summer or early fall.
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The electors were then left to make up their minds. The AAP needed 975 votes or 10 per cent of the eligible voters to pass. Wendal Milne said the door-knocking resulted in a strong representation of the thoughts of about 40 per cent of the people of Sooke in regard to this 21-year deal. He said comments were that the 21-year deal was too long; and the district failed to look at a competitive process. “What bubbled over was a frustration with the current council and the perception that a lot was done in secret,” said Milne. “For some it was just the perception, right or wrong.” He thinks the district should sign a one-year deal with EPCOR and then look at other options. “All I want is the best deal for the citizens of Sooke,” Milne said.
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At the start of the CRD board meeting on June 29, every regional director received a brown paper bag with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The sandwich was in response to previous comments made by Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Director Mike Hicks to the Sooke News Mirror in regard to the Dogwood Initiative and its student “army” eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on summer holiday. “They took my comments with a great spirit of humour,” Hicks said. “It was refreshing that they can enjoy the humour.” Included in the agenda for the meeting was the Marine Trail Holdings application which would have gone to first and second reading and then a scheduled public
hearing, if Land Use Committee A gave it the go ahead. Instead Director Vic Derman, a Saanich councillor, asked staff to look into a number of decisions made in Central Saanich that were inconsistent with the Regional Growth Strategy (RGS). The RGS was being used by opponents of the Marine Trail Holdings development proposal as reasons for not allowing the resort development to go forward. Hicks made a motion to change the order of the agenda to move the Marine Trail Holdings Ltd., Rezoning Application further up, but this was defeated and the application will come forward at the July 13 board meeting. “If they don’t deal with it on July 13, I won’t subject my alternate Wally Vowles to deal with this,” Hicks said, adding the application would then have to wait until September.
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“It is a total injustice to the applicant, the process and all the people involved,” said Hicks. “I’m almost powerless against the full might of the CRD Board, if they want to exercise their power.” He said the board was procrastinating and all this was doing was delaying the process and driving wedges between people, directors and groups. “My goal is to get on with it one way or another. This is festering now because of the CRD Board – it is not my style,” Hicks said. Almost 50 speakers turned up to the June 29 meeting, and CRD staff had to bring up visitors one or two at a time because the sixth-floor boardroom was over-capacity. Staff set up a teleconference room on the main floor for additional visitors. - with files from Emma Prestwich editor@sookenewsmirror.com
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For the past six years, EPCOR Water Services has been operating and maintaining the wastewater treatment plant in Sooke. Council was considering entering into a 21-year agreement with the company for their services but the electorate said “no.” An Alternate Approval Process (AAP) had been initiated and 2,036 electors said they were opposed to the long term agreement. “This is the democratic process at work,” said Mayor Janet Evans, “We have heard from the public and council will now consider options for going forward for the operation of our wastewater system.” There was a concerted campaign of door-to-door knocking where community members got the AAP into the hands
of homeown“This is the ers. Grassroots town hall meetdemocratic process ings, letter at work …council writing, and advertising on will now consider the opposition side brought the options for going issue to the fore forward” front in the com– Mayor Janet Evans munity. A Fair Sewer Services for Sooke committee comprised of mayor hopeful Wendal Milne, Rick Kasper, former MLA and District of Sooke councillor and current Councillor Herb Haldane spearheaded the drive for a ‘no’ vote. Joining in the campaign against the 21-year agreement was a group called Sooke Water Watch supported by COPE 491. The District of Sooke sent out information from its perspective outlining the benefits of having EPCOR continue operating and maintaining the plant.
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What’s Up in Sooke This Week Thurs. Fri. Wed. July 7 July 8 July 6
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WOMEN’S CONNECTION GROUP Summer program is starting up every Wed. from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please contact Susan by Tue. to book at 250-2166762. Sponsored by Sooke Outreach.
COUNTRY MARKET Today on Otter Point Road at Eustace.
LILY WALK Take in a nice stroll in nature. Starts at 9 a.m., Meet a bit earlier at John Muir Elementary.
EUCHRE NIGHT Starts at 7 p.m. sharp at Sooke Legion.
YOUTH CLINIC at Harbour Family Medical Clinic – 4 to 7 p.m. 250-642-4233
UNDER THE “I” Regular bingo games - firemen’s lounge in municipal hall –12:45 to 3 p.m. Bus leaves Western Foods at noon.
KARAOKE AT THE LEGION Hosted by Carrie Proudlove. Come for the $11 steak from 6 to 7:30 p.m. stay for the singing!
YOUNG PARENTS GROUP Playgroup support and lunch for parents under 25 and their children. 2145 Townsend Road Call 250-642-5152 for dates and times.
PARTY AT THE STICK DJ, live music and a charity BBQ to celebrate The Stick’s four year anniversary. Call 250642-5635 for more information.
CONTRACT BRIDGE 1 p.m. Sooke Community Hall
Brush fire call on Sooke River Road
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Kevin Banner is officially one of the funniest people on the Island. And he just happens to be born and raised in Sooke. Banner came back from the east about a week ago with a heavier wallet after a successful appearance on a televised competition to find Canada’s funniest stand up talent. Called Stand Up & Bite Me, the show is hosted by Colin Mochrie from Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and is shown on Bite. ca, a speciality cable channel. “I never thought I would get flown out to Toronto,” said Banner, who was accepted into the contest after sending a 15 minute demo tape. He won $5,000 for beating out seven other contestants in an online poll (his routine was put on the Bite.ca website and garnered the most clicks). Banner has been very active in the comedy scene both in Sooke, where he does a monthly show at Mulligans, as well as Victoria where he is a regular fixture at Hecklers Bar & Grill. He’s done 70 or 80 shows so far this year at the only venue for comedy in the city. But the road to success has been a long one. “I’ve been doing (stand up) for six years – I’ve been funny for about 18 months,” Banner said. Now 28, Banner said when he was in high school he wanted to be a professional wrestler. “I went down to California to do a boot camp thing and
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Sooke comedian Kevin Banner, back from Toronto after winning $5000 in a Toronto comedy competition. it hurts, (in comedy there’s) a lot less folding chairs to worry about.” Stand up was something he always wanted to do, but never seriously pursued. “The whole thing of writing my own material – I didn’t think it was something I could do.” Tired of working odd jobs, Banner decided to pick up the phone and start calling local pubs and clubs to see if he could get a spot during open mic night. When he started out, Victoria didn’t have much of a comedy scene, he said. “It’d be 10 guys doing Jack Johnson and Sublime covers on their acoustic guitars, and then I’d do stand up. It was always kind of awkward.” He started out doing shows at Logan’s Pub in Victoria, while performing here and there in Sooke. It wasn’t until he got to Hecklers that his career started to take off. About a year and a
half ago, Hecklers started having amateur comedy nights once a month. Now it’s featured every second Sunday. “For the longest time it was just me – I wasn’t learning much, I wasn’t growing much. And now Hecklers being there has just been monumental for that.” Banner currently collaborates with some of the top Canadian performers – he opened for Alberta funnyman Dan Quinn on New Year’s Eve at Hecklers, and is bringing in another Albertan performer, Graham Clark, to a show in Sooke. Clark has appeared on HBO and has his own Comedy Network special, Banner said. You can see Clark, as well as musical comedian Wes Borg at Mulligans this Friday at 9 p.m. Tickets are $6 at the pub. For more information, visit Stump Ranch Comedy on Facebook or @BANNERkevin on Twitter.
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Feast or famine? As the controversy, arguments and tempers continue to rise over the proposed development in the Juan de Fuca Rural Resource Lands, people are forgetting about the farmable lands which are being swallowed up by subdivisions and encased in concrete. Common sense appears to have flown out the window when it comes to undeveloped property. On one hand you have a relatively small development on 236 hectares surrounded by over 131,000 hectares of forest lands and a provincial park. On the other hand you have many small properties surrounded by thousands of hectares of development. Now wouldn’t you think the “activists” would be rallying their forces to protect those small bastions of agricultural land? Land that can still be used to feed people. Land that supplies some green space in the forest of concrete and steel. Densification really is an ugly word. It brings forth images of concrete jungles, houses crammed one up against another, and tiny, tiny oases of parched lawns where children can play. That is urban sprawl, that is what we shouldn’t want. If all of the energy that has been spent on opposing the Marine Trail Holdings development was expended on saving our precious, useable agricultural land then we would be accomplishing something more worth while. Even there, one has to use a little common sense and save those lands which can be used for agriculture and farming, not just any old chunk of land without buildings on it. Reason should prevail and we should be taking stock of what we still have as far as our land “bank” goes. You won’t grow much of a garden in the Juan de Fuca lands, but you can grow a lot in areas such as Saanich, North Saanich, and further up Island. As the placards protest the JDF development, attention is being diverted away from what is really happening to our land. Put that youthful energy and idealism into fighting for farm land. Recreational land will remain recreational if we save it for that. Farm land is what is being squandered and sold to development. What is your priority? Food or forest?
Densification really is an ugly word.
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YOUR VIEW
WE ASKED YOU... Do you think we are saving enough agricultural land for the future?
“Not really, it never is (enough). And I think it’s going fast.” -George Mowez
“I don’t think there’s a plan to preserve the ruralness of Sooke. There’s a blanking out of farms and rural land.”
“There’s certainly more of an awareness and more need to protect it, but I think we need to be more proactive about it.”
-Bev McFayden-Hill
-Brenda Finstad
“Definitely not in Metchosin, and especially around Langford with those developments.” -Joanna Gower
ANOTHER VIEW
Open letter to the District of Sooke To the District of Sooke: As it’s not clear how much of this council is aware of, I have taken the liberty of forwarding it. It is nothing short of astonishing that long time Sooke residents like Mayor Evans and Councillor Dumont do not inform staff from personal knowledge that the owner of the Harbourview road system, Eric Bernard, intended that it be freely used by the public, and that the public did so for decades. That applies equally to the provincial government for the section of road that runs through the Sooke Provincial Park, as staff would know if they bothered to review the historical account rendered by Elida Peers and published in the Sooke News or simply asked passers-by on the streets of Sooke. That constitutes the two parts of a common law dedication – intention by the owner and acceptance by the public, one of the statutory means the Transportation Act sets out for how a highway comes to be dedicated, which staff would also know if they bothered
to read the Transportation Act. Being a lawyer is not a prerequisite to the ability to read. That this remains an ongoing issue for over 10 years is, like the sewer deal, a representation of just how disconnected this administration is from the interests of the public that voted it in. From the initial parking lot zoning, to the wholesale giveaway of $187,000 in rezoning area fees in the zoning bylaw review and 20 per cent of the taxable land base of the district, not to mention the lost intangible value to quality of life offered by close access to community lakes, this administration has simply rolled over and handed it all to CRD Parks with no concession. What did the district get? Nothing but a gate, a one size fits all park plan, and further frustration of the public interest in access to our lakes, which, by the way, are Crown land and do not belong to the CRD. The province’s written request that provision be made for public access to Crown holdings has been similarly ignored. People from all over the CRD
would come to Sooke to take the kids to the lake, if they could. This issue is not, as Mr. Parliament apparently wishes and hopes, settled “for once and for all.” There seems to be a collective amnesia over all of the discussion in council leading the public belief that there was a will to use district control of the zoning as a negotiating asset to bargain for the public interest. Negotiation using zoning was the political solution. What remains is the blunt legal fact that Harbourview is a highway, and no sell-out of Sooke by this administration derogates that. The proper process is removal of the highway dedication through due process, not a simple minded assertion that the road doesn’t exist because it’s not in the provincial highways inventory. It is as likely that the voting public of Sooke will accept removal of the dedication as it was that we would accept having the sewer deal shoved down our throats. Terrance Martin director South Island Recreation Association
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A sweet success The Strawberry Tea and take-outs event, held at Knox Presbyterian Church on June 22 was an overwhelming success. A highlight was when Bill Dryden piped in four RCMP officers. To everyone’s delight they were dressed in their red serge as they served to guests cake, strawberries, whipping cream and tea. Earlier 285 of the take-outs were delivered to Sooke stores as an outreach project. We wish to thank the Sooke News Mirror for their article in the paper and the Sooke business community for their support. Proceeds from this Strawberry Tea will be used for the work at Knox Presbyterian Church and the Women’s Missionary Society. Amy Chwojka, convenor
Lower taxes for residents The number of voters opposing the sewer deal illustrates exactly how disconnected this administration is from the electorate, and the monthly bill from EPCOR further illustrates exactly how bad the deal was. The monthly bill from EPCOR is $69,415.49. Add that to principal and interest for the system, and it’s only $463 per parcel, not $515. Absent the fact that the monthly rate is considerably less than the 21-year contract rate, one is left to wonder what the remaining $52 of the increased $515 parcel tax is really for, since we’re stuck with it with or without the EPCOR deal. It looks to me as though this administration planned to gouge the existing rate payers to subsidize the sewer extension east of the river. Kaltasin Road properties are not getting developed without it. In 2003 the District spent $3,509,497. In 2004, the first year of Janet Evans as mayor, it spent $10,835,532. In 2005 it spent $19,914,894. In 2006 it pulled back to $6,253,739 and it has increased every year since, to the 2011 budget of $15,294,991. The budget through 2015 averages $14,996,549 p/yr. The legacy of this administration should scare the pants off any-
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Zoe the quarter horse filly, born on June 15, greeted the gang at Cherry Lane Equine centre near Cooper’s Cove last Wednesday. The filly is the first to make such an arrival at the popular horse haven. one that owns property, particularly those on a fixed income. The Sooke Committee for Lower Taxes has been struck to brainstorm solutions to this mess, which, according to the Mayor’s statement in council prior to the sewer petition, could include Sooke being sued by EPCOR for not giving them the deal. I look forward to hearing from voters with an interest. There are solutions other than raising property taxes to crippling levels, and come the November election I would like see a council prepared with solutions. Terrance Martin Sooke
No appetite to change CRD policy Let’s see... time for the facts Mr. Martin. 1) CRD owns the sea to sea park. They have a policy of no OHV traffic period. That policy underwent a thorough public consultation process and the public deemed it necessary to restrict motorized access to this park. 2) MoT has investigated said private road and have concluded that said road is indeed private for no evidence suggests otherwise. 3) District Solicitor provided legal opinion which categorically concluded two realities... One, CRD Regional Park is outside DOS jurisdiction. Any local issue arising from Sooke Council must be directed to our CRD
representative, which is myself and delivered at CRD board for discussion. Two, road in question is private. No public funds were ever expended on said road. 4) Ombudsman office thoroughly investigated this file as a result of a complaint laid by Mr. Martin. Ombudsman office concluded that no improprieties were evident on behalf of the municipality as alleged by Mr. Martin. As a result of the above, they have now closed the file. 5) The zoning, the taxes, etc are irrelevant points. Not germain whatsoever to the above noted facts. 6) If user groups wish to lobby the CRD to change the said policy, then they should channel their energies and focus on the CRD parks policy and the CRD administration. I fail to see the confusion here? Even if the DOS disagreed with the CRD policy of no motorized access to regional parks....we would need to convince the CRD board and I have made it patently clear there exists zero political appetite to change the existing policy. Mayor Janet Evans
A lot of helping hands at bike club AGM Last night, (June 24) the Sooke Bike Club held its Annual General Meeting, and our first ever mountain bike film festival at the Prestige Hotel here in Sooke. Apart
from Darcy Turenne’s film, which was shot in Bali, almost all the movies shown were filmed either here in Sooke, or elsewhere on the south island. Lots of talented Sooke riders were featured in these films, as Sooke somehow seems to breed the toughest, most skilled riders of any place I’ve been. Similarly, the skill shown by the film makers was extraordinary, and a big tip o the hat to Pelle Gustavs- a Sookie- whose fresh perspective and bright vibe was a real highlight of the evening. The Sooke Bike Club has been registered with BC as a non profit society for the past 4 years, and this is the first time we’ve been able to hold our AGM somewhere other than the bike shop. It was a really big deal for us. It feels like the club is finally coming of age, and the venue which Prestige provided us was just the kick start we needed to bring our efforts to the next level. There are currently plans underway to hold a mountain bike festival in Sooke, and the Prestige will no doubt play a crucial role in that. I just wanted to give a shout out to Bonnie Sprinkling and the District of Sooke staff who not only supported the club’s effort to start a mountain bike film festival, but who handily facilitated our effort to secure the Prestige venue. A huge thanks as well to the Prestige Hotel, and particularly to Krista and Jacob for ensuring that all our
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needs were met, for providing the space free of charge for our society. They went to great lengths to ensure that we had everything we needed, and when we found that we were lacking a cable to make the sound work, Krista jumped into her car and bought us one at Home Hardware. In fact, I think she cleaned them out, buying any cable which looked like it would work! It was personally important to me that our event was attended by a Sooke council member. David Bennett is a progressive, forward thinking, open minded individual, and he really seemed genuinely excited about the club and what we are striving toward. It was great to have you there Dave, thanks so much for coming out and showing your support for what we’re about! If anyone reading this is interested in finding out more about The Sooke Bike Club, please visit our website at www.sookebikeclub. com, and/or friend us on Facebook. Our film festival and AGM went off great, and we’re very excited to grow this event into something that will gain wide recognition. With the ability to use such a scenic and well supported venue, which the Prestige offers in spades, it’s easy to imagine how big and cool this will become in the coming years. Lorien Arnold Sooke
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Controversial development will save protected area To begin with, we are all on the same page — our beautiful Juan de Fuca Park and trail must be protected by any means. There are many that think denying this development proposal Cont’d on page 10
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Continued from A9 will save the park and trail from future degradation and damages. I think it will do the opposite and our worst fears of damages will soon be realized. a) If this development is denied, the seven large upland lots upon which the development is situated will be sold individually to wealthy people who will build a large home with a view on each lot. b) Extensive clearing, probably to the park boundary may occur to enhance views, as well as other clearing and logging to develop that lot. c) the lots and park boundary could be fenced which will affect natural animal corridors and could possibly cut off the trail where it trespasses on private lands. d) Gravel extraction from a developed gravel pit can also be expected. Our pleasant view of the rain forest from the highway would be significantly altered for the worse. One way to stop the sale and normal developments of these large lots is to buy them all. However, at the last
LETTERS count, there were no CRD or B.C. government funds available. Besides, I doubt if any government funds would be forthcoming when the owner is wiling to protect the park by 98 hectares of park dedication. He is also willing to protect the rain forest by placing an additional 105 hectares under covenant. This is not an open housing development, it is a soft environmental footprint with the cabins within the trees at a minimum distance of 150 metres from the trail. So, once you contemplate the almost certain destruction caused by normal development of these large lots, you may conclude that the best way to protect the park is to allow this development to succeed, with its guaranteed protection. These issues were crystal clear to the seven member land use commission that voted 5-2 in favour of the application. G.B. Miller Shirley
Alternative review process not “blackwater coalition” I am writing in response to Mr. Shortt’s letter last week. I was invited by the organizers of the event to provide an update on the progress that the Fair Sewer Services Committee was making in relation to the alternative review process on the 21-year sewer deal. That is what I did. I take no pleasure in having to go through a process like this, rather am disappointed it has to get to this stage. The Fair Sewer Services committee has always used the figures provided by the District of Sooke in the proposed contract and in their financial statements, as well as their long term projections, to evaluate the contract. The District of Sooke has been unable to explain adequately, in our opinion, the reason for a 21-year contract. They also have in our
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opinion not been able to explain the massive increase between what the new contract states and the cost projections provided prior to 2006. It is unfortunate that Mr. Shortt chooses to describe legitimate questioning of the figures provided as “fearmongering.” I don’t see the numerous people involved in the alternative review process and the 2,000 plus people who signed petitions as a “black water coalition” out of touch with the community of Sooke, as
described by Mr. Shortt. I see a group of concerned citizens, trying to do what is best for families who struggle to pay rising taxes and rising sewer fees. The Fair Sewer Committee estimates that only approximately 40 per cent of the households in Sooke were contacted so when compared to the number of voters, 3,500 or so in the last election this response was overwhelming, and clearly representative of the community. I am not nor do I intend to be involved in any coalition for the upcoming election. Wendal Milne Sooke
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Campfires required Fatality reported at Fairy Lake to shrink by half
Bus driver turned bomb squad
New regulations on campfire size came into effect July 1 to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As we head into peak camping season I want to remind people that more than 850 fires resulted from careless human behaviour in 2009. That number must come down,â&#x20AC;? said Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell. Under the new regulations, campfires cannot be larger than 0.5 metres in height and 0.5 metres in diameter. Previously, campfires were permitted to a maximum size of one-metre by one metre. Failure to comply will result in a $345 fine. An additional $345 fine will be levied for campfires lit during a ban.
B.C. Transit driver Glenn Dickie has dealt with high-pressure situations before in his job, but nothing like last week when he was handed a potential bomb. Dickie was just pulling out of the University of Victoria when a student passenger approached him with a package that looked like an explosive device. Keeping his cool, Dickie held onto the object and looked for a safe place to empty his bus, which had about a dozen people on it. The the bus empty and isolated in a UVic parking lot, Saanich police arrived to examine the suspicious package, which turned out to be a fake.
The body of 50-year-old Patrick Doherty of Duncan was found dead on Sunday morning near the shore of Fairy Lake by Port Renfrew. The camper went missing the previous night and Juan de Fuca search and rescue went looking for him with no luck. Sooke RCMP reported initial evidence suggested Doherty had been drinking prior to entering the lake on the evening of Canada Day. The coronerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investigation continues, but indications are that Doherty suffered a heart attack. Foul play is not suspected in the incident. RCMP were initially approached at a road check by Dohertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friend who said his friend had gone missing in the lake.
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Dance! Sooke Dance Studio had a successful show “Dancing in Wonderland” of almost 200 students ages toddler to adult performing Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Jazz, Musical Theatre and more. The Alice in Wonderland theme included many familiar characters as well as our own creative, new characters in a dancing wonderland. Registration for summer dance camps and fall dance classes. Information at www. sookedancestudio. com or contacting Carole 250-642-6607. Submitted photo
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The Stick owner David Evans recently came back from a trip to Columbia, and brought back with him a renewed appreciation for coffee. Evans was in Bogota for the 11th annual World Barista Championship, a competition showcasing the best of the best coffee artistes around the world. “It’s a mecca for coffee wisdom, coffee knowledge, coffee information. Everything coffee in the world in that week was happening in Bogota, and I wanted to be a part of it.” And so he made his way there with friend Rob Kettner, Canadian barista champion and co-owner of Victoria’s Fernwood Coffee Company. “I went down there with the support team, carried stuff for him, things like that,” Evans said, dressed head-to-toe in a green that resembles the colour of raw coffee beans. A self-professed “coffee geek,” Evans said the trip to origin -- a term meaning a coffee producing nation -- is always an eyeopening experience. “The first time I went to origin was a couple years ago, and in a hard seven hour day, hard physical labour for seven hours, I was able to pick and pulp and process and hull and drain and sort and bag one kilogram of coffee. When I came back, I realize we spill a pound of coffee not because we mean to, not because we’re bad people it’s because we’re busy and things happen,” he said. “Coffee deserves more respect that we give it in the first world.” To give it that respect, Evans, who in a previous life was a landscaper for 10 years, purchased his own coffee bean roaster about a year and a half ago.
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Barista Rebecca Swinburnson, left, and owner David Evans enjoy a cup of expresso behind The Stick’s bar. “I want closer ties with my coffee -- I want to know where it comes from, how it’s roasted, and the care that’s put into it,” he said. “If I could make every single cup of coffee at the counter, I would.” Despite only being in the the business since 2007, Evans’ passion for coffee is evident the moment he starts talking about it. Surprisingly, he only started drinking the dark beverage about seven years ago when a friend in Cobble Hill offered to brew him a cup. “He had this wonderful brass and copper expresso machine that he had inherited, and he made me my first good cup of coffee. And I was 37.” One cup was all it took. Soon after, Evans travelled south to Oregon to get his barista certification. Traditionally a tea enthusiast, he said coffee provides an unmatched complexity. “It’s like red wine versus white wine -- white wine is great, but red wine is wow! There’s just so much in there.” Evans said he is learning about coffee every day, and he passes on the knowledge to his customers through the drinks
he makes: everything from a $2.50 cup of standard expresso, to $15 for hard-to-get gourmet coffee like the Panama Esmeralda that he brings in from time to time. “The people have come to expect a level of quality,” said Evans. “If we serve a bad cup they call us. They say this isn’t as good as normal, what’s up?” He broke down his client base, which he said continues to grow every year, as 75 per cent people who know and like good coffee, 15 per cent coffee aficionados, and the rest who just use it as fuel to get through the day. His efforts haven’t gone unnoticed -- The Stick has been featured in numerous online and magazine reviews and recognized as one of the top expresso bars on the Island, which is “pretty awesome for a town like Sooke,” said Evans. The Stick is celebrating its four year anniversary on Saturday July 9. There will be a DJ, live music, and a charity barbecue with proceeds going towards coffee industry charities. For more information, visit www.stickinthemud.ca.
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The 2011 Annual Municipal Report was made available for public inspection on June 27th, 2011 and copies were made available on the municipal website (www.sooke.ca) and at the municipal office. Municipal Council will consider the 2011 Annual Municipal Report and submissions and questions from the public at an Annual Meeting to be held: In the Council Chambers 2205 Otter Point Road On Monday, July 11, 2011 at 7:00 pm
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Continued from Page A1 Her body was found about 100 metres from the campsite, down a nearby trail that leads to the shallow, rocky river. Two outhouses are near the trailhead and portions of the trail are steep and dry. Police tape is blocking access to that area of the river, but police said she was found near a rope swing. The cause of death is unknown, but an autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday. Police are treating the death as suspicious and investigators are interviewing people she was camping with and other people at nearby campsites. “The cause of death is unknown and we are investigating it seriously,” Staff Sgt. Danny Willis said on Sunday. “We don’t know if foul play was involved.” It’s unclear how many people Langford was camping with.
The photo of a campsite, left, where Amanda Lee Langford, above, was last seen. Charla Huber photo
Langford’s Facebook page shows three photos uploaded Friday evening at 11:43 p.m., all featuring two young men identified as being “French” and sitting in front of a tent. Her campsite remained sealed behind police tape on Monday, with a dome tent with clothing strewn about inside, two camping chairs and a few personal effects, including three pairs of glasses on the picnic table.
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Cpl. Kathy Rochlitz said investigators are interviewing Langford’s friends and other people at the campsite to reconstruct Langford’s actions and movements over the last few days, but no one is in custody and no one has been deemed a person of interest in her death. “Anytime we have a death with no specific cause it is suspicious
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Robertson receives stewardship award Local forest owner Ken Robertson received a private forest stewardship award from the Private Forest Landowners Association (PFLA) last week. Eighty-three-year-old Robertson, a Korean
War Veteran, has been carefully tending the family’s private forest land on Sooke Road and Humpback Road for almost three decades. He received the award for his commit-
ment to responsible forest stewardship, hard work, dedication and for the example he has provided to others. PFLA members enjoyed a visit to Ken’s forest last week, where they learned about
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TRADES, TECHNICAL DIAMOND Drillers Wanted. We are currently looking for Sr. Drillers to provide services for our Sr. Clients programs in Gold, Zinc, Coal, and Copper drilling projects. Projects will be located near towns in the South and Interior of BC. Clean Safety and Performance references are mandatory. Apply via Fax at 250-314-4865, Email at admin@scsdrilling.com or by phone at 250-572-2614.
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
New Construction - Foundations & Framing FENCES Kitchen & Bathroom - SUNDECKS Fences & Sun Decks ADDITIONS BASEMENTS Additions & Basements - Bobcat
IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
GRASSHOPPER LAWN CARE Lawn Cutting year round
SOOKE IRRIGATION SERVICES Sprinkler Installations, Repairs Renovations Maintenance Call Ben 250-818-7279 sookeirrigation@gmail.com
MOVING & STORAGE SOOKE MOVING AND STORAGE Heated indoor storage, self contained, various sizes, 24 hr. security. outdoor storage available. Public access 9-5pm. Mon.- Sat. 2018 Idlemore Rd. 250- 642-6577 www.sookemovingandstorage.com
PAINTING
250-642-3296 HAULING AND SALVAGE
JN PAINTING “WCB Insured”
ED’S HAULING
Cheap disposal of furniture, appliances, junk and what have you? U&I type moving with covered pick-up truck.
Reliable/References Interior/Exterior
ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS SHORELINE ROOFING. Reroofing specialist. WCB/BBB member. Quality & satisfaction guaranteed. 250-413-7967. shorelineroofing@shaw.ca
STUCCO/SIDING PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterproofing. Bob, 250-642-5178.
WELDING
DRIVER ENT. LTD. Mobile Units +++ Steel Sales
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$200/cord, split & delivered.
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Ed & Faye 250-642-2398
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FURNITURE
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
The Morning Star in Vernon, B.C. has an opening for the position of Publisher. The Morning Star, one of Canada’s leading community newspapers, is published every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday and has an extensive distribution network throughout the North Okanagan. More than 33,000 homes and businesses are reached in the communities of Vernon, Coldstream, Armstrong, Enderby, Lumby, Cherryville, Oyama, Spallumcheen, Grindrod, Falkland and Silver Star. The Morning Star is the No.1 news source in the North Okanagan and has been committed to serving its communities with in-depth local news, sports, entertainment, events and happenings since 1988. The Morning Star is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest private, independent newspaper company, with over 150 community, daily and urban newspapers located in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii. Black Press is seeking a proven leader with an impressive track record in newspaper management, to build on the considerable growth the Morning Star has experienced over the past 23 years. Ideally, you should have a good understanding of all facets of newspaper operations with emphasis on sales, marketing and financial management. As publisher, you will be instrumental in developing a multi platform strategy for the newspaper and its online initiatives, as it continues to serve a rapidly expanding and diverse marketplace.
ANDREW MALCOLM Cream Colour 74” Dresser, Mirror, Pair Night Tables c/w KingSize Simmons BeautyRest Pocketcoil Pillow-Top Mattress Set, Roller-Frame & Headboard 10 pcs $998., Lazy-Boy Reclining Sofa w/built-in coffee table & drawers $599., Futon w/mattress $179., Bauhas Luxury Sofa $149. BUY & SAVE, 9818 4th St, Sidney. buyandsave.ca Mon-Sat 9-5
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE A FREE Telephone service Get your first month free. Bad credit, don’t sweat it. No deposits. No credit checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464.
Find the best prices and selection of boxwood and rosemary at Wren House Garden & Shop 5701 East Sooke Road Friday to Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. 250-642-0874
REAL ESTATE ACREAGE 20 ACRE Ranch Foreclosures Near Booming El Paso, Texas Was $16,900, Now $12,900, $0 Down, take over payments, $99/mo. Beautiful views, owner financing, FREE map/pictures 800-755-8953.
FOR SALE BY OWNER JAMES BAY: Dallas Rd. Water, Mnt view beautiful lrg 1 bdrm condo, 906sqft, recently reno’d. Inclds parking, sauna, workshop, comm. rm., storage. $278,000. (778)6790634, keith.lewis@shaw.ca
HOUSES FOR SALE
BRAND NEW, Men’s large Rip Curl F-Bomb hooded wet suit, originally $469, asking $350 obo. Nixon Outsider Tide watch, valued $200, asking $125 obo. 250-642-1941.
INVESTOR SPECIAL- Kamloops $46K down. 2 yr. deal Pre-sold. Gr8 Profit. www.PropertyInvestorDeals.CA
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
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CLARK’S HOME RENOVATIONS (Family Owned & Operated Business)
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Roofing, Framing, Drywall, Bathroom, Kitchen, Laminate, Decks, Fence, Painting www.victoriahomerenos.ca
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If you are a critical thinker, customer driven and possess strong entrepreneurial skills, Black Press wants to hear from you. Please send your resume by July 22, 2011 to: Bruce McAuliffe, President Black Press BC South c/o Kelowna Capital News 2495 Enterprise Way, Kelowna, B.C. V1X 7K2 Email: brucem@blackpress.ca
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PARKING LOT & Storewide! Big Selection New, Like New & Estate Furniture, Mattresses, Accessories, Tools & Patio Furniture, Tarps, Axes, Wheelbarrows. Bunk-Beds, Canopy Beds, Bookcases, Wall-Units, TV Stands, Armoires, Wardrobes, Much More! BUY & SAVE, 9818 4th St, Sidney. buyandsave.ca Visa, M/C
STEEL BUILDING Sale... Specials from $5 to $12/sq.ft. Great pricing on absolutely every model, width and length. Example: 30’W x 50’L x 16’H. now $10,500.00. End walls included, doors optional. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers 1800-668-5422.
WELDING
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HOUSES FOR SALE
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GARDENING
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PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-642-5178.
GENERAL CONTRACTING & 27 YEARS EXPERIENCE CUSTOM FINISHING NEW CONSTRUCTION FOUNDATIONS FRAMING 27 YEARS EXPERIENCE KITCHEN BATHROOM
MR Sandless, The Quick, No Sanding Solution to Beautiful Wood Floors In One Day at 1/2 the Cost of Sanding. Check out our website for more info. www.mrsandless.ca or Call for a free estimate 250-7343773
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
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EXQUISITE SANCTUARY Fabulous 2.26 private acres with creek in beautiful Alberni Valley. Enchanting 3600 sq.ft. 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom custom built 1995 home. Outstanding 57x40 shop with own bathroom, lots of parking. Features hardwood, tile throughout, custom cabinetry. Gas fireplaces, stove, heat and hot water; ensuite with soaker tub. Thinking of a life style change? Move to Port Alberni, the Salmon Capital of the World! Visit www.albernihomes4u.ca for more information on this “one of a kind” property. Asking $649,000 RE/MAX Mid Island Realty Port Alberni, B.C. John Stilinovic 250-724-4725 Toll Free 1-877-723-5660
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WE BUY HOUSES Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private. Mortgage Too High and House won’t sell? Can’t make payments? We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!
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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS Canadian CSA Modular, Manufactured, and Park Model Homes @ US factory direct wholesale prices. Starting @ 39,824 better features + more options = best value. The Home Boys 877976-3737 or 509-481-9830 www.hbmodular.com We will beat anyone’s price. Guaranteed!
MORTGAGES Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca
REAL ESTATE SERVICES TEXAS LAND Foreclosures! 20/40 acre tracts. Near growing El Paso. Was $16,900 (USD) Now $12,900 (USD) $0 down, take over payments, $99/mo (USD) Beautiful views, owner financing, Free map/ pictures. 866-484-0857 (US)
RENTALS
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CITY LIVING in a Westcoast setting! Beautiful rentals available now in Wesbrook Village at UBC. Studios, 2-bedrooms and Townhouses. Call 604-228-2025 today, or e-mail DiscoverWesbrook@ ubcproperties.com. www.DiscoverWesbrook.ca/bcy
WANT A Vehicle but stressed about your credit? Last week 23 out of 27 applications approved! We fund your future not your past. Any Credit. Receive a $500 Gift Card. 1-888593-6095.
HOMES FOR RENT
1979 CHEV Malibu, good cond, runs well, green, good tires, $500 obo. 250-478-5214.
1700 SQ.FT., 4 br, 1 bath. Bright house in center of Sooke. Start in July, $1600 + utils. N/S. Clean cat allowed. greenmind45@live.com or 250-642-0788 before 8pm SOOKE BRIGHT, spacious upper, 3bdrm, 2bath, all appls, hrdw flrs, F/P, deck. NS/NP $1100+ 250-415-7991
CARS
1986 TOYOTA Corolla, runs well, tires in good shape, $500 obo. Call 250-478-0203. 1987 V6 Chrysler Sebring convertible, 142,151 kms, good looking, runs good, many nice things, $3800. 250-592-5283.
SHARED ACCOMMODATION
2004 V6 Mustang convertible, 20,100 kms, silver, like new, $11,900. Call 250-592-5283.
DELUXE FURNISHED Home! Sat., internet phone, $575. 250-642-2527
SOOKE AUTO RECYCLING
SUITES, LOWER
Quality Auto & Truck Parts Cash for Scrap Cars
250-642-4206
ABOVE GROUND, own entrance, 1 BR, all appliances, Hydro/Cable included, $640/m. Info 250-642-7371
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GROUND FLOOR Legal Suite, sep. entrance, 1 year old, 2 BR, large deck W/D, DW, 1000 sq.ft. Small pet okay. All inclusive, single person, $850. 250-883-0784
2004 MAZDA MIATA- 51,000 km, 6 speed manual, mint. $12,900. (250)881-1929.
Move in on Jul 15th for 1/2 price: $625 STRAWBERRY VALE: 2-3 bdrm, 2 bdrm 1 bath + 1 smaller room that can be used as an office, playroom or another bdrm. Private ent., fenced backyard. 15 mins to downtown. W/D, F/P. No smoking inside. Cats ok, dogs negotiable. $1250/mo + 35% hydro. Avail. Jul. 15th or Aug. 1st. Ref’s req’d no partiers. Call Monika 250-294-2374. SOOKE, 3BR, large suite, ground level, large storage room, W/D, parking. NO Smokers, cats accepted, water included, references. $1000. 250-642-4572
SUITES, UPPER 2BR.STE. Private hot tub, water view! $875. 250-642-2527
TRANSPORTATION AUTO FINANCING FREE CASH Back with $0 Down at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877792-0599. DLN 30309. Free Delivery. www.autocreditfast.ca. INSTANT AUTO Credit. Buying a used car is hard enough without having to worry about financing! Get approved for your car loan in minutes: www.NanaimoCars.com
SPORTS & IMPORTS
2006 MAZDA Miata MX5, copper red, hard top, soft top, air, auto, 3,000 miles, asking $23,500 obo. 250-658-8921. RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE
1976 WINNEBAGO RV, 2 solar panels, new fridge, ent centre, $6000 obo. 250-478-5214. 2004 8’ VENTURE- toilet, very clean. $6200. (250)474-1353 or 250-881-4145. LAKEFRONT Properties, For Sale 20 minutes from Qualicum www.hornelake.bc.ca
MARINE BOATS 1999 BAYLINER 19 foot Capri Runabout and Trailer $11,775 Excellent condition 4 cyl 3.0 litre MerCruiser in/outboard. Canopy, open front seating, lifejackets, lights, full cover, fishfinder, bumpers, AMFMCD, new water pump, low hours, galvanized Escort trailer with new tires. Reliable ski or fishing boat-ready for fun this summer! 250 743 9882. BARGE: WOOD Camp 131’LX38’4.5”WX9’8.5” D. c/w: Atco trailer complex mounted on barge deck, 20 rooms, kitchen, pantry, dining room, head, shower facilities, laundry, small repair shop, twin Cummins 60Kw diesel gensets. Survey available. Location: Zeballos. $95,000. For more details, 250-703-3551.
RENTALS COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL FOR LEASE 18,000 sq. ft., heavy industrial, M3 zoned lot, fully fenced. $1500/mo or will sell 1/2 interest in full acre. Also we sell portable metal buildings for boats, RV’s etc., any size. Ted (250)216-3262.
Garage Sales
COTTAGES 1 BED Cottage. Available Aug. 1st, 65+, N/S, $850 includes Hydro, Cable, Heat H.W. 250642-1961 SMALL CABIN, suitable for 1 person. On Sooke Basin. Available June 1. 250-6425731
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES 3 BD , Sooke town core, large yard/deck, ocean view. Avail. Aug 1. $1000.+ utils. 250-8899429 to view SOOKE SASEENOS. 1/2 ( leftside Duplex) 3 Bed, 1 1/2 bath, 5 appl., garage, private setting, beautiful waterviews. Available Immediately, $1600. Call Mitch 250-642-3669
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Canada Day gets competitive at Sooke River Flats Benjamin Yong photo
Things heated up on the water at Sooke River on Friday during the raft building and race. The bank was filled with hundreds of spectators who showed up to watch the event put on by the Rotary Club of Sooke at the 16th year of Canada Day celebrations at the Flats. The rafts launched from shore and had to navigate around buoys and dodge powerful streams of water shooting from a fire hose on land.
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The crowd watched in awe while members of the Sooke Loggers’ Sports Club fearlessly hacked at logs beneath their feet with razor-sharp axes during the Logger’s sports demo put on by Sooke Home Hardware. (left). Faces got messy during the adult pie eating contest where contestants vied to be the quickest devourer of lemon meringue pie.
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Sooke Midget C girls heading to the provincials
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Sooke’s Midget C girls team cleaned up June 26 in the SVI District Fastball Tournament taking a gold medal finish after an action-filled final game with Cordova Bay. Sooke advances to the provincials July 8 to 10 in North Vancouver. Coaches (from left): Noreen Lovbakke, Barry Sullivan, Darcy McClimon. Players: Aislinn Bains, Cheyenne Franklin, Maia Valley, Tory Sigurdson, Nicole Richardson, Kyra Kettle, Courtney Kettle, Sara Nelson, Annie Ryan, Chelsea Richardson, Michelle Quigg, Alyssa Blatchford, Kyla Lovbakke.
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The Sooke DynaMites placed second at this year’s districts. The Mites 2 team played in the tier 1 playoffs led by coach Darrell Ell, assistant coach Julie Katz and manager Heidi Bealing. The team played tirelessly winning four games straight, one tie then winning silver to Lakehill in a close final. It was an incredible effort by all players. The coaches and parents are so proud of you! Players (from left) Back: Kylie Katz, Olivia Cavanaugh, Daniel Prissick, Adrian Beaing, Dylan Wiley, Tommy Hueston, Lindsay Hornsby Front: Trevor Ell, Alex Perman, Angela Haddad, Nyla Morton
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Bylaw 3785 - Amendment to Animal Regulation & Impounding Bylaw Take Notice that the Board of the Capital Regional District intends to adopt Bylaw 3785, Animal Regulation and Impounding Bylaw No. 1, 1986, Amendment Bylaw No. 8, 2011, at its meeting of Wednesday, July 13, 2011, in the Board Room at 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, BC. The purpose of the bylaw is to amend Bylaw 1465, which regulates the keeping of animals within the Juan de Fuca, Salt Spring Island and Southern Gulf Islands electoral areas, to shorten the timeline to allow for dog license renewals from March 31 to the last day of February. A copy of Bylaw 3785 may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday inclusive from the date of this Notice until July 13, 2011 at the locations listed below: ä 3XEOLF 1otice 3osWLQJ 3ODce, Main Floor, 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria ä Animal Control & Bylaw Enforcement, #212-2780 Veterans Memorial 3arkway, Victoria #206-118 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island; 4605 Bedwell Harbour Road, 3ender Island (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, closed noon - 1pm) ä &5' website: www.crd.bc.ca/bylaws/animalcontrolnoiseti_/index.htm Questions regarding Bylaw 3785 may be directed to Don Brown, Manager, Bylaw and Animal Care Services, telephone 250.474.3351 (local 21) or toll free 1.800.665.7899 (local 21). Dated this 16th day of June, 2011 Sonia Santarossa
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Summer sports in Sooke
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Water hazard at DeMamiel Creek Golf Course.
• Take a swim at SeaParc Leisure Centre, or check out some of their many fitness classes. Open everyday, call 250642-8000 or visit www. crd.bc.ca/seaparc for more detailed schedule information. • Feeling extreme? Grab your skateboard or lace up a pair of rollerblades and visit the Sooke Sk8 Park, located in front of Journey Middle School on Throup Road. Always open and unsupervised. Submitted photo
Kelly Davies won tournament’s Most Valuable Player while playing for the Sooke branch 54/50’s mixed slowpitch in the Langford Legion annual July 1 tournament.
• Find a partner or three and play a round of tennis at the public courts. Located near the skatepark on Throup Road.
• Improve your handicap at DeMamiel Creek Golf Course, also located on Throup Road. Par 3 course, cost is $16 + tax for 9 holes. Call 250-642-2500 for hours. • Who said sports have to be strenuous? Take a power walk through secluded Whiffin Spit Park at the end of Whiffen Spit Road just off of Sooke Road. The lighthouse makes a good finish line. • Make your professional baseball dreams come true at the Sooke Ball Park. There are two located on Throup Road just across from Journey Middle School.
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28 • FISHING
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011 - SOOKE NEWS
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Take a Kid Fishing?
Mitch Smith holds up his catch of Chinooks a 19 and 31 pound caught off Otter Point on the weekend. Fishing has been hot as of late with anglers doing well in all local hot spots. With good weather in the forecast now’s the time to get out on the water.
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