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District renegotiates five-year legal services agreement $570,000 contract just too costly Pirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror

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Tis’ the season Top, Clayton, 6, left, and Jacob, 7, sit happily on Santa’s lap at the 14th annual Lion’s Club Santa Breakfast at the community hall. Families lined up out the door to have some pancakes and sausages served up by Lions members and kids sat on Santa’s lap to tell them their wishes this holiday season. Bottom, Arnie Campbell roasted his chestnuts for the people who came to the Sooke Region Museum’s snowman building event.

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True to his word, Mayor Wendal Milne is looking through contracts made by the District of Sooke over the last few years. Back in October, the district entered into a five-year contract with Lidstone and Company Law Corporation, in the amount of $570,000. The agreement was signed in-camera in September and did not go through a bid process. The legal bills of the district have historically been far lower than the $114,000 per year the agreement would see them pay. Former Mayor Janet Evans had stated that the high legal costs were because four local citizens had challenged decisions made by the previous council, although there is no evidence that citizens’ enquiries cost “hundreds of thousands” of dollars as stated by Evans. What did cost the district a lot in legal fees in the past few years were negotiations and agreements for developments such as the Prestige Hotel, boat launch, Mariners Village, to name just a few.

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District of Sooke Mayor Wendal Milne “We met with Lidstone and felt the exceptionally high cost was not in line with historical costs,” said Milne. He said they mutually agreed to conclude the contract and came up with new terms. Milne said he thinks the District of Sooke can get its legal obligations covered for $40,000 to $60,000 per year. The legal services will be used as needed and the price is competitive. The district can also use any solicitors it chooses. Milne said legal services would in the future be used

and managed more carefully. On Dec. 9, 2011, District of Sooke council met with Mr. Don Lidstone of Lidstone and Company and it was mutually agreed that the five year contract for legal services would be replaced by the former “as needed” arrangement. In council’s discussions with Mr. Lidstone, it was agreed that there are a number of ways in which the district can reduce its legal fees and that he will provide advice on how we can accomplish this. One of the ideas was to create a check list which could be used before legal advice was sought. Lidstone has provided legal services over the past 12 years to the District of Sooke. Lidstone and Company, in particular Don Lidstone, is recognized as one of the leading experts in relation to Municipal Governance in British Columbia. “The district appreciates Mr. Lidstone’s cooperation in this matter and looks forward to continuing our relationship with him,” states a District of Sooke press release. “He was a real gentleman,” said Milne.

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Up Sooke LIBRARY HOURS THE SOOKE BRANCH Library will be closed on Dec. 25, 26, 27 and Jan. 1, 2. WE WILL CONTINUE to offer programs for all ages in the new year and will be sure to keep you informed of our upcoming events.

FOOD DRIVES PAPER GROCERY BAGS for food donations will be delivered with this week’s Sooke News Mirror. DONATIONS CAN THEN be dropped off at the fire hall on Otter Point Road.

CANDY CANE RUN RESIDENTS IN OTTER Point can donate during the annual Candy Cane Run put on by the Otter Point Volunteer Fire Fighers Assoc. taking place on Saturday, Dec. 17. See route on page A20. THE CHRISTMAS BUREAU reports that there is a 25 per cent increase in the number of people requesting hampers this Christmas season. PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY.

Thumbs Up! TO THOSE WHO have been contributing food, toys and money for those less fortunate in our community.

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Several firefighters used two sets of jaws of life to cut the roof, doors and dashboard out of a car to rescue a woman who crashed her car into a telephone pole on West Coast Road Saturday. This Sooke Fire Department rescue unit showed up along with two fire engines to the scene.

Firefighters use jaws-of-life Benjamin Yong Sooke News Mirror

A driver who crashed into a telephone pole and ended up in a ditch after skidding off West Coast Road had to be removed via the car’s roof on Saturday morning. The pole went into the driver’s side door and pushed the woman’s seat, with her in it, into the middle of the car, said Fire Chief

Steve Sorensen who was on the scene along with 15 other firefighters, the RCMP and two ambulances. “The pole was where her seat should have been,” he said. The car was “a mess” and the driver couldn’t be accessed through the doors. Instead, two sets of jaws of life had to be used — essentially giant scissors —, one on either side. “It was quite a tricky

ICBC rates to rise Confirming its rates announcement on Tuesday, Nov. 29, ICBC will submit an application today with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for an increase to its basic insurance rates for 2012. At the same time, ICBC confirmed an average decrease to its optional insurance rates for next year. When combined, the changes will cost the majority of customers

an average of $27 more per year. ICBC’s application to the BCUC will ask for an average basic insurance increase of $68 or 11.2 per cent per customer, which will be reduced by an average decrease in its optional insurance rates of $41 or six per cent. When the rate changes are combined, the majority of customers will see an average rate increase of $27 or 2.1 per cent.

extrication,” said Sorensen. “We took the roof right off.” The doors and dashboard were also removed, and the woman was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Traffic was diverted on West Coast Road for about 40 minutes — RCMP did not comment due to computer problems at press time.

Changes are coming to District of Sooke governance. Mayor Wendal Milne announced, at the regular council meeting on Dec. 12, there would be two new standing committees struck with the responsibility of providing more public input for Finance and Adminstration as well as Land Use. These two committees will be seeking members of the public to sit on the committee. At a Dec. 10 Special Council Meeting, there were a number of resolutions unanimously agreed upon by council. • Attendance at all travel and conferences by council, the CAO and district staff must be approved by council. • The mayor willestablish a select standing committee to review the EPCOR agrement and review the current state of the system and report back to council with the findings. The terms of reference will be determined and Councillors Bev Berger and Rick Kasper were appointed to the committee. • The mayor will establish a standing committee to review

the partnering agreement between the District of Sooke and Prestige Sooke Holdings Ltd. and report back to council with the findings. Councillors Herb Haldance and Maja Tait were appointed to the committee. • The mayor and Councillor Kevin Pearson will meet with representatives of Mariner’s Village and report back to council. • Council gave first, second and third reading to Bylaw No. 514, which would see council take no increases in remuneration for the next three years. Mayor and council will be looking into reviewing a number of individual departmental operations and objectives. All departments will be under review. Staff will review the role of the Protective Services Committee while looking at ways to increase volunteer recognition and attract new volunteers for the RCMP Auxiliary, the fire department and other groups. Finance will come under scrutiny as financial statements will be compared; detailed information will be obtained for

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In case of emergency Firefighters from Sooke and Langford donned colourful chemical protection suits to participate in a fourday Hazardous Materials Operations course in Sooke on the weekend. They are pictured here practicing decontamination procedures leaving from a simulated chemical spill.

Composting business looks at Sooke site Pirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror

The Capital Regional District may have jettisoned the kitchen scrap collection program for the time being but plans were made to have the truck loads of organic materials come to Sooke to be made into compost. Apparently the District of Sooke staff had met with principals of South Island Organics to tour them around a site at the sewer wastewater treatment plant where they might process the compost. Paul Hooper, general manager of South Island Organics, said they held a public meeting in Sooke in the spring of 2010 to outline their plans to build a composting facility. “It shouldn’t be any big secret, we had a lot of discussions and meetings,” said Hooper.

Mayor Wendal Milne said the idea was looked at as the district pays about $150,000 a year to haul bio-solids to the landfill. “We’re just musing,” said Milne, “to see if there is a business opportunity for Sooke. We talked generally, there is nothing concrete.” Milne said the issue was whether Sooke would want to do it. Any composting business would need to be located close to a sewer treatment plant. The long and the short of this story, said Hooper, is that the whole project is on hold. South Island Organics was selected as the private-sector corporation that would turn kitchen scraps into compost. Hooper said they planned to use high temperatures to kill any pathogens in the waste and the resulting

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compost would then be sold, with locals getting free Class A compost yearly. “It’s stalled right now, we had the lowest price and we had a good site selected,” he said. Apparently what came forward as an issue was the trucking of the kitchen waste, which would have been approximately 14,000 tonnes annually from throughout the CRD. The trucking angle has to be restructured because some municipalities have union truckers while others do not. The kitchen waste would have been hauled to three transfer stations, said Hooper, and trucks with large capacity would bring the material into Sooke

every few days. “The truck traffic would have been minimal,” he said. Hooper said the CRD is delaying any decisions until spring and a new RFP would be put out then. This is valued at about $4.3 million per year to the contract winner. Meanwhile Saanich is launching a curbside collection pilot project next April and the City of Victoria is launching a similar pilot project in January 2013. Victoria will truck their kitchen scraps 48 kilometres over the Malahat, although the Sooke site would cut the trip down to 38 kilometres. The Saanich News reports that once South

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Women’s shelter receives needed supplies Benjamin Yong Sooke News Mirror

his Christmas, the Sooke Transition House Society is getting the gift of diapers. Seventh Generation, a cleaning and personal care company with a focus on sustainability and using environmentally-friendly materials and ingredients, is donating over 31,000 diapers to select women’s shelters across Canada. Sooke was one of the chosen ones, and is receiving 5,500 (140 packages), said marketing representative Jana Madill. “We looked at women’s shelters, needy shelters across the country and really randomly chose shelters that gave us a wide representation,” she said. “We’re hoping through programs like this (we can) increase (our) distribution across Canada.” The initiative started in 2010 as a result of the American-based company wanting to “connect with the Canadian community at large.” Madill said their focus this year was to reach

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Tracy Holmes, manager of the Sooke Transition House Society, and Arlene Reese, executive director, hold up some boxes of the diapers donated by Seventh Generation. more women in need and expand nationally. Seventh Generation was founded in 1988 in Vermont, but has only had a presence in Canada for the last 10 years — their products are commonly found in health food stores and chains like London Drugs and Thrifty Foods. Other than B.C., Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, and Nova Scotia were also recipients. Two or three other shelters on the Island were selected, and eight to 10 on the Mainland. “There’s no catch to them at all. It was a fan-

tastic day when we got to make the calls to the shelters and said ‘we just want to give you some diapers.’” Arlene Rees, executive director of the Sooke Transition House Society, said they were obviously thrilled to hear the news. “(The diapers are) something we can extend to many families,” said Rees. “Diapers are a very expensive item, especially disposables. And no one has the facilities and time to wash them like in the old days.” The society runs the

only transition house — that she said is often mistaken for helping women transition out of prison — this side of Victoria that services Metchosin to Port Renfrew. “It’s for women (who are often financially marginalized) and children who are escaping situations of domestic abuse or violence,” said Rees, who added the location is undisclosed to protect its residents. Some of the diapers will be distributed to people in need in the community, and the rest will be kept on site for emergencies. There is room at the government-funded shelter, that provides food, clothing, living space and transportation, for up to nine women and children at a time. There is also a local program office at 6649 Sooke Road with counsellors on hand to offer help. The diapers are available to all women in the community. For more information, call the office at 250-642-2544, or visit their website at www.sooketransitionhousesociety.com.

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Jordan River in a 1920s winter It’s hard to imagine, sometimes, the impact one individual can have on a community’s history. Such a man was Duncan Irving Walker, superintendent for V I Power Company, whose home is shown centre left. If you were standing near the (now abandoned and derelict) powerhouse, built in 1910, looking towards the sea, this scene would have met your eyes in the early 1920s. Though the road connection to Sooke may have been impassable through winter snowfall, the community was self-contained, with its own facilities and commissary. When D I Walker was charged with the responsibility of tapping the resources of the Jordan Meadows and Bear Creek watersheds to create a hydro-electric system that could power the city of Victoria, he was equal to the job. He understood that in addition to the engineering skills needed to build the vast power system, with its dams and reservoirs, 5 1/4 mile flume, penstocks, powerhouse with its turbines, and tailrace, he needed to build a community where the workers would be happy. By 1920 Jordan River

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Jordan River was a lot busier in the 1920s than it is now. Picured are some of the homes which were located close to the powerhouse.

had its own school, orchestra, tennis and badminton courts, basketball teams, a company guest house, operators’ homes and a thriving social life. The scope of the enterprise was such that 1,000 men were employed early on, requiring bunkhouses and cookhouses plus a small hospital. A narrow-gauge railway was built to haul supplies to the higher elevations, where a sawmill and working camps were established, generally experiencing deep snow in

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by the power company. D I Walker and his wife Katherine raised three sons and two daughters who also took an active part in community life. V I Power became B C Electric and later B C Hydro. In retirement, “D I” built the Jordan River Hotel in 1935. This enterprise remained a hub of the rapidly-changing community until it burned to the ground in 1984. Elida Peers, Historian Sooke Region Museum

winter. Drawn at first by horses, then a steam locomotive, the locomotives that came later were gas-powered. Sharing the river valley during this time, Michigan Pacific Lumber, later Canadian Puget Sound Lumber and Timber Company, also employed hundreds of men. We have been told that the structure in the right rear was the roundhouse, housing locomotives, but we are uncertain whether this roundhouse was part of the extensive rail logging operations or was used

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Rod Sluggett Publisher Pirjo Raits Editor Benjamin Yong Reporter

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A rare and unified council We’re off to a good start. At the first “real” council meeting on Monday night, the newly elected council got the two thumbs up. There was no bickering, animosity or dissension. Council actually unanimously agreed on most issues and when they finally got down to business, it went quickly. Mayor Wendal Milne held true to his election promises of reviewing spending, being more open and transparent and listening to the public. By opening up the floor to the public at the end of the formal council meeting, he gave people the chance to It is still candidly about issues honeymoon speak they were concerned about. And it worked, folks came time... up to speak and they weren’t intimidated. This appears to be a very approachable council and hats off to Milne for following through. Inviting the public to sit on review committees is also a positive step forward. There are always un-elected people who have insight and vision which can come to a good use in a public way. It will also likely stop some of the seething resentment seen at the last council meetings. It is still honeymoon time and we have to remember that not all items that come before council will be favoured by the public. There are vestiges of past agreements to consider and follow through on. There will also be some tough decisions made that may not feel so great, but the business of running a district still has to go on. Let’s hope the public, staff and council can see the light at the end of the tunnel and work together to make Sooke an even greater place to live and work.

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Mammograms do save lives The positives of mammograms On this sunny morning I’m eating healthy stuff, the berries, organic grains trying to do my part about being responsible for one’s health. Here is my story about breast cancer. It’s early September (2011). I am down at the Sunriver Community Allotment Gardens harvesting food for the food bank with my pals. “Oh no,” I call out. “My mammogram appointment up Sooke is in 10 minutes. I don’t think I’ll go, cause my t -shirt is dirty,” not to mention my hands. Good ol’ farm dirt. To make a long story short I do go after encouragement from my friends... oh who cares about the dirty t-shirt. Within four working days I get the call - you need more imaging at VGH. Right away I got the first biopsy. There was no guessing at this small lump - however I was hoping there might be and prayed that I would fall in to that 94 per cent category - there won’t be anything wrong, just a lump. Dammit, I was in the 6 per cent. And thank goodness I did this biopsy and more imaging, the tumour would never have been detected by me or my doc, it was too small. But, after several medical consults a mastectomy soon thereafter was done, as well as numerous excisional and node biopsies. We needed GOOD pathology tests.

It took a long time to get the oncology consultation. I only got it Dec. 1 at the cancer agency. I had been triaged as not urgent. Everyone took their time to get it “right” in the health care system. I do not believe for a moment anyone took unnecessary action. Even now, a day after the visit to the oncologist, they will seek a second opinion on the pathology testing. I am lucky, it could be way worse. This grade three tumour, even though removed swiftly, still had some run away “brat” cancer cells. I will now live with cancer. I am told there is no cure. Yes, there is treatment, and the science of forecasting “reoccurrence” is still very much on the edge of a frontier. It’s like a lesson in mathematics - probabilities. That is okay. I found the cancer agency to be incredibly honest, candid and not recommending any procedure that may be viewed as unnecessary — not even chemo, after all it only reduces your risk of reoccurrence or mortality by four per cent. So why do that? Life is all a bit risky. I will opt for the slam dunk hormone therapy. I share this story with you because with my friends, far too many woman friends, they all benefitted from early detection by mammogram... and they all lead reasonably fit lives, and we are all foodies and eat the right stuff... BUT, am I ever going to be an advocate for screening, and not worry about the dirty t-shirt and perhaps dirty finger nails.

I find it quite remarkable and somewhat uncanny that I live in a small town yet know of at least six women out here who all had breast cancer detected by mammogram screenings. Are the stats wrong? Why is it I know of what feels like so many? And this is only in the last two-and-a-half months. Before September of this year I knew zip about breast cancer, other than we are all to keep looking for lumps, and maybe if you find one get it cut out. End of story. I had no idea breast cancer was so dangerous feeding other cancers elsewhere in your body either through the blood or lymph systems. The lump part is the least of your worries. I’m 68, and the learning curve for me is steep, but I can’t believe how lucky I am that this was caught... we could say early, but it was not early enough to stop the cancer cells from “getting away” beyond the breast. Two years ago there was nothing in the breast. Now two years later its already stage three. Huh? One more thing — I will never use words like “why me,” or refer to it as a “battle” with cancer. I am going to be positive, accepting and carry on with a healthy lifestyle which I think are the most important steps to being responsible... the rest should come fairly easy. Phoebe Dunbar Sooke

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YOUR VIEW

What do you think about the initiatives that Wendal Milne is implementing? I.e. hiring freezes and stopping tax increases. ?

Definitely. Anything to save money.

I hope he can do it, it’s better than the projected (tax) increases from the previous council.

I think it’s a good idea. I used to work in government, there’s too many people.

Sounds good, I hope it’s realistic.

Gary Burga

Dick Zandee

Agnes Wansink

Taylor Laurie

Feature listing Sooke Santa Skate x SeaParc Rec Center

Adopt a pet, save a life I am writing to say when I see and hear about the abuse of poor defenseless animals that actually happens everyday here in B.C., it’s a sad state of affair. We as a community must do whatever we possibly can to prevent this catastrophe. I have a hard time to believe there is actually scum out there who abuse, starve, beat and I could go on and on but you get the picture. We have to toughen the laws and we must help the wonderful SPCA who do their best to save, feed, shelter and try to find homes for these poor creatures of God’s making. So please help save a life and adopt a pet — you won’t regret it. My heart goes out to all who care. God bless all of you who give a helping hand and donations to save the beautiful animals who did nothing wrong but want a safe, loving, happy home. The longer you wait the longer they suffer. God will repay you with great kindness. Ben Arsenault Sooke

Sharing the lights with others On Dec. 6 my wife was leaving for work

LETTERS in the wee hours of the morning. Upon opening the door she found an envelope, an ornament,and a candycane. Inside the envelope was a packet of hot chocolate and an unsigned letter containing the following comments on the lights we put up for the Christmas season. “When I was a little girl, My Dad would pack us up in the car and take us out for a drive to look at Christmas lights. “Afterwards we would have hot chocolate and talk about our favorite lights. “It really is the one memory that means Christmas to me. “I think seeing those lights put me in the Christmas spirit more than anything else, (even Santa!) “I am so happy I can now continue that tradition with my children, because of the hard work of thoughtful good spirited people like yourself. “Thank you for putting up such a beautiful display! “It’s gorgeous!!” To the mystery person who wrote the letter: You made our day. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. If we have brought back just one memory from your past then we have

accomplished our goal. P.S. The ornament you left will find a home on our Christmas tree as a reminder of your kind words. Be sure to come by again, we’ve added a “few” more lights. Thank you again. Rick and Krista Morgan Pineridge Place Sooke

Unexpected visitors are a worry I know from time to time you print stories about local animal sightings so I thought I’d pass this on. We have spoken to some of our neighbours and the conservation office. Last night there was a bear on the dead end portion of Helgesen Road across from the farm. It was seen going through a garbage can down the road and then scared away by the owners. It then ran our way. Although I only heard it and didn’t actually see it there were a few things left behind that leave no doubt that it paid a visit. It wouldn’t have found any food here because we don’t have any garbage, plants or food in our backyard but it broke through the latticing at the top of our fence, left these claw marks and left a

large ‘pile’ in our yard which I caught my dogs feasting on! The important point that I wish to share is that I thought since our backyard is completely enclosed (including a completely fenced in balcony area) I wouldn’t have to worry too much about bears. I never thought they would bother trying to come in because where would they go. This bear dropped about 6 feet into our patio area, went up our stairs to our raised backyard, left his ‘pile’ and then found a way out thankfully without breaking anymore of our fence. I am already very cautious because of previous sightings of both cougar and bear but I had no idea it would venture in even when there was no food. I think when the neighbour scared it away from their garbage cans it just high tailed it wherever it could go and once it was far enough away from there then it took a moment to relieve itself in our yard. So even if you don’t have anything to eat outside, your neighbours may, so you should still be bear aware. Shannon Rempel Sooke

Talking about the “A” word Re: Our View: Dare I say the “A” word? Sooke News Mirror, Dec.7, 2011. While I agree in principle that Victoria area fiefdoms should be amalgamated, there is a substantial risk. A larger entity has the same risk of misbehaviour as a small one, it just affects more people. We see the controlminded mentality in the Capital Regional District (CRD) for example. The CRD should stick to water and sewer. Some think transportation as well. Though if politicians were rational they would have shared-service entities. BTW, Oak Bay’s police force is an example of a sensible approach by a small fiefdom – they contract specialized functions to Saanich.

x Sunday December 18, from 2:00 - 3:00pm. Join us this Sunday for our 19th Annual Sooke Santa Skate! Bring the whole Family. Skate, meet Santa, have fun and help a less fortunate family enjoy Christmas. Free Hot Chocolate and Hot Dogs. Admission by donation. Non-perishable food item or cash. See you there!

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Cont’d from page 9 Perhaps Esquimalt should have engaged Victoria police in the same way, before the B.C. government had to step in. Small fiefdoms on the West Shore: Steps can be taken to start the process. Inter-jurisdiction agreements for mutual aid by services like fire and police should already be in place – if not I say “negligence”, as informal cooperation is not enough. (I’ve heard of several cases of good cooperation such as Saanich/Victoria and Saanich/RCMP in handling vehicles going between jurisdictions and confusion at the border as was the case when the bicyclist was killed at Burnside and Harriet recently.) Emergency dispatch should be integrated right away. Their radio system is – CREST – though I’m puzzled why Saanich answered a call from well inside Esquimalt. (Then exhibited the Saanich emergency services attitude). In a few cases politicians have done the right thing. The Seattle WA area used to have an entity called “Metro” to handle water, waste, and perhaps other things. They voted themselves out of existence by integrating with King County, thereby eliminating one-

LETTERS Under the “B”

Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce

CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO SOOKE’S NEW MAYOR AND COUNCIL Mayor Wendal Milne Councillors:

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2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke Phone: 250-642-1634 Fax: 250-642-0541 email: info@sooke.ca website: www.sooke.ca Pirjo Raits photo

Bingo is a popular activity for many Sooke area residents. The Sooke Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, located in the upstairs of the municipal hall, on Otter Point Road, has bingo on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1 to 3 p.m.

Upcoming Public Meetings There are no scheduled meetings until January 9, 2011 This schedule is subject to change. Please call 250-642-1634 to conﬁrm meetings. Council meeting agendas may be viewed at www.sooke.ca

Committee Volunteers

Call for Interest The Victoria Regional Transit Commission invites residents to serve on the Access Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC). ATAC provides advice to the Commission and BC Transit regarding accessible transportation and custom transit issues. The Committee meets up to four (4) times per year. The Commission will consider applications from seniors, individuals with disabilities, persons representing organizations that provide services or represent persons with disabilities, seniors or caregivers. Appointments to ATAC are for two years. The application should focus on skills and experience that you can bring to ATAC including any experience with transit services. The deadline is January 3, 2012. If you have any questions, please call 250.995.5726.

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layer of government. (Seattle and immediate suburbs to the south and north, plus east of Lake Washington quite a ways, are in King County. Though there are oddities – a small place east of Monroe, accessible in practical terms only through Snohomish County, is in a far corner of King County so should be hived off). The proper solution to the risk of bad behaviour by a big or small entity is to get government out of the lives of individuals. The behaviour of the CRD in areas that aren’t a municipality, and of Saanich government, toward people wanting to build housing is shameful. Keith Sketchley Saanich

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Applications are invited from Sooke residents or business owners interested in serving on a Council committee. Volunteer members on committees and commissions help Council with making decisions by making recommendations. Council is currently looking for volunteers for the following committees: Sooke Economic Development Commission Finance and Administration Committee Community Grant Committee Land Use Committee Protective Services Committee Sooke Program of the Arts Committee If you are interested in volunteering please submit a completed Appointment Application form available at the District of Sooke Municipal Hall or at www.sooke.ca by 4:30 pm, Friday, January 13, 2012 to: Bonnie Sprinkling, Corporate Ofﬁcer District of Sooke 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 1J2 fax: 250-642-0541 bsprinkling@sooke.ca For information on the District of Sooke committees, please go to the District website www.sooke.ca.

2011 Homeowner Grants and Overdue Property Taxes Property owners with unpaid property taxes are reminded that the outstanding amount will begin to accrue interest starting on January 1, 2012. If you are eligible for a 2011 homeowner grant and have not yet applied, please drop into the Municipal Hall or go online at www. sooke.ca as soon as possible to complete an application. Tax payments may be made at the Municipal Hall and at most ﬁnancial institutions. Payments may also be dropped through the mail slot at the Municipal Hall outside of ofﬁce hours. Applications and payments can be dropped through the mail slot between Christmas and January 3, 2012 and will be received as at December 31, 2011.

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Well Boys, it's X-Mas shopping time............

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Eleven-year-olds Alana, left and Tekahra were busking outside Western Foods on Saturday raising funds for the Journey Middle School band. There are a number of ongoing collections going on for the Sooke Food Bank, the Christmas Bureau and the Candy Cane Run to name a few. Be generous this holiday season, it’s tough out there for many people. There is a box for food bank donations located at the Sooke News Mirror office.

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All of the websites and email addresses in the advertisements in each issue of the Sooke News Mirror are highlighted in the e-edition of the paper, making it easy for you to go to the website to check out the businsses web page or to email the advertiser. The e-edition of the Sooke News Mirror is located on the bottom right of the web edition at www.sookenewsmirror.com. Click on: Latest edition and see the paper online as it is inyour hand. You can go to website for the photographs our staff has taken this week (which you can purchase) as well as news updates, local events, opinions, views as well as provincial news. The Sooke News Mirror is your source for community events.

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TURKEYS Will Be Available Contact Our Meat Department to Reserve Yours!!

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Produce

Fresh Meatt Ripple Creek Bone-in Butt or Shank Portion

$ 89

Ham $4.17/kg................

Top Sweet Chinese Mandarin

Oranges 5 lb box..........

/lb

Northridge Farms A.A.A. Beef Prime Rib

Alberta Beef A.A. or Better Tenderloin Grilling

Oven Roast

Steak

$17.61/kg.......

$ 99

$28.63/kg..

/lb

Grade “A” Frozen

Olympic Boneless (Whole or Half)

$ 98

Toupie Ham $4.37/kg....... 1 /lb

Turkeys

Grimm’s Smoked

Grimm’s

All Varieties

B.C. Grown!

Russet Potatoes 2/$

5lb bag..........

/lb

98¢lb/2.16kg with $100 order excluding Turkey

$ 98

While Supplies Last

3.73/kg, Limit of 1......

Peppers

$4.37/kg..........

$ 98

Cranberries 340g...... 1

1 /lb

Three Varieties

Mexican Red/Yellow/Orange

Ocean Spray

$ 69

B.C. Grown Gala

$ 98

1 lb

Mexican Assorted

Squash $1.50kg.............68¢lb Florida Field

Sausage Rings 375g 4 ea

Pepperoni Sticks 450g.... 4 ea

Apples $1.94kg.............88 lb Tomatoes $2.16kg......98¢lb

Grimm’s

Harvest Sliced

Organic

$ 99

$ 49

Bacon 500g.................... 6 ea

$ 49

Garlic Sausage 300g 3 ea Oyster Tubs

Sea Food

Paciﬁc Caught

8oz..........

Scallops 454g.

Deli Cooked

Deli

Turkey Breast $ 49

1 $ 29 Roasted Garlic Homous 1

Ham...............................................

/100g

Reg, Chili Lime or

/100g

1 /100g Frozen

1099ea

Baker y

$ 99

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Black Forest

Bulk Foods

$ 32

Island Pride Bacon Wrapped

$ 49

Bananas $1.94/kg........88 lb Broccoli $4.37/kg.........$198lb

Fresh

Snapper Fillets

Fresh

Organic

/100g

Med Size Meat or Vegetable

Cranberry or Garlic & Herb

Cashews

7 ea $ 99 4 ea

Hickory Smoked

Organic

Almonds $249 /100g

$ 89

Almonds

/100g

Marble Chocolate Covered

Dark Chocolate Covered

Coffee Beans $159 Wafers 79 /100g Cranberries$179 /100g /100g ¢

Made in Store

Pumpkin 2 for Pies 9”.......

Tarts 6 Pack........................................ Made in Store Finger

Boursin Cheese 150g...............

/100g

White Chocolate Dipping

Mince Meat

$ 99

Lasagna ......................................

$ 49

3 ea $ 29 4 ea

Shortbread 12 PK...........................

Made in Store

$ 29

2 ea $ 99 3 ea

Multigrain Bread 454g............ Dessert

Squares 6 Pack...............................

Grocer y Kellogg’s Vector or

Gold Seal Smoked

Oysters 99¢ 85g.................

Corn Flakes $ 99 2 400-525g...........

12 Pack.......

Coffee

+ dep.

99¢

300-350g.........

Smart Ones

Entrees

155-311g......

Green GIant

Vegetables

2/$ 00

750g.....

Gold Rush Diced

Squares $ 69 3

2/$ 00

1.35kg..........

Dairyland Fat Free

Yogurt $

650g..............

Whipping Cream

Hash Browns 750g 2/$300 Whipping Cream

2/$ 00

225g

$ 99

1L......

3 ea

Stufﬁng 99¢ 120g...............

99¢

348ml............

Bakers

Oats

Dairyland Aerosol

Sauce

Stove Top Chicken or Turkey

Pickles $ 99 2

Dair y

Dairyland

Robin Hood Quick

Sherbet 946ml.......... 2/$500

Bicks Gourmet

499

Lucerne

8 Roll..............

1L.................

Rising Crust Pizzas 760-900g......

Tissue$

+ dep.

2/$ 00

McCain

Frozen

600g.............

Cookies and Snack Pack Crackers

Cranberry

Bread

Leclerc Assorted

$ 99

300g................

2L.............

Level Ground

Juices Silver Hills Squirrelly

4/$ 00

+ dep

Royal City

Bathroom

2/$ 00

Pepsi

Coca Cola 3/$ 99 9

Charmin Ultra Double Roll

1L.............

All Varieties

Sun-Rype

299

Natural Foods

Chocolate 170-225g...........

Priority Canned

Cat Food 2/$ 00 1 156g............

Island Bakery Organic

12 Grain Bread 2/$

680g...........

700

Blue Diamond

Aunt Trudy’s Organic

Lundberg Organic

Imperial

Harvest Sun Organic

Nature Clean

Almond Breeze 1.89L$349 ea

Fillo Pockets 142g.... 2/$500 Rice Cakes 241-273g 2/$600

$ 99 99 Margarine 1.36kg.........$3ea Bouillon Cubes 6’s. 2/$500 Dishwasher Packs 24’s 5 ea

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Gearhead loves puttering with cars Benjamin Yong

steering wheel and pedals attached. Astonishingly, Knight has no formal training but has learned from “trial and error” and what he’s picked up from other mechanics and hobbyists. “I just putter (around), (it’s just) something to do.” The street-legal Ford is only driven when the weather’s nice, when it can usually be found at the A&W parking lot

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ince Ken Knight was 17, he’s owned about 70 cars, most of them modified, and he isn’t planning to stop anytime soon. Living in Sooke, Knight jokes that there’s “nothing else to do around here except cut the lawn.” His current project is a regular head-turner in Sooke. Originally a 1930s two-door Model A Ford, it has been transformed into what is commonly known as a “rat rod,” a custom car that blends the traditional hot rod style with an unfinished raw look as indicated by this particular specimen’s imperfect paint and exposed engine bay. Some rat rod builders exaggerate the look by purposely creating rusty body panels, but Knight said the paint, or what’s left on it, is the same as when it was on the showroom floor. “The body is in such good condition that I just thought, I’m going to leave it as-is,” he says. Sourcing it from a fellow at Qualicum Beach, Knight bought the frame separately from Victoria. One of the car’s many interesting features is its 110horsepower motor that has previously served more than one function. “The engine’s a 1950 Ford...a flathead V8 that actually came from the Sooke Mill. It

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one there took me about three years just to get to where it’s at — and I just get to a point where it’s time for a change so I sell it, and start something else.” Future plans for the Model A include adding an air cleaner, a new driver-side door and rear fenders. Knight has also made a pattern for a hood, although he says it will only cover the top of the engine.

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Ken Knight with his custom-built 1930s Model A Ford. The engine, a 1950 Ford flathead V8 engine, was rescued from the Sooke Mill where it was used to move logs. was what they call a swifter machine, which pulled the logs across the boom to tie it together.” The engine was rebuilt before Knight got his hands on it. All he’s done is repaint it and add a couple of carburetors and an alternator. The interior is also of interest — it’s been “channelled,” meaning Knight cut out the entire floor of the car and raised it four inches, reattaching it overtop of the frame, making the whole car sit much lower to the ground. He also made some custom aluminum seats, gear shift surround and other bits and pieces. All the

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T h e P a s tor' s Pen SelÀessly give of yourself and you give the very best! Thoughts and gifts for the Season; any season will do! * Start each day right; not with lists but with small thanksgivings; i.e. for the gift of the shower that refreshes; the gift of a new day ¿lled with possibilities. Or the gift of the smell of a new fertile rain-soaked earth or a rainbow, The gift of music that delights and uplifts. * It’s a good time for writing, too. Christians refer to Jesus as the “Word made Àesh,” expressing the power of words to make the invisible come alive to us. So write to a friend; it will make visible that invisible reality of your affection. Let your words carry your heart’s feelings and strengthen the mystical bridge between you and your friends and loved ones. You’ll all grow in love and unity. * Make a call. But before you pick up the phone take time to be one with the person with whom you are about to speak. Be thankful for the gift of the telephone; it allows you hear and be present to another by voice; it makes time together possible. * Be grateful and thankful for the gift of your eyes, your taste and your good health; it opens you up to the immediate enjoyment of a precious gift that is easily forgotten until you are without. * Become a millionaire as these rituals of gratitude both enlighten and enliven us. But, if you continually engage in them you will become a millionaire. It’s true; you will because aware that you possess everything necessary, at every moment, to be happy. Rituals of thanksgiving become important tools for justice; for sharing our gifts with those who lack them. This is the season to become involved in the greatest prayer of gratitude, that of giving others both material and spiritual gifts. And you who practice these rituals with discipline and delight will become increasingly generous and The Revs. Alex and grateful to God, yourself and to others. Nancy Nagy, Holy Trinity CHRISTIAN LIFE ASSEMBLY SOOKE HARBOUR

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Empowering youth helps community Some help would be appreciated Benjamin Yong Sooke News Mirror

hanks to current coordinator Zia Holte, the Sooke Junior Youth Empowerment Group has been reinvigorated after an almost two year absence. Similar to a local-focused Free the Children (a worldwide charity organization fostering youth activism), its mandate is to increase community engagement with local youth, and provide them with a sense of global citizenship. Made up of about eight members aged 11 to 15, the group meets once a week on Thursday nights at 6 p.m. to practice team building techniques and plan service projects. Working with Journey Middle School, their last endeavour was a Halloween food drive that managed to collect over 100-pounds of food that was donated to the Sooke Food Bank. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next one is at the end of February â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a project for the homeless, collecting towels and soap and socks and making little bundles (for distribution),â&#x20AC;? said Holte. She was involved with the previous iteration of the group, originally started over a decade ago, for three years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It had been lagging for a while, a lack of leadership.â&#x20AC;? Holteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 13-year-old

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Breakfast with Santa The Sooke Lions Club opened up the doors to the community hall to host their 14th annual Santa Breakfast. Families lined up to have some pancakes and sausages served up by Lions members and kids sat on Santa’s lap to tell them their wishes. Children also received presents donated by the Lions. Shaunna Salsman, her seven-yearold daughter Trinity, left, and Trinity’s best friend Maddison, also 7, just before digging into their breakfast on Saturday.

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FILM NIGHT Awareness ﬁlm night at the Edward Milne Community School theatre. Featuring “Schooling the World” at 7 p.m.

CHRISTMAS TEA Join Adam and Andrea for some Christmas tea at Ayre Manor Lodge & Cottages. Starts at 1:30 p.m., all welcome. Call 250-642-1750 for more information.

VITAL VITTLES Free lunch every Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Hall on Murray Road. Everyone is welcome.

A JOYFUL NOISE! The Sooke Community Choir is performing A Joyful Noise! on Friday, Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. and today at 2 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Church.

WOMEN’S CONNECTION Group meets every Wednesday. Lunch is provided along with open discussion. Held at the Sooke Legion (upstairs) at 12:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Sooke Outreach. Call Susan at 250-2166762 with any questions.

YOUNG PARENT’S GROUP Playgroup, support, and lunch for parents under 25 and their children. At Sooke Family Resource Society every other Thursday 10:30am-1pm. Call 250 642-5152 for info.

FIRE HALL FOOD DRIVE Today, tomorrow and Sunday the Sooke Fire Hall is having an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. People can drive their cars into the garage where volunteers will collect donations for the Christmas Bureau and then drivers can exit out the other side.

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YOUTH CLINIC At Harbour Medical Clinic from 1 to 5 p.m. For more info call 250+642-4233.

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NUTCRACKER Come see the Sooke version of the famous holiday musical. At EMCS on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 5 p.m. and today at 2 p.m. Tickets available at Bee’s Knees and the Sooke Dance Studio.

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CALLING ALL QUILTERS Sooke Quilters meet every Monday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Knox Presbyterian Church 2110 Church Rd. All skill levels welcome.

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BABY TALK The VIHA Sooke Health Unit is hosting a Christmas Part and open discussion from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre (CASA building). Call 250-642-5464 with any questions.

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Karate club preaches control Benjamin Yong Sooke News Mirror

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Above, Sooke Shukokai student Suzi Dickinson, right, blocks a swinging kick by Mike Holmes. Below left, 12-year-old Matt, yellow belt, throws a punch at the pad held by 12-year-old Matthew. Right, Green-belted Josh, donning body armour and gloves, spars with Josh.

ower, speed, control. These are the three characteristics emphasized by Kimura Shukokai and taught to Sooke Shukokai Karate (SSK) students by sensei Alida Ensil. “We are no contact, believe it or not,” said Ensil. Don’t be fooled — no contact doesn’t mean this is some kind of watered down form of martial arts. The sharp sound of fists and feet on leather echoed in the SEAPARC fitness room when the club held an open house there last month. “You need to have the power, the speed, but you also need the control. When I’m on the street (and need to defend myself) no way, I don’t need control but here in the club for training, yeah,” Ensil said, demonstrating a full-speed wind-up punch with her fist stopping millimetres from its intended target. She has been in charge of SSK since it started in its current form in 2009. Previously, Ensil was a student herself, along with her kids, when another sensei from Brentwood Bay was running a club in the early 2000s. After that folded, a few of the students stayed on, along with her, and it grew from a handful of members of mostly women to now over 40 people of both sexes and all ages. “It’s very family-oriented. We’ve got a dad and he’s Alida training with two of his daughters.” Ensil Practices are held at Saseenos Elementary on Tues— sensei days and Thursday nights and on Monday nights at the Shirley Hall. Part of Karate BC, SSK also takes part in competitions, which are optional. “Some people just do it for fun, some people do it with their kids to condition, but some people are purely in here for the competition.” Right now, Ensil is the only black belt in the club, although she said by next year there should be another two or three that have risen through the ranks. A full-time foster parent, she said she relies a lot on the higher-grade students that help out with the newer ones. “That’s part of karate, right?” said Ensil. “I couldn’t do this alone.” Registration is open year round, email sookeshukokai@live.com if you’d like to join.

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This week we are happy to feature four year old Xanthe Evans as our SEAPARC Star of the Week. This shining star attends the Montessori Pre School here in Sooke, where her favourite things to do are sewing and colouring. Xanthe has been coming to SEAPARC all her life, with two older sisters who are avid swimmers, little Xanthe has pretty much grown up here. Now she has followed in their footsteps and spends a great deal of time swimming. She has taken a lot of lessons here with both Dez and Michelle and is fond of both teachers. She has taken gymnastics and tap dance lessons and has participated in our British Soccer Program. She loves to draw and has taken part in art programs both here at SEAPARC and at the 4 Cats Art Studio. She loves camping and going to the beach. We are told that she never gets cold ad that if she had her way; Xanthe would live in her bathing suit and ﬂip ﬂops all year round! She likes dancing, singing and making her sisters call her “Princess Xanthe Kitty”. She is quite the “Fashion-ista” and likes to cut her Dad’s hair. She says that she might be a hairdresser when she grows up, but said that the only hair she will cut is her Dad’s. She is described as a funny and creative little girl who treats her friends well. A self- proclaimed “good sister”, Xanthe adds that her two sisters are good to her too. She recently took a trip to Hawaii and said that she absolutely loved in because she was able to swim the whole time and never had to wear socks! Xanthe, it was so much fun interviewing you. Thank you for being our SEAPARC Star of the Week! You are a remarkable little girl!

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he EMCS Wolverines senior boys basketball team recorded their first win of the season at the Mark Isfeld Invitational Tournament in Courtenay on the weekend. Game 1 — The Sooke squad played their first game on Friday against the host Isfeld Ice in front of the large home crowd. Both sides played hard in the first quarter, with Isfeld leading 18-15 after the first quarter. A lack of rebounding within the EMCS zone left the Ice with several easy putbacks and a 31-24 half time lead. The second half, the Wolverines applied tight full-court man-toman defence causing turnovers by the Ice that were converted narrowing the gap to 33-30 early in the third quarter. However, the offensive rebounds by Isfeld were too much for EMCS as they dropped the opening game 54-57. Senior post Alex Wright led all scorers in the game with 15 points an a team high 14 rebounds.

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Cont’d from page 22 Not forty seconds later, Pitrie scored with assists from Senft and Brandon Cornbill. For good measure, Senft came back again with a power play goal with assist from Linden

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Sooke midgets last December. White. Port Alberni was unable to score on a five-on-three, but late in the second did manage two power play goals bringing the score Sooke 3 Port Alberni 2 after two periods. A tense third period had the visitors tie the game early, and after much battling along the boards and in the corners, a nice set up from

Pleasants and Tom Kirk allowed Cornbill to pot a beautiful wrist shot from the blue line to give Sooke the winning goal. Port Alberni pulled their goalie, but to no avail with Sooke winning 4-3. Next home game is Jan. 8 at noon. Bantam — The Wittich Environmental Services Ltd. bantam C Boys team showed up at the Archie Browning Sports Arena on Saturday with more than enough determination to win their game against the Victoria C2 team. The team played a well disciplined game, kept penalties to a minimum and showed their passing skills once again, as steady goals throughout each of the periods gave them a decisive win. Short two strong forwards and a solid defense player, the coaches were able to shuffle the lines as needed. Good pressure on the

Victoria net throughout the game created multiple goals by Dryden Alexander, with one each from Dominic Lacroix and Jamie Crevier. Chadwick Mason, Garrett Chiasson and Marco Carello provided assists, and Taylor Haisall has shown consistent play in goal, only allowing two goals in the game. Novice — The Novice 3 Sooke Thunderbirds handily beat the Saanich Braves at SEAPARC last Saturday. The team was passing well with numerous shots hitting the post allowing Saanich to stay in the game behind 2-0 at the end of the first period. At the start of the second period Nemo Anderson found the back of the net and seemingly unlocked the

door for the Thunderbirds to deposit nine more goals ending in a 12-0 win. The team’s second shut of the year was recorded thanks to Tait Bishop who, although wasn’t tested often, made the saves when required. Jordan English scored twice in one shift but amazingly had both waved off. Later in the third period undeterred, Jordan scored again along with Alex Kozinka placing the game officially out of reach for Saanich. The Braves had few scoring opportunities as the Thunderbirds dominated time of possession and monopolized the puck. Kobe Knowles led in the team in scoring and together with Grant Gilbertson who scored twice excited the fans with one-timers and passing plays.

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