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Car wash location draws opposition
Beach Art beauty
Pirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror
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Tamara England, 10, poses with her mermaid created out of stones, driftwood and seawood found on Whiffin Spit. She was taking part in the annual Beach Art competition on Sunday, Sept. 9, sponsored by the Sooke Community Arts Council.
Two community agencies to merge Pirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror
Two community agencies have made a decision to merge into one cooperative. The Sooke Community Association of Service Agencies (CASA) and Sooke Region Community Health Initiative (CHI) have many of the same values and assets and forming a cooperative would enhance awareness
of both groups in the community. “We are hoping to achieve a new cooperative,” said Mitzi Dean, executive director of Pacific Centre Family Services for the Sooke region. “It will enhance awareness in the community, alleviate confusion... and benefit the community with the values and principles of both.” She said both agen-
cies want to maximize the capacity (people power) they have and to make sure they are really strong to ensure they are sustainable. They already share many of the same goals. The aim is to improve the health and well-being of people living in communities that extend from Beecher Bay to Port Renfrew. CASA, was established with the mission “to develop
and operate a child, youth and family services centre from which our members deliver health, education, poverty relief and other charitable services to the people of the Sooke region.” With $2.5 million from the Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children, CASA built the centre at 2145 Townsend Road, most often referred to as CASA. CASA is
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The proposed Murray Road car wash is not meeting with approval by many of the residents who live in the area. At a public hearing on Monday night, council heard mainly from those opposed to the location of the car wash. Robert Martin, who lives directly behind the proposed location, said he was not against a car wash, he was against the location. He also said a car wash in that area of Sooke was not in the Official Community Plan. “The plan is more important than any of us here,” he said. “Don’t inflict things on us that are contrary to the OCP.” The proponent is wanting to build a environmentallyfriendly five-bay car wash and laundromat in the area behind Village Food Markets along what is called Logan Lane. A new road would be built at the east edge of the property. The cost of the enterprise would be well in excess of a million dollars. The developers are JCB Holding comprised of Bruce Logan and Jerry Liedtke. One of the arguments set forth by those opposed to the location was that by amending the current zon-
ing it showed an advantage of one property over another. Gail Hall, spoke against the location, stating it was “site specific” zoning the developers were after. She also said traffic congestion was not given enough consideration. A traffic impact study had been conducted, but one speaker stated that a pedestrian impact study had not. Some felt a car wash was bringing “car-related” business into the centre of Sooke while another felt there was no respect for people living in close proximity. Jeff Bateman said it was the business of Sooke to foster business and commerce. He said the project looks good and is environmentally sound. One resident said one of the largest sources of pollution was people washing their vehicles and allowing the soaps, oils and such to flow into the storm drains. He said the car wash has to be in the town core as that is where the sewer is. Creating more jobs in Sooke was also brought up. After more than almost two hours of discussion and comments, council recessed the public hearing for Bylaw No. 545. It will continue on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. at the municipal hall.
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