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The Sooke Celtic soccer team is pushing to win.
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New dump site being considered
Tour de Rock
Short-term solution may be in the works Sharron Ho Sooke News Mirror
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Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock riders arrived in Sooke on Oct. 3 to a barrage of cheers from local students and residents at Ecole Poirier. Sooke’s rider, Const. Steven Martindale, said the ride, which began on Sept. 23 at Port Alice, has been emotional. “It’s been pretty awe-inspiring, and words can’t really address everything that’s been going on for two weeks,” he said. “The physical turmoil they kind of prepare us for, but the emotional side of things, you know, they can’t.” When the ride became physically gruelling, Martindale thought of his junior riders, Daisy Irwin and Joel Dorval. “I’ve got two pictures of my junior riders on my bike and anytime during the bike hills, I looked down at them and it felt like they were pushing my bike for me.” The 14-day cycling journey across Vancouver Island ended on Oct. 5 in Victoria. Pictured: Riders are greeted by Sooke students as the arrive at Ecole Poirier. Const. Steven Martindale clutches his children under each arm after arriving in Sooke.
With the closure of the Sooke Disposal drop-off site on Sept. 30, the company is currently looking for shortterm alternatives. According to Doug Wittich, environmental consultant and Sooke Disposal spokesman, the company has recently sent in an application to council to use the industrially zoned property at the corner of Sooke Road and Idlemore Road as a temporary transfer station. The area measures approximately three quarters of a hectare, which Wittich said can adequately fulfill the needs of local residents in terms of garbage and recycling. But the site will not be able to satisfy construction companies that may be disposing of items like wood waste and concrete. “The owners of the land have no problem, they’re just not going to let anybody go on that land if the district finds it to be illegal,” Wittich said. According to Wittich, one of the problems Sooke Disposal faces is the lack of
properly zoned land for a drop-off site in Sooke. “It may be the act that there is no land in Sooke currently slated to allow a transfer station,” Wittich explained, adding that includes the Butler’s Brothers property where SDL recently vacated. Sooke has not set apart land or had never thought about acknowledging M2, M3 or M1 commercial designation, Wittich said. “That is a big issue and that’s one that’s going to be looked at fairly quick,” he added. According to Mayor Wendal Milne, it does appear that Sooke has not zoned any land as M3 heavy industrial for a transfer station. “We have a concern that garbage could be strewn about, (and) what we’re going to do is work with any of the private companies to get a place, but it’s got to be the right place,” Milne said. “I want people to understand that we take this seriously and we are looking at avenues, but we want to make sure that it’s done right and from a private enterprise perspective.” As for the long-term, SDL is currently eyeing a piece of property up Sooke River Road, measuring about
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