SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012 Cont’d from page 10 was a “paltry” amount. $3,600 is definitely not a paltry or insignificant amount. To many Sooke residents and taxpayers $3,600 covers several months rent or mortgage payments. Puts a lots of food on their tables, helps pay expensive hydro bills, etc. etc. Sooke taxpayers provided this $3,600 “paltry” amount. If you consider it so insignificant, pay it back to the district. Surely you could get your club members and supporters to come up with such a “paltry” amount. Or, here’s another idea. On behalf of the bike club, make a $3,600 donation to the Sooke Food Bank. Such an amount would certainly not be considered paltry to those Sooke residents who regularly rely on the generosity of the food bank. For you to have accepted the $3,600 and then turn around and insult the taxpayers who reluctantly funded it, is absolutely outrageous. Shame on you and shame on your group. Your bike skills race track is not wanted in our John Phillips Memorial Park. Look elsewhere. Stuart Katorsky Carolyn Katorsky Sooke
Stop and think of road safety I am writing this letter concerning all the drivers of Sooke. Last night on my way home, around 4:45 p.m., I was going down West Coast Road and in a matter of four minutes, I passed eight cars with burnt out headlights, tail lights and reflector lights. There are even cars on the road with no headlights on at all in this miserable, dark,
LETTERS rainy weather. We should all take a walk around our vehicles at night time and morning before heading out to make sure all of our lights are working, including signals. I am getting fed up with these drivers and so are a lot of other people fed up with these drivers that do not use their signals. I believe and have seen in every vehicle that I have owned in my time, that they do have signal switches. People do not use this device, that is part of your vehicle, when they are turning a corner, especially when the road comes to a tee or they use it at the very last minute. This is very frustrating to the person behind them, as they don’t know which way you are turning. Also last night, Dec. 9, there was a car driving down Grant Road, with their four-ways on and they were going slow, why? Well, because their front tire was ready to fall off the vehicle. Instead of backing traffic up, why didn’t you just pull over and fix the problem instead of making the problem worse or even cause a severe accident? People need to stop and think for a minute before getting into their vehicle and see if it is road worthy and safe to drive. If not, then it should be parked until it is safe to drive. Let’s not have any more severe accidents like the one a few days ago in Cooper Cove, as it is the season for dark, and rainy terrible nights. Thank you, have a safe and happy holidays. C.J. Malone Sooke
Mayor Milne & Staff at City Hall I am using our local news paper to thank the formerly CRD & Sooke District for allowing me to sit on various committees over the last 15 years, the latest being the board of variance. I hope I have added some input and credibility to these volunteer committees. I have enjoyed being involved in community affairs, having lived here 50 years. Thank you again, Marilyn Andreychuck
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Doing what comes naturally This article written below is full off cr*p. A cougar doing what is natural to it, staying alive by eating animals not people. It’s the cougar’s land, it was here first. But us people bring slow good eating farm animals over and plop them down in front of the wild cougars and expect them not to be touched, how stupid are these people? Sure, a big cat will take a bigger and slower animal, who wouldn’t, we all would. The press is going on about the killing spree, like it’s killing people. Its doing what is natural, it’s called eating. It’s not killing people, so end result another big cat dead because us people like to play GOD. The article: A call on Wednesday morning about a dead alpaca led Pauwels to a West Saanich Farm, where he came face-to-face with the big cat. Pauwels, confident that it is the cougar responsible for the killing spree, shot it dead. For those farmers living in the area and worrying about their farm animals, the news came as a relief. But Pauwels said
he would have preferred not to kill the animal. “I hate having to do that,” he said. “In this case with a cougar that’s killed that much livestock I don’t have any other option. I’m not allowed to relocate a cougar that’s done that, it’s not something I can even consider doing.) ”With files from CTV British Columbia’s Penny Daflos Brian Rundle Sooke
Figures and statement totally inaccurate After certain statements were made by Mrs. Janet Evans to an interviewer regarding the legal costs incurred by four named dissenters of hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, I wrote to the District of Sooke asking for proof of this said statement from Oct. 12, 2011. The District of Sooke answered on Nov. 9, as follows by this excerpt: “I confirm you have received records which meet your request in the agenda package at the October 24, 2011 Regular Council meeting, which were the breakdown of legal costs for 2009, 2010 and 2011. As to records
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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
NOTICE OF REGULAR COUNCIL 2013 MEETING SCHEDULE (section 127 Community Charter)
Regular Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m., except on statutory holidays, then the Regular Council meeting must be held on the following Tuesday. Meetings are held in the Sooke Council Chamber located at 2225 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC. January 14, 2013 January 28, 2013 February 12, 2013 (Tuesday) February 25, 2013 March 11, 2013 March 25, 2013 April 8, 2013 April 22, 2013 May 13, 2013 May 27, 2013 June 10, 2013
June 24, 2013 July 8, 2013 July 22, 2013 August 12, 2013 September 9, 2013 October 15, 2013 (Tuesday) October 28, 2013 November 12, 2013 (Tuesday) November 25, 2013 December 9, 2013
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UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS Next scheduled meeting: Finance and Administration Committee Monday, January 7, 2013 at 7:00 pm
MUNICIPAL HALL HOLIDAY CLOSURE The Municipal Hall is open until noon on December 24th and closed December 25th and 26th, 2012 and January 1st, 2013. The following agencies are available for assistance: Emergency: 9-1-1 Police: 250-642-5241 Emergency Coordinator: 250-642-5422 250-478-9555 Fire Duty Officer: 250-478-9555 Road Maintenance: 250-391-7310 Animal Control: 250-478-0624 Sewer: 250-642-6300 CRD Water: 250-474-9600 Gas: 1-800-474-6886 Hydro: 1-800-224-9376
2012 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, 2013. If you are eligible for a 2012 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 dropped through the mail slot before 8:30 am January 2, 2013 will be received as at December 31, 2012.
BUSINESS LICENCES REQUIRED JANUARY 1ST, 2013 If you have not already done so -- be sure to renew or apply for your 2013 business licence. The Business Licence Bylaw (online at www.sooke.ca) requires that all businesses operating in the District of Sooke be in possession of a valid Business Licence or a valid Intermunicipal Business Licence.
NEW YEARS DAY LEVEE Mayor Wendal Milne would like to invite all residents to the “Mayor’s New Year’s Levee” on Tuesday, January 1st, 2012 in the Council Chambers from 10:00 am - 12:00 Noon. The Sooke Legion will be hosting their Levee from 12:00 Noon - 3:00 pm. This schedule is subject to change. Please call 250-642-1634 to confirm meetings. Council meeting agendas may be viewed at www.sooke.ca
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