Sooke News Mirror, April 02, 2014

SOOKE

FIBRE SHOW

Annual Consider the Lilies show and sale.

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Editorial

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Entertainment

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Sports/stats

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NEWS MIRROR Classifieds 20 • 75¢

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Spring has arrived in Sooke

Sprng has arrived as evidenced by the multitude of flowers. Clockwise, daffodils, ornamental cherry trees, heliebores, skunk cabbage, hyacinth and japonica.

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - SOOKE NEWS MIRROR

Wednesday, april 2, 2014 - SOOKE NEWS MIRROR

Sooke volunteer: Gerry Cumming

Gerry Cumming has been an important member of the Sooke community for over 50 years, volunteering her time for a wide variety of events and organizations.

Her volunteer efforts started just after she arrived in Sooke, when she joined the St. Rose of Lima church. Gerry was and still is actively involved in all aspects of the church, from organizing events such as holiday dinners, craft sales and bake sales to setting up for church services and cleaning up afterwards.

At regular Sooke events such as All Sooke Day and the

Sooke Fall Fair, Gerry could be found behind the scenes setting up, cleaning up, washing dishes, putting out food and helping out wherever she was needed.

When her children joined the 4-H club, Gerry generously gave her time to the organization. She drove club members to fairs as far away as Campbell River and organized the fair booths and displays.

Many of her homemade cookies and pies were sold to raise money for the local club.

Gerry started as a parent volunteer with the Sooke Figure Skating Club, eventually becoming the club

Take a hike this April

Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society April hike. Hike along the bluffs of Mt. Bluff. Meet at the Scout Camp Bernard at the end of Young Lake Road at 9 a.m. for a steep 260-m climb on a clear trail to the height of the bluff. The hard work is over, the rest is a spectacular view and a gentler way down for an eight kilometer hike. Bring a camera. If the weather is good, you will want to linger.

Dress for the weather and bring a lunch. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Rosemary Jorna at 250-642-2767 or email: sid3767@ shaw.ca. Website: www.jdfcommunitytrails.ca

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Gerry Cumming has been an important volunteer in Sooke for 50 years.

president. As the president, she organized all of the skating programs and instructors, and taught the youngest club members how to skate.

Perhaps her most significant contribution to the community has been through the Sooke Hospice Society.

Gerry first started volunteering with the hospice 20 years ago. She was pivotal in expanding the hospice and developing it into the successful program that it is today, and in the development of the Sooke Hospice as its

own society, separate from Victoria Hospice.

Over the years, she has held every volunteer position within the hospice, including president of the board for several years. She still gives her time to the hospice every week. Go Grandma.

Sooke Region Volunteer/Non-Profit Fair, Sat. April 12, 12 - 3 p.m. at the Sooke Child, Youth & Family Centre, (a.k.a.

CASA) 2145 Townsend Road. Grand opening of the Sooke Region Volunteer Centre Office 2 p.m.

Call to Artists The District of Sooke – Mayor’s Public Advisory Panel on Arts and Beautification is inviting artists who live in the District of Sooke to submit their proposals to paint two black electrical boxes in Ed Macgregor Park.

The Committee visualizes that the boxes to be painted will focus on scenes representing Sooke. Photographs of the artwork may be placed on the District of Sooke photo library website for use on various District projects.

The Artist or Artists selected to paint the `electrical boxes` will receive an honorarium and have their name/names displayed on the painting.

BEST WESTERN PREMIER PRESTIGE OCEANFRONT RESORT

Closing date for submissions is 4:30 pm on

ANNUAL CHAMBER BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Tickets are now available

APRIL 5 2014

$55 each or 2 for $100

• Drinks and appetizers reception • Prime Rib & Salmon dinner with dancing afterwards • Amazing door prizes and live auction items • Limo service to get people home safely • Reception at 5:30pm, dinner seating at 6:30pm, awards start at 7:00pm Tickets are available at the Chamber office, by calling

250.642.6112

or online on our events page at sookeregionchamber.com

Wednesday, April 30th, 2014.

Applications may be picked up at the District of Sooke or on the website www.sooke.ca.

Submissions may be dropped off or mailed to: District of Sooke – Mayor’s Public Advisory Panel on Arts and Beautification Attention: Brenda Parkinson 2205 Otter Point Road Sooke, British Columbia V9Z 1J2 For further information and applications, contact Brenda Parkinson at 250-642-5638.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED in Sooke Region for Research in Physical Activity

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WHAT IS THE STUDY ABOUT? We are studying the effectiveness of Group Medical Visits in promoting health and physical activity in older adults. We will also address issues related to physical activity and falls prevention.

YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IF · You are 70 years of age or older, men and women welcome · You are able to attend Group Appointments at the West Coast Family Medical Clinic (Sooke) · You are community-dwelling and able to walk (with or without a walking aid) · You understand and speak English or have a translator to attend with you · You have had at least one fall in the previous 12 months (with or without injury).

BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING · Free Exercise classes! · You will learn how to be safer, more physically active, and enjoy life more. · A chance to develop new friends and a richer support network. · Contribute to needed research and knowledge generation.

TO PARTICIPATE OR TO GET MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT

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Growing gardeners one kid at a time

SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - Wednesday, april April 2, 2014 2014

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ChAmBer AwArDs

THe SOOke reGiOn Chamber of Commerce Business excellence Awards night is this Saturday, March 5. Tickets at the chamber office, 103-2015 Sheilds rd. or at the door.

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THe SHirley COMMuniTy is holding a craft fair at the community hall on Sunday, April 6, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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THe SOOke HArBOur players present Godspell at the eMCS theatre two weekends, beginning on April 4-6 and April 11-15.

Thumbs Up A BiG THuMBS up from Barry Whiting to the municipal crew that smoothed out the trail on Whiffin Spit.

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Children’s Garden Club set to get growing

File photo

Young gardening club members a few years ago.

Pirjo Raits

Sooke News Mirror

Art Day making and decorating paper plant pots,” said organizer Anne Boquist.

This year, the garden club will have their own garden shed where they keep supplies. Boquist said the shed was built by the TASK students from Edward Milne community school, thanks to a grant from the District of Sooke.

The first meeting for kids and parents/guardians will take place on April 24 at the Sunriver garden and pre-regis-

Healthy eating, healthy living and growing things is the object of the Sooke Children’s Garden Club and the time is approaching for a new year of fun.

The goal is to have fun learning and growing flowers, vegetables and herbs throughout the summer.

The club is starting up in April at the Sunriver Community Garden on Phillips Road.

“We are still taking registrations and we will be at the Family

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tration is required.

The group meets once a month, usually on Thursday, from April to October. Small workshops are held at the meetings and participants can share seeds, plants and enjoy refreshments. The little gardeners are encouraged to participate in the Sooke Fall Fair and to help out with community projects.

“We encourage participants to have a home garden to practice their skills - which can be as small as a pot, or as large as you can manage,” said Boquist on the promotional material.

Gardeners can also be visited at their home

gardens throughout the growing season, if they wish. Volunteer leaders will be able to offer advice, ideas and enthusiasm. More adult volunteers are also required, said Boquist.

The garden club is free, thanks to the Sooke Harbourside Lions, the Sooke Lions and the Rotary Club.

“Thanks to them we don’t have to borrow stuff anymore,” said Boquist.

Children aged three and up are invited to sign up for the club. For information and registration details contact Anne Boquist at 250642-3798 or aboquist@ shaw.ca

operate and maintain the park. If agreed the district would have to use funds from the Park Enhancement Budget.

Staff will get back to council as to options.

The Sooke horseshoe club has been waiting for years for a piece of property on which to build their horseshoe pitches. Originally they were to be located at the Sooke River Road Park but that area was turned into parking

spaces for the soccer fields.

Ron Dumont said the club would take care of all of the upkeep and maintenance. “Ideally Sooke River Road would have been the best,” he said.

Councillor Herb Haldane made a motion to not include Sooke River Road Park as a space for the horseshoe club at this time. The motion was carried.

CounCil Briefs Items on the agenda at the March 24 District of Sooke regular council meeting.

• The connector road between Church and Otter Point Roads went to tender through a procurement procedure and out of 10 bids, a Sooke company was awarded the contract.

The contract, for 500 metres of new road and multi-use trail, will cost the District of Sooke $1,791,642, as per the low bid from Sooke Backhoe Services. The highest bid was $2.659million.

Project manager Nathan Dunlop said he recommends Sooke Backhoe Services be awarded the project.

“It is the number within your budget and other costs associated with the projects,” said Dunlop. The design, project coordination and clearing of the site have been done. The project costs include water mains, sanitary sewer and additional sidewalks.

Also included is the related infrastructure to Townsend Road and Anna Marie Road.

Dunlop strongly recommended council establish a contingency to carry along with the bid as the bid is per unit price.

Dunlop said there was some environmental remedial work to be done on the adjacent car lot.

• The District of Sooke engineering department outlined its priority 2014 capital projects from the 2104 budget amount of $335,000. They include resurfacing and widening Grant Road in various locations, approximate cost $100,000; Approximately 100m of sidewalk on Townsend Road at $25,000; Blythwood Road mill and pave to be performed in 2016 at a cost of $115,000. The district will work with the CRDWS to coordinate surface construction with their anticipated water main upgrade in 2014; Highway 14 side-

walk between Church Road and the proposed roundabout with an approximate budget of $50,000 depending on final design.

• Councillor Maja Tait brought forward a motion at the meeting on March 10 to update council on the off-leash dog park and the horseshoe pitch proposal.

The off-leash dog park was proposed for the Ponds Park Corridor in 2013 but the proj-

ect has been delayed at phase three due to the determination of a suitable design and related funding requirements.

The proponents agreed to fund raise a portion of the estimated $14,000 construction costs.

As of February 5, 2014 only $500 and some inkind contributions of labour had been raised by the proponents. The district would have to supply the additional funds to complete,

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A doyenne from our historical past

SOOKE NEWS NEWS MIRROR MIRROR-- Wednesday, Wednesday, January 8, 2014 SOOKE April 2, 2014

Marian Roberson was her name and her home was in Saseenos, though this 1945 photo shows her in the front garden of her friends Maggie and Sid Gates, at the corner of Otter Point and Grant Roads.

British-born Marian Burton came out to Prince Rupert to marry her fiancé, a sea captain, and proceeded to set the social scene of the town awhirl with her June 1908 Anglican Church wedding.

Captain Harold Roberson had emigrated to become master of a coastal steamer.

When war came in Europe, the patriotic couple left to serve overseas, with Captain Roberson serving on a troopship and his wife demonstrating her spirit by driving ambulance. After their return home to Prince Rupert, Captain Roberson joined the BC Pilotage Authority based in Victoria and looked for a new home.

He chose a spot on Sooke’s inner basin, declaring it the most beautiful place he had ever seen. The couple lived in a small cabin as the area was then being developed into the 1,000-acre subdivision of Saseenos, which took the name from the T’Sou-ke term “sunny land gently sloping from the sea.” During the 1920s their fine new waterfront home was built and filled with their treasured possessions, while the garden was landscaped with all manner of exotic trees. (Readers may recall

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Doyenne Marian Roberson.

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that Dr. Malcolm was a later owner of this property.)

Their family now included two children, Gerald and Joan. While the youngsters were lavished with an assortment of pets, including Shetland ponies, Marian Roberson was firm in her beliefs and the children grew up on porridge and a healthy life style. Captain Roberson owned a “Model T” and after he passed away in 1932, Marian, as an experienced driver, did not hesitate to take the helm.

She also raised specialty game birds for the Empress Hotel menu.

It was in 1934, when the community’s first All Sooke Day was being planned, that Marian took on the role of organizing the popular Baby Show, a responsibility she carried out for 16 years. As a leader in the Holy Trinity Church, where she was organist, she set a style and helped raise funds at garden parties, such as the one held at the Gates home where she’s posed in our photo. In 1952 her life came to a close.

Additional note: Readers may recall that another early waterfront land holder in sunny Saseenos also came from Prince Rupert, Thomas Dufferin Pattullo, who during the 1930s held the office of Premier of B.C. Elida Peers, Historian Sooke Region Museum

Recipe of another kind The following is a recipe to prepare us all for the coming fair. You can have fun perfecting your recipe and your skill in creating farm animals etc. to prepare for some of the great hobby and craft entries and more.

I have made this with our kids and grandkids and other peoples kids. Great fun.

Baker Clay Mix well in a large bowl: 1 cup salt, 4 cups flour, 1 tsp. alum, 1 1/2 cups water. Mix with your hands until nice and supple. If too dry work in one tablespoon of water at a time.

Dough can be coloured by dividing into several parts and kneading in different food colors or leave it plain to paint. You can roll the dough and cut out animals or mold them like clay in your hands.

When happy with your product, place them on a cookie sheet and put them in the oven at a low heat, 150 overnight or for 8 hours. You may have to turn them so the bottom dries if they are larger and they may need to be dried longer.

When dry and cool, take out some acrylic paint and paint your art. When the paint is dry you can paint or spray varathane as a finish. This also works great for Christmas decorations. Practice up and we look forward to your entries in the fair.

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where he served for almost 10 years. The new-to-Sooke commander has roots on Vancouver Island, and his job has taken him to various places throughout British Columbia.

He and his family, along with their two terriers, are settling nicely into our community.

When he’s not in uniform, you may be able to find him on Britt Santowski photo a golf course. Other hobbies Staff Sergeant Jeff McArthur include running and cycling, is settling in nicely at the Sooke and he might even be tempted to give surfing a try.

RCMP Detachment Steve Wright is now working with the RCMP in WestsSooke RCMP welcomes hore, although he’s still taking Staff Sergeant Jeff McArthur, up residence in Sooke, and still who will be the detachment volunteering with the Sooke commander replacing Steve Lions. Wright is also training for the Cops for Cancer tour, Wright.

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Shifting the Lens on Sooke’s gold rush Part II

Britt Santowski Sooke News Mirror

Last week, we looked at the history of Sooke’s gold rush and examined the origins of expedition leader Peter Johm Leech’s famously -attributed quote, “The gold will speak for itself.”

This week, we look at how the famous quote became tied to Leech and take a closer look at John Foley.

Between the delivery of that famous 1928 BCHA speech by the BCHA president and 1965, there was not much available from which to draw a different conclusion regarding the origins of the quote. If the president John Hosie attributed the quote to Leech, then it must be so.

There were only a few letters available from Brown, none of them containing the quote.

Then, sometime in the 60’s, noted van den Berk, the BC archives stumbled across a pile of documents that included the journals of the other expedition members, committee minutes and letters from the actual expedition.

Almost a century after the original expedition, other documents came to light. “(They) belonged to a guy — I believe in Ontario — and he was a relative of Brown’s. The BC Archives bought all these documents from him,” said van den Berk.

They have been a part of the BC Archive since, but the version featuring Leech had already been installed in the lore. And each subsequent re-telling of the 1928 speech served to solidify it further.

“If you go back to the original documents of 1864 and all the journals of the members themselves which give a very accurate (account) of what happened (in) those days,” said van den Berk, “they give a different story.”

According to these newly unearthed documents, the person responsible for finding the gold was Foley, not Leech. Van den Berk said there are at least six different documents that attributed it to Foley.

Lydon’s book also hints of this possibil-

ity, as he too notes that Leech was not present on the day the gold was found.

“Four members of the expedition, including John Foley, were asked to return to that river and explore it’s origins and possibility of gold.” Crediting Leech, said Lydon, was a result of his being the expedition leader after Brown had departed to Victoria.

Lydon also records a “great disagreement amongst the men,” in which Leech wanted to carry on to Cowichan Bay. According to van den Berk, Foley wanted to stay in Leechtown while Leech wanted to press on. Van den Berk asserted that it was Foley’s insistence

that eventually caused a return to Leechtown, that in turn precipitated the boom.

Foley fell out of favour when he drew a knife on a party member by the name of Macdonald on the day after the gold was discovered on the Leech River. He was immediately — albeit quietly — discharged from the expedition by Brown, with honour and pay intact.

Lydon noted this dispute created a significant amount of tension between Brown and Foley.

Foley returned to Victoria and, as Van den Berk writes on his website “placed an advertisement in the newspapers, stating he can be found in Sooke to show miners

the shortest way and offering his services for the new El Dorado.”

The ad, available on the leechtownhistory. ca website, closes with Foley’s July 30, 1864 promise, “I will select a spot in Sooke Harbor (sic), connecting with the trail leading direct to the mines, and will indicate the locality by the hoisting of a white flag with a Maltese Cross.”

The historical views offered up by both van den Berk and Lydon, in which each looks at one event through the lens of a different party member (Foley and Leech, respectively), are the beginnings of a closer look at the men who forged the wilderness to unearth gold here in the hills of

The Pastor's Pen Set free from this world As Christians, we weren’t born to be like everybody else.

We were RE-born to be different. We were RE-born to be wild and free from this world. The following words of this song really tell the story of what we should be striving for.

“This world is not my home, I’m just a-passing through.

My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue.

The angels beckon me from heaven’s open door.

And I can’t feel at home in this world anymore.”

Here is what scriptures have to say about this topic: Jesus said, “If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.” — John 15:19 So, the question is: If it’s true that God doesn’t want you and I to conform to, or love this world. then, why would we? Well, because that’s all we’ve ever known. When Jesus saved us, He called us out of the prision. He called us to live a different kind of a life than others do. If you are looking for a better kind of life, call on Jesus; why wait for spring, do it now.

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Leechtown will commemorate 150 years on July 18, 2014. A list of planned events, beginning in June, can be found at leechtownhistory.ca.

Lydon’s book can be purchased at the Sooke Region Museum, and you can follow the discoveries made by van den Berk on his website at leechtownhistory.ca Leechtown, located at the top of Sooke River, is accessible via the Galloping Goose

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Otter Point Advisory Planning Commission Meeting Date: April 7, 2014 Time: 7:00pm Place: Juan de Fuca Local Area Services Building 3 – 7450 Butler Road, Sooke, BC 1. Proposed Bylaw a) Bylaw No. 3849, “Juan de Fuca Land Use Bylaw, 1992, Amendment Bylaw No. 112, 2014” Due to advertising deadline, other items may be included on the agendas. For confirmation or for further information, please email jdfinfo@crd.bc.ca or call 250.642.1500.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS A Public Hearing will be held in the Sooke Council Chambers at 2225 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC on Monday, April 14, 2014 at 7:00 pm to hear presentations on the following proposed bylaw: Bylaw No. 582, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-8) The intent and purpose of Bylaw No. 582, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-8) is to permit medical marihuana production by licensed operators in an Industrial Zone or on Agricultural Land Reserve land in a Rural Zone. The specific amendments proposed to Bylaw No. 600, Sooke Zoning Bylaw 2013 are as follows: 1. To insert the following definition: “MEDICAL MARIHUANA PRODUCTION FACILITIES means a facility, licenced by the Federal Government and located in an Industrial Zone or on Agricultural Land Reserve land in a Rural Zone used solely for the growing, production, manufacturing, processing, testing, packaging, and shipping of marihuana and marihuana products for medical purposes.”

2. Amend the definition of Horticulture to exclude “Medical Marihuana Production Facilities” 3. Add “Medical Marihuana Production Facilities” as Permitted Uses – Principal Uses within the Watershed, Forest & Agriculture Zone (RU1), Rural Zone (RU2), Small Scale Agricultural Zone (RU3), Rural Residential Zone (RU4), Light Industrial Zone (M1), General Industrial Zone (M2), Heavy Industrial Zone (M3) and Technical Industrial Business Park Zone (M5).

All persons who believe their interests in property are affected by these proposed bylaws shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions before Council on the matters contained in the proposed bylaws at the above time and place. If you are unable to attend the meeting, we ask that written submissions be provided prior to the close of the public hearing.

Please be advised that submissions to Council will become part of the public record.

Copies of these proposed bylaws and application may be inspected at the offices of the District of Sooke Planning Department, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), commencing from April 2nd, 2014 to and including April 14th, 2014.

If you have any questions, contact the Planning Department by telephone at (250) 642-1634.

If music be the food of love...

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Study after study shows music programs enrich the lives of youth (and anyone else for that matter).

According to music affectionadoes Lorna Bjorklund and Niki Martin, the list of benefits is long. It includes advantages for memory, time management, organizational skills, teamwork, perseverance, coordination, mathematics, reading and comprehension, concentration, stress-relief (including alleviating depression), listening, interactivity and self-discipline.

Last April the Journey middle school’s strings ranked superior at the Port Alberni’s band competition, and the band ranked superior plus. Their competition results at this competition awarded them a spot in the national competition, MusicFest, upcoming in Richmond May 12-17 (musicfest.ca).

Currently, the student musicians are madly fundraising.

They are looking primarily to raise $3,000 to cover the essentials; buses, ferry costs, chaperone fees, original scores, reeds, rosin and strings. Individually, each student will also pay $350 to cover their own travel, hotel and admission to MusicFest.

You may have seen them out and about, raising money to support their musical endeavours. Purdy’s chocolates, Krispy Kremes, and steel recycling are just a few of the initiatives listed by Bjorklund.

A lesser known fact is how the music program came to be. It didn’t exactly burst into existence, it trickled into being.

Lorna Bjorklund came to Sooke in 2007 from the Caymen Islands where, according to the SPOlight (The Sooke Philharmonic Blog) she was “head of the high school music department and conductor of the national concert band.”

Bjorklund has an academic background from the Royal Conservatory of Toronto with an Associate of The Royal Conservatory (ARCT) diploma for Performers and Teachers. It is the highest academic standings

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Melanie Graham, Linda-Marie Davis-Lecinana and Alison Davis-Lecinana sold Krispy Kreme donuts this past Saturday outside of Village Foods. ,awarded by The Royal Conservatory, and is respected internationally as a teaching qualification.

“When I came, I couldn’t even get a job as a TOC (Teacher on Call),” Bjorklund reflected. She was told there was no need for music teachers in the area.

She was infinitely qualified, and so she approached the school with a proposal that would see her teaching band. Instead, Bjorklund ended up working in retail until 2008. “I got a little bored with the job after a while,” she laughed, “so I left.”

Her passion and her drive kept her knocking at the school’s door, and eventually a spot was found at the beginning of the 2008 school year, as a TOC, giving her a .06 teaching job at Journey middle school.

That translated into two 50-minute periods a week, at 7:30 in the morning.

“That was my foot in the door.”

Bjorklund has kept the door open since, and even managed to squeeze in a few other highly talented music teachers, including Ann McDougal who currently leads the strings program.

Her teaching has expanded to students from Edward Milne community school (EMCS), and it’s a combination of school-sponsored teaching and private teaching. The Sooke Concert Band and the Sooke Youth Strings now come from both schools. And the seeds of the passion are being planted beginning at the elementary level.

“SD 62 now has a mandate to provide

music instruction to all students at the elementary level,” wrote Sandi Arts, a music teacher at Poirier elementary, in an email. “Sooke has music teachers delivering excellent programs in all of its schools.” At the elementary level, students learn a variety

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“Students in music programs benefit from brain development which enriches and enhances learning in all other areas of the curriculum - and in life,” emphasizes Arts.

The benefits of music are immeasurable, and will serve our youth well into their adulthood, maintains Bjorklund, by giving them an instant community anywhere their life travels may take them.

Arts strongly echoes that sentiment: “Studies indicate that they are more likely to excel in all of their studies, work better in teams, have enhanced critical thinking skills and greater self-confidence, stay in school, avoid alcohol and drugs, and pursue further education.”

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EDITORIAL

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EDITORIAL CARTOON

A strong community requires a team The young sometimes have better answers to things than adults do. Take for example, the responses to the question of the week on page 9. “What are the benefits of getting involved in organized sports?” Each of the young responders recognizes that sports brings people together, gives them a sense of belonging and it’s fun while keeping one in shape.

Sports doesn’t have to mean you have to play on a soccer team or scale mountains. It can mean getting together around a pool table, belonging to a group or even betting on Nascar. It’s about the team spirit, the alliances and friendships that survive long after the game is over. In today’s society, we don’t bond through initiation rituals or rites of passage, but through teams and associations.

People have a primal need to belong to a group larger than themselves. There is safety in numbers, but there is also community. Community means a unified body of individuals with common interests.

That’s a team.

So, if we could take the words of the young and apply them to a group such as municipal council, how would that shake out? Does being on council give one a sense of belonging? Does one make friends around the council table? Are they unified?

Does it make council leave the drama behind? And, most importantly, is it fun?

Those are the questions that should be asked for all those who may want to run for council in the upcoming election, because these kids have a far better sense of what teamwork is about than some adults. A council should be a team. A team can accomplish much more than an individual and that is what we should all should strive for.

The old saying, “there is no “i” in team,” is appropriate and this of all things is what should be a priority for the next council.

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ANOTHER VIEW

Culture of Entitlement has to stop Most political fiascoes fade away. Proroguing parliament can hurry it along. Or, in the case of B.C. politics, simply announce you’re not sitting for, oh, most of the session seems to do the trick.

But there’s a different kind of storm brewing, one that governments can’t seem to spin off the table and out of public scrutiny.

It’s the Culture of Entitlement storm. It seems to go handin-hand with being one of the upper echelon these days.

It has an impressive list of honourary (not honourable) members, and includes the likes of Linda Reid, Jenny Kwan, Alison Redford, Mac Harb, Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin, Patrick Brazeau, and Bev Oda (remember the orange juice?).

And ... and ... and ....

Oh boy that list sure gets long!

So, what is a politician to do?

Especially when your own party members (and in all likelihood yourself) are ensnared in the Culture of Entitlement.

If the voting public in B.C. is looking to the party of opposition for leadership by example, they won’t find it.

One of their own got caught benefitting from the proceeds of the public purse. So Adrian

Dix appears to be content with mumbling about Jenny Kwan’s “right decision” and ducking the issue. Probably in the hopes that this storm, too, will pass.

This tactic-of-old may have once been a good one. Any politician worth her salt knows that elephants never forget, but voters sure as heck do.

But, like I said earlier, this storm is one of epic proportions, and it’s being fed from multiple sources.

Politicians. Crown corporations.

Executive officers. Banks.

Telecommunication companies.

Multinationals. The list goes on.

And because the reference base comes from almost anywhere amongst the membership of the one per cent club, and because there really is no singular supreme leader (that we know of), the spin is not really controllable.

But sometimes, clearly, answers don’t come from the top. Sometimes they come from those scraping the bottom of the existence-barrel.

So let me give it a whirl. My recommendation would be: Begin again.

On behalf of the people, the opposition needs to rant and rave against entitlement.

Adrian Dix, you’re on your way

out, what do you have to lose?

Maybe it’s time to learn from Marvin the Martian, who ever so famously said, “This makes me very angry, very angry indeed.” And at the same time as you are saying that, attend to the business of cleaning up your own house. And after doing that, for goodness sakes set a gold standard.

This standard would include an expense policy so clear and simple that even a Canadian senator can understand it. It would include transparency not just in name but also in fact, with a public record of spending published each month.

And then, hold your party to this standard. Next, when you have more or less cleaned up your act, challenge the party at the helm to follow your example.

It is time for those in position of power, in the name of democracy, to begin again. But this time, instead of focussing on entitlement, how about focussing on genuine integrity and honour? It’s really time to get back to the business of serving those you are meant to: your constituents. Not yourself.

Britt Santowski is a reporter for the Sooke News Mirror.

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We asked these soccer-playing youth from Sooke: What are the benefits to getting involved with organized sports?

It gives us a sense of belonging.

It helps with teamwork, and it helps you make friends. It also gives us something to do every day.

There’s not a lot to do in Sooke, and it gives us something fun to do.

You get to learn new skills. It’s a good way to meet people. It’s fun, and keeps you in shape.

You stay in shape. You get friends. You learn to leave the drama behind. And you have lots of fun.

Oliver Tonnesen Sooke

Bobby Nex Sooke

Cassidy Childs Sooke

Grace Bishop Sooke

Hope Centre will be for community Opening in September, the new Hope Centre Building at 6750 West Coast Rd. in Sooke promises to be a great asset for the entire community.

Offering subsidized housing to the community, the new building is starting to become a local community hub.

St. Vincent de Paul will open its new store on the main floor. The Sooke Commons Educational and Training facility will be the focus of the third floor. And a new wellness centre, with a community yoga studio, will be located on the second floor.

The proposed wellness centre will be a shared space where practitioners and therapists can rent space on an hourly, part day, full day or weekly basis.

There will be consulting rooms to offer individual treatments and a studio space to offer classes to small groups or host group events.

The wellness centre will give local practitioners an opportunity to share their gifts with the entire community without having to take on the major expense and risk of renting their own individual space.

The wellness facility includes treatment rooms, a seating area, an outdoor balcony and a studio area with access to an even larger studio. The facility will

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Potty humour

A very graphic comment on municipal committees was made at the bus stop in front of Mariner’s Village on April 1.

It appears someone had something to say about the sooke Finance & Administration Committee as well as the Mayor’s Advisory Panel on Arts & Beautfication.

be suitable for consultations, treatments, or education plus it is hoped that groups will take advantage of the studio space for regular community activities.

We believe we are stronger when we work together. The benefits of being part of this centre will include a deepening of community, a sharing knowledge and resources, a computerized booking system and reasonable rents. Together we will create a vibrant space for growing a health conscious community.

At this time we are

accepting input and expressions of interest from the Sooke community. Do you have an interest in this venture?

Do you have talents to share? Can you offer guidance? Got ideas?

Please get in touch.

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Everyone has their own

opinions As a former political journalist, I remember searching for motives and agenda in any politician’s words or actions and enjoyed the speculation.

When doing so, it helps to consider what the people want and if their interests are being represented.

Citizens in Sooke have rarely come together and agreed on any issue. Look at past referenda and how the votes have lined up with close numbers on two very clear sides of

an issue.

Go to the A&W on a Saturday morning and ask the guys drinking coffee what they think on a question. Then go to a meeting of Sooke Fine Arts and ask the same question. Would you expect to get the same answer?

This diversity makes our community a great place to live. When council votes are not all aligned this is democracy at its finest.

Everyone in our community has tastes, preferences and opinions.

Some like the colour lavender on planters and others are offended by it. All enjoy the right to express their opinion. Each member on council hears those opinions and does their best to represent them.

The fact that a range of interests are represented gives me faith in our system. Better that than the alternative.

Anyone proposing that council votes line up under a strict manifesto should be suspect.

Doni Eve Sooke

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Dumping animals is wrong To the person or persons who dumped their little white rabbit on the side of the road here a week or so ago, here is an update. Saw him running around the edge of the highway.

Tried to catch him and at least take him to a rescue.

Saw him again today on the same side of the highway - dead. I wonder how you feel now?

William Jesse Sooke

Working for tax payers I make no apologies for doing what I campaigned for in 2011, and that is to represent taxpayers’ interest.

Some label that as having an agenda with a negative connotation, well I disagree.

I will always make sure that tax dollars are used for and credited to the accounts collected for.

I do not support weaseling away money under false pretenses.

This council, for the first time, has earmarked in this year’s and future year’s budgets $50,000 for a Seniors/Youth Centre.

We are currently taking steps to get partners for such a centre. We have also included $325,000 for sidewalk and road improvements, connector project $2,581,000, and roundabout project $700,000. The list goes on and all of

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this with an approximate 0.20 per cent tax increase in the municipal budget.

I can’t fully control what the other organizations and governments will be charging you on your 2014 tax bill.

I will continue, during my term in office, to make sure taxpayers get better value for the municipal services they pay for.

Rick Kasper Sooke

Off-roaders still want access With the election drums beating in the distance, people that we organized to vote for Wendal Milne are asking me why nothing has been done about the CRD gate blocking the Harbourview road access to the provincial park and our community lakes.

So far I have been given no explanation that makes any sense, but from appearances the back room staff instruction is to stonewall the issue until it goes away.

The case that it’s a public right of way is based on a simple fact.

The “private” road was required to be open to the public by the Forest Act permits under which it was constructed, and that constitutes a common law highway dedication.

The legal maxim “once a highway, always a highway,” has been long established in the courts, and to date the road has not been closed by the statutory

authority undertaking the proper process.

On December 9, 2013, for the second time, council voted a staff direction to act on the Harbourview road provision of the Official Community Plan. At the February 24 Committee of the Whole, I inquired about progress, and was informed by staff that coincidentally on that very day a staff report had been written to the CAO detailing the CRD’s position, (as if everybody doesn’t already know what that is).

This issue has festered in the community since the 1980’s attempt by the CRD water board to close the road. The legal case is clear, the province wants the road open, and mayor, council, and our Official Community Plan say the DoS wants the road open. CRDfriendly staff might want to throw sand in the gears but the buck stops with the mayor.

Why is the twice voted staff direction to act on the Harbourview Road provision of the Official Community Plan not being acted upon?

Terrance Martin Sooke

Itching comments I want to make the public aware of an ongoing issue at one of Sooke’s elementary schools. This is not the first time or first year I’ve had to deal with

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this matter nor will it be the last, but the outbreaks (of head lice) at this one particular school is out of control.

I’ve had enough.

My first battle with this was almost a threemonth deal before I finally got a grip on it.

I am one of those persons who go a little over the top with the cleaning procedures so that I can insure I have dealt with every possible bug. My child stayed home till every bug and egg are removed.

I check on a daily and weekly basis to be sure we do not have re-infestation. Here we are again, dealing with another outbreak that we’ve been battling for two months. (I had to give up keeping my child home).

Now, not only do I have an issue with the re-infestations, but my time as well as the cost.

My hydro bill is normally about $120, due to this out break it’s up to $534. My water bill is through the roof and the amount I’ve spent on laundry soap, solutions for the treatment at $15 a pop, replacing over-boiled brushes, hair ties, as well as worn out clothes due to the extreme washing. It is taking out of our fridge and the time spent is taking from our family activities. It is not a lack of cleaning that is re-infesting my poor child. Then there is the torment of combing and picking.

This has to be nipped in the bud. What happened to the old days where a nurse would come into our schools and any one with it or

signs of it were sent home and not to return until entirely gone? I want this back. It did work, why have they stopped funding it? I except head lice occasionally but this is out of control. Five times this year my child has had it and notices are sent home almost

trail that goes up to the Sooke Potholes.

According to “The Official Guide” on GallopingGooseTrail. com, “Leechtown, an old mining town, lies on private land beyond the regional trail.” But,

it forewarns, “Those expecting to view a quaint, ghost town will be disappointed.

Though rich in history, much of Leechtown has disappeared, either overgrown with Scotch Broom or dismantled long ago.”

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What is in the school that’s so bad?

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Consider the Lilies XII A fibre show and sale by Fibres & Beyond

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ibres & Beyond is a women’s art textile cooperative based on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Our accomplished group of 12, was founded in 2002 as a way to support and challenge each other while working with surface design, fibre, fabric and mixed media. The work we create ranges in dimension, varying in scale from tiny soft sculpture to large wall pieces. The members of this eclectic and colourful group paint, sew, embroider, weave, dye, felt, wrap and stretch all fibres. From wool, silk and cotton, to seaweed, recycled garments and found items – all is put to use in our whimsical, functional, or decorative art.

Each spring we attempt to coincide our show, with the flowering of the lilies in the churchyard of St. Mary’s. This year it is Consider the Lilies XII. Your visit will include this extravagance of nature surrounding the heritage church built

by Metchosin pioneers in 1872.

Time has come for Art lovers to flock to Metchosin for our annual Consider the Lilies Show. The members of Fibres and Beyond will present a rich and varied array of fabric and fibre art works, wearable’s to wall pieces, jewellery and beautiful detailed dolls.

The extraordinary artwork of: Joan Taylor, Isabel Tipton, Irm Houle, Elizabeth Tanner, Mary Wolfe, Judy Seeley, Joy Garnett, Linda Danielson, Gail Erickson, Phyllis Lysionek, Jessie TaylorDodd and Stephanie Saleem awaits your discovery inside. The AGENDA

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 6:30 p.m.

Note: Meeting to be held at the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Building, #3-7450 Butler Road (Sooke Business Park) ✘ New Business: ❑ • Staff Report: Arena Lobby Floor Replacement Grant • Staff Report: Arena Beams Repainting ✘ Unfinished Business: ❑ • Staff Report: Bike Park ✘ Staff News ❑ Public Welcome to Attend For meeting confirmation or for further information, please contact the SEAPARC Leisure Complex at 642-8000 For meeting agendas and minutes, visit http://www.crd.bc.ca/agendas

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A sample of works by members of Fibres & Beyond at the South Shore Gallery in 2013. show runs for nine days, giving ample opportunity for multiple visits to browse and chat with the artists who will be in attendance throughout the span of the show.

We continue to evolve as artists, honing our individual styles while expanding our interests as we journey through the year. Our members have faced a gamut of unique roller coaster

rides this year and we delight in the reassurance of our ability as a group to support and encourage each other.

The group ranges in age from early 40’s to mid-80’s. Our individual approaches to art, along with our commitment to supporting each other is the golden thread that ensures we continue to create a wonderful fresh visual experience year after year.

You will find glimpses of our individuality and unique life experiences in our work, the ebb and flow of creativity stretched out along the pews of St. Mary’s for your visual pleasure.

Stephanie Saleem is the newest member of our group, bringing a beautiful richness with her exquisite tiny images of felt design.

Below you’ll find a few words from each artist, describing their current inspiration.

Linda Danielson: The call of the seasons

Cont’d on page 12

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Drawing group being formed

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and the ever changing natural world present to me a deep desire to connect with the creative process providing inspiration for my cloth figures.

Jessie Taylor-Dodd: I employ methods of surface design that derive reference from spatial order. Constructions of paintings are often expanded from intricate small-scale Marquette’s.

Phyllis Lysionek: Living in paradise is a gift which enables me to create. My surroundings nurture my creative soul, leaving the space for unique ideas to flow.

Gail Erickson: I have always loved fabric and I find the endless possibilities presented by a piece of fabric to be exciting and stimulating.

Joy Garnett: Blending colour and texture in surface design is especially important to me and is a hallmark of my work.

Mary Wolfe: Today, the sacred as seen in the natural world is the primary source of inspiration for my art.

Irm Houle: My inspiration comes from the beauty of our island.

Many of my paintings reflect the ocean, the woods and the gardens that surround us.

Elizabeth Tanner: It’s all about yarn for me, fine weaving yarns, chunkier and fluffier knitting yarns.

Judy Seeley: As a recurring theme, I find myself inspired by the natural world from a spiritual perspective.

Joan Taylor: I use collaged fabrics and thousands of machine stitches with coloured threads to interpret the natural world.

Isabel Tipton: My images are both realistic and abstract, the end product useful and practical or purely ornamental.

Stephanie Saleem: Being in touch, connected with mother earth and nature and sharing that connection with others. Walking through life with awareness and treading lightly, with care and compassion for our surroundings and fellow beings.

The details: Consider the Lilies XII, A fibre art show and sale by memberes of Fibres & Beyond.

Show Hours: April 5 – April 13, 2014.

Saturday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 6, 12 - 4:30

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Fibres & Beyond artists gather again at St. Mary’s in Metchosin for their annual Consider the Liliies show and sale. p.m.; Sunday, April 13 12 – 4 p.m.

Location: Old St. Mary’s Church, 4354 Metchosin Road in Metchosin.

To contact Fibre & Beyond members, or glimpse through our work visit our website at: www.fibresandbe-

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I am a new resident of Sooke and hoping to connect with other Sooke area artists to form a Figurative Drawing Group. I was a member of such a group in Saskatoon held in the University College of Art studio and really enjoyed the experience.

The group was informal, met once a week, for a three-hour session. The main tasks of arranging models, collecting fees, coffee, goodies, music and arranging an annual show were shared amongst the members.

Fees were collected weekly on the “honour” system.

Sessions could include mini drawing workshops by members, or bringing outside artists in to share ideas/techniques/etc.

I have a short list of five artists who have an interest; another fivewould get the ball rolling.

Please send indications of interest to: Elgin Ambrose at elgin. ambrose@gmail.com (250) 266 - 0210.

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Fracking and consequences to be discussed

Awareness film night to hold public information component A year ago, during the provincial election campaigning, Premier Christy Clark excitedly informed the people of B.C. that we could become rich, rich, rich by exporting liquified natural gas (LNG) to the world. Never mind that there is already an abundance of LNG on the world market, a crucial question that seemed to be overlooked in all that fanfare was: where is all that LNG going to come from? The answer? Fracking. And, you might ask, what’s fracking?

On Wednesday, April 9, Awareness Film Night and the Sierra Club of B.C. will screen three short films on fracking, followed by a talk on how exactly LNG extraction affects us, the land and our supply of water. After the fracking discussion, the District of Sooke will present their draft Community Energy Emissions Plan (CEEP) to moviegoers.

The three films will include an update on fracking by Josh Fox, director of Gasland, a short film detailing fracking concerns in the U.K. and a talk

by Jessica Ernst on the consequences of fracking here in Canada. Some of the topics covered are: what exactly is fracking and how do fracking

wells work? What are the rules and regulations around drilling these wells in the countryside? Is LNG really a “clean energy”? What are the dan-

port community-based First Nations’ monitoring initiatives and keep the B.C. coast free of tar sands pipelines and tankers. Prior to joining the Sierra

present the District of Sooke’s draft CEEP to save energy and cut emissions in their operations and in the community.

The evening will conclude

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After the films, Caitlin Vernon of the Sierra Club will discuss the issues around LNG and other extractive fuels that are being encountered in B.C. Caitlin has a BSc. in Biology and a Masters in Environmental Studies. Since 2007 she has been working to save the Great Bear Rainforest, sup-

Club she coordinated projects and did fieldwork in Mexico, New Brunswick and northern B.C. Terry Dance-Bennick will give a brief explanation of the Healing Walk she is coordinating to coincide with the annual Healing Walk done in Alberta.

Dale Littlejohn, executive director for the Community Energy Association (CEA) will

with a question and answer period where moviegoers will have an opportunity to provide feedback and get more information on both fracking and the CEEP. The event will be held in the Edward Milne Community School theatre, 6218 Sooke Road, from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Admission is by donation.

Help Girls & Young Women In India During the month of April, Elite Garden Maintenance is cutting grass and all money collected is donated to “Help girls and young women in India work towards a brighter future.“ Cutting lawns every Saturday starting April 5th Book with Elite and after the cut the homeowner will donate whatever they wish to give at IndiaVillageFund.org I was thinking for a long time, “what can I do to help women in the third world countries and then I was reading my Canadian Living magazine and read over this article Grassroots Group - Building a brighter future for Girls in India!

India Village Poverty Relief Fund, in the state of Punjab.

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Opinion: Recycling dictatorship being formed in B.C. A few months back, I received a notification which advised me that I had to declare whether Buckerfields was a producer of printed paper or packaging material.

If so, we would have to implement an approved stewardship plan to deal with the material.

Otherwise we would have to join another stewardship plan and pay fees to that plan holder. I thought it was a scam. But I looked into it further and determined that there was indeed regulatory provisions in effect which stated this very thing and according to the regulations, Buckerfields is now a producer of printed paper and packaging material, with the best example being our Buckerfields feed bags.

I then discussed the alternatives with a Ministry of Environment official and came to realize that we had no choice but to join the only approved stewardship plan in the province, Multi Material BC (MMBC). We signed the MMBC contract. But we also read it. And it stated that MMBC had to file audited financial statements on its web site. I recently went to the web site and there are no audited financial statements.

Now, several months later, I have discovered the following: • MMBC is a corporation under the Societies Act comprised of three directors, two of whom live in Ontario. None of the directors have public sector credentials.

All of the directors represent large corporate interests.

• MMBC is not accountable to any government agency, appointed official, elected official or any other government body other than the Registrar of Companies under the Societies Act. • MMBC is not governed by the province’s Financial Administration Act which sets out the rules for the administration

of all public monies.

None of the monies collected by MMBC, including the fees Buckerfields is supposed to pay go to the public accounts of the province or any other government organization.

• MMBC is not subject to oversight by the Auditor General of BC. Under MMBC’s stewardship plan as approved by the provincial government, MMBC has the authority to charge companies like Buckerfields unlimited fees based on whatever MMBC spends, regardless of what the actual costs are to recycle our feed bags and regardless of the fact that we already pay municipal taxes in all eight of our locations.

• MMBC has the authority to come into any municipality in the province and offer financial incentives to the locally elected government to do what MMBC wants in the area of waste collection and recycling; if the locally elected government refuses, MMBC has the authority to do what it wants anyway.

The municipal governments of the province do not know the background of MMBC and don’t yet realize the fees that MMBC is charging to Buckerfields and all the other companies amounts to double taxation.

The municipal governments are going to have to give up that tax base they have for waste collection and recycling because the shift to producers paying directly for waste collection and recycling eliminates the need and justification for consumers, i.e. property tax payers, to pay for these services through the municipalities.

The provincial government did not consult with the municipal governments or the public but companies, like Buckerfields, are pointing it out because until it is resolved, we are being taxed twice for the same service and residential taxpayers (including me) are being taxed for something that someone else is actually paying for.

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Capital Regional District Call for Nominees to

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The 20-member Board is responsible for overseeing the Corporation’s strategic direction, finances, governance and operating results. The Board meets at least four times annually.

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municipal governments were not consulted as to whether they really want to shift the financing and control of municipal waste and recycling services out of the municipal jurisdiction, that is, the jurisdiction of democratically elected municipal officials into the hands of a corporation under the Societies Act that is accountable to no one and is outside the jurisdiction of the provincial Auditor General Taxpayers and voters are unaware that the fees being charged

by MMBC are so onerous that they will cause newspaper closures and job losses of 300500 in the newspaper industry in British Columbia, even though recycled newsprint is actually very valuable.

In finding all this out, I lament the fact that none of this was introduced into the legislature for proper debate because it means that instead of spending my days managing the sale of chicks and garden supplies at Buckerfields, I have to spend

my time trying to revive democratic processes in British Columbia, retroactively. I find it appalling.

My position, as of the time of this writing, is this, we ain’t paying a dime to MMBC and neither should anyone else, not until: The provincial government reconciles what it is doing with the municipal governments and municipal taxpayers so that taxpayers don’t have to pay twice.

The provincial government takes back the legislation which calls us producers and blames us for the choices made by manufacturers and indeed consumers that are completely outside of our control.

Any monies charged under the auspices of the Recyling Regulation are included in the Public Accounts of the province and subject to the provisions of the Financial Administration Act and the Auditor General Act. Whatever is going to be done is introduced into the Legislative Assembly in

the form of a Bill so that the proper public debate can occur.

Insofar as MMBC has not filed its audited financial statements

since inception, and the period of time not reported spans more than two years, and

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SOOKENEWS NEWSMIRROR MIRROR- -Wednesday, Wednesday, april 2, 2014 SOOKE April 2, 2014 Cont’d on page 18 insofar as MMBC is actually a taxing and funding agency, there be an independent public enquiry into the financial operations, sources and uses of funds, contractual procedures and expenditures of MMBC. No, Buckerfields is not paying a dime until this cash and power grab is unraveled and revealed for what it is.

One final word, 96 per cent of all printed paper and packaging material is already being picked up or deposited into municipally financed facilities.

Despite what MMBC is saying, at least 53 per cent of that is already being recycled and it is very likely that that number was seriously understated to give the government a reason for its MMBC cash and power grab.

In reality, there is no basis for setting up a recycling dictatorship and charging punitive fees to companies like Buckerfields at all.

Recycling is a booming business with rapidly increasing prices of marketable commodities. Could that be why the board of MMBC is all big business and outside the jurisdiction of the Auditor General?

We don’t have to change a thing to see recycling take off in B.C., in the hands of our elected municipal officials. We need to send the MMBC regime to the recycle bin.

Kelvin McCulloch CEO, Buckerfields

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Gala event planned for local Sooke businesses Chamber awards night this Saturday, April 5 Pirjo Raits

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The bar is being raised on the annual Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce awards night.

“The ante has been upped,” said chamber president Michael Nyikes. “The program is shorter with less speaking.”

There are food changes as well, said Nyikes, prime rib and wild salmon are on the menu.

The chamber awards night is an annual event meant to honour local businesses with awards in categories such as Professional and Retail Excellence, Sustainability Leadership and New Business of the year. There are many other categories as well which cover all aspects of business in the Sooke region.

Nyikes will be giving out two awards he selected, for Lifetime Achievement and the President’s Award of Recognition.

“These didn’t receive nominations, as president I made the decision. This is a special type of situation.”

This year’s gala event is being held on April 5 at the Prestige Oceanfront Resort.

Door prizes, music, dancing, a cash bar and limo rides home fill out the agenda.

“We want people to

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Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce president Michael Nyikes will be handing out his chosen awards at Saturday night gala. have fun, dance after and get a free limo to get home safely,” said Nyikes. He also mentioned “preferential” rates at the Prestige if people wanted to spend the night at the hotel.

The three finalists in each category will be announced at the gala, meanwhile all of the names of the nominees will be on the chamber’s website (www. sookeregionchamber. com).

The three finalists were chosen by a panel and they agreed to make their names public at the gala.

Nyikes wants to remind people that everyone is welcome to attend, chamber member or not. And kids are welcome as well, but Nyikes warns, “it’s a long night and kids need to be more mature.”

The tremendous number of nominees is a sign of support for local businesses, said Nyikes.

“The reasons given (for nominating) were excellent,” he said.

“Good quality stuff and it will be a classy fun event.”

Tickets for the Awards Gala are available on the chamber’s website using paypal or at the office, #201, 2015 Sheilds Road. Tickets are $55 per person or $100 for two. Tickets will also be available at the door for $65.

More information can be obtained by calling the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce office at 250-642-6112.

With roots dating back to 1948, the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce continues to evolve and strengthen in order to provide necessary leadership, education and advocacy for the business community.

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Upcoming Public Meetings Committee of the Whole Monday, April 7, 2014 at 6:30 pm

Finance and Administration Committee Monday, April 7, 2014 at 7:30 pm

What’s New! The District of Sooke website at www.sooke.ca has information about your community – including: • Category B Community Grant Application deadline is April 30, 2014 • 2014-2018 Five Year Financial Plan public consultation • Proposed Sunriver Playing Fields • Updated information on current projects – including land development, road works, and more

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TELEGRAPH COVE RESORT is now accepting resumes for the following positions: General Maintenance Cook Waitress Bartender Dishwasher Barista Please forward your resume by email to tcrltd@island.net or fax 250-928-3105 Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

THE SOOKE NEWS Mirror cautions readers about sending money to obtain information about any employment opportunities.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL/ MANAGEMENT

BAND MANAGER WANTED The Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Nations seek FT band mgr.

This is the senior staff position, reporting directly to Chief + Council. Post-sec education and 5-7 yrs managerial experience (pref. with FNs) required.

Must provide criminal record check, and interview in Port Hardy. Posting closes 4pm Apr. 11. Full posting details at www.gwanak.info. Submit resume with 3 refs. + cover letter to finance@gwanak.info

LEGAL SERVICES CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption, property rental opportunities. For peace of mind and a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

TRADES, TECHNICAL JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC is required for coastal logging operations near Woss, BC. Year round employment with full benefits.

Further details can be found at www.hdlogging.com Please fax resume to 250-287-9259.

PCL ENERGY. Now hiring Journeyperson Pipefitters ($40+/hr) and Scaffolders ($38+/hr) for an industrial project in Vanscoy, SK. LOA of $145/day worked and bonuses! We offer competitive wages and benefits. Send resume to: pclenergyjobs@pcl.com.

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKERSOCIAL SERVICES As a Community Support Worker, you will be able to provide rehabilitation, support, and other forms of assistance to children, youth, and families while supporting social workers and health care professionals. Train in this rewarding career.

Career Opportunities:

SOOKE CRISIS & Referral Centre, 2043 Church Rd. Open 10am-1pm, Mon.-Fri. 250-642-0215.

Child and Youth Care Worker O Women’s Shelter Worker Family Place Worker O Settlement/Newcomers Service Worker Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Support Worker

SOOKE MEALS on Wheels, 1585 O’Neill Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 0T5. 250-642-2184.

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U&I type moving with covered pick-up truck.

Ed & Faye 250-642-2398

HOME IMPROVEMENTS BRAD’S HOME CARE Quality with competitive prices for all your home needs. *Installation and repairs of decks, fences *Minor plumbing and electric Ticketed in municipal water, sewer w/exp in carpentry & an eye for curb appeal.

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UPPER Garage Bach Suite 600sf modern, bright suite on acreage, $700 all inclusive except phone. Private entrance, deck, washer/dryer. NS, small pet neg. 5 min from Sooke core. 250-642-1802

RENTALS

UPSTAIRS APT. 1 BR, 4pc bath, full kitchen. Quiet on Maple Ave. S. near Grant. Suit 1 person, $625.pm. Avail now.

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SOOKE MOVING AND STORAGE Indoor storage, self contained, various sizes, 24 hr. security. Container storage 20x8x8=$125per.mo. . Public access 9-5pm. Mon.- Sat. 2018 Idlemore Rd. 250- 642-6577 BBB Accredited

DAN KITEL Painting

216-3095 Interior/Exterior Residential & Commercial Specializing in heritage homes

PLASTERING PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-516-5178.

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,897. Make money and save money with your own bandmill.

Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS, metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206; www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED FIREARMS. ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation.

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APARTMENT/CONDOS NANAIMO WATERFRONT 2nd floor condo. 1500 sq.ft.

LR/DR/2bdrms with view, den, gas FP, secure bldg. 2 underground parking spaces. Maintenance fee includes hot water/gas/landscaping. 1 pet OK. View anytime. $339,900 Reduced to $329,000. (250)7539123

FOR SALE BY OWNER

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Large landscaped fenced lot.

Must see. $459,000. BONUS: WE WILL PAY YOU THE REALTOR FEES ON CLOSING. phone (250)590-1632.

SIDNEY CONDO for Sale in the Shoal Centre. Thinking of downsizing or buying into a great investment? There’s 1 bdrm, 1 bath, a full kitchen, all appliances and has 4th floor views of Malahat & gorgeous sun sets. Presently rented at $1475/mo. Asking $273,000.

Across from Library & Rose gardens. Call (250)655-1956, by appt only. A Real Gem in the Heart of Sidney.

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

Service & Installations

Renovations

Tubs, Sinks, Taps, Vanity, Drains, Hot Water Tanks

Roofing, Framing, Drywall, Bathroom, Kitchen, Laminate, Decks

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Seniors Discount

1 Bdrm Suites in Sooke

2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON Heritage. Black. 4950Kms. $15,000. 250-216-2200

MARINE

TRANSPORTATION

From $675 per mo Refs required.

AUTO FINANCING

BOATS CARS

To view call 250-642-1900 COTTAGES

SOOKE WATERFRONT Log Cabin. Large Sun room, $1000 + utilities. Ref. Req’d, N/S. 250-642-2015

1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z 24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5sp trans, near new Yokohama tires. Red, sun roof, mint interior, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pioneer stereo w/iPod adapter, Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers.

Same owner since 1990, have all receipts. $2500. Chris, 250595-0370 leave message.

HOMES FOR RENT 3 BR, 3 bath, family room/propane fp, Euro kitchen/dining.

Master br/ensuite. Separate shower/soaker tub. All brs wired for cable/phone. Separate laundry on main. Single garage.

Fenced backyard, end of dead end road. Walk to school/bus/town.

Pets ok. $1400/m. Avail 15 Apr. or 1 May. Call 250-380-9898 or 250-514-1683.

Local news.

FOR RENT: 3 + bed house in downtown core, $1500 per mo, (utilities not included).

Non-smoker only, available immediately. Call 250-6422076 or 250-744-9855 SOOKE. 3BDRM + den, 3 bath, newer half duplex. Fully fenced big yard, deck, garage, gas fireplace. Bright kitchen with DW, F/S. W/D in sep. laundry.

Nice views, forest, trails across road. $1550 incls weekly garbage pickup and water. Avail April 1 or 15. 250508-4064. tjoblue@gmail.com

RECREATION

RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

Spots available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly, monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking, fishing, Pickle Ball Court.

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SUITES, LOWER $650. One Br suite, full kitchen and bath, laundry, separate entrance, well water, ocean view, Sheringham Point. 250646-2592

CLARK’S HOME RENOVATIONS Family Owned & Operated Office: 250-642-5598 • Cell: 250-361-8136 www.clarkshomerenovations.ca neilnbev@shaw.ca

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Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

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OTTER POINT RV Trailer Park. 40’ park model trailer (no pad fees) 3 slide outs + 30’x52’ lot, finished deck & shed in new cond. Reduced to $117,900. obo. Owner willing to look at financing. Call (306)290-8764.

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LOWER LEVEL in waterfront home. 2BR, 5 app. Includes hydro, water, garbage. Private entry. Pets considered. Nonsmoking indoors. Avail. April 1st. $1125 per mo. One time $500 Rent Rebate. 250-6425972

SUITES, UPPER

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CHURCH RD, 3 BR, 1/3 acre, Lg garage, N/S, Cat okay, Ref’s, $1175 +. 250-642-6225

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March 25, 2009 $200 million development proposed A 340-unit townhouse and condo development is being proposed for Sooke. Mariners Village, which will be located on close to 12 acres in the centre of Sooke, is being proposed by Mike Barrie and a group of investors.

The site is located in proximity to the Manuel Quimper Motel and Mariner’s Motel and Marina along Sooke Road.

Spokespersons from Merrick Architectural and the Focus Group, along with Barrie, were on hand at a public information meeting held at the Sooke Community Hall on March 19 to answer questions from the public.

Barrie said the development would be a big boost to the city and the economy.

“Sooke is fairly underserved and underdeveloped. We see an opportunity here, there hasn’t been much happening.”

The project is in six phases and is expected to take 10 years to complete.

March 24, 2004 Resident miffed over office closure Exactly two years later, Sooke social assistance clients are being forced to travel further afield to reach a welfare office.

Effective march 31, Langford’s Ministry of Human Resources office on Goldstream Avenue will close, requiring clients to go

to Saanich or Victoria.

On March 31, 2002, Sooke’s Human Resources office on West Coast Road shut its doors. That closure meant approximately 430 welfare clients from Sooke had to visit Goldstream Avenue.

The latest move came as a surprise to welfare rights advocate and disability claimant Ruth Montaldi.

“We’ll get our notice one week before it closes,” the Sooke resident said, referring to information that will be sent with March’s welfare cheques. “I’m cheesed.”

Part of the ministry’s service delivery shift is to provide effective services not only for clients, but for taxpayers, said ministry spokesperson Mike Long.

March 24, 1999 Reports from stakeholders expose school system in crisis Sooke school board trustees were painted a grim picture of what it’s like in the trenches by their employees and clients at a recent school board meeting.

Parents, principals and CUPE members told trustees they are exhausted from years of “working harder and smarter with less.”

Parents speak of their frustration and anger over fundraising for basic supplies while principals speak of being demoralized.

While the reports describe the effects of the $2.3 million cut from the budget last year, all are painfully aware that this spring trustees must cut over $830,000 in order to retire their deficit.

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March 11, 1987 AIDS education at EMSS Information about sexually transmitted diseases such as syphillis and gonnorhea has always been passed on to students as part of the school guidance program and now AIDS has been added to the list, says Edward Milne Secondary School principal Jim Gauley.

Mr. Gauley said that currently as part of the Grade 10 guidance program, the public health nurse and the classroom teacher will be discussing AIDS, among a number of topics.

However, he said that any parents who do not wish to have their children participate in such a discussion can have them excused.

bc hydro

To ensure the safety of our work crews, it will be necessary to interrupt electrical service for approximately 7.5 hours.

Where: Port Renfrew.

When: Sunday, April 13, 2014 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

To prepare for this interruption and protect your equipment from damage, turn off all lights, electric heaters, major appliances and unplug all electronics.

For the first hour after the power comes back on, please only plug in or turn on those electronics and appliances that you really need. This will help ensure the electrical system does not get overloaded.

We are sorry for the inconvenience. We will restore your power as soon as we can.

Prepare for outages and stay informed by visiting bchydro.com/outages or bchydro.com/mobile from your handheld device. Please call 1 888 POWERON (1 888 769 3766) for more information.

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Please send sports tips to Britt Santowski at: news@sookenewsmirror.com

Sooke swimmers get all serious when told to go jump into the lake

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Above, Ron Buddo took a break from swimming laps to speak about the upcoming Across the Lake Swim. Upper right, SEAPARC swim coach JoAnne Aspin with the towel give to all entrants.

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ome of Sooke’s waterloving adults will swim across Okanagan Lake this summer. They will be attending

the Kelowna Swim Across the Lake Swim in July.

Ron Buddo, a Sooke Swim Fit swimmer, has been promoting the epic swim.

A few years back, when he was just beginning his seventh decade, he decided it was time to do something

to promote his own health and fitness. He opted for swimming. Only problem was, he couldn’t swim.

Not about to let a simple obstacle stand in his way, he set out to learn.

“Four years ago at age 70 and living in Kelowna, I was unable to swim a length of the pool freestyle,” Buddo wrote in an email. “I joined Okanagan Masters and nine months later I swam the 2.1 km across Lake Okanagan.”

He elaborated in person, saying that the first time he attempted to swim across the lake (after learning to swim with the Masters), he only made it halfway. Leg cramps caused him to abandon the swim. Frustrated with this setback, he and a friend continued their training and swam the lake, sansgroup, on their own. And he made it.

For the next three years, Buddo completed the Across the Lake Swim, making it four times that he has swam the lake. This year will be his fifth.

The website claims that the swim is 2.1 kilometres long. To which Buddo clarifies, “If you do it in a straight line.” Last year, for example, a strong current caused most swimmers to swim in more of a curve than a straight line.

It’s a one-way swim. And to add incentive, swimmers are bussed to the other side, and then they swim back.

Last year, looking back on past records, of the 659 swimmers, there were two

swimmers from Sooke: Murray Benson and Laura Byrne. Both are swimming again this year. So far, there are a total of 13 Sooke residents registered for this year’s swim, with five from the Swim Fit class from SEAPARC. The youngest age category (10-19) sees Kaelison Poirier and Doug Van Ek in the water, and our most senior swimmers (70-79) include Ron Buddo and Bob Whittet. The other swimmers are Dave Cummings, Lisa Knoles, Teresa Lennox, Tara Poirier, Fiona and Allan

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SEAPARC Leisure Complex

Poole, and Rayner Thorn.

This swim is Canada’s largest open water swim, and this year will be the 66th consecutive year the swim has been held. Registration is still open, at acrossthelakeswim.com.

For aspiring and existing swimmers looking to strengthen their stroke, there is a drop-in Swim Fit at SEAPARC on Monday and Wednesday evenings, from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. There is also a registered Swim Fit group that meets between 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. on Thursday mornings. Registration

is required for the morning class, and you can register at any time. Call 250-6428000 for information.

According to Swim Fit instructor JoAnne Aspin, “Swim Fit is a fitness program for people who are interested in swimming as a part of their healthy lifestyle. What it ISN’T is a high performance training program.”

If you’ve been thinking about swimming, Swim Fit might just be for you. And who knows, before you know it you too might be swimming across a lake.

It is time to reserve your table for

Seaparc’s

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COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE Saturday April 12 9:00 - 12:30 pm

FOR REGISTRATIONS AND INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL: 250-642-8000

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Bantam girls take silver

ers who joined them to complete the team: Zoe Tremblay (who got a MVP of the game) and

nized as the tournament’s overall MVP. Steve Couture counted on two peewee play-

Maggie Mackinnon.

A great finale for a great hockey season.

Good job Sooke Ban-

tam girls!

Photo and article submitted by Melanie Dube

What a sweetie sitting on the pipes with her dog!

Last week was the Richmond Ice Classic. The Sooke Bantam girls ended up in second place overall, and came back home with a splendid silver medal. Coach Steve Couture and Assistant Coach Stephen Simonis worked hard all season to get the girls ready for the tournament.

“We were playing a level higher than we were supposed to, and we did manage to reach the final, I can’t ask for more,” said coach Couture. “I’m so proud of each of my players and extremely happy with the result.”

Celina Palko started the weekend with two goals and two assists; Morgan Couture contributed another goal and two assists; and

Rory Wood also helped out with a goal and one

assist. Goalie Michele Lacombe was recog-

Was her dad a supervisor at the Coopers Cove Pipe Works?

Capital Regional District Notice of

Shirley-Jordan River Citizens’ Committee Official Community Plan Review Committee Meeting Review of Draft Sensitive Ecosystem Inventory

17 Weeks Until The August 1st Exhibit Opening

Juan de Fuca Local Services Area Building #3 – 7450 Butler Road, Sooke, BC April, 9, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Public Welcome to Attend For further information or to add your email to our contact list or to submit comments on the draft OCP, please email jdfinfo@crd.bc.ca or call 250.642.8100.

We will send reminder notices of upcoming Citizens’ Committee meetings and events.

Proudly sponsored by Brenda Parkinson, Sooke Volunteer

Community

Calendar Thurs April 3

Fri April 4

Sat April 5

Sun April 6

Mon April 7

ADULT WALKING GROUP

VITAL VITTLES

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

PARENT & TOT DROP-IN

SEAPARC. 10-11 a.m.

Registration required. Info 250-642-8000.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Cribbage 7 p.m.

YOUNG PARENTS’ GROUP With lunch. Sooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 11:00-1:30. Please call to confirm 250-642-5152 for info.

Free lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Short Mat Bowling, 1 p.m.

Steak Night, 6 p.m.

Karaoke with Pete & Megan 8-11 p.m.

TODDLER TIME 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Sooke Library. Hands-on activity, for ages 18-36 months. To register call 250-642-3022 or email sooke@virl.bc.ca.

Meat draw 3 p.m.

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS The annual Chamber gala event recognizes local businesses. Reception begins at 5:30 p.m., at the Prestige Oceanfront Resort

Sunday breakfast brunch, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5, children welcome.

Drop-in Pool @ 1 p.m.

Blue Grass Music, 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.

TRANSITION TOWN CAFE Free. Reading Room Cafe.

Featuring Mary Alice Johnson from Farmland Trust Society 2-4 p.m.

Sooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00.

(250) 642-5152 for info.

CALLING ALL QUILTERS Knox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Call 250-642-0789 for info.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Short mat bowling 1 p.m.

Euchre 6:30 p.m.

Worldview:

It’s International Bird Migration Day in Costa Rica

Directory: Where to find what

All Community events which purchase a display ad will appear in our current community event calendar at no charge.

FREE EVENTS will be listed at no charge, space permitting.

SHOPPERS 250-642-5229

DRUG MART

COMMUNITY CALENDAR DEADLINE: THURSDAY @ 3PM Items for Community Calendar must be non-commercial and free to the public. Please limit to 25 words.

Baptist Church: 7110 W Coast Rd Child, Youth & Family Centre: 2145 Townsend Rd Community Hall: 2037 Shields Rd CRD Services Centre: 3-7450 Butler Rd. Edward Milne Community School: 6218 Sooke Rd Family Medical Clinic: 1300-6660 Sooke Rd Holy Trinity Church: 1952 Murray Rd Knox Presbyterian Church: 2110 Church Rd Legion #54: 6726 Eustace Rd Library: 2065 Anna Marie Rd Prestige Hotel: 6929 W Coast Rd Reading Room Cafe: 6660 Sooke Rd (beside Western Foods) SEAPARC: 2168 Phillips Rd Sooke Harbour House: 1528 Whiffin Spit Rd Village Foods. Right smack downtown, you can’t miss it

Tues April 8

Wed April 9

Language and Social Development. Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre 10-11:30 a.m.

PRE-SCHOOL STORYTIME 10:30 a.m. Sooke Library.

3-5 years old. Registration required. 250-642-3022.

ADULT WALKING GROUP SEAPARC. 10-11 a.m.

Registration required. Info 250-642-8000.

YOUTH CLINIC Ages 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m.

Family Medical Clinic.

KNITTING CIRCLE Sooke Library, 6:30–8:00 pm. Free, all levels. Dropin. 250-642-3022.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Pool League 7 p.m.

WOMAN’S CANCER SUPPORT Sooke Harbour House, Potlatch Room, Tuesday 7-9 p.m. Phone Mary 250-646-2554 or Phoebe 250-642-4342

Sooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (250) 642-5152 for info.

FREE ARTS AND CRAFTS 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. Sooke Library. All ages, no registration required.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Dominos 10 a.m.

Ladies Darts 12 noon.

Shuffleboard 6:30 p.m.

NASCAR 7 p.m.

TOASTMASTERS Upstairs at Village Foods, 7 p.m. For info 642-7520.

PUBLIC ADVISORY PANEL Community Health and Social Issues. 7 p.m. at the Prestige. Info 250642-1634.

BLOOD DONOR CLINIC Holy Trinity Church. Call 1-88-2-DONATE or visit www.blood.ca to make an appointment.

BABY TALK

PARENT DISCUSSION GROUP

It’s the 99th day of the year

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Sports & Recreation

Homegrown soccer talent win two gold, three silver in Soccer District Final

Laura Lockhart photo

Laura Lockhart photo

Above: The U15 boys with their gold win.

Above: The U16 boys with their gold win.

It was an action-packed weekend with 28 games played. Many games went into PKs (penalty kicks) for other teams but Sooke was spared the nail biting! The U15 and U16 boys came out with gold.

U14 boys and U15 and U16 girls with silver. We couldn’t be more proud of our players. Sooke has some great talent. The weather held up for us for the most part and we would like to thank all of the volunteers for making the weekend run so smoothly. Sooke soccer depends on volunteers and we couldn’t have done it without the parents and kids who helped out.

Sooke Medals

Gold, by a win: U16 boys won 2-0 against Saanich Fusion U15 boys won 5-1 against Bays United Plague Silver, by a defeat: U14 boys lost 3-2 against Gorge U15 girls lost 2-1 against Bays United McElderry U16 girls lost 3-1 against Juan de Fuca Street

Registration

The Sooke Soccer Club is currently registering youth players for their spring season. Between April 27 and June 22, teams will meet at the Fred Milne Park. The younger age groups will meet from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., and the the older age groups will meet from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., with small-sided games (two 25 minute halves) taking place. U7-U18 teams will be formed based on registration.

The last day for registration is Saturday, April 5 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

The registration fee is $75, and each registered player receives a free t-shirt.

The registration form can be completed before hand, and it is accessible from the sookesoccer. com website under Registration.

The Sooke Soccer Club is also looking for parent volunteers to contribute with coaching and registration. Please contact Laura Lockhart (lockhart@ shaw.ca) if you would like to be involved.

Britt Santowski photo

Left and bottom: U15 boys in action, in their winning game against Bays United Plague. Below: U16 girls in their game against Juan de Fuca Street

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SEAPARC repairs to the rope swing It’s Monkey time at the pool

Steve Knoke Manger of SEAPARC photo

The rope swing is under repair! Accessing this point was not an easy task, even for the professionals. The unit has been removed and is being assessed. If replacement is required it will be a few weeks before it is back in-service. We apologize for the delay.

Sooke Says

Welcome Back!

Terry is now residing at Ayre Manor Lodge… the family would like to thank all of our AMAZING friends for your love and support… Terry would love to have visitors and you are welcome anytime.

Dawn, Janice & Denise and their families

Getting ready to tackle the football season

Caleb “budder” Carrier, centring the ball and snapping to Owen “roadrunner” Cheng. Cheng ran a touchdown in Saturday’s opening jamboree, at Spring Tackle Football. There were four 20 minute games, with the Sooke boys outscoring the competition, 12 touchdowns to one. A very impressive preseason showing for our generous offence and our stingy defence. The season begins next Sunday in Nanaimo. See you at the field!

Photo and article submitted by Andy Carrier

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up-cycled furniture LEATHER

Fred Biship photo

BURL CARVINGS WORKS

Reader’s Photo of the Week

Sooke News Mirror reader Fred Bishop snapped this moon-scape over the waters of Sooke.

This week’s Reader’s Photo of the Week is sponsored by Barking Dogs. We welcome your submissions. Send your good quality jpeg photos to: editor@ sookenewsmirror.com.

pottery

jewellery

unique kid’s toys and more!

Over 18 local artists & crafters represented!

Barking Dog Studio

NOW OPEN!

250-642-6677 2054 Otter Point Road at Sooke Road

barkingdogstudio.ca The Royal Canadian Legion Br. #54 Phone: 250-642-5913

Your Weekly Horoscope

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, despite a full workload, you are already looking ahead to some muchneeded rest and relaxation. Focus on what’s on your plate at the moment.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, your personal life follows you to work this week. You can often compartmentalize things, but you are finding it difficult to do that this week.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, information that may alter your future plans is brought to your attention this week. It is not necessarily bad news, but you will need to alter your plans a little.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, financial responsibilities must be a priority this week.

Now is the time to make important financial decisions that you have been putting off for several weeks.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Your feelings are transparent this week, Leo. You can’t hide much from others, especially your romantic feelings. The person you admire will soon learn of your feelings.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, a lot of drama is going on behind the scenes this week. How much you get involved is entirely up to you.

Just be prepared for the consequences.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you might have to set your personal needs aside this week in order to help a friend out of a difficult situation. You are ready to provide any assistance you can.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/ Nov 22 Responsibility comes naturally to you, Scorpio. However, sometimes you just have to let loose and show off how you are feeling.

Others will have a new appreciation for you.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 You are on the brink of a breakthrough, Sagittarius. You just don’t know when it is coming. Be patient and you will be pleasantly surprised with events that unfold.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/ Jan 20 A serious issue arises this week, Capricorn.

You may have avoided addressing this issue in the past, but there is no putting it off now.

Approach the issue with an open mind.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/ Feb 18 When an associate presents a problem, you are the perfect

General Meeting every 4th Tuesday, 7pm • Members and bona fide guests welcome

LEGION RIDERS

one to present a solution, Aquarius. Make the most of this opportunity and others will appreciate your efforts.

SPRING GARAGE SALE

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Responsibilities at work may be a bit overwhelming, Pisces. You are held to a higher standard than others, and now is the time to show why.

RAIN

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

MoNDAYS

APRIL 6: Paul Rudd, Actor (45) APRIL 7: John Oates, Singer (65) APRIL 8: John Schneider, Actor (54) APRIL 9: Elle Fanning, Actress (16) APRIL 10: Kasey Kahne, Race Car Driver (34)

Sunday, April 6th 9 am - 1 pm

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Short Mat Bowling 1:00 Euchre 6:30 pool League 7:00 Nascar 7:00 Dominos 10:00 Ladies Darts 12 noon Shuffleboard 6:30 Cribbage 7:00 Short Mat Bowling 1:00

(outside)

SUPPORT THE FOOD BANK donate non-perishable food items

MEAT DRAW EVERY SATuRDAY @ 3:00 pM

Special Draw sponsored by Legion Cribbage Club, Apr. 26 HAMBURGERS & HOT DOGS AVAILABLE

SUNDAY BREAKFAST BRUNCH 9AM - 12:30PM $5 CHilDREN WElCoME

FRIDAY Steak Night

ANNIVERSARIES / BIRTHDAYS /

6-7:30 PM GROUP PARTIES WELCOME! ONLY Hosted by 50/50 Ball Team

with Pete & Megan BLUEGRASS JAM KARAOKE 1st and 3rd Sundays Every Friday

APRIL 11: Dustin Rhodes, Wrestler (45) APRIL 12: David Cassidy, (64)

2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

8:00 - 11:00 p.m.

DROP IN POOL TOURNAMENT 2 SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH LEgION RIDERS 2 wEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 7 PM nd

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SOOKEFOURCAST

$10

Your weather forecast for the next FOUR DAYS!

EXPRESS BREAKFAST

What you need to know about the weather to plan your weekend.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Cloudy with Showers High 11 Low 6

Light Rain High 10 Low 7

Light Rain High 11 Low 7

Light Rain High 9 Low 7

Hours of sunshine 2

Hours of sunshine 2

Hours of sunshine 0

Hours of sunshine 0

MON-FRI 8-11am Only at The Mix by Ric’s

Located in the Best Western Premier Prestige Oceanfront Resort

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Erratum

Britt Santowski photo

We erred.

The Consultants Invitational Fishing Derby will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2014, not Saturday July 28 as originally printed (“Fishing for skippers and sponsors,” Sooke News Mirror, March 26, 2014).

There is no such Saturday date, making it exceptionally hard to add it to one’s calendar.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Girl Guide cookies are the best

Oliver Katz

Daniela Novosadova

Personal Real Estate Corporation

WHIFFIN SPIT

 Sooke Harbour Resort & Marina 2 Bedroom 2 bath unit

 Prime oceanfront facing unit with gourmet granite kitchen

In the stolen moments of sunshine this past Saturday, a young client by the name of Morgan buys a box of Girl Guide Cookes from Katarina, who is a Spark in “Troup 2.”

 Oceanview deck for BBQs & shucking your freshly caught crabs on

 Full ownership

Blair Robertson

B. Com Urban Land Economics

Fiona Phythian

Managing Broker

KEMP LAKE

WOODLAND CREEK

 The Juniper offers ideal family

living on two well thought out levels

 Bright main living open Kitchen, Dining & Living areas

 3 good sized BRs up, master with



2.5 acre Oceanview Estate

 Sprawling 2570 sq ft rancher with extensive open plan living

 Views from ALL principal rooms

huge walk-in & attractive 4 piece

hardwood through main ;living areas

 Built green & geo-thermal heat/AC  Very private and offers gazebo, saving plenty of $$$ annually

 OPEN FRI-SUN 12-4 $374,900

$269,900

Susan Dunn

green house & private fenced garden area

$699,900

101-2015 SHIELDS ROAD

250-642-6480 www.sookeshometeam.com

WEEKLY TIDE TABLES

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3.0 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.9 7.5 7.2 7.2

18:41 7.2 22:10 6.6 18:55 7.2 21:21 6.9 20:21 7.2 21:42 7.2 22:29 7.5 15:17 3.9 22:54 7.5 16:12 4.3 23:19 7.9 16:58 4.6 23:42 7.9

TIMES ARE IN STANDARD TIME, HEIGHTS IN FEET

Residential/Commercial and Bin Service.

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