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An amendment to zoning Bylaw 582 would have seen Medical Marijuana Production Facilities as permitted uses in rural, agricultural and industrial zones in the District of Sooke.

The amendment had already passed unanimously through first and second reading in February, 2014, but at the April 14 council meeting some members of council backed away from endorsing the bylaw. Amendments also included definitions of “horticulture” and “Medical Marijuana Production Facilities (MMPF).”

A public hearing was held on April 14 to guage the public sentiment on the zoning amendment.

Only one person stood up to speak to the issue. Michael Nyikes, president of the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce, stated investors had met with the chamber and had multi-millions of dollars to spend on medical marijuana production facilities.

“It is an economic development oppor-

tunity,” said Nyikes. “It creates local jobs and local convenience and additional tax revenue.”

There were comments made about the tax revenue from those agricultural properties versus commercial tax revenue. If the property is used for agriculture, ie: MMPFs, then the tax rate is calculated accordingly. It would not be commercial.

A motion was made

by Councillor Herb Haldane to keep all MMPFs in the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Discussion ensued on the agricultural zones located in the Whiffin Spit area and the possibility that MMPFs could be located there.

Mayor Wendal Milne stated he was worried about the impact on neighbours if MMPFs were attached to a specific zone.

Councillor Kerrie Reay said she felt this whole MMPF issue was moving too quickly and that marijuana was still an illegal drug.

There was discussion on the rights of people who are already growing medical marijuana for themselves.

Councillor Rick Kasper said he did not want to see “people’s

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rights trampled.”

It was made clear that on issues of what happens on ALR land, the Agricultural Land Commission was in charge and their authority trumped the district’s.

Concerns were raised by referral agencies as to location of MMPFs, as in proximity to regional parks and trails, setbacks, access to site in case of emergency, hazardous materials on site and the need for a fire safety plan.

Planner Gerard LeBlanc said that restrictions could be put into place in the bylaw to limit where MMPFs could be located.

In March the Federal Court granted an interlocutory constitutional exemption allowing production of medical marijuana in a home or private dwelling legal, thereby preserving the rights of authorized users and producers.

This would be for a set period before it came before the court again.

In the end vote, it was a tie and the motion was defeated.

Council made a motion to wait until the federal court case is settled to deal with this issue - in about nine months.

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Looking Back

A look back at what made the news in Sooke over the years.

April 15, 2009 Construction turnaround not expected until 2011 Greater Victoria had a jaw-dropping monthto-month growth in the value of building permits but a marked slump in the number of new homes being built.

At first blush, the two sets of construction figures released this week paint a contradictory picture of how the economic downturn is playing out here.

The explanation is that the staggering 270 per cent jump in the value of building permits issued in February came from a single mega-project.

April 14, 2004 Sooke receives another grant: $1.9 million for Highway 14 upgrades The District of Sooke shot and scored. Three times.

Thursday morning, David Anderson, federal minister of the Environment and senior minister for BC, announced Sooke will receive $1.9 million for upgrades to two kilometres of Highway 14 though the community core from just west of Atherley Close to Charters Road. It is the third grant the municipality has netted under the Canada-BC Infrastructure program in the past year. Sooke also received $11.6 million last May for the community sewer project and $1.9 million last month to build part of a parallel route to highway 14. All three were applied for in 2001.

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Local people who have worked toward an interpretive facility at Charters Creek were asked to pose on the occasion of a $228,800 donation from the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) on April 16, 2010.

Pictured with PSF reps Jim Shinkewski, Diane Ramage and Brian Riddell are locals: Liz Johnson, Wally Vowles, Bryan Mooney, Rollie Rose, /Elida Peers, Ray Vowles, Elden Smith and Al Jones. information regarding this problem and economic solutions for you, your family and your business is available now.

April 13, 1994 Incorporation bid scrapped The Minister of Municipal Affairs has put the final nail in the coffin of the latest Sooke incorporation effort.

Calling the Feb. 23 CRD decision to withdraw completely from the study “unprec-

edented,” Darlene Marzari announced Thursday that no more money will be made available for the Sooke Incorporation Restructuring Committee (SIRC).

“The incorporation study process has become too polarized to continue, and should be temporarily discontinued,” she said. “I think a cooling off period is in order.”

SIRC formed in December of 1992

to examine whether Sooke would benefit from incorporating as a municipality with its own mayor and council.

Sooke is currently governed by the CRD. April 12, 1989 Sooke soil not good for septic systems Most of the soil types found in Sooke are not supportive of adequate septic systems, says the CRD water quality report, and it suggests that further studies are necessary to determine whether restrictions on future development should be imposed.

The report revealed that of 11 different soil types in the area, 10 were in the “potentially troublesome” category.

This does not mean that every septic tank absorbtion field in the area is likely to create problems, but it did indicate that the soil had general characteristics that could cause problems.

The report warned that increased development and further subdivision “could result in significant sublateral flow to the water.”

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traditional pit cooking at Journey Britt Santowski

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Left, an obscured student at Journey waits, with arms full of salal branches, to begin the cooking process.

Right, skunk cabbage leaves are laid down on top of the salal branches.

Below, after serving the Elders, Journey students line up to feast.

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THE 4TH AnnuAl on-farm Plant and Seed Sale will take place on the AlM Organic Farm at 3680 Otter Point Road in Sooke on Saturday April 26 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

THE SAlE will feature a wide variety of vegetables, herbs and flowers both annual and perennial as well as seeds.

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THE AnnuAl ROTARy Auction & Spring Fair TAkES PlACE On May 3 at SEAPARC. The annual event draws vendors, craftspeople and businesses under one roof.

Thumbs Up TO All THOSE Sooke businesses and residents who are sprucing up their premises, yards and curb sides after the winter.

On a windy Friday morning, Journey middle school saw early morning activity with the building of a pit and a morning-long cookout.

Principal Laurie Szadkowski introduced the event in an email. “Students and staff from Mt. Olympus and Atlantis Neighbourhoods will be treated to a feast of veggies, salmon and crab cooked in a pit in our school yard. A pit, dug by our Facilities Department, lined with stones from DeMamiel Creek and ferns from the forest will be used to help cook the food after the fire has left a bed of coals.”

Represented were the T’Sou-ke, Pacheedaht, and Tsawout Nations.

Elder Earl Claxton Jr. looked after the slow roasting of the salmon, while knowledge keeper John Bradley Williams (Tsawout Nation), who works under Elder Earl Claxton, looked after coordinating the Pit Cook.

Williams explained the process to groups of Journey students.

First a deep pit is dug out, and lined with rocks along the bottom.

A wood fire is started on top of the rocks in order to heat the rocks.

At Journey, the fire was started at 6 a.m.

Once the rocks were heated, after three hours of being in the fire, the ashes were removed. Then, the pit is quickly filled and covered.

The filling process, which began shortly after 9:30 a.m., took a matter of minutes. The process began with placing a big wooden branch in the middle and then adding layers. These include a

layer of green salal branches (which, Williams pointed out is an excellence source of Vitamin C), ferns, and skunk weed leaves (don’t worry, assured Williams, the stinky smell comes from the flowers, not the leaves).

The salal and ferns protect the food and provide flavour; the skunk weed leaves act as catchers, should any food spill from their burlap sacks. Then, the vegetables in burlap sacks were placed on top of the greens, and quickly covered with the same layer (skunk weed, ferns and salal).

Once all the greens were laid and the stick removed, three big pails of water were poured into the pit, sending billowing wafts

of steam skywards. A tarp was quickly laid on top of the steaming pile and then covered with dirt.

On a separate fire, salmon was posted on

a grill and positioned beside another fire.

Claxton explained that the cooking process entailed four repositioning: after the

first roasting, the top and the bottom are switched, then the grill is turned front to back, and then switched bottom to top. The process

hardens the outer flesh, cooking up a tender and flavourful inside.

By 1 p.m., the food was cooked. The pit had to be carefully shovelled, the tarp rolled up, and the cooked greens removed. Burlap bags were carried to the waiting tables and the root vegetables taken out. At the same time, the salmon came off the grill.

After a prayer and blessing from T’Souke Nation Elder Shirley Alphonse, with Michelle Wolf drumming, the elders were served, and then the students, too, could dine.

This Pit Cook was the first of two. Journey middle school has four neighbourhoods within. This Pit Cook was worked by — and enjoyed by — the Mt. Olypmus and Atlantis neighbourhoods. Next up, Utopia and Mystical Main will engage in the next Pit Cook, scheduled for April 25.

The event was tied to the pursuit of knowledge. “We just wanted to bring a little bit of culture (and) celebrate spring,” said Michelle Wolf, who is with Journey’s Aboriginal education program.

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Taking to the trades EMCS TASK students build for the future

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Easter Monday Closure Pirjo Raits photos

Top, T.A.S.K. students from Edward Milne community school put up a garden shed to be used by the Children’s Garden Club at Sunriver Community Garden.

Below, students Drayven Bell and Tina Dickson beside the door they built for the garden shed. son, both in Grade 12 at EMCS. It took them three days to make.

Both think they may take up welding and try to get work in Alberta after they graduate from EMCS.

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The T.A.S.K. program at Edward Milne community school is building a sturdy following of young trades people.

On April 8, students from the program gathered at the Sunriver Community Garden to put into place a shed they built for the Children’s Garden Club through a grant provided by the District of Sooke. The shed will house equipment for the club, which teaches young children the joys and pleasures of gardening.

Instructor Blair Hughes said the students planned, designed and did pretty much everything on the frame building.

The project took about four to five days for framing an another two or three days will be spent on site assembling the structure.

“They’re not working eight hours shifts,” said Hughes. “I guess it would be 20 hours on the shed.”

The shed, when complete, will have cedar siding, windows and a door. The door was built by two female TASK students, Drayven Bell and Tina Dick-

Two years ago the school introduced the successful program called T.A.S.K. — Trades Awareness Skills and Knowledge.

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Mark Ziegler

chair, Rotary Auction chair, and now president. Mark’s planning,

research and supervisory experience equips him well for the leadership and coordination responsibilities.

Mark and Bonnie love to hike the endless wilderness trails in the Sooke area, and both volunteer with the Volunteer Warden program of the CRD, regularly walking the Sooke Potholes, lending a watchful eye.

Mark is also an active member of the Kludak Trail Society, fulfilling the position of secre-

tary and contributing his energy to trail clearing and repairs during seasonal work parties.

He can also be called upon to help with trail clearing with the Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society, when the need arises.

An avid runner, Mark is a member of the Sooke Trail and Road Runners (STARR) Club, tearing up the streets of Sooke every Saturday and Thursday, as well as almost every other day of the week.

Mark shares his passion for running by coaching and mentoring students of the high school cross-country team at Edward Milne.

Mark selflessly offers a helping hand and a listening ear to friends and neighbours as well, whatever the need.

Sometimes when you need something done in a community, you ask the busiest person – Mark would be the first person that comes to mind!

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Dignitaries such as Mayor Milne, Councillors Tait, Berger, Reay, Kasper and Pearson, as well as Fire Chief Sorenson were in attendance to enjoy the evenings festivities.

Emcee Ron Larsen and Chamber President Michael Nyikes co-hosted the award presentations, numerous prize draws, and live auction, with every-

thing being captured by photographer Jack Most from The Most in Photography.

Many emotional and impactful acceptance speeches were delivered by the award recipients, and there were a number of special surprises and announcements made throughout the evening.

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Chamber Chatter The Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce’s Business Excellence Awards held on Saturday April 5, 2014 at the Prestige Oceanfront Resort was a HUGE success!

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There was a great sense of community pride and positive energy in the room throughout the evening, and a definite feeling that the people in the room were all part of something very special.

The Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce thanks and appreciates all the sponsors, prize donors and individuals

who volunteered their time to make this event such a success.

Please visit the Business Excellence Awards section on the Events page of the Chamber’s website for full list of the the finalists and award recipients, as well as the Member Gallery section of the Membership page of the Chamber’s website (www.sookeregionchamber.com) for photographs from the evenings celebrations.

Shirley-Jordan River Citizens’ Committee Official Community Plan Review Committee Meeting Environment, Parks & Trails and Development Permit Areas for Environmental Sensitivities Shirley Community Hall 2795 Sheringham Point Road, Shirley, BC April 23, 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.

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Assault: Sooke RCMP are investigating a complaint of assault with a weapon. On April 9, 2014 at approximately 17:45 hours, a retired couple were walking their dog on the Galloping Goose trail near Manzer Road. A female was walking towards them and pulled out a can of pepper spray, and sprayed the couple.

This investigation has lead to the arrest of a 45-year-old resident of Sooke, now charged with two counts of Assault with a Weapon.

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Police Beat

residents may notice, starting this week, is the RCMP speed enforcement accompanying the Speed Watch volunteers.

Those choosing not to take

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

Upcoming Public Meetings Emergency Planning Committee Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 9:00 am Submitted photo

Pictured at the Volunteer Fair are volunteers Ron Bilinsky and Ron Butler. sustained injuries.

Sooke Speed Watch: The community of Sooke is well served by the detachment’s Speed Watch and Citi-

zens on Patrol program.

With regard to Speed Watch, many of us are accustomed to seeing the volunteers out with the radar operated sign alerting us to the speed

we are travelling at.

The volunteers provide this service in areas of concern, school zones, business areas, and spots with higher accident rates. One change

Rhodos, rhodos everywhere It’s early spring and that means eye-popping colours around every corner – tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, camellias, flowering plums and cherries, and, of course, rhododendrons. How lucky we are to live in a climate that allows us to feast on this visual banquet at the end of a gray, rainy winter.

For all intents and purposes, we are just getting into rhodo season. Some varieties are already in spectacular bloom, with many, many more to come over the weeks ahead.

What is so great about these shrubs, in addition to the gamut of colour their flowers offer, is that they generally look great year round. Moreover, they tend not to be on the deer buffet.

Rhododendrons are much more variable than is generally realized. They range in size from tiny, only a few centimeters tall, to giants, more than 30 meters in height. Leaf and flower shapes also vary widely, and some species are highly perfumed. In certain areas, rhododendrons grow abundantly in the wild.

So with thousands of cultivars available, the big challenge is deciding which ones to choose for a particular landscape or container.

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the free advice from Speed Watch to slow down, may wind up with a Violation ticket.

both seeds and cuttings.

Please join us Wednesday, April 23, 7:30 p.m., at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church on Townsend Road.

New members welcome. Annual fee: $15.

For more information, email: sookegardenclub@yahoo.ca or phone Rose at 250-6425509. The evening will also feature a parlour show, and contest potatoes will be available.

Annual Public Plant Sale: The Sooke Garden Club will be having a huge plant sale at Evergreen Mall on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Plants of every description will be available, and a landscape architect/arborist and several master gardeners will be on site to answer your gardening questions. Don’t miss this event. Come

The District of Sooke website at www.sooke.ca has information about your community – including: • Category B Community Grant Application deadline is April 30/14 • 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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early and meet the friendly faces of Sooke Garden Club members.

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dos (some already in bloom) are available for purchase at nurseries and garden centres everywhere. It’s the perfect time for Bill McMillan’s “Rhodos 101,” a presentation addressing the basics of rhododendron culture, care and problems. He will talk about the various kinds of rhodos, when, where, and how to plant them, and how to determine why a plant is not performing well and what to do about it.

Bill McMillan, describes himself as a rhodo enthusiast rather than an expert.

However, he has been curator of the Rhododendron and Hosta Garden of the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific since 2000 and has visited China twice to study species rhododendrons. He also propagates and grows rhododendrons from

What’s New!

The public is invited to attend the Mayor’s Public Advisory Panel meetings at the Prestige Resort Meeting Room: - Economic Development - 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm - Arts and Beautification - 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm

This schedule is subject to change.

Please call 250-642-1634 to confirm meetings.

Council meeting agendas may be viewed at www.sooke.ca

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Naturalist James George French The Sooke Region has always attracted a variety of incredibly talented and interesting people.

Among these is James George French, a naturalist who arrived on the island in the late 1800s from Bristol, England, where he had been a student of zoology and biology.

Some reports say that he arrived on the Atlantic coast and walked part of the way across Canada. Sometimes early settlers were remittance men, and Mr. French may have been in this category.

At any rate, he loved animals, and one of the first places he set up was in Saanich, where he established a menagerie of circus animals, which he overwintered while they rested up from their circus circuit. Among his tenants were a lion and an elephant, and his occupation drew a mixed reaction from his neighbours. This 1914 photo shows “Russki,” a bear that he kept in his Saanich pens.

In 1889 he married into one of our early families. His bride was Dora Jane, eldest daughter of pioneers John Goudie and Mary Ann Vautrin. He preempted Section 79 (Renfrew District) in Shirley, and for the next decades alternated his time between Saanich and Shirley.

The French children - Ivan, Hazel, Oscar, Wilfred and Daniel were all born in Saanich, though the sons chose to make their homes and earn their livelihoods in the woods industry throughout the Sooke/ Otter/Shirley area.

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Skilled in animal husbandry, Mr French also kept animals on his Section 79 property and family members recall a series of cougars that were housed there.

Children who grew up in the area recall that though fascinated by the animals, they felt somewhat intimidated by their keeper.

The family carved a place in history for themselves through their pioneering settlement on the western shores, and their descendants now make their homes in many places throughout BC. James George French passed away in 1952.

In time, the French family chose to honour their patriarch by making the beautiful oceanfront property available to the government of British Columbia as a park. French Beach Provincial Park, 145 acres of near-wil-

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Last Wednesday, we held a Carnival Night from 6 to 8 o’clock p.m. Thanks PAC and Adult Helpers, We’re had a lot of fun! Games and prizes! WHOOPEE! Last Wednesday, we also started Discovery Afternoons again! We got to choose from Fairy Gardens, Scrapbooking, Artist Studio, Runners-RUs, Weaving, and 3, 2, 1, Blast Off! We hope to get our #1 choice!

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OUR VIEW

EDITORIAL CARTOON

Let the election games begin Councillor Maja Tait said it on Monday night - it’s election time. It starts in January and ends just before the election in November. What starts? If anyone has gone to council since the beginning of the year, it is obvious that the electioneering has begun. The waffling on decisions made earlier, the pleasantness among council members, the lack of out bursts and the cautious decisions or no decisions. No one wants to offend the electorate.

That is a good thing, but it shouldn’t just be in the months before an election, this is something that should go on for the entire term of office - and it hasn’t in many cases. In fact, council meetings are rather staid these days, it was a lot more exciting when tempers blew and definite positions were taken on issues.

Four-year terms are coming and we need to be ready for that. One has to seriously consider who they think will be the most conscientious and desirable candidate for council or mayor. Do we go with those we know or take a chance on someone new? That, of course, will be up to the voters.

With four-year terms, there is no easy legal way to depose someone who isn’t “working” out. There is no probabtion period, no performance reviews.

There is their record for sure, if they have sat on council already. What about those newcomers to the political arena? As in every community there are those who speak out and take stands for others, sit in on council meetings and committees to see what is going on. Those folks are likely the ones who will throw their hat in the ring.

Now the waiting game begins. Few council members have declared whether they are running again or not. Rumours abound and tight lips are everywhere. They are waiting to see who is running to determine what they will run for - council or mayor. It will be an interesting seven months of gestation.

How to reach us: General: Phone 250-642-5752; fax 250-642-4767 Publisher: Rod Sluggett publisher@sookenewsmirror.com Office Manager: Harla Eve office@sookenewsmirror.com Editor: Pirjo Raits editor@sookenewsmirror.com Reporter: Britt Santowski news@sookenewsmirror.com Advertising: Rod Sluggett Joan Gamache sales@sookenewsmirror.com Circulation: circulation@sookenewsmirror.com Production Manager: production@sookenewsmirror.com Creative Services: creative@sookenewsmirror.com Classifieds: Harla Eve, office@sookenewsmirror.com Vicky Sluggett

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Farmland fight sheds little light B.C. Views Detailed debate on changes to the Agricultural Land Commission got underway in the legislature last week, while protesters played to urban voters outside.

A couple of West Kootenay NDP supporters brought a basket of homegrown veggies down to help East Kootenay MLA Bill Bennett get through the winter on a 100-mile diet.

A group of mostly UBC scientists wrote to Premier Christy Clark, embracing the popular assumption that the changes will automatically mean more exclusions of agricultural land, as well as expanded secondary uses in the Cariboo, Kootenay and North zones. This “jeopardizes species at risk, threatens many common species, and will impact many species prized for hunting,” they wrote.

It makes me wonder if these university botanists and bird experts actually understand what farming is.

You know, clear-cutting a forest and planting largely monoculture crops?

Using big machinery, creating drainage, applying fertilizers, controlling diseases, pests and wild animals?

Not backyard gardening, real farming of the sort that has fed more people than in all of human history?

Have they heard that the largest cause of deforestation in North America is farming?

Do they imagine habitat loss from

subdivisions sprawling across the Cariboo?

Forests Minister Steve Thomson has been pinch-hitting for Fort St. John MLA Pat Pimm on the agriculture file as Pimm undergoes cancer treatment. Thomson took exception when NDP agriculture critic Nicolas Simons asked if he is aware people think the changes are to “neuter the chair of the Agricultural Land Commission.”

Thomson, a former executive director of the Kelowna-based B.C. Agriculture Association, replied that the changes do not reduce the independence of the chair.

Under further questioning from Simons, Thomson allowed that the current ALC chair, Richard Bullock, has provided no response to the government on the proposals.

Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick was appointed Friday to replace Pimm as agriculture minister. But this ALC project is Bennett’s initiative, so I asked him about his changes to the appointment process.

Bennett said the six regional panels, up to three people each, were set up by then-minister Stan Hagen in 2003 to provide local input. That worked well, he said, until Bullock came on the scene and began exercising his discretion not to appoint people recommended by cabinet.

“The chair doesn’t like the regional panels,” Bennett told me. “It’s a pain in the ass for the chair to have to

deal with 18 farmers from all over the province in making decisions. It would be six farmers, because only one person from the regional panel actually sits on the provincial commission.

“He thinks that it’s unwieldy, and he’d rather have the decision-making centralized in Burnaby. But we changed that. We decided as a duly elected government in 2003 that we wanted the regions to have a say on this stuff, so the intention of the legislation, we felt, was actually being defeated, because we hadn’t made it mandatory.”

It will be mandatory soon, and Bullock’s days as commission chair appear to be numbered.

“There’s no more discretion for any future chair to monkey with it,” Bennett added.

One of Bennett’s key issues is denial of secondary residence construction to keep families on the land in the Interior. The legislation also introduces social and economic factors in weighing decisions in the North, Cariboo and Kootenay regions, where in most cases development pressure is an urban myth.

The main ALC board will still have authority to revisit a local panel decision if the chair deems it inconsistent with the mandate to protect farmland.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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We asked: Are you concerned about online security?

Yes, particularly with the Heartbleed virus. I have changed all my passwords.

Sande Cummings Sooke

Clean up appreciated I’m not sure who is responsible for the amazing upgrades to the path along Whiffin Spit, but the workers did one amazing job.

All the rocks we’ve all been tripping over are gone, the pot holes are gone — no more weaving around huge puddles for the “spitters.” The surface has been compacted and people pushing strollers and those using walkers can fairly easily make it to the end now, instead of just the first 50 feet.

So many people enjoy walking along the Spit, locals and visitors alike and we will all enjoy it a lot more now; so thanks for the improvements.

We appreciate it.

Anne Boquist Sooke

Keep all vehicles out What a pleasure it is to hike the Sooke hills, Empress Mountain, the Potholes, and the whole area within the Sea to Sea Green Blue Belt.

To date more than 10,200 hectares of the proposed Sea to Sea Green Blue Belt is provincial, regional and municipal park land, including Gowlland Tod Provincial Park, Goldstream Provincial Park, Sooke Mountain Provincial Park, and Sooke Hills Wilderness Regional Park Reserve.

No. I think there’s too much paranoia and fear.

Absolutely. I’ve always been nervous about online attacks. There are a lot of ways that increase the availability of personal online information. And when it comes to security, there’s too much to choose from and not enough information about it.

I should be, but I have lots of anti virus programs. It's definitely a concern.

Allan Bright Sooke

Brock Armstrong Sooke

Maureen Savoy Sooke

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An area of land sizeable enough to sustain whole ecosystems, this gem provides habitat for a wide variety of species, including the iconic bald eagle, the elusive black bear, and numerous rare and endangered plants and animals. While much of the land is covered with second-growth forest, pockets of old-growth persist, and many of the streams and rivers support salmon spawning.

The main reason this wilderness area provides such a lush and healthy ecosystem is because there is no vehicle traffic allowed in this park system.

Access must be limited to non-motor traffic or else the integrity and health of these parks will be lost. The encroachment of vehicles would inevitability bring too many human behaviors, noise, and pollution issues that are detrimental to a truly “wilderness experience” and would damage the restoration work that has been done (mostly by nature herself). With the provincial Liberals opening up park lands to resource extraction there is less and less area that is not vulnerable to human exploitation.

I would like to thank the CRD, TLC, Habitat Acquisition Trust, The Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek, and local municipalities for

working together and having the vision and tenacity in creating such a magnificent wilderness area that is revered and appreciated by so many. I think what gets forgotten quite often is that these areas are not protected merely for people to enjoy, but for the wildlife and natural elements to thrive in and stay healthy. The heath of these ecosystems keeps us all healthier and happier.

Keep up the great work and keep out the vehicles.

Tom Eberhardt Sooke

Thievery runs amok A thief is a thief is a thief whether he/she/ they steal from homes, businesses or even dirt from the cemetery.

In 1989 the Sooke Lions club spent almost every weekend for a year to revitalize the Sooke Harbour Cemetery. It was hard work, but work for the benefit of our community, that’s what we do. We continue to maintain that cemetery and part of that job requires dirt to be brought in for our use.

To the persons unknown (thieves) who continue to take our dirt, please be advised that you have managed to get some 35 Lions members a bit upset at you. There is noth-

ing like going to a work party and find that some miscreant has stolen your supplies.

Shame.

To mitigate this continuing problem, we are forced to build a secure storage place for the dirt, this will take money away from other projects we do in the community.

In closing, we want to thank the citizens of Sooke and area who have so strongly supported our club for the past 49 years. We will continue to do our community service knowing that there are a lot more of you good folks out there than the few bad who caused this letter to be written.

Thanks for your continued support.

Sooke Lions Club

Easter and bunnies don’t mix To whoever dumped the white Himalayan bunny beside Sooke Road near Awsworth, your former pet is now dead. You didn’t set her free you sentenced a domestic animal to death.

I tried to catch her/ him when I first saw her one cold, rainy afternoon, but she was so frightened she ran farther into the ditch and I was concerned I’d scare her into traffic. Whenever I drove

by I’d look for her, but

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didn’t see her again, until I noticed her body lying on the other side of the road, some weeks later. It appeared she had been struck by a car, or it might have been caused by the steel brush bristle which protruded from her chest. I gave her a decent burial (so upsetting) in my yard rather than leave her there, with the hubcaps, coffee cups and other discarded things.

Rabbits are wonderful, intelligent companions, much like dogs and cats. They are part of the family; at least a 10 - 15 year commitment, not rodents, nor good pets for children, never, ever Easter gifts (one wouldn’t give a reindeer for Christmas). Chocolate or plush only please!

Ava Penberg Sooke

Open House Saturday April 19th 11:00 am — 2:00 pm Family Friendly — $309,000 New 3 bedroom home in Trickle Creek.

1,600 sq ft, 3 bathrooms, Gas FP, 5 Appliances & Fenced Yard. Backing on Green Space & Walking Trail. New Home Warranty. Visit us Saturday at 1162260 Maple Ave N. Questions? Call Michael direct at 250-642-6056. For more info and pictures visit us at isellsooke.com.

Compassion not competition Response to “Human Society Support,” Sooke News Mirror,

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Treasures found Saturday’s annual garage sale at SEAPARC was extremely busy, with the parking lot filled to capacity.

In fact, some very creative (though questionable) parking was spotted.

Metchosin Metchosin Dental Dental Clinic Clinic Family Family Dentistry Dentistry and and Cosmetic Cosmetic Dentistry Dentistry

Poirier students to explore aquarium at night!

We are students at Ecole Poirier and we think it is a great school. There is always something exciting to do like fun assemblies, jump rope for heart, and music Monday. Poirier is one of the few schools with our own song and motto which is JOIN IN! This year all the Grade 4 and 5 students get to go to Vancouver. We are spending the night

in the aquarium! All the boys get to sleep with the dolphins and the girls get to sleep with the belugas.

The Grade 4 and 5 students are also starting literature circles.

In our class we are making Pysanky eggs. Pysanky eggs are a Ukrainian tradition. We are also building cars for science.

We do lots of cool art work and

get to play the ukuleles and the primary students get to play the recorders. All the Grade 2’s at Poirier are doing swimming lessons every Tuesday and Thursday.

We think Poirier is a great elementary school and we hope you will be able to experience it.

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ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Cribbage 7 p.m.

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

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION 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.

EGGSTRAVAGANZA SEAPARC, 10:30-noon.

Easter egg hunt times: Ages 1 - 4 at 10:30; Ages 5 - 7 at 11:00; Ages 8 - 10 at 11:30.

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

Drop-in Pool @ 1 p.m.

EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE Ed McGregor park, 7:30 a.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 Euchre 6:30 p.m.

Admission by donation to the Sooke Food Bank.

Bring your own baskets.

Happy Easter!

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.

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Directory: Where to find what Child, Youth & Family Centre: 2145 Townsend Rd EMCS (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 SEAPARC: 2168 Phillips Rd Village Foods: Right smack downtown, you can’t miss it

Tues April 22

Wed April 23

Why Tummy Time is Important. 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.

People’s Drug Mart hosts a walking club starting out at 9:15.

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

FREE ARTS AND CRAFTS Sooke Library. 4 p.m.

- 8 p.m. All ages, no registration required.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Dominos 10 a.m.

Ladies Darts 12 noon.

Shuffleboard 6:30 p.m.

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

SOOKE SENIOR BUS Shopping over the Malahat. Leaves the Community Hall at 9:30 a.m. $12. Home pick-up $14. Call 250-642-1521 to reserve.

BABY TALK

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She’s the only planet we’ve got.

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SOOKENEWS NEWS MIRROR MIRROR-- Wednesday, Wednesday,april April 16, 16,2014 2014 SOOKE Cont’d from page 9 April 9, 2014 concerning its opening paragraph and misinformation. “My support is to the Victoria Humane Society,” states the writer, Ms. Effa, as suggesting there is a competition and that people need to choose between the Victoria Humane Society, (VHS,) and the Sooke Animal Food and Rescue Society (SAFARS).

First, we want to state the differences separating both societies. According to the writer, only VHS seems to have rules and policies, but because we all know this cannot be true let’s just talk about our charity’s different ethical approaches and principles.

SAFARS’ main principle is to never lose our empathy and compassion to humans and animals alike. Our mission has been consistent from the start and our goal is to help the less fortunate pet owners in our community keep their pets. An example is when I, personally, helped Ms. Effa walk her dog three winters ago during all the days she was in convalescence.

Regarding VHS’s ethical approach, we can use the reference we have from 2012 when Ms. Penny Stone was still the SPCA’s manager. It was me who asked her for help to assist Cathy Park before it would be too late. To my surprise, her response was to transfer me to the cruelty department instead of lending a hand to this lady who in the past rescued hundreds of cats and dogs from pain, starvation and abuse. Reference case: “Park called the SPCA, saying she needed to get rid of her animals to avoid cruelty charges. She was asking for help, and she knew she was starting to break down (Sooke News Mirror, February 26th, 2014 “Park given suspended sentence”).

Second, VHS was created in November 2013

by Penny Stone, by her longtime friend Carol Broad and others. Mrs. Broad is the president and Ms. Stone is the executive director.

Third, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, (CFHS), is composed by independent charities and these are not all shelters.

VHS or SAFARS are not affiliated with CFHS

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and; therefore, none of them have extra privileges. We are both registered charities. We invite readers to visit the federation’s website and to ask questions.

Margarita Dominguez Sooke

Bad legacy We can thank the B.C. Liberals and specifically Gordon Campbell for rising hydro rates and less money in our pockets. Before being forced out of office with the lowest approval rating of any premier in Canadian history, Campbell agreed to buy unneeded power from run of river independent power projects at far above the market rates. This is now a huge unfunded liability as hydro has to sell excess power that it payed a premium for at lower market rates.

That and regularly diverting dividends from hydro to other areas has left hydro in a mess that would cause WAC Bennett to turn over in his grave. This was just another sweetheart deal cooked up for B.C. Liberal insiders and financiers.

Under the ruse of making B.C. self sufficient in power Campbell caused a gold rush mentality as companies (many foreign owned) rushed to stake out, dam and divert rivers to generate unneeded power too often with only token environmental oversight.

After being run out of town on a rail, (not BC Rail as Campbell sold that to his cronies), the high priests of business who profited most from Campbell’s tenure sought to whitewash his shameful legacy by voting him “Builder of the Decade “ and supported his nomination to the Order of B.C. What a joke! Tax cuts to business were paid for by the old, poor, elderly, ill and young school children as Liberals cut funds to our most needy and vulnerable to pay for business’ tax cuts.

Campbell’s accolades should read “Food Bank Builder of the Decade” and given the fishy smells around so many back room maneuverings, the “Odour of BC.” B.C. Liberal mismanagement of BC Hydro and our

right. Instead of disrespecting her and her organization on social media sites, shouldn’t rising hydro costs are we be saying thank Campbell’s legacy. you for recognizing the Ted Roberts problem we have out Sooke here?

Thank you for using your skills and expertise towards the neglected, the forgotten, the strays and the I have been following abandoned... Oh, and the negativity from a thank you for all of local Sooke animal res- the unpaid hours, the cue towards a poten- behind the scenes work tial new rescue in East and all of the fundraisSooke (The Victoria ing, planning and other Humane Society) and I amazing things you do have one simple ques- for those animals (and tion: why is it so hard doing so without pubto be kind and support- licly bashing the other ive? I personally feel rescues). We need to grateful that Sooke has remember that Ms. an opportunity to bring Stone is also a volunin someone like Penny teer looking to make a Stone and her associ- difference, and that she ates to help the animals has chosen our comof our community. I feel munity to do it in. It’s as though she is being time to wake up and attacked and this is not be thankful, instead of

Thanks in order

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Celebrate Canada Day To the people of Sooke and surrounding area.

As the founder and past president, for 17 years, of the July 1, Sooke Canada Day events, I am very happy to say I have been in consultation with the Sooke Lions Club.

They will be putting on this year’s event.

They are trying to have an event for all ages and they need your support in any way you can.

Please come and celebrate this special day for our country, town, and each other. Hope to see you all there.

Judithe Ann Gatto Sooke

The Pastor's Pen On a cold and rainy weekend in a fishing village on the Big Island the Reverend was shaking hands at the door after services. Sister Mary Loverby stepped forward for her moment of personal contact with the Reverend. As he shook her hand gently she looked imploringly into his eyes and asked for forgiveness for not being in church for the previous 3 weeks. The Reverend smiled sincerely and said,” Sister Mary, we are always glad to see you and we hope that you are encouraged in your life by being here. I hope that you don’t believe you’re going to hell if you don’t come to church?” said the Reverend with a twinkle in his eye.

Sister Mary’s eyes fell as she whispered, “but I thought you would be upset with me and that God would not like me if I didn’t come to church.” Her voice trailed off into silence. Kindly, the Reverend squeezed Mary’s hand and she looked into his eyes once again. “Church is people gathering to encourage each other and to praise the Creator for His goodness to us...and that you’re with us Mary makes all of us happy,” said the Reverend.

A teary smile broke out on Mary’s face and fealing of peace warmed her right down to her toes. “I’ll be back next week, Reverend.”

And she was.

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A taste of India for those who enjoy ethnic food Britt Santowski

ally love to have a food truck.

“It makes Indian food accessible,” said Barooah.

For the time being, there is an online menu on her website (TastesOfIndiaInSooke.com) along with a gallery of photos of her meals and her contact information. Order by Tuesday at noon, and pick up on Wednesday after 5 p.m. (She will contact you when your food is ready.)

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Did you know that the greater Sooke region (from Port Renfrew to East Sooke) has about 30 restaurants and eateries? We’re a bit scarce on ethnic diversity though, and if you’ve had a craving for a nice Indian curry, you’re probably thinking that you’ll have to drive to The Big City for a bite.

Not any more.

There’s authentic Indian food to be had in Sooke, from a local business called Tastes of India. The reason why many don’t know about it is probably because there is no restaurant and no signage. So far, it’s been just word-of-mouth and social media.

The business is owned and managed

by Pooja Barooah who hails originally from India. She received her MBA in the UK, and worked in Dubai as a realtor before she and her family landed here in Sooke. She is currently merging her passions (she’s an entrepreneurial soul with a foodie bent) and is slowly setting up culinary shop here in Sooke. Our palates will be the beneficiaries.

And having enjoyed a sampling of her offerings, this reporter can speak to the quality of the food. A look through her online menu speaks to the affordability. Because she has very little overhead (no building and no employees — and she cooks from a rented, certified kitchen), she passes those savings on to the consumer. For about $35, you can easily feed a family of four; $45 will satisfy four hungry adults.

For those who are unfamiliar with an Indian menu, or those who are more experimental, you can let Barooah build you a meal. Just let her know your dislikes (like, perhaps, coriander) and your heat tolerance, and she’ll quote you a price and prepare you something that should be to your liking.

According to her website Barooah is “a full-time mom who loves to cook.” She offers authentic Indian take-out in Sooke every Wednesday, and is currently in the process of setting up cooking

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There is nothing left for you to do but reheat accordingly, set the

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SOOKE NEWS NEWS MIRROR MIRROR-- Wednesday, Wednesday, April april 16, 16, 2014 2014 SOOKE

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Last week Edward Milne community school student Kayla Curtis competed in the semi-finals of the Public Speaking Contest, and represented EMCS among the competitors from three school districts (61, 62 and 63). The competition is hosted by Rotary Club of Royal Oak Centennial.

Presenting students had a choice of eight topics presented to them by the Rotary and had three weeks to prepare.

Kayla Curtis was among the six students who will move onto the finals, which take place on May 7 at 6 p.m., at Spectrum Secondary.

“Kayla Curtis, Grade 11, representing Edward Milne Community School (EMCS) argued that university tuition in Canada should be free,” wrote Superintendent Jim Cambridge in his blog.

“She spoke about the

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EMCS student Kayla Curtis competes in Rotary Public Speaking Contest, continues to finals.

After the initial jitters subside in the first moments of actually speaking, seeing that she has engaged her audience, she relaxes into her presentation.

For those interested in (or forced into) public speaking, Kayla offers this advice: “Go ahead, write it, practice as much as you can, and go in and do it. If nothing else, it’s going to be a great learning experience.”

The audience, too, tends to be sympathetic. “They want you

cost of education, and highlighted countries such as Finland who have abolished tuition fees.”

Kayla is a natural at public speaking.

“I like to talk,” she laughed, in conversation with the Sooke News Mirror, “and it’s really nice to talk for five minutes without anyone interrupting you.”

Enjoying speaking helps, as does a bit of adrenaline.

“It’s a little bit of a rush,” she admitted.

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In an area long identified as the top human fear (followed by death and spiders, in that order), Kayla approaches public speaking with discipline and repetition.

Her “formula” for success is spending onethird of her time writing the speech, and another two-thirds practicing in front of anyone who will listen.

Practice also results in speech revisions, which are ongoing.

Besides practicing her speech in front of friends, family and school supporters, she also engages her sevenyear-old brother, Jesse.

“He had to listen to me practice at least a dozen times. I don’t think he knew what any of it meant, but he did give me a very nice round of applause.”

“I found the whole event inspiring,” said

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Vice Principal John Lyall, adding this was the first year EMCS has participated in the event. “She was great,” he said, referring to Kayla’s speech at the event. “She’s a very strong candidate. She wrote a very polished essay.”

According to the Rotary Club of Royal Oak Centennial’s website, “The scholarships offered by the Rotary Club will be $1,000 for the best presentation, $750 for the runner-up, $500 for the third candidate and three ‘consolation’ scholarships for the remaining three finalists.”

Tickets are available from the hosting Rotary Club, and cost $15. The finalists’ presentations will be followed with a finger-food reception at which the winners will be announced.

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John enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, cooking for family & friends, and helping out others whenever he could. He was an environmentalist at heart with a great love for nature.

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There has been a lot going on in Sooke over the past week.

Capital Regional District

Top left, Mathiew Morris works at the clay table during the Family Art Day at SEAPARC sponsored by the Sooke Community Arts Council.

Arts Development Deadlines Friday, May 2nd Project Grants - provide project funding for arts organizations.

Top right, June Wesley had her knitting needles out while promoting the Sooke Fall Fair Needlework Section at the Shirley Craft Day last weekend.

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CRD board approves budget for 2014 ing on what services they receive. The impact for each municipal and electoral area, and additional information about the 2014 financial plan, are available at www.crd.bc.ca/about/financial-accountability Overall the CRD’s budget has two components: the operating portion, and the capital portion. Operating costs pay for the daily business of the CRD. This portion of the budget pays for labour costs, supplies, programs, services and repayment of debt for major projects. Requisition funding and income from fees and service charges, and other grant funding sources fund the operating budget.

The capital investment is included in an annual plan to sustain and enhance infrastructure in the region. This includes acquisition of buildings, facilities, construction of trails, and upgrades to capital assets, such as water treatment plants and sewers.

The 2014 Financial Plan received preliminary approval by the Board in November 2013. The plan was prepared based on the development of service plan summaries, which support the work plan and resource requirements for the upcoming year. The service plan summaries are approved by various CRD Board standing committees and commissions. For local services, the respective commissions review and recommend their budgets through the Electoral Area Directors to the Board. In the three electoral areas this process includes a significant amount of work undertaken by many appointed commissioners who volunteer their services in the Southern Gulf Islands, Salt Spring Island, and Juan de Fuca.

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The CRD began planning for wastewater treatment facilities in 2006, at the request of the Minister of Environment and to bring the region into compliance with federal and provincial requirements.

• The three Saanich Peninsula municipalities will see a significant decrease in CRD requisition costs due to the retirement of debt related to borrowing for the CRD Saanich Peninsula Sewage Treatment Plant.

• Included in this year’s budget is funding for the new post-disaster fire hall buildings for North Galiano Island and for East Sooke, with values of $700,000 and $2.3 million respectively.

• For the Capital Regional Hospital District (CRHD), the requisition is set to increase by 1.99 per cent. The CRHD provides local share of capital costs for the development of health infrastructure in the region.

The CRD provides a range of key services: • regional services are provided to all residents • sub-regional services are provided to residents of participating municipalities • local services are provided to individual municipalities, electoral areas or groups of residents within local service areas.

Where someone resides will determine how the CRD budget affects them.

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In late March, the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board approved its 2014 budget, focused on enhancing infrastructure and providing services that are priorities for the region. The 2014 operating expenditure portion of the budget ($192.6 million) pays for a range of more than 200 CRD services to over 360,000 people in the region. In addition, the 2014 capital budget targets $130.2 million in capital projects.

The Seaterra program accounts for $63.2 million of the capital budget, and the remaining $67 million will be invested in growth upgrades, construction of trails, electoral area fire hall construction and improvements to the drinking water and sewer systems.

The increase in CRD’s core operating costs has been limited to 1.17 per cent, which will primarily be offset by an approximate 1 per cent increase in the tax base resulting from growth and new construction over the past year.

The major impacts of the budget are: • Final $2 increase to the regional parks land acquisition levy – the levy will now stabilize at an average $20 per household. The parks levy generates more than $3.7 million to secure park land within the region.

• Splitting the final funding for the Island Corridor Foundation over 2014 and 2015 will result in a $300,000 decrease in the 2014 budget.

• The primary increase in the budget affects the core municipalities participating in the Seaterra program. Seaterra is building the foundation for wastewater treatment for the core area. Seaterra accounts for a 2.59 percent increase to the requisition for those municipalities which have chosen to recover their Seat-

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The race results for the Sooke River 10K are in. There were 360 participants, with the fastest runner (Derek Vinge, of the Comox Valley Road Runners) crossing the finish line after 33:14 minutes.

Sooke had 37 runners registered, with Matthew Thomson of the

Sooke Trail and Road Runners (STARR) leading our pack. He placed 51st overall, with a time of 41:14. The top female runner was Kim EbbsCanavan, who placed 86 overall, with a time of 44:59.

Upcoming in a week and a half is the Times Colonist 10K walk/run, on Sunday, April 27. You must pre-register to run, as there are no race day

registrations. Registration ends at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday April 26, at the Fitness Expo, which will be held at Crystal Gardens.

The start time is 7:50 a.m. for wheelchair athletes, 8 a.m. for runners, recreational and competitive walkers, and recreational wheelchair athletes. The 1.5K family run heads out at 11 a.m. Race maps are

available at their website, http://www.tc10k. ca/, under the Race Info tab.

Last year’s top competitive runner in the TC 10K, from Sooke, was Dr. Anton Rabien, who completed with a time of 34:54 and placed 35 overall. The top placing female runner from Sooke was Sarah-Mae Pyndus, with an overall time of 40:58.

Seahawk’s football spring clinic Local Seahawk football players participate in the first annual spring offence clinic.

Guest Coaches included Tom O’Niell (the biggest guy in the picture) starting guard along with the Hamilton TiCats of the C.F.L.

Beside him is Paul Ozieretti, coach of the U.B.C. T h u n d e r b i rd s .

Far left is Jay Prepchuk, from the top quarterback camp in Canada.

To his left is the former Winnipeg Blue Bomber and McGill Redman coach Jerome

Nanaimo Spring Invitational swim meet On April 12-13, Sooke swimmers from Island Swimming attended the Nanaimo Spring (LC) Invitational.

The swimmers from Sooke performed exceptionally well at the Nanaimo Riptides Spring Invitational Long Course (50M) Swim Meet. Out of 32 swims we had 31 best times.

Attending were, Lucy Bridal (13), Takahara Turnowski (13), Clarke Hopkins (11) and Nicholas Ralph (11). We had swimmers qualifying for the Vancouver

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These results for the top eight finishes are as follows: Clarke Hopkins (11 and under) placed first in the 200m breaststroke, third in the 100m freestyle; third in the 200m backstroke, third in the 100m backstroke and fourth in the 50m freestyle.

Nicholas Ralph (11 and under) placed eighth in the 50m butterfly.

Lucy Bridal (13 and under) placed seventh in the 100m backstroke, sixth in the 200m backstroke; sixth in the 200m freestyle, seventh in the 100m Breaststroke, and sixth in the 200m individual medley.

Takahara Turnowski (13 and under) had best times in the 100m backstroke, the 50m freestyle, the 200m freestyle, the 100m breaststroke, and the 200m individual medley.

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The runners left the start line at 11 a.m. on a picture-perfect Saturday.

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Will Daoust, Weston White, Gabe Nelson and Heath White also carried the ball for the balanced and effective Seahawk offence, while Tagish Page and Carson Campbell provided key blocking.

On defence, Dayton Planes, Logan Bainbridge and Michael Lundell were strong, making key tackles late to first set-up, then preserve, Sooke’s comeback win. Youngsters Trystan Schroeder and Mitchell Sutherland worked hard and played tough against a physical Gordon Head team.

The Seahawks have no game next week due to Easter, but play again in two weeks against their rivals from Langford, the Westshore Warriors.

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win. This came one play after James Mullen hustled from his defensive tackle position to push the Raiders’ fastest player out of bounds after a long run into Seahawks territory. That play capped an outstanding game from Mullen in which he made numerous tackles-forlosses on defence, and displayed some power running and strong blocking on offence.

The offence was led

by Christian Kaisinger, getting his first ever start at quarterback.

Kaisinger did a good job getting the ball to his running backs, and scored his first ever touchdown on a quarterback sneak.

Brody Reinsch rounded out the Seahawks’ scoring, converting after a firsthalf touchdown. He also contributed a few long runs after serving up some wicked straight-arms that left would-be tack-

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For the second week in a row, the Sooke Pre-Atom Seahawks football game was decided in the game’s final plays. This time, though, the good guys came out victorious with a 20-19 win over the Gordon Head Raiders on April 13 at Windsor Park in Oak Bay, improving their record to 1-1.

Hunter Swift again dominated all aspects of the contest. His power running and pancake blocks opened up running lanes for his teammates. He also scored Sooke’s first touchdown, and then tied the game with a great 40 yard run with about a minute left to play.

Swift put his Seahawks ahead for good on the following convert when he carried seemingly the entire Gordon Head team five yards for the winning point.

Swift’s game-saving tackle on the last play of the game sealed the

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he colours of the glass rods in Lori Steel’s studio are mesmerizing. It’s a rainbow of Murano glass in every shade under imaginable. The walls are lined with bins and boxes of beautifully crafted glass beads, each one metic-

ulously made by hand.

Lampwork is a centuries old technique of making beads by melting glass by blowing and shaping with tools and hand movements.

The flame comes from propane, butane or natural gas, the glass from Italy and the inspiration from Mother Nature.

Ever since the fifth century, artisans have been practicing the art of lampworking. It is dif-

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ferent than glass blowing in that torches are used rather than furnaces. It’s a precise and complicated art, gaining popularity for the unique glass beads created by the artist.

Steel likes the reactivity of the glass and the fascinating results when other materials, like silver, is added to the beads. The metals stick to the molten glass and change the surface colour of the

beads.

“I just love to make the beads,” said Steel. “I love the whole process of melting the glass.”

Steel has an artist’s heart and she found the inspiration for lampwork from the Sooke Fine Arts Show. She entered three pieces in the show and they sold.

That was her impetus to try making her living at creating individual one-of-a-kind glass beads.

“That inspired me to go ‘wow!’ I could actually make a living doing this,” said Steel. “Definitely the Sooke Fine Arts gave me the push.”

Nature with all of its shapes, striations of colour, patterns and symmetry is her inspiration. Her larger beads can mimic rocks and crystals, leaves and seeds. She translates what she sees around her in nature onto the beads. She fashions individual beads, bracelets and earrings.

While at markets she

demonstrates her art and chats with people about what she does.

People are fascinated by what she does, as attested by the numbers who watch her work. She loves it all.

She hasn’t looked back and is, in fact, looking forward. This is her first year as a full time artist and she is thrilled at the reception to her work. She is not a relative unknown, she spent many years doing stunned glass and teaching others in the Metchosin area. She has a studio called Inspiration and she taught people to make mosaic tiles and stained glass. Once she touched glass though, it was all over. Glass beads and the thrill of the flame and what it creates is her love.

Courses, workshops and inspiring instructors have taken her to places where she perfected her art. The Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, in Gatlin-

burg, Tennessee was where Steel learned many of the techniques and master lampwork instructors such as Corina Tettinger, Andrea Guarino and Holly Cooper brought her to new heights in creativity.

Steel has been in Sooke for 14 years and started Dragonfly Organic Art. She sells at prestigious markets in Vancouver, Calgary, Courtney and Victoria.

She will be setting up her booth at Bastion Square in Victoria for the summer months and at Circle Craft, the Filberg Festival and two art markets in Calgary later in the year. Locally she sells at the Sooke Harbour House and the new Inspire store on Eustace Road. For more information on Lori Steel and her art go to: dragonflyorganics.ca; or www.facebook.com/ dragonflyorganicart.

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Top and bottom, pendants made by Lori Steel.

Clockwise: from right, Lori Steel at work with the torch making beads. Middle right, Steel applies surface design onto a molten bead, below detail of decorated bead. Centre, a selection of bead bracelets and far left string of handmade beads.

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Songs of the American west on tap at folk society concert The Sooke Folk Music Society is very pleased to be welcoming back Hank Cramer to our April Coffee House this Saturday, April 19. Please note that for this month only, our Coffee House is being held at Sooke Baptist Church out on West Coast Road.

Hank Cramer is one of the best-loved folksingers in the American West. He is widely known for his booming bass voice, smooth picking on a vintage flat-top guitar, and his wry sense of humor.

He has a repertoire of over a thousand modern and traditional songs, spanning the genres of Celtic, Appalachian, Maritime, cowboy, and plain old folk music. He is more than simply a performer, however. He is a historian and educator who weaves music and history into presentations which bring to life the rich story of America’s westward movement, and give his audiences insight into the “folk process” by which traditional songs evolve and change to describe new events.

Cramer was born in North Carolina. His father was a Green Beret, his mother an elementary school teacher. Hank’s father, Captain Harry G. Cramer was the first American soldier killed in Vietnam in 1957. Hank’s mother never remarried. Hank inherited a gift of music from his father, and by high school was a prominent performer in glee club, choir, and school musicals. He earned a history degree at the University of Arizona, paying his way by working nights and weekends as a radio dee-jay and coffee house folksinger.

After graduation, Cramer pursued a unique life journey involving adventure, hardship, travel, and public service. He has been an underground miner, an Army officer and paratrooper, a 9-1-1 emergency communicator, a deepwater sailor, and a wrangler for a highcountry outfitter. These life experiences make Hank’s songs ring with the special authentic-

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Hank Cramer performs on Saturday. ity of someone who has “been there and done that.” A full-time touring musician for over 10 years, Cramer now has 19 CD’s and several movie soundtracks and music videos to his credit.

Cramer’s music has garnered professional recognition in the music industry. He has been selected to receive the Humanities

Washington Award for 2011. Heartland Public Radio named his recording of My Sweet Wyoming Home to the Top Five Cowboy Songs of 2007. Texas Public Radio “Random Routes” listed two of Hank’s songs in their Top Twenty of 2007, while Northwest Public Radio’s “Inland Folk” chose his CD Songs From Maurie’s Porch as

one of the Top Ten Folk Albums of 2006.

After 9/11, Crameerinterrupted his music career to resume military service. He taught Army ROTC at the University of Washington, then volunteered to deploy as an adviser and trainer to the Afghan National Army.

He was injured during this tour of duty, medivaced back to the U.S., and is now retired from the Army Reserve.

Cramer married Kit McLean of Winthrop, Washington in 2000.

She is a high-country wrangler in one of America’s most scenic mountain ranges. She is also a photographer, a local historian, and published author. The Cramers live on a small ranch in Washington’s Methow Valley with their many critters.

Come out this Saturday, April 18 to the Sooke Baptist Church on West Coast Road for an evening of lively music with Hank Cramer, Doors open at 7 p.m. with open stage at 7:30 and our feature at 9.

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Cougar Annie’s garden and immersing herself in the folklore surrounding the legendary pioneer-settler.

“While most of my research happened during the three years I spent on her land.

I have since traveled around Vancouver Island, Manitoba, and Alberta. I have been conducting interviews with relatives, collecting photos, news clippings, and letters,” states Kadoski.

After five years of writing and researching there is now a show called Cougar Annie Tales. It has been recently adapted as a solo theatre piece with support from the Other Guys, Kate Rubin, and Intrepid Theatre.

Now her award winning, critically acclaimed one-woman show has been touring around B.C., and recently showcased at Pacific Contact. Drawing upon many sources, including Annie’s family, Cougar Annie Tales uses dramatic narrative, images, letters, and original compositions to celebrate the unconventional life of one of B.C.’s most colourful characters.

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derness by Annie provided food and income throughout her long life. The bounty on cougars supplemented her income and she earned her moniker of Cougar Annie by shooting over 70 of the animals. Annie gave birth to eight more children in this remote location.

In 1961 Annie married for the fourth and last time. It was an unsuccessful marriage to a man, 12 years her junior, who drank, stole from the store and sometimes beat her. This man tried to run Annie off a cliff to get the farm but she was wilier than he was and ran him off with her shotgun. When he left never to return around 1967, he was not missed.

Annie rarely left the property until old age and blindness forced her removal to Port Alberni, where she died just shy of 97.

In 2007 Katrina Kadoski moved to an off-the-grid historical homestead /garden located 33 miles North of Tofino. It used to belong to a settler who became known as Cougar Annie. Shortly after arriving she began writing songs about Cougar Annie’s very interesting life. Kadoski spent close to three years at

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - SOOKE NEWS MIRROR

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HOT Deals!!

Long Life Light Bulbs • 60 Watts • 2 Pack • 10,000 hr.

lifetime

$

#1087978

.97

12V Lithium Ion Drill & Impact Combo

57.00

$

#72995 01103

301 PC Drill Bit Set

29.97

$

#85911 31902

6’ Fiberglass Stepladder • 250lb rating • Grade 1 • Slip resistant

5 Piece Maui Patio Set

Powder coated steel construction includes 4 stacking sling chairs • 39" x 39" square tempered glass table • May not be exactly as shown •

#PT5S01376BL

177.00

$

3 Piece Bistro Set

Adirondack Stacking Chair

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67.00

$

We promise to make every effort to have sufficient advertised items to meet expected demand. However, if an advertised item is not available due to unforeseen reasons, we will be pleased to provide a “rain check”.

Some products may not be exactly as shown. We aim for accuracy, but occasionally an error occurs. Not all items are carried at all locations. We reserve the right to limit quantities.

Large high back chair with wide arms and deep seat for extra comfort • Four great colours!

BLUE YELLOW RED VIOLET GREEN

67.00

$

#PTBS01042

Folding Adirondack Chair

Powder coated steel Weather resistant UV treated fabric Adjustable padded head rest

• • • •

#56348 38491

49.97

Zero Gravity Wide Chair

$

#ADICHAF

#PTC05530

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39.97 $ 49.97

48" Park Bench

Bench with Storage

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$

67.00

#56348 35207

“Chelsea” Park Bench • •

$

49.97

“Chelsea” Rocker Bench

Cast Iron/Steel Construction 50” X 23” X 33”

Solid Wood Construction • Teak-oil finish • 46 3⁄4" x 26" x 35 1⁄2" • Easy to assemble #56348 45886

127.00

$

6’ long wood slats

#B02808

97.00

$

#B002828

117.00

$

Patio Plant Watering Kit

Gardeners Drip Kit

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40 Piece, for up to 8 planters Eliminates watering by hand • Attaches easily to your outdoor faucet

19.97

$ #77985 00468

Commercial Premium Hose ½” x 50’ • • • •

Black 100% rubber hose High burst strength Hot water safe Withstands hot water up to 180 degree F. 5 ply

24.97

$

#44882 66479

#56348 45885

½" x 25' ⁄8"x 50' Green Choice RV/Marine Hose Lawn and Garden • Special inner tube material for safe use with Hose potable water Environmentally safe and lead- free hose • Couplings made of Green Dot Rod Eco-Brass alloy • Drinking water safe

29.97

$

#44882 29999

Wooden Swing Seat Teak oil finish Acacia wood

#PTWS01150

29.97

Hose Reel Cart • • •

Fits ⁄8” hose Max capacity 175’ Poly/Aluminum construction 5

Double nylon reinforced • Guard-N-Grip collar

16.97

$

227.00

$

$

•

#44882 66948

117.00

$

#77985 00238

5

97.00

Solid Wood Teak oil finish

50 Piece, Ideal for gardens or planting beds • Waters 75 sq. ft. area • Precise watering for healthy, beautiful landscaping • Attaches easily to your outdoor faucet

Flexon

•

$

60” Bench with Popup Table

•

77.00

• Acacia wood

#PTWB01290

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Shopping Mall Bench •

$

#B002810

Wood slats Powder coated steel frame

Teak oil finish

$

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Solid Acacia Wood Teak Oil Finish

15.97

Your $ Choice

Wooden Love Seat

Planter/Bench

#PTWB01280

#37063 10885 #37063 10887 #37063 10889 #37063 11062 #37063 11063

Zero Gravity Chair

• All natural solid wood • Folds completely for easy storage • Curved back

steps

#6006

26" Tempered glass top Brown steel frame UV treated PVC wicker

Side Mount Hose Reel • •

4' (1.22m) leader hose 150' (45m) of hose capacity

(hose extra)

#99971

39.97

$

#49206 23883

29.97

$

Prices in effect until April 27, 2014 • While Stock Lasts • Shop Early For Best Selection • www.SleggLumber.ca