SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - Wednesday, june 4, 2014 2014
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CounCil Briefs
Up Sooke NIGHT MARKET
The Sooke Region Museum is the site of the new night market beginning this Thursday night from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
TAKE A HIKE
SATURDAY, JUne 7, Juan de Fuca Community Trail Society monthly hike along the harrison Trail. Meet at the Charters River Salmon interpretive Centre parking lot off Sooke River Road at 9 a.m. for car pooling. For more information on the hike contact Rosemary Jorna at 250-642-2767.
WRoNG dATE foR SfAS
The CoRReCT DeADline for submissions to the Sooke Fine Arts Show is Monday, June 9. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
TooNIE TuESdAy
The Sooke hARboURSiDe lions are holding another Toonie Tuesday on June 10 in aid of the Sooke Food bank. Watch for them around Sooke and give a toonie.
Thumbs Up! To All The homeowners who opened their gardens during the Secret garden Tour and showed everyone beauty in Sooke.
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Making the connection
Work is progressing on the connector road being built between Church road and otter Point road. it is expected to be complete by the end of August 2014.
Bear safe approach is best Careful management of bear attractants is the first and most important step in controlling “bear problems,” as bears are motivated by hunger, not malice. By the time we recognize our mistakes, it is often too late for the bear. Sooke weekly hot spots: Philips Road, Whiffin Spit, Sooke River Road. Several black bears have been spotted in these residential areas, foraging for garbage. This is a learned behaviour that threatens the safety of both the bears and the residents of that community. Solution: What should I do if there is a bear in my yard ? First, ask yourself what has attracted the bear to your yard? Second, call the Conservation officer Service at 1-877-952-7277. Do not let the bear feel comfortable in your yard. If you are
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This bear trap was set up in the Phillips road area where a bear was attracted to chickens. concerned about confronting the bear, make a loud, preferably low frequency, noise (e.g. bang pots together) from the safety of your house. A bear in your yard should never be a welcome sight. You must take quick action to eliminate attractants after the bear is gone. A bear that finds food once is likely to return to that spot. A returning bear will learn that the food is no longer available and will seek a meal elsewhere if you eliminate the food
source. Check out the following link for ways to manage your attractants h t t p : / / w w w. w i l d safebc.com/species/ black-bears. Store garbage in a secure building, until collection day and manage attractants like bird feeders, pet food, coolers and outside freezers. Debbie Read WildsafeBC - Coordinator CRD Region
At the regular District of Sooke council meeting on May 26, the following agenda items were dealt with. Delegations: • The Sooke River Bluegrass Festival Society’s spokesperson Al Planiden came before council with a request for funding for the festival scheduled for the Father’s Day weekend in June. The request was for $1,600 to cover the cost of the rental of the Sooke Flats for the three-day event. Planiden stated that last year the Sooke Community Assoc. did not charge for the site. “We’re hoping to have more attendance now that the festival is back on,” said Planiden. “We would like to make this a signature event for Sooke.” Council voted unanimously to grant the Sooke River Bluegrass Festival Society the $1,600 request, • Diane Bernard came before council and quoted from a letter received from the Capital Regional District in regard to access to the Sea to Sea Park through Harbourview Road. It stated, “the CRD is clear that it does not support motorized access through the Sea to Sea Regional Park via
Harbourview Road or any road in the park.” Public and Statutory Hearings: • Council voted in favour of amending a covenant for 6669 Horne Road which would see the removal of the requirement to build a retaining wall for erosion protection removed. Al other terms and conditions remain the same. Bylaws: Council gave first, second and third reading to Bylaw 590 - Sooke Town Centre Revitalization Amendment Bylaw. The amendments will allow inclusion of Built Green® to allow developers to choose a green building certification program for residential that best meets their needs. Buildings are then eligible for property assessment exemptions, reduced building permit fees and reduced development cost charges. Harbourside Cohousing wish to pursue Built Green® rather than Leed® certification as it is less costly and less cumbersome. • Council adopted Bylaw 592, Fire Protection Services Amendment Bylaw, for the purpose of updating the Open Air Fires section of the bylaw. Reports requiring
action: Council awarded the following grants: Category A - Sooke Food Bank Society, $2,370; Sooke Lion’s Club - Canada Day, $2,000; Sooke Region Food CHI Society, $9,160 plus $1,140 from Category B grants.The Sooke Food CHI grant will be for upgrading their harvest shed to food safe standards. Councillor Herb Haldane stated, “If they are getting a bag full of potatoes and a handful of parsley, I would rather see the Sooke Food Bank get $9,000.” Council voted in favour of the two grants. Council funded the EMCS Society for $7,000. A new application came forward from the Greater Victoria Bike to Work Society requesting $500. This was granted. Category B - The EMCS Mural Project was awarded $7,000; the EMCS Student Bus Shelter Project was granted $1,891; The Navy League if Canada was awarded $6,560 for painting,and improving the lighting to the stage area of the Legion building. An application from Synergy Sustainability Institute for $1,500 was not approved by council.
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May Stats are in. Sooke to Sidney sales are up 8% this May over May 2013. Sooke however, is moving slow and is down 28% this May over May 2013. Sooke had 28 Residential sales: 5 between 0-$299,999 11 between $300,000-$399,999 10 between $400,000-$499,999 1 between $600,000-$699,999 1 between $700,000-$799,999 Median days on market: 87 Median sale price: $360,000 Remember some houses have been relisted numerous times and the actual Days On Market may not be reflected in the recorded number of Days on Market.
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toe-NaIl FuNgus lotIoN OK, I know...No one likes to say fungus...but it’s more common than you think. I have taken 5 common ingredients from commercially available products and combined them in a highly precise ration (OK, I winged it) to take care of that thick, discoloured, brittle and sometimes painful toenail(s). As with other preparations, use it daily for up to three months for results. If you think about it, fungus is a pretty funky word. Ask for it by name at the pharmacy counter.
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