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Wednesday, September 17, 2014
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The Jailathon was a fundraiser for Cops for Cancer. Jane Beddows, who headed the committee, said the event raised $10,250 to date. She said it was “unbelievable and overwhelming.” She said everyone who got arrested got into it and had a good time. Above, Lioness Paiton Cameron gets escorted before the “Hanging judge” Ymas B. Guilty by Cst. Martindale at the Jailathon on Saturday, Sept. 13.
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Fire completely destroyed a log home on West Coast Road on September 11. The fire started in a burn barrel and spread to the shed and then the house. Seven fire departments responded to the blaze which caused spot fires on nearby properties.
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If ‘home is where the heart is’ then the Hope Centre promises to house more than an ample supply of heart. At the open house on Tuesday, media was able to explore the grounds, check out a few of the lowincome rental rooms and meet with several people involved in the project. Upon arriving for an inside peek at Sooke’s newest rental and community centre, it was a pleasant surprised to learn that the building also houses Sooke’s first underground parking lot, strategically solving the lack of parking space in the area. The spaciousness and welcoming storefront is also a kind of homecoming for St. Vincent de Paul’s thrift store which was originally located on the current grounds. The Hope Centre is a joint project between the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Vancouver Island and the M’akola Housing Society. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) has been the property owners for over 25 years, donating the land in the venture with the M’akola Housing Society who equaled the generous donation in cash. The two societies came together to meet the highest and best use for the land and the Hope Centre is the end result of the shared vision. Angela Hudson from the SSVP quoted the international society’s mandate, “To serve in hope” as the inspiration for naming the centre. She said the Social Concern Office which it
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Charla Huber, Kaela Schramm, Kevin Albers, Jennifer Fox, and Gene Sebelius all work at the Hope Centre and were there for the first open houses held last week. shares with the M’akola Society will work in tandem with community agencies to provide a 1,200 square foot space for educational and mixed use services. Kevin Albers, Chief Executive Officer from the M’akola Group of Societies discussed the need for affordable housing for aboriginal and non-aboriginal singles in the Sooke area. M’akola are effectively the landlords of the Hope Centre. He emphasized that the perception of the building as a ‘half-way’ house is wrong-headed. Sooke has been identified as needing affordable rentals for tenants between 19 to 31. Residents will begin moving into the building before the end
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of the month. A tour of a bachelor and single rooms provided a brief glimpse into the bright and well-built rooms in the four-storey building. Over a few slices of pizza, locals expressed about their thoughts on the centre. Natasha Ruby, a hopeful applicant, was excited at the possibility of local affordable housing and delighted by the possibility of living in a building with both a yoga studio and a thrift store. The yoga centre will be free for residents and the thrift store, which opens September 15, has tripled in size to 3,000 Continued on page 3
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