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Wednesday, JULY 11, 2012
Sooke’s Loggers softball team jumped in ranks and hope for top 10. Page 27
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Sooke council meetings to be webcast Sharron Ho Sooke News Mirror
Residents will soon be able to watch council meetings from their homes, raw and unedited, with webcasts slated to begin in the fall. According to Mayor Wendal Milne, webcasting will keep residents informed and provide transparency. “I’m really happy because what I heard when I was out campaigning for the election was people wanted transparency,” Milne said. “One of my campaign promises was to be as transparent as we could.” Milne also stated the rolling cameras will ensure accountability from council. “If you say something as an elected representative, you have to make sure you’re prepared to defend it publicly,” he said. “You just can’t make offhand comments. I think it’s good, it holds us more accountable for what we’re doing.” Councillor Rick Kasper agreed. “I think that we have a pretty disciplined council, but I think that when a camera is running…people are very careful of what they say and they make sure that they do it in a clear and concise fashion,” he said. “If somebody ever had a doubt about what somebody said or what
was actually implied or the connotation around something, it’s there.” Speaking as a councillor and former MLA, Kasper said webcasting has proven to be a success in both municipal and provincial levels of government. The webcasts will broadcast council meetings live on the District of Sooke website, and all videos will archived and available for future access. The entire program, which was approved along with the budget last fall, will cost $6,325 US for set up, $1,100 US for the camera, $170 Cdn for the video cable and UPS, and a monthly cost of $860 US per month for hosting fees. The provider is U.S. streaming government company, Granicus. “That sounds like a lot of money, but is it a lot of money to keep people informed and give them the ability from their house to find out what’s going on?” Milne asked. The webcast is also part of a move to go paperless, as council is currently toying with the idea of introducing iPads for each member of council to hold documents like agenda and minutes. Trials for the webcasting will take place throughout the month of July for training purposes and to ensure there are no bugs in the system.
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Ooops! A local fisherman dunked his truck into the ocean around 5:30 a.m. Friday morning, after attempting to launch his boat off the Public Boat Launch behind the Prestige Oceanfront Resort. The vehicle was removed from the water around 9 a.m., and no one was hurt. The picture shows the truck facing the boat ramp. The photo was posted on The Sooke News Mirror’s Facebook page and some of the comments were sympathetic, while others were not. The best had to be, “...it would be cheaper to buy fish.” Another comment was, “This should be entered into photography for next year’s (Sooke Fine Arts) Show!
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Up Sooke
MICHEL DESROCHERS HAS is having one of his paintings printed in a catalogue for the National Maritime Museum in London, England.
THE PAINTING IS titled “Mid-Day at Dunwich” and was painted in 1970.
PHILLY FLING GET SET FOR the open air concert known as the Philharmonic Fling, on Sunday, July 15 at Ed Macgregor Park. CONCERT STARTS AT 2:30 p.m. IN CASE OF rain the event takes place at the Sooke Community Hall.
COUNCIL MEETINGS OVER THE SUMMER the District of Sooke will only have two meetings on July 23 and August 13. Regular bi-weekly meetings begin on September 10.
Thumbs Up! TO THE SOOKE Minor Fastball Association for a well-run and well-organized tournament this past weekend.
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Gatto passes on Canada Day torch Sharron Ho
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Sooke News Mirror
This year’s Canada Day marked the 17th annual celebration at the Sooke Flats, and the retirement of Judithe Ann Gatto, Sooke Canada Day Society president. Gatto founded the society and local Canada Day celebration, and has been at the helm since it’s inception. Working fervently for nearly two decades, Gatto is ready to pass on the torch. “It means a lot to me, I started it, it’s my baby, but it’s time to move on while things are good,” she said, adding it’s hard to leave as the
event has been her saviour in times of despair. Three years into the event’s life, Gatto buried her husband, mother, and father all within a month-and-a-half’s time. “If it hadn’t been for doing this event, I don’t know if I would’ve been here today,” she said. “Going through (my husband’s) death, and everything prepared me, forced me to do this day. It’s kept me sane since.” But now, it’s time for life’s simple pursuits for Gatto, who turned 63 on July 1, Canada Day. “I’m getting to the point where I want to be with my granddaughter, when her mom goes to work,” Gatto said. “I
Judith Ann Gatto — Sooke’s Canada Day founder
want to see my sewing room, I want to work in my work room.” The large event at the Sooke Flats began in 1995, after Gatto noticed there was little to no
patriotism in Sooke on the nation’s birthday. “This town, nobody was celebrating Canada at all. They were very lethargic about it, it was a day that you didn’t have to go to work,” she said. Working as a volunteer co-ordinator for the Sooke Royal Canadian Legion at the time, Gatto was approached to build a local event. With support from her husband and “higher powers that be,” she pulled together the first Canada Day event in just two months. The large event now costs between $20,000 to $30,000 to run and a year to plan. Gatto said the event
as exemplars. There is currently a local man willing to take over the --Judithe Ann Gatto role as presiCanada Day Society dent of the Sooke CanPresident ada Day Society, and Gatto said it’s just has grown each year. a matter of gathering She stated the concept five members to keep behind the event is to the society intact. get different members “I’m hoping that the of the community to next team will step in work together to put and take it over, and on a large celebration. hopefully keep basi“Everybody is com- cally the same thing,” ing to help everybody she said. “I’m sure to show our community everybody does their what we do have,” Gatto own thing, their own said, listing the Sooke way, but the idea is Lions, Rotary Club, dif- not one group do it ferent vendors and var- all. It’s done by the ious fire departments people for the people.”
‘It’s done by the people for the people.’
DCCs discussed at council open house Sharron Ho Sooke News Mirror
The District of Sooke held an open house regarding proposed changes to the Development Cost Charges (DCC) bylaw, that would separate the current bylaw and see road DCCs increase on July 5 at council chambers. According to Mayor Wendal Milne, the main reason for the increase is to gather funds to open up the waterfront along Sooke’s town core, namely projects on Goodmere Road. “Part of the DCC money would go towards that,” he said, adding some of the propertiesintheareaare currently “landlocked” with the only access being Felton Lane. The projects that will open up the waterfront include the Goodmere Road collector (from Murray Road to Mariner’s Village) and Waterview
Street collector (from Sooke Road to the new Goodmere Road). There are also plans to widen Murray Road. “What this will do is open up this area publicly, so people can get close to the water,” he said, adding increased access will hopefully encourage development of apartment buildings and condominiums. “This area is serviced by sewer now, so it makes sense to fill it out rather then put in new sewer lines somewhere else,” Milne said. “We want to use the sewer lines we have in the ground.” The district currently has eight road DCC projects with a cost estimate of approximately $12.7 million, about $9.2 million will be covered by DCCs and $3.5 million will be covered by the district. Road DCC increases are listed below: Single family homes, per unit,
will increase from $3,172.79 to $3,548.27. To w n h o u s e , per dwelling unit, will increase from 2,052.98 to 2,295.94. Apartment, per dwelling unit, will increase from $1,928.56 to 2,156.79. Commercial, per sq. metre of gross floor area, will increase from $43.55 to $48.70. On top of new transportation projects,
road DCCs are changing due to increased construction costs, to reflect current DCC reserves, and updated growth projections. According to Fraser Smith, lead engineer with Urban Systems, the single family, multi-family and commercial growth for Sooke is expected to be 3.5 per cent every year from 2006-2011. “DCCs are all about
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pay for maintenance or operation of existing roads. Bylaw 202 was instituted in 2004, and has collected a total of $3.5 million for the road program. Council is the review the proposed changes to the road DCCs. DCCs for wastewater will remain unchanged, but council is expected to review them in the future.
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Otter Point’s Anti-aircraft rock, 1942 Hard as it may be to imagine today, 70 years ago the world was at war, and our west coast shores were not immune. In the current 21st century conditions, when international travels, educational/ friendship exchanges and experiences and TV have broadened social outlooks and concepts, the idea is unthinkable. The image shown here is the view seen by lifetime Sooke/ Otter Point resident Velma Jessiman as she was growing up in the house barely seen at the upper left edge of photo. As Velma Cook, living on the historic property pre-empted by her grandfather, Joseph Poirier, Velma had a first hand-view of this segment of Canada’s defense. The military training camp at Otter Point, utilizing structures from the depression era relief camp at the foot of Kemp Lake Road,
was in place prior to Canada’s declaration of war in September 1939. It had been used by Victoria’s Canadian Scottish Regiment for training exercises and quickly developed into a more specialized training camp, housing soldiers from the east, particularly the Dufferin & Haldimand Rifles and the Sault Ste Marie & Sudbury
Regiment. This camp pre-dated the Milne’s Landing training camp established in 1942. Poirier sheep grazing near the beach at the photo’s left, can barely be seen with the naked eye. A bit closer to the rock, one can pick out the chicken house and fenced yard. On the right, or eastern side of the rock, one glimpses an army tent from
the main camp that extended eastward. After Pearl Harbour, with the west coast visit of the Japanese submarine I-26, its sinking of the American cargo vessel Coast Trader off Cape Flattery and its shelling of Estevan Lighthouse and Radio Station, both in June 1942, coastal installations went on high alert.
Velma recalls that her dad, like all vehicle drivers at night, had blackout fabric on his headlights, with only a slit of light allowed to illuminate the gravel road. Jim Arden, 94, whose family ran the Sheringham Point Lighthouse, recalls that even the lighthouse was required to have blackout curtains. RCAF Lysander planes out of Pat Bay participated in the training exercises, flying past the Otter Point Camp towing targets well behind to enable firing practice. Velma recalls that antiaircraft guns were mounted on the rock in our photo’s foreground, firing out over the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Fortunately, there was no actual enemy fire from the air that we are aware of. Elida Peers, Historian Sooke Region Museum
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Opportunity for photographers to go wild Brittany Lee Sooke News Mirror
Squirrels, skunks, raccoons, and coyotes are all animals that can be found in our backyards. But people often forget that these wild animals exist close to home. The B.C. SPCA’s fourth annual Wildlife-In-Focus photography contest is looking for submissions of urban wildlife in wild or backyard settings. The fundraiser for the Metchosin-based Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (ARC) encour-
ages amateur photographers to explore local greenspaces, roadsides, beaches, and backyards to discover wildlife living in urban areas. The contest showcases wild animals and the treasures that we have in B.C., said Kari Marks, Wild ARC manager. “We forget what we have in our own backyards,” she said. Sometimes people take amazing photos of urban wildlife and wish they could share it, Marks added.
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This provides people with an opportunity to share their photos. Urban wildlife includes free-living birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and insects. Pho-
tos cannot include exotic, feral or domestic animals. “We get (photos of) everything from frogs to snails,” Marks said, adding that birds are among the most common photographed animals. The contest is open to everyone aged 14 and up. All photos must be digital and taken in B.C. Three top entries will be chosen from both categories. First prize photos will be published in a future issue of the B.C. SPCA’s Animal Sense magazine.
Submissions will be judged on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact, and artistic merit. An entry fee of $5 is required for each submitted photo. Proceeds go to support injured and orphaned animals at Wild ARC. The deadline for photo entires is before midnight on Sept. 30. For more information about the contest, see www.spca.bc.ca/wildlife-in-focus or email contest@wildarc.com.
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The Sooke Fire Rescue Service responded to a fire on the 5000-block of Sooke Road on July 7 at around 7:30 p.m. The electrical panel in the home had caught fire, and began to creep up the wall. The residents put out a majority of the flames with a fire extinguisher. “The house was filled with smoke, so we got the power shut off, put out the rest of the fire, and cleaned out the smoke,” said Fire Chief Steve Sorensen. “They were certainly really lucky, if they hadn’t been home and if it had been at night, it would’ve been a whole other story.” Sorensen advised residents to check
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Sooke Fire Rescue was at the scene of a fire in the 5000-block of Sooke Road. their electrical panels periodically to check for loose connections and burnt wires. “It’s not unusual over
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Land Use Committee of the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Date: Time: Place:
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1. Development Permit with Variance Application a) DP-05-11 - Lot 41, Section 43, Highland District, Plan 8166 (Strandlund – 6966 Mark Lane) 2. Development Variance Permit Applications a) VAR-05-10 – Lot 3, Section 130 and 131, Sooke District, Plan VIP73608 Except That Part in Plan VIP76689 (Gilbert – 706 Cains Way) b) VAR-02-12 – Lot 1, Section 75, Renfrew District, Plan 33475 (Lampe - 10925 West Coast Road) 3. Temporary Industrial Permit Application – Renewal a) TIP-01-10 - Lot 1 of Lot 123, Block 1299, Malahat District, Plan 20837, PID 003-521-958 (TimberWest Forest Corp. Inc.) TIP-02-10 – Lot 1, Block 1263 and of Lot 124, Malahat District, Plan 24436, PID 003-034-372 (TimberWest Forest Corp. Inc.) TIP-03-10 – Block 1234, Malahat and Cowichan Lake Districts, PID 009-377-298 (TimberWest Forest Corp. Inc.) 4. Proposed Bylaw a) Bylaw No. 3839 – Proposed Amendment to the East Sooke, Otter Point and Shirley Area Board of Variance Bylaw No. 3377 and the Port Renfrew Board of Variance Bylaw No. 3380
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The Fling’s the thing Brittany Lee
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Pack a picnic, gather the kids, and enjoy an afternoon of music at Ed Macgregor Park. The 10th annual Philharmonic Fling takes place Saturday, July 15, and promises fun for the whole family. The free event, put on by the Sooke Philharmonic Society, also kicks off celebrations of the orchestra’s 15th anniversary. “We hope to have a few fun surprises,” said Pat Phillips, society president. The event features conductor Christopher Taber, music director Norman Nelson, soloists and special guests, such as the Sooke Pipes and Drums. “It’s just a great afternoon event of great music,” Phillips said. “It’s a great event for the little children – they love to get up and dance to the music.” The event is becoming more Sooke-oriented, with a variety of local performers joining in on the festivities, according to Nelson, who is also founder of the orchestra. This year’s line-up showcases a variety of entertainment, including a First Nations welcome ceremony, a dem-
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The annual Philharmonic Fling is set for July 15. onstration by the Sooke Taoist Tai Chi Society, and African drummers. Students from Journey middle school’s string band will also perform Saturday. “It’s very, very youth-oriented,” Nelson said of the Fling. The eight-member string band, which started last September, is lead by instructor Anne McDougall. “It’s pretty exciting for these kids (to be playing at the Fling),” McDougall said. “(People can expect) to hear some young string players who play with enthusiasm.” Continuing with a tradition which began a few years ago, a surprise guest conductor will guide the orchestra during a tune.
People were able to place bids on the coveted spot at the Secret Garden Tour held at the beginning of June. Previous year’s auction winners include Coun. Brenda Parkinson and David Lintern, past society president. Event-goers are welcome to bring a picnic lunch, blankets, or lawn chairs. Gates open at 1 p.m., with the concert starting at 2:30 p.m. Food will also be available for purchase, with proceeds going to the Sooke Transition House Society. While the event is free, donations will be accepted. There will also be a 50-50 draw. The Fling is, however, just one of the events celebrating the orchestra’s anniversary.
“It really marks the beginning of our 15th year as the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra,” Phillips said. The society plans to incorporate a festive theme to each of their events in the upcoming year. “Everytime we have a concert, there’ll be something added that will affirm the 15 years (of the orchestra)... whether it’s just a little history being given out or whatever,” Phillips said. “It’s going to culminate in the Fling ending the 15th year (next July), with cake and, hopefully, more surprises.” For more information about the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra, see sookephil.ca, or call 250-642-2849.
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Gravy train is stopping Who makes the deals and signs the contracts at the municipal hall? Apparently it is supposed to be council but during the five years the CAO has been putting ink to paper, in some cases, without council approval. For example, the district’s CAO and previous mayor signed a deal with Prestige where they would not have to pay their DCCs and the money would go towards the district’s $300,000 per year for the use of the $1.5 million convention centre. This can happen and it likely does in some municipalities, if it goes through the proper channels Let’s cut our and a payment schedule is arranged, but what is losses and awry here is that this was do what is apparently done without the knowledge of council. best... Council has been going through a number of contracts since incorporation and they are finding plenty to refer to lawyers and it is costing us a bundle. Although with some renegotiation we are saving a little on the EPCOR deal. Everything is being looked at while the CAO is on “holiday.” Now if this was a situation that popped up in the private sector there is a good likelihood that the CAO would be given their walking papers without any kind of sizeable settlement. If this is not grounds for dismissal without compensation, then nothing is. Council has to think about what the cost will be to the taxpayer if some kind of settlement/ agreement is reached. Who is responsible for the CAO’s employment contract in the first place? We should not be “rewarding” anyone for costing the district tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees. Let’s cut our losses and do what is best for the entire community.
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ANOTHER VIEW
Making the pitch for horseshoes
To Whom This May Concern, Please find attached photos of the current Victoria Horseshoe Centre. Photos A and B display an example of the proposed initial 8 Horseshoe Courts. The balance of the photos (C to K) display what the courts look like after further expansion. Please see Photos M to Q which display measurements and sketches for scale. Photo L displays the Victoria Horseshoe Community Centre building. For the Sooke Horseshoe Centre building, the future plan is to considerably reduced the size of the building, required to only store our equipment ie lawn mowers, rakes, brooms, etc., plus a small room for meetings with attached washrooms. The article in the Sooke News Mirror stated that placing the horseshoe club in John Phillips Memorial Park would take up take up too much open green space. We recognize the value of green space for Sooke community members, hence, we propose establishing
horseshoe courts at the location at Sooke River Road. The District of Sooke recognizes the public danger of many trees in this area and will most likely cut down these trees. Establishing a horseshoe community centre creates the possibility of revitalization of this space. To give an idea of scale, the bike park will be taking up more space than the proposed horseshoe courts. The area for the horseshoe courts will be approx. 230’ x 160’
when we are at a full scale of 24 courts, possibly in five to eight years. We feel this competitive entertainment benefits all community members, from seniors to youth, in Sooke who choose to play. It is one of the most inexpensive sports where youth are free and only a $30-$40 annual cost to adults and seniors. This allows community members to also play in tournaments anywhere in North America. To provide an alternate community experience in Sooke, we request a small parcel of parkland to revitalise into eight horseshoe courts with zero development cost to the public and minimal cost to play. I hope these photos and documents will help you understand our vision of a Horseshoe Community Centre. Any further information you require please contact me. Rick Hobday Sooke Horseshoe Community Centre Committee
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i We asked: What is your favourite spot in Sooke. Why?
Here, (Whiffin Spit) cause you can throw rocks and go for walks.
Danielle and Makena Smith Sooke
Grad graffiti The only part of this letter that we agree with is the first two lines of congratulations. Before blaming the grads of 2012 for anything, one should take a momenttoconsiderthat the person responsible may not be a 2012 grad. Denise and Jack Gubersky Sooke
I love the Sooke Basin area and the area where we live up in Woodland Creek. It’s just a beautiful area.
We come here (Whiffin Spit) a lot, so I guess this is one of our favourite places. I just like finding all the stuff on the beach, like the starfish and the different animals and Mary Lou Bonds sealife or whatever, and it’s Sooke a beautiful view. Jessica Young Sooke
The place we are now (Whiffin Spit), because of the view, it’s nice... I like the nice houses around, they’re big.
LETTERS Surveying Sooke
Canada Day lady I am sure many others in Sooke would like to thank Judithe Anne Gatto, and her many volunteers who took on a tremendous job and did well. I know she had many set backs, but always came back. And for 17 years did a most commendable job. Judithe Ann, please accept the thanks of all who know you for a great job. Bill and Bergi Jones Sooke
Reverse placebo effect? You’ve got to be kidding -- a town without cellphones?Maybe, internet and Wi-fi. To all those people who are worried about radio waves affecting their health, I would suggest googling neutrinos, cosmic rays, and plastic off gassing. If this doesn’t cure them of their hypochondria-
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The SOBs visited Sooke. The SOBs are Surveyors on Bike’s. Retired local B.C. land surveyor George Miller and Councillor Rick Kasper had coffee and a visit before the bikers headed out on the Marine circle route Saturday morning.
cal fixation on radio waves, nothing will. One might wonder to oneself, why there are people who clearly experience symptoms living near radio transmitters. I propose that it is a reverse placebo effect. People believe something is causing a problem, and so they exhibit symptoms, just as in the placebo effect. People believe they are receiving curative medicine, and so their symptoms disappear. It is hard to imagine an entire town susceptible to reverse placebo effect, but then again
it is hard to imagine Salem, Massachusetts. P.S. I myself find that I haveverylittletolerance for vestiges of the 17th century seeping into the 21st century. However quaint, the idea may appeal to some. N.E. MacNab Shirley
Pitch for horseshoe pitch In the first four paragraphs of Our View ‘Save a little green for us’ editorial, you laud
and praise current council and try to make it sound as if the previous council did not listen to the concerns of residents. You negate something positive being offered to our community that must be put on the exact same level of import and societal significance as the sports fields right across the street from where they are being proposed. Get real. A sports team that uses the fields across the street has already asked to have parking in the exact same place
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where the horseshoe club has indicated parking as needed. To me this sounds right and complementary, not anything negative. More good people energy around more good people. This was looked at by the previous council, and also by the public-community grants review committee and then forwarded to council for vote and passed. Full public access and proper integration has always been the motto of every piece of paper I’ve read from this group. I was on the community grants review committee in 2009, 2010 and 2011. This wonderful horseshoe pitch was looked at and accepted for the pure thing it is. I was impressed by Mayor Milne when he interrupted the flow and tasked administration with the next step in doing whatever is necessary to work things out. I feel that the absolute best place is the place asked for on
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Cont’d from page 9 Sooke River Road. Opponents to this, get your facts straight. Moonfist Sooke
Correcting scientific errors A recent letter dismissed scientific concern over increasing ocean acidity as a consequence of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. I am writing to correct the scientific errors in this letter. When dissolved in water, carbon dioxide produces carbonic acid. The ocean is the single biggest natural sink for the excess carbon dioxide we put into the atmosphere. The observed oceanic pH (a measure of acidity) reduction since preindustrial times is well understood to be overwhelmingly due to carbon dioxide (not mercury and sulphates as claimed by the writer). Corals, certain types of plankton, mollusks such as mussels or oysters, and crustaceans such as crabs or lobsters all have shells
LETTERS made of calcium carbonate. The formation of these shells is very sensitive to the amount of carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean. As ocean acidity increases, many species will find that it will be difficult for them to grow shells. At high enough levels of carbon dioxide, the shells in some living species would actually start to dissolve. We can do a simple experiment at home to watch this in action. All you have to do is drop some chalk into carbonated water. The chalk, which is made of calcium carbonate, starts to dissolve. Dropping the same chalk in regular tap water has no effect. The current rate of change in ocean acidity poses a problem for marine organisms. The current rate is unparalleled in at least the last 65 million years. It is 10 times faster than occurred 55 million years ago during a major deep ocean extinction event. If unchecked, human emissions of carbon dioxide are on
track to take ocean acidity by end of the 22nd century to levels that have not been seen for at least 300 million years. It takes thousands of years for atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to drop and many thousands more for the ocean to become rebalanced. Increasing ocean acidity and its potential effect on resident ecosystems is an extremely serious, indirect consequence of our increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions. To dismiss so flippantly Elizabeth May, who takes the science seriously, does a disservice to the public discourse on what, if anything, society should do to mitigate against global warming and ultimately the collapse of existing ecosystems. Andrew Weaver Victoria
Reply to MacNab on CO2 levels
I felt compelled to reply to N.E. MacNab on the assertion that CO2 levels are the lowest that they have been “in hundreds of millions of years.” In fact, all reputable scientists agree that C02 levels have been rising since the industrial age. Anybody who thinks about this seriously must agree that the rise of the petroleum extraction and the decrease of forest mass can not help but raise the amount of carbon in the atmosphere that is in turn absorbed by the
ocean. A recent New Yorker article estimates that it would take 50 years for ocean acidification to decrease even if we stopped using hydrocarbons tomorrow. A Wikipedia article states: “The concentration of C02 is approaching 397 ppm (parts per million) by volume as of May 2012 and rose by 2.0 ppm/ year during 2000-2009.” Of course we can believe any source. We believe, no matter how hair-brained, but the Wikipedia article documents its sources unlike N.E. MacNab. I know the problem exists because I spent
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SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2012 Cont’d from page 10 over 20 years in the Arctic. In 1972 the ice didn’t go out in Broughton Island and there was conjecture that a second ice age may be coming. Today there is a vast difference. Seaice that used to stay as late as September in Frobisher Bay may be gone in June and the ocean is not frozen solid again until late December. There are robins now in Frobisher Bay. They were unknown when I left there in 1980. The Arctic is the tipping point. While the information may be anecdotal, I tend to trust the knowledge of Inuit elders whose lives have depended for generations on knowing their terrain and environment. Curiously N.E. MacNab cites the rise of ocean levels as a point in favour of the argument. In fact the melting of ice caps and the disappearance of Arctic sea ice is precisely related to rising atmospheric CO2 levels and overall global warming. Let me add another point. Well-documented investigations testify to the increase of ocean acidification. This is contributing to the decline and eradication of small crustaceans. Krill populations are plummeting because of ocean acidification and the loss of habitat under the disappearing Arctic sea-ice fields. What does that mean to salmon fishing? That means -— even more than over fishing, salmon farms and the destruction of fish spawning habitat — that the days of our cherished salmon fishing are numbered. Rob Henderson Sooke
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LETTERS B.C. child poverty rates highest in Canada Response to Tom Fletcher column, Poverty’ declines, nobody notices, page 8, June 27, 2012. “Poverty declines,” you got to be kidding. Obviously you do not have to stand in food lines at our local food banks. By the way, there are more food banks in B.C. then there are McDonalds restaurants; that should say something about our government. Obviously you have not had to choose what bills must be paid this month and what ones can be let go until next month, so you can feed your children; that should say something about our government. Obviously you have not had to keep your children away from school because of field trips and other fees that you cannot afford, that should say something about our government. Obviously you do not understand that welfare rates are below the poverty line and they have not been increased in over a decade, that should say something about our government. Obviously you have not read the front page of the National Post the Globe and Mail and the Times Colonist. Just a few short months ago they reported that B.C. has the highest child poverty rate in Canada; that should
say something about our government. Obviously you pick and choose what statistics of Canada to report on. For Stats Can also reported recently that there is more people living below the poverty line in Canada than ever before, that should say something about our government. The question I have for you and everyone is, why do we look at this speck in the eye of the poor when we, the middle class and the rich, have a log in our own eye. In holy rage, I call out to all of us, let us take the log out of our own eye before we take the speck out of the eye of the poor. Then we will see a little more clearly our government’s role. Rev. Allen Tysick Sooke
SAFARS information Thank you very much for publishing the letter I have sent. However, because there is no mention of the foundation’s website, phone number and the society’s name is incorrectly written, I would like to ask you to always provide our phone number and website address to the public, please. www.safars.org 250-644-7045 People who do not have computers or who have no access to internet cable rely just on you to obtain information.
Thank you very much for your support to animals! Margarita Dominquez Sooke Animal Food and Rescue Society
MacNab off base If the Sooke News Mirror is going to allow MacNab to nab at least two columns or more of the letters section, please encourage him to provide sources for the facts used to dispute highly educated folks like Ms. May. Though the frequent letter writer may not like her use of imagery, May is in agreement with 98 per cent of the world scientists that carbon emissions have escalated since the Industrial Revolution at an alarming rate. The frightening consequences of the last 150 years of human life cannot be shushed away by referring to life hundreds of millions of years ago. Life was so different then that this data cannot be used as a viable comparison. (see http:// planetforlife.com/ gwarmglob1000.html) I trust Elizabeth’s academic training as a critical thinker. I am reassured by the fact that she has real life experience in the government and worked for the environment minister in the 1980s. I am impressed that
she was smart enough to be part of the team who legalized acid rain agreements. I don’t find it offensive when people share their alarm about climate change. I know I need to take responsibility for my ecological footprint. From the studies and animated discussions I have participated in, it is clear to me that the healthy life we have is very much at risk. Usually, I see MacNab’s name and just skip over the predictable content. Tonight, I wanted to see if my perception was still accurate. Sadly, I have reached my “tipping point” and will no longer read his or her rants. High school teacher, parent and taxpayer from East Sooke. B.R. Sawatzky East Sooke
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Capital Regional District Notice of Public Hearing Public Hearing Notice No. 1 Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Sections 890, 891 and 892 of the Local Government Act that a Public Hearing: Will be held at: East Sooke Fire Hall Located at: 1397 Coppermine Road, East Sooke, BC On: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 7pm To consider adoption of: Bylaw No. 3831 – cited as “Bylaw No. 3831, Juan de Fuca Land Use Bylaw, 1992, Amendment Bylaw No. 111, 2012â€?. The proposed general amendments affect all of the lands subject to Bylaw No. 2040 as shown on Map 1 below. The purpose of Bylaw No. 3831 is to amend the Juan de Fuca Land Use Bylaw, 1992, Bylaw No. 2040 by: ä LQFUHDVLQJ WKH DFFHVVRU\ EXLOGLQJ KHLJKW IURP P WR P IRU D RQH VWRUH\ EXLOGLQJ ä LQFUHDVLQJ WKH PD[LPXP ĂžRRU DUHD IRU DFFHVVRU\ EXLOGLQJV IRU SDUFHOV JUHDWHU WKDQ P2, The actual bylaw should be reviewed to determine speciďŹ cally how particular lands may be affected. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw will be provided an opportunity to be heard, or to present written submissions, on matters contained in the proposed bylaw. A copy of proposed Bylaw No. 3831 and other relevant documents and information may be inspected at WKH -XDQ GH )XFD 3ODQQLQJ 2IĂ˝FH Ăš :HVW &RDVW 5RDG 6RRNH %& EHWZHHQ WKH KRXUV RI DP WR SP 0RQGD\ WR )ULGD\ IURP -XO\ WR -XO\ H[FOXGLQJ VWDWXWRU\ KROLGD\V DQG DUH DYDLODEOH IURP WKH &5' ZHEVLWH DW ZZZ FUG EF FD MGI
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Nesting The osprey pair, who come each year to lay their eggs on the light standards at Fred Milne Park, are caught in the lens by regular photo contributor Kyle Dunn. The Sooke News Mirror welcomes your photo submissions of events in and around Sooke. Please send them to the editor at: editor@ sookenewsmirror.com.
Call for Spirit of Canada contributors Call for contributors to Spirit of Canada: Poetry, Spoken Word and Singer/Songwriter Contest 2012. The Well and Ocean 98.5 are pleased to present The Spirit of Canada: Poetry, Spoken Word and Singer/Songwriters’ Contest 2012. This is the second year of the event which endeavours to tap into the exceptional cultural environment in Victoria under the broad umbrella of all things Canadian. The competition begins July 18, with celebrated Canadian poet Bill Bissett as our guest judge, semi-final performances, July 25 and the
finals on BC Day, Aug. 6. The winners will be interviewed by the CBC and have an opportunity to read or perform their winning pieces on air. The contestants must present original poetry, spoken word and song on subjects relating to Canadian culture, politics, landscape and humour. There will be prizes! Cash prizes (of various amounts) or get your work published courtesy of Fastrac Printing and Ekstassis Press. The deadline for entries is July 13, 2012 and the entry fee is $15. Visit www.thewellvictoria.com to sign up!
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RowanJameswantsto be a super grandmaster. The seven-year-old Sooke resident has only been playing chess for about a year, but already seems to be making a name for himself in the chess community. Rowan first learned to play chess when his older sister, Olivia, introduced him to the game last year. “She showed him how the pieces move and he took to it,” says Miranda Aloma, Rowan’s mother. Rowan had never played chess before that, but he did enjoy working on puzzles when he was younger. “He was very good at doing puzzles,” Aloma says. “He had a mind for it.” Rowan has played in competitions in Chicago, Toronto, and most recently, in Vancouver at the Canadian Youth Chess Championships. He will also be competing at the 2012 Canadian Chess Open in Victoria this week (July 8 to 13). Rowan’s chess skills have “shot up really quickly” in the time that he’s been playing, Aloma says, adding that he’s been dubbed the most promising new player by the Victoria Junior Chess Club, of which Rowan is a member. The homeschooler spends several hours a day studying chess and watching tutorials online, his mom says, but he’s
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Rowan James at the airport in Kansas with two of the trophies he won at chess camp in late June. “just a regular kid.” “He certainly has the passion and the love for the game,” she says. “It’s unusual to see someone love something this much, which is esoteric to me, but to him it’s just fabulous.” Rowan has set big goals for himself, but he says, it will take 10 or 20 years to reach his ultimate goal of becoming a super grandmaster of chess. “First, I want to be a chess expert, then a FIDE (Federation Internationale des Echecs) master, then a national
master, then an international master, then a candidate master, then a grandmaster, and then a super grandmaster,” Rowan says. In order to earn the title of super grandmaster, a player must stay in the top 10 of FIDE’s, also known as the World Chess Federation’s, rating list for a year. “Everyone that’s coached (Rowan) says he’s got a lot of potential. He’s got a lot of big goals,” his mom says. In late June, Rowan attended a week-long summer camp at the
Anatoly Karpov International School of Chess in Lindsborg, Kansas. Campers learn how to improve their playing skills and take part in different tournaments and chess games, such as Blitz, Bughouse, and Ladder Climb. Rowan came home with two trophies, winning first place for best overall performance at the camp, an award in Blitz, as well as “every single game” he played in, Aloma says. Rowan excels in many different aspects of the game, according to his coach Andrew Ng. “He is a very quick learner, and he hangs on to every word during our lessons, which is evidenced when I review the games that he plays,” 17-year-old Ng wrote in an email. “He incorporates concepts that we cover together in many of his games, and he has improved significantly since we first met.” New Jersey-based Ng meets with Rowan online once a week for an hour-long game of chess using an interactive chess board on chess.com, while also talking over Skype. “In all of our lessons together, Rowan has been remarkably astute, intelligently processing every concept I’ve thrown at him and noticing potential strategies we haven’t even covered together yet,” Ng says. “I can certainly say that at his age, I was not nearly as strong of a player.”
Electoral areas are changing Public hearings taking place in British Columbia The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia has proposed a new federal electoral map, including six new electoral districts, for consideration at public hearings this fall. Canada’s electoral districts are reviewed every 10 years by independent commissions in each
province to account for shifts and growth in the population. These reviews consider population numbers — as captured in the federal census — as well as other important factors such as communities of interest or identity, and historical and geographic factors. Under the proposal, the federal electoral boundaries of British Columbia underwent significant changes in high-growth areas such as the Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, the Okanagan and around Kamloops. The commission has
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Conference Centre, 720 Douglas Street, Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Those wishing to make a presentation at a hearing are requested to send the commission notice no later than August 30 by e-mail at: bc-cb@rfed-rcf.ca or by mail (1095 West Pender Street, Suite 301, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 2M6). To learn more about the redistribution of federal electoral districts or to obtain a copy of the commission’s proposal, visit: www.federalredistribution.ca.
Ng also started playing chess at six years old. He’s been a professional chess coach for five years and is currently a national master with the United States Chess Federation. Although Rowan is very young, he’s the most promising student Ng has had, Ng says, adding that Rowan has the most potential out of any young player he’s known. Aloma adds, “He’s really passionate about chess,” adding that as long as Rowan wants to continue playing chess, she’ll continue to support his goals. “As long as he continues with the same enthusiasm and passion, I believe, he has the potential to become a super grandmaster.”
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Left, Jacquie Jocelyn and Patricia Hunter went to Orlando in April. They had a great time but it was too hot, so as you can see they are cooling off. She said, “I always takes my wonderful Sooke paper with me wherever I go, thanks for helping me keep Sooke next to my heart. Although no matter where I live, Sooke is always my home. I love the people and everything Sooke stands for.”
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Right, Jim and Penny Wakeman on vacation in the Maritime pictured at the Confederation bridge in PEI. Below, Rebecca and Aliisa Adler with the Sooke News Mirror at the top of Pichincha Volcano in Quito Ecuador, where they took in the beautiful views at 13,400 feet above sea level.
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Top left, enjoying the Sooke News Mirror in sunny Las Vegas are: Lynda and Ken Radcliffe, Dave and Lisa Bertoia, Murray and Bev Lambert, Rick Kasper and Doni Eve, and Sandy Stenvall and Al Barber on New York, New York’s Brooklyn Bridge. The trip was in celebration of a big milestone birthday for Lisa Bertoia. Above, Sherie and Deeanna Welsford at Disneyland, California. The Sooke News Mirror loves to travel, send your good quality jpeg travel photos to: editor@sookenewsmirror.com.
Above: “I’m a Victorian, but I read all the Greater Victoria weekly papers, and the Sooke News Mirror is by far the best community paper of the bunch. When I read your paper I really feel I’m a part of the great community of Sooke. So as a neighbour, I took a recent copy of the News to Varadero, Cuba when I was attending my granddaughter’s wedding on April 12.” Blake Logan
Attention Backyard Gardeners: Sooke Region Food CHI invites you to free summer workshops in the Orchard at Sunriver Public Community Garden. • Saturday, July 14th, 2012: 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, at the Gazebo. - General Orchard Maintenance, with Glen Thelin, Licensed Journeyman Horticulturalist. Expect hands on demonstrations of fruit thinning, watering, mulching, and espalier pruning. • Sunday, August 12th, 2012: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, at the Gazebo. - Fruit Tree Grafting, with Clay Whitney, member of BC Fruit Testers Association. Expect an interactive discussion and demonstration preparation of grafting a variety of fruit trees.
Sunriver Community Garden: 2380 Phillips Road, 1.5 km north of Sooke Road. Parking available. Made possible by generous support from the Edible Trees program of Tree Canada and their funders: Loblaw and Taste of Nature. Nature. Watch for more exciting Food CHI programs and our Sept 23 Celebration: www.sookefoodchi.ca or contact info@sookefoodchi.ca
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Plan for July in the garden If you are hoping to have winter carrots, beets, turnips and rutabaga you should be direct seeding this very week! I plan to have my winter carrots and beets seeded, but you can probably push that by a week. More than that and they won’t get up to size before they stop growing in the cool temperatures and low light of winter. The main goal and reason for the specific planting dates for the winter crops is to get them up to size before they stop growing. Kale, leeks, spinach and salad brassicas (arugula, tatsoi, mizuna, etc) do seem to keep growing slowly, but the growth is at the lowest/slowest rate of the year, again due to the cool temperatures and lack of light. We are also starting kohlrabi, green onions, and komatsuna in trays to transplant into cold frames for winter production right now. The next couple weeks I’ll also be starting Fordhook chard in trays for winter production (under the cold-frame). If you want more kale for the winter,
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Fresh produce is available in Sooke. I would suggest seeding that soon, you can either direct seed or start in trays to transplant out, depending on whether you have open garden space available. Brussel sprouts are ready to transplant, and the purple sprouting broccoli has germinated and will be ready to transplant in the next few weeks. We will also be starting to seed spinach again, now that the light is starting to decline and the spinach won’t
just bolt. Spinach is highly photosensitive and is best grown in the spring, fall and winter. Salad successions are on-going. I am also planning to start napa (Chinese) cabbage in trays to transplant and direct seed daikon for late summer/fall production around mid July. There will be lots of weeding and harvesting in this month on the farm. Hopefully we’ll start to get the much needed sun
and heat that will help our gardens ripen up. We have had our first few earliest tomatoes: sungold and matina. At this point they just get popped right into our mouths, but it is exciting to think of the big tomato harvests that are coming. We have been harvesting zucchini for over a month and we had our first cukes at the market on June 30! The cool weather crops have been doing very well this year, and now the root crops are starting to come on strong: beets, carrots and potatoes are the main focus of harvest right now, and the shelling peas are also coming! June bearing strawberries are going for it (in between rain showers) and the ever bearing strawberries should be coming on strong pretty soon, too. The farmer’s tables at the Sooke Country Market are finally starting to fill up with the lovely colors and shapes of summer. The Sooke Country Market is open Saturday 10-2 Otter Point Road Eustace Road. Marika Nagasaka
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Back for another round on July 30 are Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart. playing in the school of honky tonks and beer joints in and around Nashville in his dad’s band. Mark was off the road when he met Stacey and that very night he would play the first note of her music never leaving her side. Mark
still somehow found the time to work on his own music recording his solo record and touring. Mark, as well, spent some time in the Dukes in the 1990s. Like Earle, he recalls it as a time of glamour: appearing on the Tonight Show with
Jay Leno, and MTV. “I had someone tuning my guitar, strapping on my guitar,” he said. “Now we carry our stuff three flights up in the Red Roof Inn.” Over the years Stacey and Mark have learned so much from each other. Their songs are the diaries of their life — good times and bad, thereby completing the love they have. Together they share the full load of getting by day-by-day. They’ve gone on to release their duo albums, Never Gonna Let You Go in 2003 and S&M Communion Bread in 2005, and their Gearle Records 2008 release Love from Stacey and Mark which is available at thehir live shows only. While, no doubt, each still remains an individual solo artist with solo releases, such as the 2008 release of Mark Stuart’s Left of
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Nashville and Stacey Earle’s The Ride also in 2008), it is through the respect of each other’s work and years of playing together that they have created their unique sound. And that sound allows each individual to shine through. Stacey and Mark are no doubt together ‘til death do they part. Please be sure to join us for what will be a memorable evening with these two very engaging singer/songwriters. The gig is on Saturday, July 30 at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, at 1962 Murray Road. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with show at 8. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door or in advance at Shopper’s Drug Mart.
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he Sooke Folk Music Society normally curtails it’s activities for the summer, but this Saturday, July 30, we are delighted to bring back Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart for a special summer concert at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, as part of their “Driver ‘til she drops” tour; a reference to their Chevy Suburban, which now has some 465,000 miles on the odometer Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart met for the first time 1991 at a songwriters night in Nashville TN. They knew that night it was one of them things that are just meant to be. They were married in 1992. It would be quite a balancing act at that time raising a family and trying to make a living along with all the other stuff that came with getting by, “but we managed,” Stacey said as she looked back at her first encounter with the world of touring. Stacey Earle’s first show was on an arena stage in Sydney, playing rhythm guitar in her brother’s band, Steve Earle & the Dukes. She spent about a year and a half on tour with her brother, and then returned to Nashville to start a career of her own as a country/ folk singer/songwriter. “I was 30-years-old and asking/seeking a recording deal in Nashville.At that age it was like asking God to turn back the world clock.” Mark Stuart went to the finest of music schools, he started his schooling listening and admiring his uncle’s guitar playing and his dad’s fiddling. By age 15 he would find himself
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RECEPTIONIST CONTACT LOAN Cupboard call 250-389-4607. Need a ride? Call 250-389-4661. FRESH SOCKEYE Salmon at the Port Renfrew Community Dock. SOOKE MEALS on Wheels, Box 109, Sooke, BC V9Z 0E5. Alma Anslow 250-642-2184.
Sooke Family Resource Society requires a full time (35hrs/ wk) receptionist. This position provides reception services and a variety of related clerical duties for the front ofďŹ ce serving both Sooke Family Resource Society (SFRS) and the tenants at Sooke Child Youth and Family Centre. The successful candidate will have experience in business/ofďŹ ce administration, computer, internet and social media skills, should be well organized and an effective communicator. The ability to function independently as well as in a team environment is required. We offer a competitive wage (CSSEA scale) and a generous beneďŹ t package. A job description is posted on our website at www.sfrs.ca. Applications will be accepted until 4:30pm, July 18, 2012 at nlogins@sfrs.ca, 250-642-7663 (fax), or at 105-2145 Townsend Rd., Sooke V9Z 0H3. Please reference Job No. Admin-1.
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PERSONAL SERVICES
PERSONAL SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
FOR SALE BY OWNER
RENTALS
HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD
ESTHETIC SERVICES
FINANCIAL SERVICES
DRYWALL
PAINTING
FOR SALE BY OWNER
HOMES FOR RENT
CASUAL COOKS
CARRIE’S Gel Nail’S
Marquise is looking for casual Cooks to join our team at a Healthcare Facility located in Victoria, BC. Food Safe and prev exp as a cook required. Red Seal Cert. and previous healthcare exp. preferred. Candidates will be required to complete a Crim. Records Check.
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PROFESSIONAL/ MANAGEMENT
250-893-5419
GROCERY MANAGER. Jasper Super A. The Grocery People Ltd. (TGP) provides goods and services to a large, independent grocery and food service industry and manages a number of Super A Food Stores. Located in scenic Jasper, Alberta, you will be responsible for all aspects of managing a grocery department including marketing, merchandising, controlling and human resources management. Applicants need five years grocery department management experience. The successful candidate must be customer service focused, show self initiative and leadership to achieve the required results. TGP offers a competitive compensation and benefit package as well as the opportunity for personal and professional development. To apply, send a resume, stating salary expectations to: Director, Human Resources, The Grocery People Ltd., 14505 Yellowhead Trail, Edmonton, AB, T5L 3C4. Fax 780-447-5781. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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INSURANCE
250-664-6236
THE PAINTER INC. INTERIOR, EXTERIOR FREE ESTIMATES 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE
250-646-2516 HANDYPERSONS LARRY THE HANDY GUY. Renos, elec., plumb. All your household needs. 250-580-7777
PLASTERING Cheap disposal of furniture, appliances, junk and what have you? U&I type moving with covered pick-up truck.
PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterproofing. Bob, 250-642-5178.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
WELDING
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MALTA ASBESTOS, Mold removal. Attics, drywall & more. (250)388-0278. BBB member.
INSULATION MALTA WOOL-BLOWN insulation/ Spray foam application. (250)388-0278. BBB member.
IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SOOKE IRRIGATION SERVICES Sprinkler Installations, Repairs Renovations Maintenance Back-flow Testing Call Ben 250-818-7279 sookeirrigation@gmail.com
BUSINESS SERVICES SOOKE & FAX COPY CENTRE
SLIM DOWN For summer! Lose up to 20 lbs in just 8 weeks. Call Herbal Magic today! 1-800-854-5176.
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Sooke’s Full service Copy Center!
Email your documents for printing! 1-6649 Sooke Road (across from Evergreen Mall) Tel:250-642-3231 Fax: 250-642-7155 www.sookecopycentre.com Email:sookecopycentre@shaw.ca
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED COMPUTER SERVICES
TUTORING Reading Difficulties? Retired teacher. References. Grades K-4. Lesley Griffiths. 250-642-6082
MOVING & STORAGE DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler 250-418-1747. MALTA MOVING. Serving Vancouver Island, surrounding islands and the Mainland. BBB Member. (250)388-0278. SOOKE MOVING AND STORAGE Heated indoor storage, self contained, various sizes, 24 hr. security. outdoor storage available. Public access 9-5pm. Mon.- Sat. 2018 Idlemore Rd. 250- 642-6577 www.sookemovingandstorage.com
PAINTING
Applied Business Technology
B L Coastal Coatings. Quality, reliable, great rates. All your painting needs. (250)818-7443
9 month Business Office Assistant with Bookkeeping Applications program. Students become productive employees upon graduation.
JN PAINTING
Practical Nursing Diploma Program Now with a newly revised 2 year curriculum! Practical Nurses can work in a variety of settings provincially, nationally and internationally. (*pending CLPNBC approval)
Community and School Support Worker 8 month employment-ready certificate program for a career such as teachers’ assistant, group home or respite worker, or life skills coach. Programs start September 5, 2012. Apply Now!
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3 BDRM, 2 1/2 bath, 5 appl. Mountain/water view. Large yard, N/S, no pets. Quiet couple referred. $1200/month + utilities. Avail now. 403-7208609 or 250-642-4381
OFFICE/RETAIL
COAL HARBOUR- Oceanside retreat on N. Vancouver Island. 1750 sq. ft. 2 bdrm, 2 full bath, finished basement, deck, sauna, hot tub and new roof in 2011. Pad rent $300/mnth. All appliances incl. Auto/boat shed/ Fishing, boating, crabbing at your doorstep. $39,500. Call 250949-6643 250-949-0516.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
WE BUY HOUSES
SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest firewood producer offers firewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
FURNITURE ALL NEW Queen MATTRESS SET Still in Original Plastic! Must Sell. $150 - CALL: 604484-0379
Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private. Mortgage Too High and House won’t sell? Can’t make payments? We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!
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RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO 2 BEDROOM 2nd floor apt. 1993 Kaltasin. South facing deck. $775/mo. hot water incl., coin laundry in building. Close to schools, bus and beach. Call Wendy at 250-360-1385 or John at 778-425-2201.
GARAGE SALES MOVING SALE. Sat. July 14, 9am-1pm. Upright freezer, china hutch, household contents. 6999 East Sooke Road.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE ARIAT TALL BOOTS. Leather upper, woman’s size 7.5, regular calf, medium height. Worn once, excellent condition, still need breaking in. Originally $400, asking $250 obo. 250391-5992, leave message. FOR RESTLESS or Cramping Legs. A fast acting remedy since 1981, sleep at night, proven for 31 years. Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660. www.allcalm.com HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? STEEL BUILDING, Huge clearance sale! 20x24 $4,658. 25x28 $5,295. 30x40 $7,790. 32x54 $10,600. 40x58 $14,895. 47x78 $19,838. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.
REAL ESTATE OTHER AREAS 20 ACRES- Only $99/mo. $0 Down, Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas, Beautiful Mountain Views! Money Back Guarantee! Free Color Brochure. 1-800-755-8953. www.sunsetranches.com
STORAGE
SUITES, LOWER WESTSHORE 3 BDRMS, 2 bath. We pay the Buyer’s Agent 3+1.5. 671 Daymeer Pl. (250)884-3862. Complete details/ more pics at: www.propertyguys.com ID# 192309
HOMES WANTED
FIREWOOD - LIMITED TIME DEAL - $180 PER CORD 100% SEASONED FIR. Other SPECIES available. Call Mike at 250-818-2984 or 250-6426647.
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY FOR LEASE: Fully furnished/equipped restaurant/bistro located in beautiful Port Hardy, BC. This well-known location is tastefully decorated with a warm and inviting atmosphere and has an existing client base, located close to commercial and educational office facilities offering great potential for professional clientele. For more information contact Ron: 250-949-0556.
SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island. 1-(888)331-3279
250-642-0666
FUEL/FIREWOOD
MISC SERVICES HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HEALTH PRODUCTS
STUCCO/SIDING
DRIVER ENT. LTD.
TRADES, TECHNICAL
PERSONAL SERVICES
PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-642-5178.
Ed & Faye 250-642-2398
FINANCIAL SERVICES
2 BEDROOM house for rent, located in Arnsville Trailer Park, Parksville. Small dogs allowed. Available Aug 1st. $800/month. 250-954-9547
PLUMBING EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.
HAULING AND SALVAGE
ED’S HAULING
CAYCUSE Well-Maintained Recreational Property/Home 1500 sq.ft, 3 bdrm 2 bath, 5 acres, garage. A stone throw from pristine Cowichan Lake. Reduced to sell $378,800. Furnished. Ready to move in! Call 250-478-2648 or 250-745-3387.
2 BEDROOM corner unit, wood burning fireplace, insuite laundry, recently renovated bath, quiet neighbourhood, close to bus and beach. $825/mo. Half off first month’s rent. 250-642-7575.
GRANT MANOR, APARMENTS 6921 Grant Rd. Sooke Bachelor and 1 bdrm. apts. Some newly renovated For further information and to view call
250-642-1900 COTTAGES EAST SOOKE Cottage. Ocean, Mountain, Farm views. References. F/S, W/D, pet negotiable. Avail Aug.1 $700/mo. 250-642-2915 brianglen@islandnet.com METCHOSIN: 1 bdrm coach house, avail. Aug. 1st. $800 incld’s; cable, W/D. Util’s not incld’d. No cats. Call (250)4788438.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES SOOKE, 3 BR, large, well sound proofed, W/D, storage, N/S, No Dogs, prefer professional, ref. required, water included, $900. 250-642-4572
HOMES FOR RENT 2 BEDROOM house and den & storage, $1200 per month + utilities. Langford, Happy Valley. 250-642-0830
2 BEDROOM walk out suite, available August 1, 2012 in Sunriver Estates. Bright open plan with own laundry and private sunny patio, own entry, quiet area, carpet, all appliances, near shopping and bus!! $1095 per month, includes utilities. 250-516-0285 LARGE 2 bedroom suite, clean, bright, quiet. References required. $875 util. incl. Avail Aug . 1. 250-508-3468 NEWLY RENO’D 2 Large bedroom lower suite, 4 appliances with own laundry room. Hydro, water, garbage inc. N/S, N/Partiers. Ref;s Req. Available Aug 1st, $1000. 250 642-5119 250-642-7787 NEWLY RENOVATED large ground level 2 bdrm suite, Mst bdrm w/i closed, laundry available, $950. plus half hydro. 250-642-7123 SOOKE. NEW & Bright Walk out Garden suite. 2 bdrms, 1 bath, 6 new appl’s. N/S. Available now. $875.+ utils. (250)884-6796.
SUITES, UPPER BACHELOR suites available located at Arnsville, includes hydro, cable and internet. $500 per month 250-954-9547 UPPER LEVEL home. 2 bdrm, 1200 sq.ft. 1 1/2 bath. FP, apt WD. 2 App, Lrg deck with ocean view, Quiet, resp. mature person or couple. References. NS, no dog. French Rd S. $1000. p;us util. Avail Aug 250-642-5239
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CARS 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2012 - SOOKE NEWS MIRROR
LOOKING BACK A trip on the Sooke News Mirror time machine...
2004 BMW 330 Convertible Accident Free; 140,000 km, Auto, Fully Loaded, well maintained, recently tuned. $15,900. 778-403-1209.
VEHICLES WANTED WANTED; OLDER travel trailer, 24’, will pay up to $2,000. 250-642-0058 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE
1992, 26 ft TRAVELAIRE, Class C Motorhome. Bright, clean, sleeps 4. Twin beds in back and fold down double bed. Excellent and clean condition. Full shower with skylight, gas generator, air conditioning, second owner, new internal batteries (worth $600), new water pump, only 91,300 km. Reliable, clean and functional. REDUCED to $13,000. (250) 748-3539 1992 MALLARD SPRINTER 30’ Class A, 109K, Loaded. 454 Chevy, Roof & Dash Air, Generator, Etc., Sleeps 6. Excellent Shape. $11,900 250-580-1152
July 10, 1991 Major food store would be in new shopping centre The Mirror has learned that Sooke could have a new Thrifty Foods store within a year if sufficient land can be assembled to construct a new shopping centre on the site of the present Sooke Centre Mall, across from Evergreen Centre. Thrifty Foods owner Alex Campbell confirmed that some “general discussions� had been held with the owners of the property, JCB Holdings Ltd., headed by Bruce Logan, owner of the Village Food Market. “We’re certainly looking to locate in the Sooke area,� said Mr. Campbell. “Sooke is a growing area and could support a second supermarket.�
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The Sooksquatch Squares back in 2002. July 10, 1996 Water woes persist Plans for $2.7 million worth of improvements to the Sooke community water system come too late to quench this year’s water problems. Despite a cool, wet spring, Sooke residents were being asked by the Greater Victoria Water District to limit outdoor water use because levels at the community’s main reservoir are extremely low. GVWD chief commissioner Jack Hull said
residents have been asked to cut back on water use after a significant increase in demand brought on by hot, dry weather. July 12, 2000 Land conservancy works to create park The community of Sooke could be a major benefactor in a proposal to purchase a huge tract of land north of Sooke Basin, according to The Land Conservatory of British Columbia. TLC has about eight
2001 Nissan Sentra Automatic, Well Maintained, Clean 111,000 km $4999.00 250-999-3467 harlaeve@shaw.ca
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he Sooke Folk Music Society normally curtails it’s activities for the summer, but this Saturday, July 30, we are delighted to bring back Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart for a special summer concert at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, as part of their “Driver ‘til she drops� tour; a reference to their Chevy Suburban, which now has some 465,000 miles on the odometer Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart met for the first time 1991 at a songwriters night in Nashville TN. They knew that night it was one of them things that are just meant to be. They were married in 1992. It would be quite a balancing act at that time raising a family and trying to make a living along with all the other stuff that came with getting by, “but we managed,� Stacey said as she looked back at her first encounter with the world of touring. Stacey Earle’s first show was on an arena stage in Sydney, playing rhythm guitar in her brother’s band, Steve Earle & the Dukes. She spent about a year and a half on tour with her brother, and then returned to Nashville to start a career of her own as a country/ folk singer/songwriter. “I was 30-years-old and asking/seeking a recording deal in Nashville.At that age it was like asking God to turn back the world clock.� Mark Stuart went to the finest of music schools, he started his schooling listening and admiring his uncle’s guitar playing and his dad’s fiddling. By age 15 he would find himself
Back for another round on July 30 are Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart. playing in the school of honky tonks and beer joints in and around Nashville in his dad’s band. Mark was off the road when he met Stacey and that very night he would play the first note of her music never leaving her side. Mark
still somehow found the time to work on his own music recording his solo record and touring. Mark, as well, spent some time in the Dukes in the 1990s. Like Earle, he recalls it as a time of glamour: appearing on the Tonight Show with
Jay Leno, and MTV. “I had someone tuning my guitar, strapping on my guitar,� he said. “Now we carry our stuff three flights up in the Red Roof Inn.� Over the years Stacey and Mark have learned so much from each other. Their songs are the diaries of their life — good times and bad, thereby completing the love they have. Together they share the full load of getting by day-by-day. They’ve gone on to release their duo albums, Never Gonna Let You Go in 2003 and S&M Communion Bread in 2005, and their Gearle Records 2008 release Love from Stacey and Mark which is available at thehir live shows only. While, no doubt, each still remains an individual solo artist with solo releases, such as the 2008 release of Mark Stuart’s Left of
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Nashville and Stacey Earle’s The Ride also in 2008), it is through the respect of each other’s work and years of playing together that they have created their unique sound. And that sound allows each individual to shine through. Stacey and Mark are no doubt together ‘til death do they part. Please be sure to join us for what will be a memorable evening with these two very engaging singer/songwriters. The gig is on Saturday, July 30 at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, at 1962 Murray Road. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with show at 8. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door or in advance at Shopper’s Drug Mart.
For teens by teens! Text your friends, meet for an evening of performances by local youth.
Taste of Sooke
Thursday, July 28, 7-9 pm Music by The Rhythm Miners A night to explore all the flavours of Sooke!
Tea, fresh-baked scones and an afternoon of art!
Show + Sale Dates July 23 -
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A free self-guided tour of artist studios throughout Metchosin & East Sooke! Maps on our website and at studios
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he 25th Sooke Fine Arts Show opened on Thursday night with purchasers waiting in line to get into the show and see the latest works from the 275 artists who submitted entries. The adjudicators chose 375 pieces from the 551 artists who responded to the call for entries to the juried art show and sale. The 10-day show was once again staged in the SEAPARC Leisure Complex where a group of talented and hard working volunteers transformed the cavernous space into an amazing gallery. “We had a lovely weekend and a lot of people,� said Sally Manning, show coordinator. “It is a colourful and happy show.� Many Sooke artists stood out as the winners in the 25th Anniversary Artists Awards. They included Patrick Irwin for his acrylic and oil two-dimensional painting “Port Alberni,� Best Two-Dimensional work. The Best Three-Dimensional work award was awarded to Jan Johnson for his “Minotaur Overseeing Intake,� while Debbie Clarkson took the award for the Best Photography for her “La Habana Elegante #3.� Dana Sitar’s “When I Do Not Follow the Rules� took the award for Best Fibre. Honourable mentions were given to Chuck Minten for his “Circle of Friends� wood table and Anne Boquist’s “YoYoTokTik� gourd and found object piece. Other winners include Heather Hamilton’s “Internal Reflections� pendant (Best Jewellery); Jo Ludwig’s “No Title� glass piece (Best Glass); Metchosin’s Judi Dyelle won Best Ceramic for her “White Series #1�; and Jeff Molloy’ for his mixed media piece “A Man of the Cloth. Other honourable mentions went to Debbie Jansen for her fused glass, “Untitled�, Eliza Heminway’s fibre wall piece, “The Haberdasher’s Garden� and Leonard Butt’s “Uchi� raku sculpture. The adjudicators each chose a work for Juror’s Choice. Richard White gave full marks to Nicolas Vandergugten’s lino block print “Bridgework #3�; Grant Leier (substituting for Carol Sabiston) awarded Dee de Wit’s “Still Life with Mango� his kudos; and juror Nixie Barton chose Johannes Landman’s oil painting “Benchwarmer.� Manning said the attendance was keeping in line with past years as were the sales.
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July 9, 2008 Seniors close door on Eagle’s Bluff A closing chapter may have been written in an issue relating to senior citizens’ accommodation, and a likely ending looks positive. The matter came up in early January with
the news the Eagles Bluff Lodge on McMillan Road was to be closed. A union organizing effort had been under taken among lodge employees and owner Ming Yang of Victoria had stated that if the effort was successful the residents and workers would need to make alternative arrangements as of February 29. An outcry from residents and their families ensued and a number of forums held with input from Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA); a resident group (spearheaded by Jim Gauley, whose father was a resident); and Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan.
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Sooke Loggers jump up in the ISC ranks The Loggers have one more tourney before the world championships, and hope to rank in the top 10 Sharron Ho Sooke News Mirror
The Sooke Loggers have bumped up in the International Softball Congress rankings, from 29 to 14 over the fastball season. Len Banner, field manager, said the exceptional season is due to great hitting, good pitching and finally getting the team’s defence in order. “We were beating teams that were ranked higher than us, which brings us up in the standings,” he said. Standing regulators determine rankings by monitoring wins and losses for each team. Banner said at the start of the season, the Loggers would have been content at ranking between 15 to 20 amongst the 39 teams. But goals have changed since cracking the top 15. “Our goal is to hit the top 10,” he said. The team’s last tournament, the Nafa Open -- Holm Classic, was in Fargo, North Dakota on June 16-17, where they earned second place. The Loggers had a good start, going undefeated until the final
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Sooke Loggers, Collin McKenzie (left) and Adam Schnarr, during the Nafa Open tournament in Fargo, North Dakota. gold-winning match. During the championship game, the Loggers lost to Wisconsin team, Circle Tap,
with a score of 9-8. The loss was unexpected as the Loggers defeated Circle Tap, 4-0 in a prior game. They
also began the championship game with a four run lead heading into the bottom of the seventh, with 8-4.
“It was a tough loss because when you’re up 8-4, you don’t expect to lose,” Banner said. “We had it in our grasp
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July 14*New Date This week’s stars of the week are the 44 participants of SEAPARC’s developmental Lacrosse program! The co-ed box lacrosse program, which ran for 11 weeks, was a joint project by SEAPARC and the Sooke Rotary Club. It taught the kids the sport and skills of lacrosse as well as the importance of teamwork, communication and having fun! Sunday, June 24th, was the wrap-up games day where the kids got a chance to come out, have fun and play in a mini tournament. SEAPARC’s instructors would like to thank the participants for their great sportsmanship, attitudes and dedication to the lacrosse program. Overall, the program was a great success and SEAPARC looks forward to offering it to lacrosse enthusiasts next Spring.
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Sooke U19C Girls Provincials a success The large championship tournament brought 18 different teams from around the province to Sooke
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(Clockwise from top left) Ella Ryan slides into the home plate, during the final Round Robin game against the Salmon Arm Aces on July 7 at Art Morris Park. The Sooke Hustlers ended up winning the game, 9-5. Sooke player, Annie Ryan, goes up to bat. Pitcher, Erin Kearney, prepares to hurl the ball at an Aces batter. Sooke Player, Patricia Kelly, watches the game intently with her fellow teammates in the dug out.
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The Sooke hosted U19C Girls Provincials on July 6-8 proved to be a success. Sandra Nelson, Sooke Minor Fastball president, said she received positive feedback regarding the large tournament, which saw 18 teams from around the province participate. “Everything went really smoothly,” she said, adding the large cohort of out-of-towners benefited local busineses. “I know that busi-
nesses around the community felt the influx because I’ve spoken to some of the people that work in those businesses,” Nelson said. “I guess it was a fairly busy weekend in the community with all these people around.” An estimated 500 people were expected to be around Art Morris Park and Stan Jones field for the Provincials. Sooke had two teams participate, the Sooke Hustlers, who entered through a hosting buy-in, and the Sooke Outcasts, who entered through a berth. The Outcasts earned sec-
ond place in their district playoffs. Despite their efforts, Nelson said neither of Sooke’s teams made it beyond the Round Robin games. “Sooke didn’t make it into the semi-finals at all. They didn’t make the top 18, but they put up a valiant effort. They did well.” The first place winners were the Fleetwood Outlaws, second place was the Nanaimo Nitros and third place was Peninsula Power. To prepare for the Provincials, the SMFA revamped Art Morris Park, powerwashing
and painting bleachers and fixing fencing. The association also received a work grant from the Island Equipment Operators Association, which added new road base around the park, and new sand in each of the ball-diamond in-fields. The value of the project was an estimated $6,000.
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Olympic dream for local swimmers Sharron Ho Sooke News Mirror
The nine athletes with Island Swimming heading to the London 2012 Olympics this month serve as an inspiration for two of Sooke’s young swimmers. Katie Houlahan, 13, has been swimming with the Juan de Fuca Coho Swim Club since 2008. She is currently swimming in the competitive crush category, and heads to the pool seven times a week. As a part of Island Swimming, the Cohos occasionally get to interact with the Canadian olympians and watch them in action. “If they can do it, it makes me feel like I can do it one day,” Houlahan said. “Seeing all the people from Vancouver Island, it’s like they were very close to where I am.” Young competitive swimmer and Coho, Ashleigh Epps agreed. “It’s kind of pushed me to stay, that this hard work is really worth it,” she said. “Maybe one day, I can maybe be there.” Epps currently swims at the national junior level, hitting the water nine times a week. She started swimming with the Coho program in 2003, and began taking the sport seriously just last year. “It’s all worth it,” Epps said of the long hours. Both the girls have their eyes set on competing in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016. A banner was distributed amongst the swim club’s four pools for all young swimmers to sign. It will be sent along with the local Olympians for the London games.
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July Is Smart Irrigation Month July is a peak month for outdoor water use and a good time to make sure you are using water as efficiently as possible.
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Adopting water-savvy habits will help to conserve water, maintain a healthier lawn and landscape, reduce your water bill and help sustain and extend our water supply. Properly watering your landscape can result in significant water savings.
Sooke Outcasts batter, Kyla Lovbakke, hits the ball during the final Round Robin match against a Langley team on July 7 at Art Morris Park. The Outlaws earned a berth into the Provincials after coming in second at their district playoffs.
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Summer basketball tourney returns Sharron Ho Sooke News Mirror
The Sooke 3-on-3 tournament is returning for its 13th year to help raise funds for the Edward Milne community school’s senior boys and girls basketball teams. The basketball tournament, formerly known as the Trevor Purdy Memorial, is to take place at the outdoor courts at Journey middle school on July 21. The first game will begin at 9 a.m., and finals will start at 8 p.m. There is a registration fee of $20 per member, and a barbecue will be held throughout the day to raise additional funds. According to event co-ordinator, Trevor Bligh, the event usually raises $400 per year, and has been held previously to raise money for dry grad and Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MAAD). “It’s a really good event, everyone has a fun time with it every year,” he said. Round Robin games will be held to determine entrants into the playoffs. The champions will be given a trophy, bragging rights and be dubbed ‘King of the Courts’ for a year. Teams of three or more can register by contacting Bligh at: theblighs@ gmail.com or 250-882-5279. Registration fees can be paid on the day of the event. The event is a joint effort with the Sooke Youth Council.
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A whale of a fishing tale To the captain of The Rig. This past Sunday, July 8, my friend and I were fishing off Sooke and I hooked a good fish. I played the fish halfway to the boat and saw it at the surface, it splashed a couple of times and dove down, then it pulled a fair amount of line, and I was smiling pretty good. Then it pulled more and more going almost straight down, then it set off
in westerly direction. I said to my partner to get his gear in and let’s get this thing in the boat, it’s huge, so we followed it for about 10 minutes and my reel was getting pretty low on line. Next thing we see, out of the fog comes a large yacht and the fish was heading straight toward it. Here’s where I panicked. We could not re-direct the fish and it was on
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