Sooke News Mirror

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Best Wishes for a happy holi-day season from the staff at

the Sooke News Mirror.

SWIFT SUCCESS AAA football MVP Mason

Swift talks about recent suc-cesses and future goals.

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Council takes another look at its contractsPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Council deferred a decision on the road maintenance con-tract which had expired on Oct. 31, 2011. Mainland South Island Contracting (Main-road) has ,in the meantime, been providing services on a month-by-month basis for the same fee.

Mayor Milne said there was a lot of money involved and the contract should go to tender.

Council will be seeking further information on what services/conditions are involved in the contract in order to tender. Mainroad has held the contract since 2004.

An agreement with the Sooke Horseshoe Pitching Club to lease land at the Sooke River Road Park was deferred while staff seeks further information. The club is looking to build 16 horseshoe pits and a club house on the property. Council needed to support an application being made to the Agricultural Land Commission for non-farm use of the land.

While everyone agreed that recreational opportuni-ties were necessary, espe-cially for seniors, it was decided that after some dis-cussion on the facility, log-ging, pros and cons, costs and parking council needed more information.

There was some talk of sharing space at the Sooke Flats through the Sooke Community Association and the two groups were encouraged to speak to one another.

“All we’re trying to do is do it right,” said Milne.

Council deferred the authorization of a pay-ment of $146,480.03 until the books are examined for costs associated with the public boat launch located next to the Prestige Hotel. The expenditure is for con-tingency items outside the original scope of works related to the public boat launch. The contingency items included; relocat-ing hydro poles, erecting a

fence screening the neigh-bour’s property and an additional lift of road paving due to project delays.

Staff is now reconciling all costs associated with the project. Council has formed a committee which will look at the entire boat launch proj-ect as well as the partnering agreement with Prestige.

The district estimated the cost of the boat launch to be $1,065,174.71 less a two-thirds funding grant of $605,768.67 for a cost to Sooke taxpayers of $459,406.04 (for water-based works). This does not include the cost of the property at about $915,000. The district included the removal of the Florence

Filberg in the total cost, which was not necessarily the district’s responsibil-ity to remove, but it was an “exchange” for remedial work in the harbour.

Now, with additional con-tingency items costs (for land-based works) have esca-lated a further $294,903.95 which includes $146,480.03 for thecontingency items. The other $148,423.92 is for unapproved cost sharing items with Prestige as per the partnering agreement.

Back in January 2011, CAO Evan Parliament stated that the Prestige would be giving a $500,000 “in-kind” contribution plus $200,000 to the total cost of the boat launch. This left the dis-

trict with a tab of $300,000, although costs have risen dramatically since January 2011.

Staff budgeted $200,000 to come from the general oper-ating fund; $259,406.04 from casino funds and a further $294,903.95 from casino and GST Capital Works reserve, to total $754,309.99.

Council did not approve the payment of $148,480.03 for the land-based conti-gency items and Mayor Milne stated that council would be going through all of the costs one last time. The item was deferred.

“There is an issue with money, “said Milne. “We are going to look into them in detail.”

Steve Artnett photo

The Spirit of Giving

Corey Bernard and family decked out their home at 6771 Foreman Heights.

The intricate and colourful display is for public viewing and there is a box out front for donations to the Sooke Food Bank.

Drive around Sooke and see all of the lights in many of the neighbour-hoods.

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At the regular District of Sooke council meet-ing on Dec. 12 four del-egations asked to speak to council.

First up to the mic was Barri Rudolph from the CRD Storm-water, Harbours and Watershed program (SHWP) who presented the Stormwater Quality Annual Report to coun-cil.

Each year the CRD undertakes assessing stormwater quality and impacts of stormwater contaminants on the environment. One set of data is used for pub-lic health concerns, the other for environmen-tal concerns.

Fecal coliform moni-toring was completed in 72 stormwater dis-charges (including 14 watercourses) and 28 marine surface water stations. Four discharge locations were rated as high and these include Billings Spit, Whiffin Spit, Alderbrook Creek and Wright Road. The

report suggested these areas be considered a priority when the dis-trict considers sewer service area expan-sions.

Margarita Domin-quez, who calls herself artists’ rights advocate, came before council to talk and give a power point presentation about art freedom and her vision for an out-door art market. She stated that, “artists do not want to be regu-lated by rules,” and she used the break away Impressionists from the 19th century as an example.

She said people were not buying original art and her idea, through the Sooke Program for the Arts, was to sell art, employ local youth and make Sooke an attrac-tion.

Terrance Martin, representing the South Island Recreation Asso-ciation brought for-ward correspondence and evidence that Har-bourview Road was

not a private road but a dedicated legal high-way for two reasons: first, public money was spent on the road; and by common law use of the road by the public made it legal.

His reasoning for bringing this forward is to gain access to the areas past Harbour-view Road which are now contained in the CRD Sea to Sea Park. Access to the park is limited to non-motor-ized vehicles.

“If the evidence sup-ports the position that Harbourview Road is a legal highway, that staff immediately take the necessary steps to assert possession and control of the road and defend the district asset against encroachment,” said Martin.

He wants the district to instruct legal counsel to render an informed opinion, based on the research, by January 15, 2012 to the Ministry of Transport.

“The district road is worth several million dollars,” stated Martin.

Paul Regensberg from Lifesport/Sooke Triath-lon came before coun-cil to request endorse-ment and support for three bids being sent off by Lifesport to host local, national and international champi-onship events. Regens-berg was not asking for any additional funds.

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Jingle bells and holiday decorationsHoliday cheer brightens up the windows at the Sooke News Mirror office at the Evergreen Centre. The decorations came from from the students at Sooke and Sassenos Elementary Schools.

Council delegations have plenty to say

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Bob Saunders talked about the financial impact of the Sooke Subaru Triathlon. Cont’d on page 5

HAMPERS HAMPERS WILL BE

distributed today (Wednesday, Dec. 21) to the more needy members of our community.

THE CITIZENS OF

Sooke are reminded that cash donations will continue to be collected at numerous business sites prior to the 2011 Campaign wrapping up on Friday, Dec. 30 (or, if you wish, by mail donations to P.O.Box 983, Sooke, B.C. V9Z 1H9).

THESE DONATIONS

WILL assist the Bureau in meeting its outstanding bills for this year’s campaign (500 hampers, 25 per cent increase over 2010). Thank you, everyone.

BEST WISHES FOR

2012!

CONGRATSTHE SOOKE HARBOUR

House Gardens in the 40th Anniversary Issue of Western Living magazine.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

TO our loyal and dedicated readers from the staff and management of the Sooke News Mirror.

TO THE SOOKE

Thunderbirds atom C1 hockey team and all the other volunteers who made a trip to the community hall on Sunday to sort out all the food donations collected by the fire hall over the weekend.

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In 2011 the district spent $35,000 to market Sooke through TSN dur-ing the Sooke Subaru Triathlon. CAO Evan Parliament said $25,000 was given to TSN and $10,000 was spent film-ing a commercial. For the years 2011-2013 Sooke has committed to $50,000 for the tri-athlon.

Bob Saunders came forward to talk about the benefits of the Sooke Subaru Triath-lon. He said it was a huge tourist industry and that it brought in $30-million to the com-munities who partici-pate in the triathlons. Penticton saw $17-mil-lion in tourist dollars from their triathlon, he said.

He said he could eventually see Sooke bring in similar dollars.

Mayor Wendal Milne said he would direct staff to work with Life Sport on the three-year development of the tri-athlon. Council would support the concept in principal.

Council has also initi-ated a public open mic session at the end of the regular council meet-ings. Residents and tax-payers can come for-ward and speak their mind and ask questions of council and staff.

Speaking to council

Cont’d from page 3

Items on the agenda of the regular District of Sooke council meeting of Dec. 11.

Development Vari-ance Permit

Council defeated a recommendation to issue a Variance Permit for 6670 Sooke Road to vary the Sign Regula-tion Bylaw, 2011.

The building, the new Toronto Dominion Bank, requested a vari-ance to increase the size of their signage in three areas on the building.

In November coun-cil had just adopted its new sign bylaw and felt it needed to be adhered to.

Mayor Wendal Milne said that Sooke is rural in character and he was not in favour of varying signs. He said the appli-cant should stay within the rules as this was no hardship for the bank.

“No one likes strip

malls with big signs,” said Milne.

BylawsCouncil gave first

and second reading to Bylaw No. 513, Zon-ing Amendment Bylaw and scheduled a Pub-lic Hearing for Jan. 9, 2012.

The purpose of the zoning bylaw amend-ment us to correct duplicity between two zones in Bylaw No. 500.

Reports requiring action:

Mutual AidCouncil did not

endorse a Mutual Aid Agreement with the City of Colwood and Colwood Fire Rescue Service. Colwood was looking for a five-year agreement wherein if Colwood attended in Sooke, Sooke would be charged a fee and vice versa. Liability insur-ance would have cost the district $5,000/yr. plus costs of upgrades

for insurance to each emergency vehicle.

Fire Chief Steve Sorensen said they had not attended any calls in Colwood. Colwood is the only mutual aid partner that has pro-posed a fee for service formula within their agreement. Other com-munities have signed with Colwood.

Council approved the Silver Spray Fire Protection Agreement for a three-year term. Silver Spray became part of the District of Sooke in 2005. The original agreement for fire protection from the East Sooke Fire Depart-ment was at a cost of $6,000. In 2011 the cost was $30,670.

The Sooke Commu-nity Association Com-munity Services Agree-ment came before council for renewal. The association was asked to provide a 2011

financial report which was not available. The decision to renew the agreement was post-poned until all of the necessary information was available for coun-cil perusal.

The Sooke Commu-nity Association has over $1.1-million worth of assets but ran into a deficit position of $33,586 in 2010. The association’s capital assets include land worth $44,938, land and improvements at Milne’s Landing $248,232, improve-ment at the Sooke Flats,$343,845; Sooke Community Hall $434,082.

COUNCIL BRIEFS

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Road work continues

Work is being completed on the To w n s e n d / S o o k e Road intersection. The road will be a right-in and right-out only. The unlit crosswalk wi l l be moved to the other side of the intersection.

250-642-6361 Happy Holidays!

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Don’t get “Grinched” at the gas pumpKeep Christmas cash by performing simple vehicle maintenance

During the busy Christmas holiday motorists can’t control the price of gas, they can keep from getting “grinched” by following a few simple steps from Be Car Care Aware.

Fuel economy is directly related to vehi-cle maintenance. Be Car Care Aware offers sev-eral gas-saving mainte-nance tips to maximize fuel savings:

• Keep your car prop-erly tuned to improve fuel consumption by an average of 4 per cent.

• Keep tires properly inflated and improve fuel consumption by 3 per cent.

• Replace dirty

or clogged air filters on older vehicles to improve fuel consump-tion by as much as 14 per cent.

• Replace dirty spark plugs, which can improve fuel consump-tion by .85 kilometers per liter

• Change oil regularly and improve fuel con-sumption by 0.4 kilome-ters per liter

Driving behavior also impacts fuel efficiency. The council offers these

gas-saving driving tips:• Observe the speed

limit. Fuel consump-tion decreases rapidly above 100 km/h.

• Avoid excessive idling. Warming up the vehicle for one or two minutes is sufficient.

• Avoid quick starts and stops. Aggressive driving decreases fuel consumption by 33 per cent on the highway and 5 per cent in the city.

• Consolidate trips. Several short trips taken from a cold start can use twice as much gas as one longer multi-purpose trip.

• Don’t haul unneeded items in the trunk. An extra 45 kilograms in the trunk decreases fuel consumption by 1-to-2 percent.

Source: Be Care Care Aware Canada

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Only in Sooke

The price of gasoline at the pumps in Sooke went down to 96.9 cents per litre last week but quickly skyrocketed back up to 116.9 by the time the weekend rolled around. This was the lowest price seen in Sooke in years.

Pirjo Raits photo

Candied treatAnother gingerbread house creation, this one is entitled Santa Claus’s Cabin, in the South.

Pastor Dwight Geiger

SOOKE BAPTIST CHURCH7110 West Coast Road | 250-642-3424

SUNDAY SERVICE

10:00 am Children, youth & adult ministriesPastor Dwight Geiger

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ST. ROSE OF LIMA Roman Catholic Parish

6221 Sooke Rd. | 250-642-3945 | Fax: 778-425-3945Saturday Mass 5pm | Sunday Mass, 10 am

Thursday Mass 10:30 amChildren’s Religious Ed: Sat. 3:45pm

Offi ce Hours: Tue-Wed 10-2, Thurs 2pm-4pm Rev. Fr. Michael Favero

KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH2110 Church Rd | 250-642-4124

SUNDAY SERVICE

10:15 am Pre-Service Singing10:30 am Family worship

Rev. Dr Gordon KouwenbergParents Room and well equipped Nursery

HOLY TRINITY Anglican Church

1962 Murray Road | 250-642-3172HOLY COMMUNION SERVICES

December 24, 7pm25, 10am

Revs Dr. Alex and Nancy Nagywww.holytrinitysookebc.org

CHRISTIAN LIFE ASSEMBLYSOOKE HARBOUR

6851 West Coast RoadPastor Eduardo Aristizabal

SUNDAY SERVICE 10:00am250.642.4822

Making God Understandable A prince wanted to nd a maiden suitable to be his queen. One day while running an errand in the local village for his father, he passed through a poor section. As he glanced out the windows of the carriage, his eyes fell upon a beautiful peasant maiden. During the ensuing days he often passed by the young lady and soon fell in love.

But he had a problem. How would he seek her hand? He could order her to marry him. But even a prince wants his bride to marry him freely and voluntarily and not through coercion. He could put on his most splendid uniform and drive up to her front door in a carriage drawn by six horses. But if he did this he would never be certain that the maiden loved him or was simply overwhelmed with all of the splendor.

The prince came up with another solution. He would give up his kingly robe. He moved, into the village, entering not with a crown but in the garb of a peasant. He lived among the people, shared their interests and concerns, and talked their language. In time the maiden grew to love him, because of who he was and because he loved her rst.

This very simple, almost childlike story is what the Christmas story is describing--God came and lived among us. He had to reveal Himself to us in an understandable way, and this is precisely what Jesus did--became esh just like you and me. He made Himself understandable.

-- From a story by Danish philosopher and theologian Soren Kierkegaard.

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Wishes you, family and friends a Very “Merry Christmas” & a prosperous, peaceful

“New Year”!

We thank you for your support in the past and look forward to assisting you in 2009!

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The Hartland Landfill Facility will be closed from Christmas Day through Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Hartland will reopen on Wednesday, December 28 from 9 am to 5 pm.Registered account customers will have access to the active face from 7 to 9 am.

Please make sure your load is covered and secured.

Capital Regional District

Hartland Landfill Christmas Day & Boxing Day Closure

For more information, please call the CRD Hotline at 250.360.3030 or visit www.crd.bc.ca/waste/hartland

Just For YouThe Read Family

would like to thank and wish a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Neil, Sherri, family and staff at Mulligan’s Bar

& Grill. We appreciate your hard work and kind service. It is a pleasure to be treated so

well and eat such great food.

HappyHolidays!!

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Sooke River was once a skating rink

HELGESEN SKATING PARTY, 1920s

Long before All Sooke Day was first held at the Sooke Flats, the low-lying riverside land between Phillips Road and the Sooke River was used for summer-time gatherings. This 1920s scene shows it was popular in the win-ter as well, when the lower temperatures of those years meant skat-ing on the Sooke River.

While the block of land reaching from the mouth of the Sooke River west to Solent Street and northerly

to the Phillips farm was held then by the Charters family, local folk knew they were welcome to enjoy the Flats in the neighbourly spirit of the day.

This scene shows the river at its widest expanse just before the bend where it is joined by DeMamiel Stream. Christian and Haldis Helgesen are seen skating with two of their children, Irene and Harry, along with friends that included Rupert Soule and Harry George.

In those days, more water came down the

river from Sooke Lake and the watershed than is the norm today. The fresh water tended to flow out above the salt water, as it joined with the salt from the harbour. Doug Mac-Farlane, whose family has lived upriver adja-cent to the bridge since 1948, recalls watching the action of the ice at the shoreline due to the ebb and flow of the tide. The ice surface that had frozen at high tide, would collapse when the tide ebbed, creating splintering and cracking at the edge as the ice lowered with

the receding water.Chatting with resi-

dents living further up the river not far from the Sooke Potholes and the Sooke River falls, we learn that winters as recent as 1970 some-times allowed skating on river ice. Mary Day recalls that the temper-ature was 14 degrees below zero Fahrenheit when she and Eric and their son Phillip skated alongside their river front home during a couple of winters, 1969 and ‘70.

Elida PeersHistorian, Sooke Region Museum

Museum holiday hours

The Sooke Region Museum & Visitor Cen-tre will be closed to the public Saturday Dec. 24 and reopen on Tuesday Jan. 10. The museum will be using this time to do some clean-up and allow for staff time

off.As part of our

clean-up effort, we are looking for volun-teers to help Jan. 4 to 7 during the day. If you are interested, please contact us by phone 250-642-6351 or email:

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EDITORIALRod Sluggett PublisherPirjo Raits EditorBenjamin Yong Reporter

The Sooke News Mirror is published every Wednesday by Black Press Ltd. | 112-6660 Sooke Road, Sooke, B.C. V9Z 0A5 | Phone: 250-642-5752 WEB: WWW.SOOKENEWSMIRROR.COM

B.C. Views I recently sat down with Premier

Christy Clark for a year-end inter-view to talk about her eventful first year back in politics. Here are excerpts from that discussion:

TF: People in general are a bit cyni-cal about the treaty process. You could say that about Sophie Pierre [former Ktunaxa chief and chair of the inde-pendent B.C. Treaty Commission]. In her report this year she talked about the mounting debt from 20 years of negotiations and basically gave an ultimatum to fix it or shut it down. Do you see the commission continuing as it is, or do you see some changes ahead?

PCC: We’re not planning any sig-nificant changes to it. We are start-ing to see, just now, the fruits of all the work from the ministry and from the government and from the treaty commission. And that’s all starting to move pretty quickly. The Taku River Tlinglit economic agreement [mining development and protected areas in the Atlin area], there are a number of these agreements that are starting to flow out, and it’s been a long, slow, frustrating process. So now is the wrong time to walk away from the process, because there’s been 20 years of work invested in

this, and we’re finally starting to see the fruits of it.

TF: A related subject is the pro-posed Enbridge Northern Gateway oil pipeline. There’s a lot of aboriginal opposition to that. The federal Natural Resources Minister, Joe Oliver, not too long ago called this a “nation building project.” It certainly fits with your jobs strategy. Do you support the concept of the pipeline?

PCC: First of all, we are foursquare behind the concept and soon to be reality of the liquefied natural gas pipelines, which would take B.C. gas and get it to the port at Kitimat. There is pretty much unanimous First Nations support along the way, community support, through the environmental approval process, it’s all working.

The Enbridge proposal is far from that. Being able to get triple the price for Canadian oil would be a big benefit for Canada overall. But the project is one where we have to examine both the costs and benefits. That’s why it’s in the environmental approval process. This is the first of its kind, so I think we have to get a good look at it, and once we have the facts before us, we can have a debate about whether it should go ahead.

TF: The carbon tax. Do you think

it’s working, and will we see changes in the years to come?

PCC: I think that it’s probably affecting people’s and businesses’ decisions about their reliance on carbon as a source of energy. I don’t want to overstate that, though. The thing about the carbon tax is that it’s hard to know how much differ-ence it’s made. But I think anecdot-ally we see that it has made some difference.

We are in the process now of consulting with both the job cre-ator community and citizens about where they’d like us to go next with the carbon tax. We have to keep in mind that the economy is fragile. But we want to remain a leader on the environment, which where we are right now in North America.

•••The interview also touched on

Clark’s efforts to ease the pain of getting rid of the HST, and other issues. You can find the full text on this newspaper’s website by point-ing to the News tab and clicking on B.C. News.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

[email protected]

Premier Clark on her political year

Take stress out of the equation

OUR VIEW

It is the holiday season and stress is at an all time high for some. The short days and dark mornings and nights cause frustration and for some, seasonal affective disorder. Take the light away and some folks react unfavourably, they get grumpy and short tempered. They may noteven know that they are affected.

There are a lot of expectations that go into most holidays and as the saying goes, “expectation is disappointment waiting to happen.”

May we suggest that having that one extra drink won’t help your stress and in fact it may hinder you when you make decisions. Do not get behind the wheel and drive, it’s not worth it. It’s dangerous, costly and can

ruin a perfectly good reputation just because of a poor decision made while under the influence. Add to that the danger of being out on these windy and dark roads and you have a recipe for disaster.

While the drunk driving infractions are being reconsidered, it doesn’t mean anyone gets off the hook. Use a designated driver, taxi, bus or stay where you are. There is no one you might party with that wouldn’t give you a place to sleep if there is no other option. If they don’t care, perhaps they aren’t the best people to party with.

The police will be out there, you can count on that. They will make you blow into the roadside breathalizer and they will haul your car away and possibly you. Just ask yourself, would you pay about a $1,000 a drink if you get nabbed? Somewhere close to $8,000 is about how much it will cost you if you get a lawyer and pay all of the associated costs. Just don’t drink and drive. It’s that simple.

Would you pay $1,000 a drink?

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ANOTHER VIEW

ANOTHER VIEW

Animals worthy of respect

Another cougar shot this week and once again without any apparent good reason.

According to the RCMP, the cougar was cornered underneath a truck at the Swartz Bay ferry terminal in the early morning hours before the arrival of passengers for the first ferry sailing. What a perfect opportunity to tranquilize the animal and move it to another locatioin. Of course, that is not what hap-pened. The cougar was shot as always seems to be the case here in B.C.

This is only one of many cougars, black bears, and grizzlies that have been killed this year in this province. It happens because nobody objects. We, the most pampered people on the planet, cannot find it in our hearts to have mercy on these beautiful animals who are only trying to stay alive like the rest of us.

If you look at animals and see only a tasty treat or consider them a nuisance or vermin as I believe some of us do, I guess slaughtering our wildlife would not be a problem for you.

If you believe that animals are worthy of our respect and have a rightful place on the planet as I believe the majority of us do, you have to make your voices heard. Write let-ters, complain or do

whatever you think might be effective. The animals have no voice, it is up to us to stand up for them and so far that has not been happen-ing. The RCMP and con-servation officers play judge and jury,always it seems, at the expense of the animal.

Please, stand up and be counted or the slaughter will only get worse.

Aaron BartlettOtter Point

Dear Santa!Well, it’s that time

again ... Christmas ... 2011. Where has the time gone? Boy, have we ever been busy at Ayre Manor.

This is our WISH LIST for this year. It’s a bit

shorter... and sort of late. Sorry! We would like to make Ayre Manor Lodge more homey and could certainly use a lit-tle help. We have nar-rowed down our wish list to things that are not covered by our budget but would most certainly be appreci-ated by the residents:

1. We would like to create attractive spots in the long hallways of the assisted living apartment building to allow residents a place to rest en route to the dining room. We need:

• standard height but smallish wooden dining room or hall tables (six in total)

• a largish vase to put on each of these tables;

• silk flowers from

which to make flower arrangements;

• paintings to hang on the walls over the tables.

2. We would also appreciate cash dona-tions to help us make the halls of the com-plex care building more interesting for the resi-dents by:

• creating a mural on the walls and door in the south wing; and

• purchasing 3-di-mensional therapeutic games to be mounted on the walls.

3. We are always look-ing for more volunteers at Ayre Manor. If you happen to meet any especially nice folks during your Christmas Eve flight, please tell them they can become volunteers very easily.

Just speak to Melanie, our Ayre Manor admin-istrator, or Thomas, our activities coordinator at 250 642-1750.

We do hope that we are not asking too much ... All of us have been working very hard this year to maintain and repair our cottages and gardens while begin-ning to plan for a future expansion.

We hope that you find us again, Santa! Our address is 6764 Ayre Road, Sooke, BC, V9Z 1K1.

Lots of love to you and Mrs. Claus, Santa! We hope that you dress warmly and look after yourself Christmas Eve. The weather man says it might be wet. Thank you, Santa.

X O X O X Sandy P., Ron D.,

Carol & David M., Val D., Henry S.,

Wynn L., Brenda P., Joe T. and all the

rest of the members of the Sooke Elderly

Citizens’ Housing Society.

PS: Remember, Santa, donations to the Sooke Elderly Citizens’ Hous-ing Society (SECHS) can be used as a tax dedu-cation.

Deliver by mail or hand to our office, or e-mail [email protected].

Letters should be 300 words or less, and we may edit for length, tone and accuracy. Please include contact information.

Letters

LETTERS

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What is the best Christmas present

you have ever gotten ?

A tobaggan, I got it a couple of years ago when I was seven, I think. I got

to use it the next year.

Olivia, 11

The best advent calendar present I’ve ever gotten is a ticket to The Nutcracker. That was yesterday, it was

from Starbucks.

Kiyannah, 11

That’s tough — I’d have to say a (Nintendo) a few

years ago.

Jenny, 15

Probably a new bike? That was afew years ago.

Quinn, 12

YOUR VIEWS

Fixer-upper

Benjamin Yong photo

The 1942 fire truck — that the Sooke Fire Department originally purchased in 1954 for $500 — sits in pieces inside the fire hall while it undergoes a full restoration by members of the Sooke Firefighters Association. The department hopes to have it ready by 2013 for the 100th anniversary celebration.

Merry Christmas….

….and our Very Best Wishes For the New Year. Thanks to all our many friends who make Sooke such a w o n d e r f u l place to live.Michael, Kathy

and

Courtney Dick

Sooke Real Estate

Serving Sooke since 1985.

Call Michael Dick at 250-642-6056 … and start packing!

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A special thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of our Sooke Family Skate. To Sea-Parc for being such a great host and donating their wonderful facilities. Western Foods and Sooke Village Market for the generous donation of the delicious Hot dogs and Buns. Above all to our friend and neighbour who’s donations of Food, presents and cash will go a long way in helping those less fortunate than ourselves have a Merry Christmas.

The night was dark and chilly, with a frosty

breeze in the air. Anolder man slowly approached, close tothe building to stay out of the wind. His clotheswere a little worn, but looked warm enough.He stood by the ket-tle for a moment, andI wondered if he was going to ask for spare change.Instead, he took a $50 dollar bill fromhis pocket and stuffed it into the kettle. Hetold me, “the Salvation Army helped me whenI really needed it and now it’s my turn to give.Stay warm and have a Merry Christmas.”As he walked away I wished him a very Merry Christmas... and all of a sudden, my ket-tle duty didn’t feel quite so chilly any more.

Ask any Rotarian about their time stand-ing by the Salvation Army Christmas ket-tle, and you will hear a similar story. Whenyou are out and about shopping locally thisholiday season, listen for that familiar soundof jingling sleigh bells. As sole guardians of thebright red kettle, Sooke Rotarians are once again greeting the community and accepting donations to the Salvation Army’s continued good works for those in need.

This year marks Sooke Rotary’s 20th kettle drive. Every yearmembers share stories from the kettle, ranging from kindness shown through an unexpected hot chocolate delivery to a heartfelt thank you from someone who has been on the receiving end of the some of the Salvation Army’s many services.

Through the generos-ity of Sooke residents, approximately $4,300 is raised annually in sup-port of Salvation Army projects throughout

the greater Victoria area, including Sooke.

President Deb John-ston says, “This isa great opportunity for Rotarians to meetfriends and neighbours in the Sooke area andshare in the spirit of Christmas giving. Weare pleased to help out the Salvation Army asthey help out our com-munity.”

Look for the kettle outside the govern-ment liquor store from Dec. 16 to the 24.

Sooke Rotarian Brian MacNeill shares his ket-tle story:

“I’m sure many of uswho worked the Salva-tion Army Kettle havesimilar stories but one that I experienced,was an older lady with her daughter, I wouldguess the daughter was mid 50s to early 60s and as they passed me to

enter the liquor store,I wished them “Good morning and MerryChristmas.” After a few minutes they came outof the liquor store with their booty and as theypassed I wished them a “Have a good day” and carried on doing my

bell ringing. Several minutes

later, I turned to see them coming downthe walk towards me. Did they forget to pur-chase something? Was there a problem? No,as they came closer to me I noticed that nei-ther were dressed in inexpensive clothingand as I was wondering why they were back, the older lady, reached into her jacket pocketand handed me two $50

dollar bills. I was blown away but said that I wanted her to put this money directly into thekettle.

I wished them againMerry Christmas and thanked them both for their generosity. For me, this made myChristmas and I get so much inner satisfactionfrom experiencing their generosity, even to this day, the memory lives on and propels me tovolunteer my time.

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Kettle stories are about giving

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Rotarian Mark Ziegler volunteers for theSalvation Army kettle drive.

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Happy 111th BirthdayGrandma Merle Barwis

LoveDaughter Helene, Grandchildren

Richard, Betsy, Terry, Kathy, Lee,

Great Grandchildren Deanna,

Aaron, Tara, Jay, Brett, Leah,

Becky, Trent and Great Great

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Taelor, Jack, Maegan, Matt,

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Enjoy theMagic

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Las t Monday morning, over 40 volunteers showed up at the community hall to help sort through all the donated food collected during this year’s Christmas Bureau food drive. “We had to turn away some people,” said Dave Bennett, a coordinator for the bureau. Chairman Barry Gifford said they had a callout for about 20 but extras showed up at 8 a.m. to help, not that he had any complaints. “More hands make things go faster,” he said. On Tuesday, 320 turkeys were delivered along with 25 full hams and 144 quarter-hams to be added to hampers that were assembled for Sooke’s less fortunate families.

Many hands make small work

Quinn, 12, was deciding where to put a box of chocolate biscuits on Monday while sorting through all the donated food. He has been volunteering with his family every year since he was three-years-old.

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A safe holiday is a happy holiday

Make safety a priority this winter with some simple tips:

Watch children around fireplaces. Put up a safety guard or hearth to protect little hands.

After a snowfall, clear the path to your meters and brush away any snow build up.

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The holidays can be fun, but they can pres-ent unique concerns when it comes to kids’safety.

BC Children’s Hospi-tal and BC Ambulance Service are encourag-ing parents and caregiv-ers to take preventativesteps to help make this a safe holiday season. Between December 23, 2010 and January 5, 2011 BC Ambulance Service responded to194 calls province-wide in support of patientswho were 10 years of age or younger.

“An injury can occur so quickly, but by think-ing ahead, parents can help keep their fami-lies safe,” says Allen Pruden, BC AmbulanceService paramedic. “Being prepared and following simple safety tips can help avoid accidents and injuries during the holidays.”

Winter holiday tips are available on boththe BC Children’s Hos-pital and BC Ambu-lance Service websites. Here are a few to keepin mind this season:

1. Toys: Choose itemsthat match your child’s age, abilities, skills and interest level. Small pieces which can eas-ily come off, and small batteries and magnets can cause choking and/or internal chemi-cal burns. Toys with strings longer than 12inches could strangle babies and toddlers.

2. Strings of electric

lights are hazardous as they are attractive toyoung children. They run the risk of beingstrangled, burned or electrocuted if theyget wrapped up in the wires or put lights intheir mouths.

3. Fireplaces: A child’s skin is four times thin-ner than an adult’s and can burn four times faster. The glass of a gas fireplace heats up to 200˚C (in just six min-utes and takes 45 min-utes to cool down. Thepilot light of a gas fire-place may also heat theglass enough to cause a burn. Stay close to yourchild when in a room with a fireplace that ison or has recently been turned off. Block thefireplace with a hearth gate or screen that bolts into or around your fireplace, or put a safety gate in the door-way to the room with a fireplace.

4. Tinsel, ornamentsand gift wrap: While tinsel can make a treesparkle, it’s also a chok-ing hazard for youngchildren, hang them high and out of yourchild’s reach. Also, keep ornaments higher up on the tree as they can break easily and cause cuts or harm if swallowed. Be careful of holiday gift-wrapping like bags, paper, rib-bons and bows. These items can strangle, suf-focate or choke small children.

5. Place your Christ-

mas tree a good dis-tance from any heatsources such as fire-places, radiators orportable heaters. Cut a few inches off the trunkto expose fresh wood. This allows for betterwater absorption and will help to keep yourtree from drying out and becoming a fire hazard.

6. Candles andmatches create a fire hazard: Even school-age kids are drawn to flames, so keep lightedcandles well out of reach. Don’t put lightedcandles on a tablecloth or anything else that a child could pull down or knock over. Placelighted menorahs on a high surface and nottoo close to the edge of a table.

7. Food: Children may be eating unfamiliar foods for the first time this holiday season. It’s common to see more

injuries in emergency as a result of childrengetting large pieces of pieces of nuts, carrots,or apples stuck in their airways which can stopthem from breathing. Cut foods into smallpieces and encourage children to sit quietlywhile eating. Children are less likely to choke if they chew food thor-oughly before swallow-ing.

8. Visiting friends andfamily: The homes you visit may not be child-proofed. Each year, curious toddlers chokeor get poisoned by exploring and gettingtheir hands on items not meant for children.These include: pills, vitamins, medicines,cosmetics and clean-ing products. If you’re entertaining, designate a safe space for visitors’ purses and coats.

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Judging the best gingerbread houses

Judging the entries at the Prestige Oceanfront Resort were, from left to right, Pilar Maekawa, Leo Maekawa, Ingrid Johnston from the Christmas Bureau and Mayor Wendal Milne. Below, The Good Life entry.

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More entries from the first Gingerbread House competition held at the Prestige Oceanfront Resort. Top right, the Holly and the Ivy Cottage, second place winner. Left, Christmas at Holly Farm. Below, Go Green Farm and Generation Station. Bottom, First Frost and Here Comes the Wind. Money raised went to the Sooke Christmas Bureau. People placed bids on the gingerbread houses and took them home for their families to enjoy.


All entries were winners

We’re dreaming of a blue Christmas.Tis the perfect season to reduce, reuse and recycle. This year, help prevent recycling worker injuries by remembering to use only CRD approved blue boxes and blue bags for your holiday recycling. Flatten and cut large cardboard boxes to size, bundle them together with string or twine and get it all to the curb by 7:30 am sharp. It’s the right thing to do for the environment. And for the people who work every day to make it better. Wishing you a happy “blue” holiday season.For more recycling information call the CRD Hotline at 250.360.3030 or visit www.crd.bc.ca/holidayrecycling

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Shop local for Christmas and give two waysTake the stress out of holiday shoppingPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Small businesses in Sooke are try-ing to provide

interesting options for holiday gift giving. If you are tired of the long lineups and the picked over goods in the stores downtown, consider shopping locally.

In this day and age of mass-produced goods and imports, in an effort to find something different for gift giv-ing, people are seeking unique, local and well- made items. They enjoy shopping local and sup-porting the small busi-nesses in their own community.

Small businesses have remained very sta-ble in a very uncertain economic climate. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business states that B.C. is once

again above the national confidence level at 63.7 and fourth to Saskatch-ewan, Alberta and Man-itoba. But, 42 per cent of B.C. small businesses say that insufficient domestic demand is their greatest business constraint.

Tired of the same old, same old? Well, all you have to do is take a stroll through Sooke to find something suit-

able for almost anyone on your list. There are a number of great places you wouldn’t necessar-ily think of for your holi-

day shopping.The discriminating

shopper can find things such as beautiful hand-

made glass icicles and snowflakes, pottery, and books written by local authors. Local pot-ters, and craftspeople showcase their work in a number of stores and shops. Consider some handwoven First Nations baskets, sea-weed baskets, gourd broaches, and drift-wood Santas.

In the core of Sooke there are shops carry-ing handmade jewelry, ornaments, antiques, handmade knives, masks and diamond

rings. More environmen-

tally conscious? How about passes to a fit-ness facility or SEA-PARC Leisure Centre? Treat someone you love to a spa day. What about the person who loves classical music? How about a season’s pass to the Sooke Phil-harmonic? Get some-one a coffee card and combine it with a hand-made mug, or a beau-tiful wreath for their front door. Seniors in

the mix? How about a membership to the Legion or a garden plot at the Sunriver Allot-ment Garden? Take a drive to some of the local artists’ studios and pick up a thing or two for a totally West Coast flavour. Or go to one of the local galler-ies for original works of art. For those with limited budgets there are beautiful art cards for those special occa-sions. It’s so much nicer to support a local

artist with your card purchases.

Local businesses rely on locals who appreci-

ate what they sell and buy them to help them continue to thrive. If we lose our small shops and stores then we lose a part of what makes Sooke an amazing com-munity.

Holiday shopping doesn’t have to be stressful, expensive, unimaginative and time consuming and it won’t be if you shop local.

Pirjo Raits photos

A wide variety of gift ideas abound in shops in Sooke.

We searched the shops from the Sooke Region Museum to the Sooke Harbour House and everywhere in between for ideas.

Pirjo Raits photo

The South Shore Gallery is holding a Small Works show by gallery artists until Dec. 31. Works by Andres Bohaker, Dorothy Hodgson Butler, Jeffrey Boron, Robert Louis Chouinard, Pauline Chamberlain, Kathy Johannesson, Keith Johnson, Robert Owen, Cheryl Parkinson, Poul Poulsen, Lisa Riehl, Leslie Speed, Elizabeth Tanner, Joanne Thomson, Linny D. Vine and others.

Just about good enough to eatE

leven talented g i n g e r b re a d house cre-

ators and their helpers brought their entries to the Prestige Oceanfront Resort and had them on display where support-ers could vote for their favourites and donate to the Sooke Food bank at the same time. The event raised $616 for the Sooke Christmas Bureau.

Gingerbread House Contest Winners:

Grand Prize – Two night stay at any Pres-tige Hotels and Resort plus a $150. Ric’s Grill Gift Certificate, NE Á Á,LE (Green House in SEN O EN) – Jen Dumont

Second Prize - $100 Ric’s Grill Gift Certifi-cate, The Holly and the Ivy Cottage – Carol Christie.

Third Prize - $50 Ric’s

Grill Gift Certificate, A Good Life – Kathy and Beau Hicks.

Thank you to all con-testants for their amaz-

ing creations and their support of the Sooke Christmas Bureau.

Entry 1 – First Frost by Krista Davis

Entry 2 – Here Comes The Wind – Kari Ossel-ton – Sooke Chamber of Commerce

Entry 3 – The Holly

and the Ivy Cottage – Carol Christie

Entry 4 – The Teddy Bear’s Animal House – Donna Sutherland

Entry 5 – Go Green Farm – Debby Stolth

Entry 6 – Christmas at Holly Farm – Sharon Sterling

Entry 7 – NE Á Á,LE (Green House in SEN O EN) – Jen Dumont

Entry 8 – Victorian Era House – Cheryl Chalifour

Entry 9 – Generation Station – Dave McCli-mon and family

Entry 10 – Santa Claus’s Cabin – Emily Percival-Paterson and Cara Marks

Entry 11 – A Good Life – Kathy and Beau Hicks.

See all of the photos online at: www.sooke-newsmirror.com, click on Photo Store/Gallery.

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The winning gingerbread house NE Á Á,LE (Green House in SEN O EN) was created by Jen Dumont. More photos of the entries throughout this and the online edition of the Sooke News Mirror.


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Dec. 22, 2010 — Council excited by TV op

Sooke District Coun-cil agreed that certain promotions are just worth the high price tags they’re often asso-ciated with at a regular meeting on Dec. 13.

At issue was a presen-tation by Paul Regens-burg, senior coach and partner with Lifesport Coaching — stagers of the annual Sooke Sub-aru International Tri-athlon.

Regensburg asked council for a $25,000 commitment toward the cost of a one-hour television show cov-ering the Aug. 7, 2011 event.

He told council he had proposed the pro-duction of the program to Rogers Sportsnet — the cable channel which had aired a simi-lar program based on the Vancouver triath-lon.

Dec. 20, 2006 — Sooke storm after-math

Residents in and around Sooke were faced with incred-ible damage when they awoke on Friday morn-ing.

A duplex on Muir Place was destroyed when trees crashed into the home. Not only was the house demol-ished but so were the cars parked near the residence.

A 24-foot power boat, at Sunny Shores, val-ued at approximately $70,000 was likely a

write-off. A long snake-like line

wove along Sooke Road as drivers waited to get to the West Shore areas. The homes along West Coast Road didn’t fare any better, although at one house two huge trees barely missed the balcony.

Dec, 19, 2001 — Sooke man charged after stabbing mother

A 27-year-old Sooke resident was charged Dec. 13 with attempted murder after repeatedly stabbing his mother.

Nathaniel Don Guten-sohn allegedly stabbed Diane Gutensohn twice in the back, and once in the right shoulder. Diane also received slashes underneath her breasts, cuts to her face and wounds to both hands, according to Sooke RCMP Cpl. Ray Champagne.

The incident hap-pend around 6 p.m. on Dec. 12 at unit 26 on 7021 Grant Road.

“It was very grue-some,” said Staff Sgt. Don Brown, who was on scene.

Diane was trans-ported to the Jubilee hospital and is expected to live.

Dec. 25, 1996 — Warm wishes from local leaders

As Sooke residents snuggle down for the holidays with family and friends, opening presents and shar-ing special memories, some others with politi-cal influence and the well being of the com-

munity at heart offered their own presents.

Chamber of Com-merce president Bob Sykes had a wish for the seniors of the com-munity.

“I would wish for an extended care facility for Sooke,” he said.

Sooke Member of Parliament Keith Mar-tin had a gift idea that would keep on giving for all sectors: a job for everyone unemployed.

Malahat-Juan de Fuca MLA Rick Kasper had a more personal idea — Good health and prosperity for the new year.”

Dec. 24, 1991 — EMCS society gets grant for trailer

The EMCS Society received word last week that Vancouver Founda-tion has granted $3,500

for the construction of one aluminum longboat trailer.

The society, through its sale of the log house, has donated the other $3,500. Two trailers are already being con-structed under the watchful eye of Bill Laurie and Marc Van Hasselt (volunteer labour). Sooke Marine Industries has donated space for the trailers to be assembled.

Phoebe Dunbar stated that the Long-boat Trust Committee is very pleased to be able to go ahead with the trailer. Now the boats can be trailed to safe cruising waters on B.C.’s coast for partici-pation in Bicentennial re-enactment voyages, coastal living camping trips and wooden boat festivals.


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What’s Up in SookeWhat’s Up in Sooke This WeekThis WeekWed.Wed.December 21December 21HOLIDAY CONCERTHOLIDAY CONCERTAt Sooke Elementary, At Sooke Elementary, starts at 1:15 p.m. Bring starts at 1:15 p.m. Bring one non-perishable food one non-perishable food item for the Sooke Food item for the Sooke Food Bank for admission. Bank for admission. Questions call 250-642-Questions call 250-642-5431.5431.

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CHRISTMAS BUREAUCHRISTMAS BUREAUFood hampers are being Food hampers are being distributed today at distributed today at the community hall for the community hall for registered families. registered families.

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PLAYGROUPPLAYGROUPCome to the Sooke Family Resource Society today for the playgroup for daycare providers. It’s a great way for daycare children to socialize and participate in activities participate in activities and a Child Care and a Child Care Resource & Referral Resource & Referral consultant will be on consultant will be on hand. From 9:30 to 11 hand. From 9:30 to 11 a.m. by donation.a.m. by donation.

Mon.Mon.December 26December 26

EUCHRE NIGHTEUCHRE NIGHTStarts at 7 p.m. sharp at Starts at 7 p.m. sharp at the Sooke Legion.the Sooke Legion.

CALLING ALL QUILTERSCALLING ALL QUILTERSSooke Quilters meet Sooke Quilters meet every Monday from 1 every Monday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Knox to 4 p.m. at the Knox Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church 2110 Church Rd. All skill 2110 Church Rd. All skill levels welcome.levels welcome.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!From the staff at the Sooke News Mirror, we Sooke News Mirror, we wish you a safe and wish you a safe and happy holidays. Thank happy holidays. Thank you for your continued you for your continued support as we count support as we count down the last few days to down the last few days to the new year.the new year.

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BABY TALKBABY TALKThe VIHA Sooke Health The VIHA Sooke Health Unit is taking a break for Unit is taking a break for Christmas but will return Christmas but will return in January with more in January with more sessions at the Sooke sessions at the Sooke Child, Youth and Family Child, Youth and Family Centre (CASA building). Centre (CASA building). Call 250-642-5464 with Call 250-642-5464 with any questions.any questions.

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THANKS FOR THE SUPPORTNow that Sooke Hospice Society has a property we still have changes we need to make to enable us to continue giving the same quality of service. One project is to convert the existing garage into a separate cleaning area for our equipment such as electric beds and to include a separate storage space for these items once they and to include a separate storage space for these items once they have been returned and cleaned.Electric beds and specialty mattresses are such an important component in providing comfort to our clients as well as allowing them to stay in their own home, many times avoiding hospital or a facility.The Victoria Foundation has very kindly come forward and given us a grant of $8,328.40We would like to take this opportunity to thank The Victoria Foundation for supporting us.

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Died peacefully at Oak Bay Lodge after a lengthy illness of Alzheimer’s. Survived by his loving wife Florence of 63 years, son Robert (Louise), daughters Linda (Bill) and Deborah (Ken), seven grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, sisters Barb, Grace, Gladys and brother Neil and many nieces and nephews. Bob was born in Winnipeg and moved to Victoria in 1957 with his family. He was a journeyman Cabinet Maker and worked at the University of Victoria for many years. He built many houses, really enjoyed woodworking and made furniture and crafts, including Christmas Reindeers. He volunteered at Sooke Hospice, delivering beds. Bob enjoyed playing darts at the Sooke Legion Men’s League and was an avid gardener. He will be greatly missed and always remembered for his generous and kind ways. many thanks to Dr. Pocock and staff at Oak Bay Lodge. In lieu of owers, donations may be made to Sooke Hospice. Box 731, V9Z 1H7. There will be a private family service.

McFetridge, Robert (Bob)June 18, 1927

-December 14, 2011

“A very good man”

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School District No.62 (Sooke) requires a Strong Start Outreach Coordinator to work im-mediately. 8 hrs/wk (4 hrs on Tues and Thurs.)For more information about our District, please refer to our web site at www.sd62.bc.ca.

Rate of pay: $22.35/hr.

Qualifi ed individuals are invited to submit their cover letter and resume, including the names and telephone numbers of at least two references on or before January 6, 2012.

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Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart perfom on July 30.

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SOOKE NEWS2010 WINNER

M I R R O R

Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

The 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 art-

ists who responded to the call for entries to the juried art show and sale.

The 10-day show was once again staged in the SEA-PARC 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 Pat-rick Irwin for his acrylic and oil two-dimensional paint-ing “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 Van-dergugten’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.

25 Years of incredible art

Pirjo Raits photo

Bonnie Jones takes a close look at Michael MacLean’s “Ambassador”

The Sooke FolkMusic Society normally cur-

tails it’s activities for the summer, but thisSaturday, July 30, we are delighted to bringback Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart for a spe-cial 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 theodometer

Stacey Earle andMark Stuart met for the first time 1991 ata songwriters night in Nashville TN. Theyknew that night it was one of them things thatare 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 theother stuff that came with getting by, “but wemanaged,” Stacey said as she looked back ather first encounter with the world of touring.

Stacey Earle’s first show was on an arena stage in Sydney, play-ing 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 Nash-ville 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 Nash-ville.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

playing in the school ofhonky tonks and beer joints in and around Nashville in his dad’s band.

Mark was off the road when he met Sta-cey and that very night he would play the firstnote of her music never leaving her side. Mark

still somehow foundthe time to work on his own music record-ing 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 ofglamour: appearing on the Tonight Show with

Jay Leno, and MTV. “I had someone tun-

ing my guitar, strappingon my guitar,” he said. “Now we carry our stuff three flights up in the Red Roof Inn.”

Over the years Sta-cey and Mark havelearned so much from each other. Their songs are the diaries of their life — good times andbad, thereby complet-ing the love they have.Together they share the full load of gettingby day-by-day.

They’ve gone onto release their duo albums, Never GonnaLet You Go in 2003 and S&M CommunionBread in 2005, and their Gearle Records 2008release Love from Sta-cey and Mark which is available at thehir live shows only.

While, no doubt, each still remains an individual solo artist with solo releases, suchas the 2008 release of Mark Stuart’s Left of

Nashville and Stacey Earle’s The Ride also in 2008), it is throughthe respect of each oth-er’s work and years ofplaying together that they have created theirunique sound. And that sound allows each indi-vidual to shine through. Stacey and Mark are no doubt together ‘til death do they part.

Please be sure to join us for what will bea memorable evening with these two very engaging singer/song-writers.

The gig is on Satur-day, July 30 at Holy Trin-ity Anglican Church, at 1962 Murray Road.Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with show at 8. Ticketsare $15 and are avail-able at the door or in advance at Shopper’s Drug Mart.

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Taste of SookeThursday, July 28, 7-9 pm

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The Sooke U14 boys soccer team’s new

head coach Andrew Greenwood calls their current season a “Cin-derella story.”

Starting in September in the silver division, it quickly became evident that the group, who in one of their games beat their opponents 17-0, was ready to move up to the next level.

“We were basically just walking over all the teams,” said Green-wood.

After winning five straight in round one playing each of the clubs once and out-scoring them 47-4 (there are three rounds in a season, followed by the playoffs), the boys shifted to gold in round two. There was a marked difference in

speed and skill between the two divisions, and the boys dropped the first game against Juan de Fuca 3-1.

After making some adjustments, the team

has gone 3-3-1 in their last seven. A big part of the team’s ability to compete in gold is striker Tyler Dun-can whose “lightning fast” speed makes him often untouchable on the way to the goal. The coach didn’t want to discount the rest of the team, however, many who have played together for eight years and do a great job of feeding Tyler the ball while keeping it away from their own net.

“That makes my job a lot easier,” he said, a job that Greenwood is comfortable with hav-ing coached a few times in his career starting as a player coach with the Peace Arch Soccer Club. He’s played the sport his whole life, a tradition his son Brady is carrying on in Sooke.

Greenwood joined the U14 boys at the beginning of the season after moving here from Langford with his fam-ily in the summer. One thing he has noticed since arriving is the town’s reputation for being the underdog.

“We get no respect, (we hear other team’s say) ‘They’re only from Sooke,’” he said.

“I tell the kids ‘Do not say nothing, go out on the field and let your guys’ game do the talk-ing for you.’”

That’s what they tried to do on Saturday at home against top-ranked Peninsula, but couldn’t match up with who the coach said was the “better team” losing 5-0.

Star-striker Tyler had an issue with his heel that put the brakes on his game, and there were problems in the backfield as well.

“My defenceman, my backline guy (James Lieph) who has got us to where we are keep-ing people away from our net, didn’t.”

The third goal against came when James botched a clear-ing attempt that put the ball into their own net.

“It just shows (suc-

cess is not) a gift for them. They’re going to have to fight for it.”

The loss puts Sooke at about the middle of the seven-team pack.

They will have a chance to make things right in January on Peninsula soil their first game back after the Christ-mas break.

Benjamin Yong photos

From clockwise left: Sooke U14 player David Warnhoff tries to fight for positioning on Saturday; Brady Greenwood extends himself to control the ball; number 16 Jacob Foster watches as Ayden Ostropolski, in blue, takes a header.

Tyler Duncan

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SPORTSSPORTSSooke U14 soccer club too shiny for silver

SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011 www.sookenewsmirror.com SPORTS • 27

SEAPARC STAR SEAPARC STAR of theof the WEEK WEEK✪✪This week’s SEAPARC Star is a delightful young lady named Molly Irwin. She is

an 8 year old grade 3 student at Ecole Poirier who has been attending the French

Immersion Program since Kindergarten. Her favourite subjects at school are

Reading and Math. Molly loves reading so much that her parents have to limit

her reading time (especially at bedtime) or she would never stop! She has taken

swimming lessons here at SEAPARC, did fi gure skating for four years, plays

soccer at home with her sister and at school and is now in Sooke Minor Hockey

Initiation and just loves it!! She likes skiing at Mount Washington and goes surfi ng

at Tofi no (she can stand up on her board, ride the waves and is proud to have her

very own wet suit). When we asked if she had hobbies, reading was fi rst on her

list followed by collecting buttons. She likes camping a lot (mostly the hiking and

roasted marshmallows) and says she also enjoys exploring beaches and making

turtles in the sand. The family has a little dog at home named Sunny and Molly

has given her a middle name of “Fluffy” because she is a Westie/Bichon Frise mix

and has a fl uffy coat if they don’t take her to the hairdresser all the time. We asked

what things she was good at and not surprisingly reading came up again as well

as skating and being a good sister. Molly plans on being a Doctor or a Scientist

when she grows up; we think those are great aspirations! She is described as being

a compassionate and giving little girl with a competitive side (just like her Mom).

We would like to add wonderful to that list of personal traits Molly, thank you very

much for being our SEAPARC Star of the Week!

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Best Wishes To All Best Wishes To All For a VeryFor a Very

Merry Christmas!Merry Christmas!

From the Commission and Staffof SEAPARC

Midget — The Sooke midget rep boys played two games in Saanich on the weekend ending up with a draw.

The league game Saturday was closely matched and, thanks to the gymnastic efforts of goaltender Tyler Oleskiew, remained scoreless until late in the second.

Tape-to-tape pass-ing from Nick Pfeifer and Luke Pitrie helped Jared Pleasants strike first for Sooke, but late in the second Saanich managed to tie it up. A tense third period had many chances for both sides, but Saan-ich squeaked one in with only 50 seconds left making it Sooke 1, Saanich 2.

Sunday’s exhibition game vs. tier 4 Saanich had Nick Dueck busy between the posts for Sooke.

Bradon Senft opened the scoring for Sooke in the first followed closely by a goal from Tom Kirk. In the sec-ond, Quinton MacDo-nell scored with an assist from Senft, but Saanich managed one of their own making it Sooke 3, Saanich 1.

Braden Swaile and Pfeifer scored in the third, with assists on both goals from Ryan Seeburger. Saanich managed one more in the third for a final score of Sooke 6, Saan-

ich 2.

Peewee (girls) — The peewee girls came up on the ice totally con-fident with their skills against Oceanside on Sunday afternoon.

Oceanside came on the ice with 15 players (four from Bantam), but the girls weren’t intimidated and just went ahead with their game plan.

Early in the first period, Sooke Thun-derbirds’ Olivia Carello put in a nice goal after a crisp pass from Alyssa Lloyd right in front of the Oceanside’s wide-open net.

Later on in the same period, a breakaway from Morgan Couture added one more goal on the board. Finally, in the second period, Alyssa Lloyd put in the third and final goal mak-ing it a win of 3-0.

The girls put a lot of pressure in the offen-sive zone and a per-fect game from Michele Lacombe contributed to the victory. They also received great support from the two rep players from the atom’s girl’s team Zoe Tremblay and Maggie McKinnon.

So far, the peewee girls has been unde-feated in their early league season. Now they are getting ready for a tournament dur-ing Christmas break up

in Parksville.

Atom C1 — The Dale’s Electric Sooke Thunderbirds Atom C1 team tangled with the JDF Grizzlies on Satur-day at SEAPARC and came away with a 9-1 victory.

The Grizzlies got on the board first with a goal two minutes into the first period. Seem-ingly caught off guard, the Thunderbirds quickly settled down and took control of the game.

The Thunderbirds’ speed and passing game shone with a season high of 60 com-pleted passes being made. Strong penalty killing efficiently shut down a total of 10 min-utes with a man short and netted one short-handed goal.

In this total team effort, Ryder Norman had a great game pick-ing up a goal and an assist. Finley Arthurs soared with three goals and an assist.

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Juan de Fuca Grizzlies swarm the Sooke net in a bantam game last December.

Sooke Minor Hockey wrap up

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Benjamin YongSooke News Mirror

Sooke’s Mason Swift had a simple objective when he transferred to Victoria’s Mount Douglas High School three years ago.

“I set a goal in Grade 9 to win a championship every year in high school.”

And he’s done it. As a junior varsity in his first two seasons, and now as a senior after his team beat W.J. Mouat Secondary at BC Place for the AAA provincial football championship in the beginning of December. He’s also netted MVP honours every year except as a freshman.

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The soft-spoken youngster with curly dark locks falling well past his shoul-ders is crossing his fingers for people down south to get wind of his name. His goal right now is to attend an American university where he can play div-1 football, like his former teammate Mount Doug running back Terrell Davis who is going to Washington State.

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Swift got his start on the gridiron as a nine-year old playing for the Sooke pre-atom Seahawks. He stayed local until the peewee level and played for the Victoria Renegades before joining the Rams at Mount Doug.

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It’s the time of yearto celebrate the Christmas season

and there’s nothing bet-ter, after some goodholiday cheer, than to go and give some win-ter fishing a try.

On Dec. 26 it’s thesecond annual Box-ing Day Salmon Derby. Fishing starts at dawn which at this time ofyear is about 7:30 a.m. with final weigh-in at 1:30 p.m. at the Crab Shack at Jock’s Dock.

It’s also a good time to try out the new boatramp, there should be lots of parking. Lastyear’s event had some 75 anglers entered withthe winner taking home almost $1,500 in thewinner-take-all event.

Anglers wishing totake part are asked to bring along some non-perishable items for the

Sooke Community FoodBank. As well there will be draw for a rod andreel for anglers who donate a fish. The CohoDerby yielded 500 plus pounds of salmon filletsfor the food bank.

Fishing continues tobe strong out in front of the Sooke Harbour. Run out to the 100-foot contour and start fish-ing with the gear close to the bottom. For best results use artificial lures or bait and youwon’t have to go far until your rods go off.

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A couple of fishing dudes from Okuma Fishing Gear test out a new rod and reel for 2012 on Elden Smith’s brand new 27-foot Northwest Aluminum charter boat. Elden showed them two days of good winter chinook fishing.Elden said they lost a couple nice teeners to the ever present Mr. Seal. More and more fishing suppliers are looking to Sooke and Port Renfrew to test their gear out. You can’t get a better place to giver’ a try. With our steller year-round sports fishery whether it’s trophy salmon or seasonal halibut it’s all good.

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Boxing Day

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‘TAKE A KID‘TAKE A KID FISHING’ FISHING’

Local Seafood • Bait • Tackle • Gear • Fishing ChartersLocal Seafood • Bait • Tackle • Gear • Fishing Charters250-642-4410 • 6947 Westcoast Rd. @ Jock’s Dock250-642-4410 • 6947 Westcoast Rd. @ Jock’s Dock

WEEKLY TIDE TABLESWEEKLY TIDE TABLES

Best fi shing time: 1½ hours after high tide.

TIMES ARE IN STANDARD TIME, HEIGHTS IN FEET

FROZEN PRAWN TAILS Sockeye FilletsSockeye FilletsSmoked Salmon

Live Crabs

RODS & REELS10% off10% off

Fishing Gear 5% off5% off

Day Time HT Time HT Time HT Time HT21 00:22 6.6 01:25 6.6 09:36 10.5 18:05 2.022 10:16 10.8 18:54 1.3 23 02:14 7.5 03:30 7.5 10:59 11.2 19:40 1.024 02:50 7.9 04:36 7.5 11:45 11.2 20:25 1.0 25 03:26 7.9 05:36 7.5 12:30 10.8 21:07 1.026 04:04 8.2 06:37 7.9 13:14 10.5 21:46 1.627 04:43 8.2 09:33 7.5 13:57 9.8 22:22 2.328 05:21 8.5 10:39 7.5 14:39 8.9 22:54 3.0

BOXING DAY SALMON DERBYBOXING DAY SALMON DERBYDecember 26, 2011 dawn til 1:30 weight-inDecember 26, 2011 dawn til 1:30 weight-in

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