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Cougar sightings worry parentsBenjamin YongSooke News Mirror

There have been mul-tiple cougar sight-ings in backyards

all over Sooke this year, the latest case being the back-yard playground of the Sun-river Child Care Centre.

Just before dawn last Wednesday, a woman who lives just around the corner from the daycare spotted a cougar behind the building. Later in the early evening around 5:30 p.m., the owner of the child care center was leaving with some parents when they heard the unmis-takable growl of a large wild cat.

“The owner was going to run, the parent said ‘no, no just walk’ and they got into their vehicles and just left,” said Kyla Degraas, early childhood educator at the centre.

Since then, the kids — ranging in age from nine months to five-years-old — have been staying indoors. Degraas said they made a call to the conservation office who responded by saying they “can’t come out unless small animals have gone missing.”

She said that was ridicu-lous, and wondered whether it would take an attack to get a response.

“We’ve been stuck inside for two days, not even gone for a walk or play outside.”

The sighting is of particu-lar concern to staff because in the fall and winter, it’s

dark when kids are dropped off at 6:30 a.m. and also when they’re picked up in the early evening.

The daycare put up a big sign to let parents know and, for now, staff and chil-dren won’t venture out into the backyard where they normally spend up to three hours playing on swings, toy vehicles and other equipment. There is a black chain link fence that sur-rounds the playground, but it is only four feet tall and wouldn’t provide much pro-tection from a wild animal.

Beyond the fence are trails and dense underbrush that is also home to bears, many of which have been sighted in the past.

“The bears are always getting into our garbage out front,” said Degraas.

Always isn’t an exaggera-tion — it’s happened about once a month since she started working there at the beginning of summer. Two Mondays ago in the morn-ing when she was opening at 6:30 a.m., there was a “huge black bear seven or eight feet tall on its hind legs” knocking over their garbage. She knocked on the door to try to scare it away.

Degraas, who has a one-year-old of her own, said it’s scary and is hesitant of walking around Sunriver.

“I understand yes, we’re building into their territory but it’s a child care centre, it’s different than if it’s a business centre.”

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We will remember Maria Green of the Sooke Pipes and Drums salutes the fallen during the one minute of silence during the Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11 at 11 a.m.

Former Sooke

priest goes to trial

Father Phil Jacobs, a priest who spent two years between 1996 and 1998 working at St. Rose of Lima in Sooke will stand trial on four charges involving sex-ual offences against Victoria area children under the age of 14.

Jacobs, originally from the U.S., worked for six years in Sooke and Saanich and had resigned from a church in Ohio in 1996 after allega-tions of misconduct were made public. He was the parish priest at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Saan-ich from 1998 to 2002. He resigned from his position at St. Joseph’s in 2002.

The Roman Catholic priest was charged, after a two-day preliminary inquiry, with one count of sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference and one count of sexual exploi-tation which are alleged to have happened between 1996 and 2002.

Jacobs, who was living abroad had a Canadawide warrant issued in July 2010. He was arrested in 2010 by the Canada Border Services Agency and will go to trial on Nov. 30 in B.C. Supreme Court. He is free on a $25,000 surety.

The identities of the alleged victims are pro-tected by a court order as is the evidence submitted at the preliminary inquiry.

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All 350 seats in the theatre at Edward Milne

Community School were full on Tuesday night, Nov. 8, as voters came out to listen to what the local candi-dates running for coun-cil had to say.

Sitting at a long table stretched across the stage were 14 candi-dates, two running for mayor and 12 for coun-cil.

Moderator Steve Gundy stated that the candidates would respond to questions from the floor but those posing the questioners would not be allowed to make a speech.

Each of the candi-dates had three minutes to address the audi-ence and some of the newer hopefuls spoke about their experience, qualifications and com-mitment to serving on council.

Others spoke about rising taxes, the sewer system and growth or lack of it.

The candidates spoke in random order. When questions were posed to specific can-didates their responses were generally longer than their opening com-ments.

In opening Jim Mitch-ell spoke about the high taxes in Sooke. He said his had risen by 200 per cent. He also said

that the district has already spent $800,000 out of its 2012 budget and EPCOR cost three times what residents were told it would cost.

“Sooke is on the fast road to bankruptcy,” said Mitchell.

Herb Haldane spoke of a district that takes no tenders and a failing sewer system.

“It’s failing right under your noses,” said Haldane.

Mayoral candidate Dave Bennett talked of why he wanted to be mayor and listed his affiliations and volun-teer history and stated that he was a “team builder.”

Shaunna Salsman said she saw a need for diversity and change, while Terrance Mar-tin stated that growth was the most pressing issue.

“You cannot tax your way to prosperity,” he said in regard to tax increases.

Sheila Beech spoke of “triumphs” over the last three years, like participation at Ozone, the Sooke Subaru Tri-athlon, Sunriver Allot-ment Gardens, Char-ters River Salmon Interpretive Centre, the hotel and public boat launch.

Wendal Milne, run-ning for mayor, said, “Let’s tell it like it is.” He wants to set specific goals and timelines in an action plan and to get municipal spending

under control.Ron Dumont said

Sooke was the only community in Canada that gave back $4-mil-lion in reference to a failed referendum on an alternate route through Sooke.

Moonfist Colbert blessed the audi-

ence and stated that Sooke was still young, only 12-years-old and that was why the tax increases are what they are.

Rick Kasper stated that the “public has to have a say of what their vision is for their com-munity.”

Maja Tait spoke of the many things includ-ing her commitment and why she was run-ning for re-election as well as her track record over the past three years.

Kerrie Reay said it was crucial for coun-cil to be made up of individuals who would make decisions based on independent thought.

Kevin Pearson said that taxation was on the minds of most every-one and how necessary it was to get value for money spent.

“if there is disfunc-tion on council there is disfunction in the streets,” he stated.

Bev Berger spoke of rising budgets over the past three years as well as rising legal costs.

Questions from the public:

The public then got the opportunity to ask questions of the candi-dates.

Gail Hall asked both mayoral candidates if they thought, “yes” or “no” whether the agreed to paying $316 per day to a Vancouver law firm whether they were working or not.

Dave Bennett said “yes.” Wendal Milne answered,”no.”

Martha Moore point-edly asked Rick Kasper, “can we still maintain respect for each other?” Kasper responded by stating, “yes” and that Wendal Milne has

earned his respect.Sally Manning asked

if council would con-tinue to support com-munity grants and all stated they would with the exception of Jim Mitchell.

Other questions put forth to the candidates were about collective bargaining and what was council’s role; what had each may-oral candidate done to increase the quality of life for people in Sooke. Bennett said he was involved in many orga-nizations both on a dis-trict and regional level. Milne said he has been retired for only three years and has been traveling and he hadn’t done much here in that time frame.

When asked why Herb Haldane and Bev Berger attended a

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Running for Sooke council are, from left, Sheila Beech, David Bennett, Bev Berger, Moonfist Myke Colbert, Ron Dumont, Herb Haldance, Rick Kasper, Terrance Martin, Wendal Milne, Jim Mitchell, Kevin Pearson, Kerrie Reay, Shaunna Salsman and Maja Tait. Below, moderator Steve Gundy.

Meeting gives hopefuls opportunity to speak to issues

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meeting opposing the 21-year sewer agree-ment instead of a Com-mittee of the Whole meeting dealing with the Sooke Bylaw, Hal-dane stated that the 21-year deal was more important than a COW meeting. He said he had a problem with rubber-stamping the deal and they should have seen a contract first.

Berger said she sat on the bylaw review com-mittee as a public mem-ber and the bylaw was only being introduced at the COW meeting.

The mayoral candi-dates were questioned about their commit-ment to the arts, cul-ture and heritage. Both Milne and Bennett said they would ask council to make these a prior-ity.

Terrance Martin was asked if he would step down as director of an off-roading association if elected, he said didn’t see any conflict but he would step down.

The arts and youth were the subject of a couple of questions.

Bennett and Milne were asked if they would reopen the com-petition that was held for art/signage along the boardwalk and reappoint members to the Sooke Program of the Arts Committee. Milne said he would look at the committee to ensure it was con-sistent with the bylaw while Bennett stated that council deter-mines the membership and there was nothing wrong with the present committee.

All of the candi-dates were asked if

they attended a Sooke Region Cultural Plan seminar and only Maja Tait, Shaunna Sals-man and Kerrie Reay attended.

When asked about their commitment to youth, each of the candidates outlined their current and past involvement. The gen-eral sense was that they felt there was a need for a centre where both youth and seniors could interact.

When asked if the future council would support holding the line on wages at the munici-pal hall it appeared that only Jim Mitchell and Shaunna Salsman would.

Most agreed that they would support the pro-posed road network.

When asked what they saw different in Sooke in the year 2020, Bennett responded by mentioning the imple-mented Town Centre Plan, four or five revi-sions of the OCP, renew-able energy, a ferry to East Sooke and a high

speed ferry to Victo-ria and a pedestrian friendly town core. The Sooke Philharmonic would be making its fifth tour, the Sooke Subaru Triathlon would con-tinue and there would be a satellite campus in Sooke.

Milne saw Sooke as a town built on Smart Growth principles with two or three sto-rey condos with stores beneath close to tran-sit. People would walk to services and there would be sidewalks and safe access as well as the basic amenities in a compact community which was an inviting place to live.

The mayor hopefuls were also asked what they would do to coun-cillors who defied the wishes of the whole council.

Bennett stated he swore an oath to adhere to the principles of the Community Charter and as one of seven he respected in-camera issues.

“If council member

cannot respect the pro-cess then they should resign their seat,” said Bennett.

Milne stated that councils tended to abuse the in-camera process and they should be held accountable. The real problem, he said would be if coun-cil was abusing the pro-cess. He said what was needed was a process which was transparent and in-camera only if necessary.

Sidewalks and the hold up of improve-ments was a topic posed to Milne and Bennett.

Milne said it was a number one priority with people he talked to. He said the province controls a wide swath and it might be a three-year process as the dis-trict was waiting on the bypass and once that was complete the dis-trict would get control of Hwy. 14. This could be a seven to 10 year project he said which would be started imme-diately.

Bennett said we were members of the Com-munities in Bloom and Hwy. 14 was under the jurisdiction of the Min-istry of Transport. he spoke of the referen-dum which was turned down more than eight years ago.

Bennett was asked who was running the town over the past three years and whether it was over paid staff? Bennett did not respond.

The last question was about the commer-cial and residential tax base and what would the mayoral candidates do to bring more resi-dential and commercial base to the community

Milne stated that it was about affordability and said that Langford residents/businesses paid less taxes than Sooke. He said he didn’t think Sooke could build a tax base with indus-try but rather through a retirement concept combined with eco-tourism and the arts community. He said it was necessary to start with beautification in the downtown core in order to make this the best place to live.

Bennett said the Town Centre Plan was the heart of the com-munity. He said an alter-nate community and housing was necessary to make Sooke afford-able. He said our popu-lation was expected to double in the next 20 years.

The meeting ended amicably and the can-didates stuck around for a while after to talk to people who attended the meeting.


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Good news for fans of lacrosse. When the province announced a new $30-million pro-gram aimed at getting encouraging more peo-ple to be healthier and more physically active, locals jumped at the opportunity to move a project forward.

On Wednesday, Nov. 9 Juan de Fuca Regional Director Mike Hicks put forth a $500,000 grant application to the Capi-tal Regional District for a multi-use sport court in Sooke through the Community Recreation Grant Program.

“We will be apply-ing to build a multi-use sport court which will be totally compatible as a beautiful regula-tion lacrosse box.”

Hicks said the JDFEA is allowed one applica-tion and Sooke one. He said Sooke will be apply-ing for a grant to go towards walking trails.

Hicks and Councillor Bev Berger have been working towards this for the past year or so. It was noted that more than 60 families are currently going over to the Westshore to play lacrosse.

“Politics aside, Bev Berger has headed up a committee and has spearheaded this whole effort,” said Hicks.

They will be looking to service clubs and citizens to help make

up another required $125,000.

Hicks said it was, “an opportunity for the JDF, Sooke, the school board and community groups to pull together behind a terrific project for our children.”

“It’s go time,” said Hicks. “We need them all on this one.”

“I think this will be the best program in B.C. and the best thing in the world for the children of East Sooke, Otter Point and Sooke,” said Hicks. “Bev Berger has been working so hard for children and I give her full marks.”

The lacrosse box could be used not just by lacrosse players but at recess and after school for activities such as asphalt hockey. They have not yet decided exactly where the box will be located.

The application is set to come before the CRD Board in December and they should know by the end of February whether their applica-tion was successful.

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On board ship in Vic-toria Harbour in 1917, hundreds of loyal sons of (then) Dominion of Canada, set sail to support the mother-land. Lining the decks, the men were treasur-ing their last glimpse of loved ones. King George V was on the British throne.

Among the young men on board was Don-ald Stuart, whose bride waved on the dock. Donald Stuart’s fore-bears had emigrated to Ontario, and eventually to Sooke in the early 1900s. Serving over-seas, Donald Stuart was one of the lucky ones; he survived the war and returned to Sooke.

Others were not so fortunate, and Sooke’s roster of servicemen who lost their lives in World War I includes – Morris Cull, Wil-liam Drummond, John Erskine, Martin Good-all, Harry Gordon, Isaac Goudie, Alec Hughes,

A J Nickson, George Powell, Harry Rich-ardson, Philip Snape, Emmott Snowden, Cur-tis Trenchard, Lionel Walker. Given the small population of Sooke at the time, this loss was enormous.

Two years previous to the embarkation, Donald Stuart had mar-ried Carrie Sanderson, one of the daughters of the Daniel Sander-son family, pioneers whose home on Sooke River Road still stands today. (Another Sand-erson daughter, Ann, married Eustace Arden, and moved to the Sher-ingham Lighthouse). Donald and Carrie Stu-

art raised a family of six at their home on Ness’s Hill, Otter Point Road.

When World War II broke out, one of the Stuart daughters, Bes-sie, joined the women’s forces. In Vancouver, while serving in the Provost Corps, Bessie met a fellow Corpsman from Saskatchewan, Gordon Govenlock. After the war, the two married, settling first in Saskatchewan, then moving to Victoria, and soon joining the Stuart roots in Sooke.

Although young Don-ald Stuart, outbound on this ship in 1917, could not foresee the future, he would surely have

been proud if he could have known that his grandson, Alden Gov-enlock, would gradu-ate from Edward Milne Secondary School, marry his sweetheart Kathy Pimlott, and rise through the ranks in the local forest indus-try to become super-intendent of Pacific Logging’s Sooke opera-tions. Today, Alden, headquartered in Nanaimo, supervises Timber West’s contract loggers.

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I feel compelled to speak up for Larry Klassen’s attempt to bring to light the chronic speeding problem in school zones here in Sooke.

The speeds of individuals driv-ing in Sooke can only be compared to those I have witnessed in Van-couver. Last week when I read G. Woods’ response to Klassen’s let-ter I was puzzled and perplexed at her comments. With that said, I hardly see the point of bringing to light little known sections under the highway traffic act so people can actually drive 50 or 60 km/hr in a school zone when there are no chil-dren on the highway. The bottom line is that when it is clearly posted by the school crossing guards at Saseenos that the limit is 40 km/hr, motorists should obey it. Who cares if it is unenforceable. It is a courtesy to pedestrians and children in gen-eral and was established to protect people, especially from maniac driv-ers here in Sooke. If I had it my way drivers would be required to drive even slower through that section of the highway all the time.

Mrs. Woods’ suggestion that it is ok to speed up if there are no chil-dren visible on the highway is out-right ridiculous. I ask Mrs. Woods how long she thinks it would take her to come to a full stop traveling at 50 or 60 km/hr if a child, or pedes-trian suddenly darted out in front of her vehicle? I think it’s safe to say she couldn’t stop fast enough.

As somebody who drives through that section at Saseenos School on a daily basis, I can tell you that I see most of the people paying little, or no attention at all to even the posted limit, let alone the 40 km/h one sug-

gested by the Saseenos school cross-ing guard. I have also witnessed an ongoing and consistent disregard for even the posted limits elsewhere in Sooke.

In my own neighbourhood of Woodland Creek, I see it everyday, people driving way over the posted 30km/hr limit. I cannot count the confrontations I have gotten into with people not only from within this neighbourhood, but as well from other areas of Sooke using my street as an expressway to get their kids to school, or day care. I have been trying for the last three years to get people to understand the impor-tance of slowing down after my own nine-year-old was almost run down three summers ago. Besides, I have seen, first hand, the immedi-ate horror and aftermath of a child being run down because of the care-lessness and down right stupidity of a motorist driving at excessive speeds. It sickens me to this day to even think about it, and I shudder every time I hear a siren on its way to an emergency in Sooke.

However, despite my attempts to appeal to the people who speed, who usually end up giving me the finger and driving on, or the Sooke RCMP, as well as my attempts to speak to representatives from the District of Sooke, who tell me my idea of putting in speed bumps is good, but fire trucks and other emer-gency vehicles worry about wreck-ing their transmissions if they go over one, absolutely nothing has been done to date.

Although I must thank whoever at the Sooke RCMP gave my name and phone number to the Sooke citi-

zen’s advisory committee who then called me out of the blue and asked if I would like to volunteer monitor-ing traffic for the RCMP for statisti-cal purposes. I do appreciate the invitation, but I fail to see how it will help curb speeding in Sooke school zones and everywhere in general.

Lastly, I applaud Larry Klassen for having the gumption to point out what he sees as a dangerous and unmonitored habit, which for those who do it, take little responsibility or care because they are selfish, self important and self indulgent to their own needs and way of looking at life.

And for Mrs. Woods’ I can only say that instead of informing people on how they can circumvent posted speed limits and rather than slow down, show a little care and caution when driving past a school and a much used cross walk.

Despite it not being a school day and a “summer” day as Mrs. Woods’ puts it, there are still activities that take place at any school during the summer. In fact, last summer I was driving home around dinner time and an ambulance was just remov-ing a pedestrian who had been hit by a speeding driver who ran the person down as he got off a city bus and attempted to cross the highway at the cross walk.

People in this town need to slow down and be vigilant of our young kids because its only a matter of time before another family has to put another cross onto the side of the highway for their loved one.

Ian BuxtonSooke

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We have just observed Remembrance Day and pretty much everyone will confirm that those who died in war fought for our demo-

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whether on a local, regional or national level.

It is a privilege to vote and so many people have fought long and hard to ensure we could. It is imperative that we make the effort to go to the polls on Satur-day, Nov. 19 and cast our ballot.

We have the opportunity to select those we want to run our district. We can toss aside those who have overstayed their welcome or we can keep those who have done their jobs as members of council, or we can elect a whole new council if we so desire. This is where you get your say.

It wasn’t that long ago that women and First Nations people couldn’t vote. In many countries citizens would love to have as much power as we do with our ballots. We don’t have to deal with crooked elections and skull-duggery. We have 14 candidates who should be willing to put the needs of all of the people of Sooke first. Civic elections are powerful because we can have direct influ-ence on who is running and administering our town, if we vote. Each of the candidates represents a group of people who believe in them but they alone are ulti-mately responsible to the whole community, not just their supporters. It takes a lot of commitment to run for office, they are doing the job for us, so let’s ensure we get the best sitting behind the council table.

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In regard to “JDF Fight May Be Nasty,” Nov. 9.

It’s high time the myth that the Marine Trail Holdings pub-lic process was domi-nated by voices from elsewhere in the Capi-tal Regional District is finally put to rest.

Some facts: the (JDF)Electoral Area holds less than two per cent of the CRD population. The public hearing was not held in the Juan de Fuca area. Most local JDF residents required extensive travel to attend the hearings: over 160 kms to travel from Port Renfrew, over 50 kms from Jordan River, 40 kms from Shir-ley and 20 kms from Otter point.

I’ve looked online at the CRD minutes of September’s public hearing and done some basic math. Among the 160 individuals (all but five of them against the proposal) who spoke in person, 47 hailed from west of the Sookahalla (i.e. Metchosin, Sooke and the JDF Electoral Area). That’s about 30 per cent of all those heard over the three nights. I think that is a pretty good indica-tion of local concern. Hundreds more from this region wrote letters to the CRD in the spring and summer arguing against the proposal. Rather than rowing against the tides any longer, regional direc-tor Hicks finally sur-rendered and made the best of the situation.

Too bad Mr. Hicks’ ability to take the pub-

lic pulse wasn’t so good in the spring of 2009. That was when Otter Point and East Sooke residents clearly expressed their con-cerns over Mr. Ilkay’s proposal during local commission hearings - the very same con-cerns echoed time and again for these months and years. The taxpay-ers would have saved tens of thousands of dollars. And so-called “outsiders,” provincial taxpayers who care deeply about a magnifi-cent trail we all created together, would not have had cause to fret about their JDF Marine Trail.

Linda CoppingOtter Point

Rescind motion

It is widely known in Sooke that Mayor Evans has blamed four individuals, including this writer, for driving up the district’s legal costs by questioning council’s decisions.

Her solution, as quoted in the Times Colonist of Oct. 13, went like this: “Council has finally decided that we’re no longer going to listen to what their legal opinion is and stick with our own.”

For her information, I will say that I have only had one legal opinion, and if given the funds could have made a suc-cessful court challenge! Any other questions were my own.

One would assume this was a resolution passed in-camera,

rather than in a public meeting where it would properly belong, if indeed it belongs any-where.

If this decision seems insignificant to you, consider these facts: It is a decision which authorizes discrimina-tion and bias, both of which are grounds for a legal challenge of any action taken by council; It is a decision based on an attitude of arro-gance, superiority and entitlement, directed at four individuals today, and how many tomor-row? It is a decision which goes to the roots of the democratic right to participate and to be heard. It is a decision which marks a shame-ful moment in our his-tory.

My first request to the new mayor and councillors will be to rise and report on this matter, and to publicly rescind the motion.

Gail HallSooke

No cheque in sight

In her letter to the Sooke News Mirror on Nov. 2, Ellen Lewers says that our lavishly paid CAO, Evan Parlia-ment, “has too much power in his hands.” Does this include his primary job which, I suppose, is to organize the district bureau-cracy? This seems woe-fully disorganized — or it is?

This past summer the negligence of a cou-ple of district employ-ees caused a few thou-

sand dollars worth of damage to some of my wife’s property. Well, accidents happen; and the supervisor told her she would be reim-bursed within a cou-ple of weeks, once the cheque was signed.

Now, over three months later, to our complete surprise, the reimbursement process ended up on the desks of the new bureaucrats who were unfamil-iar with any details of the event and ordered my wife to submit the claim to our insurance company (who were in no way involved) for further process-ing. And it was sug-gested she might like to consult a lawyer. All this for a sum so mod-est it is worth less, no doubt, than the cost of one of Mr. Parliament’s junkets accompanying the mayor to distant places.

It would seem that Mr. Parliament has used his power to install the culture of big business to district operations. That is: stall as long as possible in the hopes the prob-lem will go away and, if it doesn’t, bring in the battery of high-priced lawyers. Hence, of course, the outrageous legal fees incurred to as Mrs. Lwers put it, “deal with... local citizens.”

I suggest our CAO’s area of governance is something an incom-ing mayor and coun-cil should take a long, hard look at.

Dick MomsemSooke

Hold to higher standard

As recent arrivals in Sooke, my wife and I took the opportunity to attend the recent all candidates forum at Edward Milne.

Ever since our arrival we had noticed a con-stant feeling of anger and disappointment over the manner in which the Janet Evans administration has con-ducted the town’s busi-ness. In fact we have not met anyone who expressed anything positive concerning the outgoing administra-tion.

During the course of the forum it became abundantly clear to us why this was so.

Except for Council-lors Berger and Hal-dane, the incumbants, seemed to speak from a common platform which could be catego-rized as “no matter what the residents want, we know better” or “we tell you, you (residents) do not tell us” even when that meant keeping res-idents in the dark on a range of issues.

It seems to us at this

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We asked you: Are you pleased with the respsonses from candidates so far?

Half and half. Some (candi-dates) are direct, some are

pretty vague.

Aimee Reiben

I’m not voting, I just moved here from the States. But I’d

like to know more.

Lisa Kappel

Most of time, yeah. Some-times they don’t answer back in the newspaper.

Corrine Price

I am with Herb Haldane’s, Kevin Pearson’s and Wendal

Milne’s (responses).

Gerhart Hansen

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SELLING SOOKE SINCE 1985

moment in Sooke’s history, that the town badly needs elected offi-cials who welcome and embrace public input and make their deci-sions in the full light of day and take the time to inform electors. It is condescending to tell people to read council minutes.

We were equally sur-prised to learn that the CAO, having been recently apprehended driving in a less than sober state by the RCMP, still held office. In many jurisdictions such behaviour would trigger a resignation.

Public officials are surely expected to con-form to a higher stan-dard of conduct and accountability.

A new administra-tion, absent most of the incumbants, would bring a breath of fresh air and vitality to this vibrant community.

D.R. MatlandSooke

Proactive vs. reactive

In response to B.J. Peterson’s letter, “Be bear aware,” Nov. 2 Sooke News Mirror, being bear aware is

really about under-standing a few bear basics.

If you feel that a bear has taken up residence in your neighbourhood, have a look around for its food source. It wouldn’t be hanging around for long if there wasn’t one.

Bears love to eat, live to eat and die to eat. They are opportunistic feeders that tend to fre-quent areas where they have accessed food in

the past — your neigh-bourhood is no excep-tion.

The ‘baiting’ of bears is illegal in B.C., yet we do it all the time with our garbage. We humans tend to be a wasteful lot and a bag of garbage is an easy meal that provides a lot of calories without the bear having to expend much energy. A cou-ple of factors that are extremely important to a bear, especially at this

time of the year.While I can appre-

ciate your concerns regarding the safety of your neighbourhood, please understand that the problem did not originate with the bear. It originated with the neighbourhood gar-bage.

Calling in the authori-ties to deal with your problem bear will not solve the problem. So long as your neigh-bours continue to sup-ply a food source, it will only be a matter

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What’s Up in SookeWhat’s Up in Sooke This WeekThis WeekWed.Wed.November 16November 16TOASTMASTERSTOASTMASTERSSooke Harbour Sooke Harbour Toastmasters meet and Toastmasters meet and greet night at Village greet night at Village Foods from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Foods from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Call Allan at 642-7520 Call Allan at 642-7520 with any questions.with any questions.

CONNECTION GROUPCONNECTION GROUPThe women’s connection The women’s connection group is every group is every Wednesday from 11 a.m. Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. upstairs in the to 1 p.m. upstairs in the Sooke Legion. Featuring Sooke Legion. Featuring open discussion, open discussion, crafts, and light snacks. crafts, and light snacks. Sponsored by Sooke Sponsored by Sooke Outreach, call Susan at Outreach, call Susan at 250-216-6762 for more 250-216-6762 for more information.information.

Thurs.Thurs.November 17November 17

HEARING SCREENINGHEARING SCREENINGIdentifi y signs of hearing Identifi y signs of hearing loss and pre-screen for loss and pre-screen for other medical issues. At other medical issues. At the Sooke Legion from 1 the Sooke Legion from 1 to 3 p.m. by appointment, to 3 p.m. by appointment, call Camille at 250-642-call Camille at 250-642-4414. 4414.

PRESENTATIONPRESENTATIONCanada World Youth Canada World Youth presents their Kathi presents their Kathi Camilleri workshop. Camilleri workshop. Learn about the Learn about the First Nations and the First Nations and the intergenerational effects intergenerational effects of colonization. Held at of colonization. Held at the EMCS theatre from 7 the EMCS theatre from 7 until 10 p.m.until 10 p.m.

Fri.Fri.November 18November 18

VITAL VITTLESVITAL VITTLESFree lunch every Friday Free lunch every Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Hall on at the Holy Trinity Hall on Murray Road. Everyone Murray Road. Everyone is welcome.is welcome.

PIRATES OF PENZANCEPIRATES OF PENZANCEThe show is entering The show is entering its fi nal yarrrr-tastic its fi nal yarrrr-tastic weekend today and weekend today and tomorrow at 7 p.m., and tomorrow at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and are $20 for adults and $12 for children, students $12 for children, students and seniors. Pick them and seniors. Pick them up at Shoppers Drug up at Shoppers Drug Mart, People Drug Mart, Mart, People Drug Mart, The Stick, Bill’s Food & The Stick, Bill’s Food & Feed or online at www.Feed or online at www.selectyourtickets.com.selectyourtickets.com.

Mon.Mon.November 21November 21

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

SKATE-A-THONSKATE-A-THONThe Sooke Skating The Sooke Skating Club Skate-A-Thon Club Skate-A-Thon fundraiser for KidSport fundraiser for KidSport is this coming Thursday, is this coming Thursday, and there is still time to and there is still time to pledge donations. Either pledge donations. Either per lap or a fl at sum, per lap or a fl at sum, email sookeskatingclub@email [email protected] for more gmail.com for more information.information.

Sun.Sun.November 20November 20

OPEN MIC NIGHTOPEN MIC NIGHTDrop by the 17 Mile Drop by the 17 Mile House Pub and catch a House Pub and catch a musical act or two during musical act or two during their weekly open mic their weekly open mic night. Open until 11 p.m. night. Open until 11 p.m.

PIRATES OF PENZANCEPIRATES OF PENZANCELast showing is today Last showing is today at 2 p.m. at the EMCS at 2 p.m. at the EMCS theatre at 6218 Sooke theatre at 6218 Sooke Road. Visit The Harbour Road. Visit The Harbour Players’ website at www.Players’ website at www.sookeharbourplayers.ca sookeharbourplayers.ca for more information.for more information.

Tues.Tues.November 22November 22

YOUTH CLINICYOUTH CLINICAt Harbour Medical Clinic At Harbour Medical Clinic from 4 to 7 p.m. For more from 4 to 7 p.m. For more info call 250+642-4233.info call 250+642-4233.

BABY TALKBABY TALKThe VIHA Sooke Health The VIHA Sooke Health Unit is featuring a talk Unit is featuring a talk on community resources on community resources from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Sooke Child, Youth the Sooke Child, Youth & Family Centre (CASA & Family Centre (CASA building 2145 Townsend building 2145 Townsend Rd). Call 250-642-5464 Rd). Call 250-642-5464 for info.for info.

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Sat.Sat.November 19November 19

HEARING SCREENINGHEARING SCREENINGAt the Sooke Legion At the Sooke Legion from 1:30 to 4 p.m. by from 1:30 to 4 p.m. by appointment, call 250-appointment, call 250-642-4414. Free.642-4414. Free.

ELECTION DAYELECTION DAYAll eligible voters are All eligible voters are encouraged to go out encouraged to go out and cast their ballots to and cast their ballots to determine the next mayor determine the next mayor and councillors for the and councillors for the District of Sooke. From District of Sooke. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sooke Community Hall.Sooke Community Hall.

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of time before another bear takes its place at the neighbourhood din-ner table. Please under-stand that these bears are rarely relocated, they are destroyed.

If we want to keep our neighbourhoods safe from problem bears, then it is up to us to take the necessary steps to ensure that we are not the ones that continue to create them.

This situation is not going to get better on its own. It’s only going to get worse as the pop-ulation of Sooke contin-ues to grow.

This situation needs to be managed by those with the author-ity to do so and until which time our commu-nity leaders step up to the plate and establish a bear attractant bylaw, we will continue to cre-ate and destroy our problem bears and put the safety of our com-munity at risk.

Is it going to take a human tragedy before we can agree that something needs to be done?

If you go to the envi-ronment section on the District of Sooke’s web-site you will find very lit-tle information regard-ing our district’s bears.

However, the half page that does exist states that in 2008, the com-munity of Sooke was considered to have one of the highest levels of human/bear encoun-ters in the province.

Sheila MattsonSooke

Hicks responds to comments

I would greatly appre-ciate the opportunity of answering the criticisms of three of my con-stituents in last week’s paper. In answering Mr. Read’s letter, I am try-ing to persuade B.C. Hydro and the Sunro copper mine to treat the leachate in the Jor-don River and restore the pink, chum, coho, steelhead and sea-run cutthroat trout that the Jordon River tradition-ally supported.

To that end, I have contacted Honourable Steve Thomson, Minis-ter of Natural Resources and have requested his intervention. MLA John Horgan and MP Randall Garrison have

now joined the cause and I am confident that we will either restore the run or ask B.C. Hydro to help in other restoration projects throughout the Juan de Fuca.

Ms. Alcock infers that I am cooking up a backroom deal with Ender lkay to help fur-ther his profit margin. The backroom she refers to is located in the CRD building in Victoria on the third floor. Mayor Chris-toper Caustin, myself and two CRD staff met with Mr. llkay. As the CRD does not have any funds available, I asked Mr. llkay if he would be interested in exchanging his Marine Trail Holdings Land for some of our excess CRD Park land. This idea has been consid-ered and dismissed by all parties.

I will continue, regardless of the elec-tion outcome to try and preserve the lands buffering the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail and the Pacific Circle Route. This will only come about with respect-ful consultation and

negotiation with all levels of government, the Pacheedaht, public groups and Mr. llkay. It will not be resolved with confrontation and mis-information.

Mrs. Pogue is upset that I appointed Neil Smith , a “blaster” to replace Dr. Grundy on the Land Use Commit-tee representing East Sooke. My job was to find the most qualified person to represent East Sooke on issues involving land use. The job entails under-standing planning staff reports, geo-tech reports, steep slopes and so forth. Neil Smith deals with these matters on a daily basis with his company HHS Drilling and Blasting and hav-ing lived in the area for most of his life, knows virtually every inch of land in East Sooke. He attended every meet-ing, was fully prepared, and used his knowl-edge to make fair and informed decisions on variances and re-zoning applications through-out the Juan de Fuca.

I have no doubt that the unsuccessful can-didate that Ms. Pogue refers to would have been a good representa-


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Dear Sooke Residents,

It’s time. It’s time. November 19th is Election Day. This is the time for you to have a voice in your community. Together we can create positive change.

I believe we need a council that:

Has strong balanced leadership and is open and • accessible to all;

Makes decisions that are transparent to you; •

Ends the spiralling property tax increases • for you;

Makes an immediate start on downtown • improvements; and

Works to ensure we continue to improve our • support for youth, seniors, working people and the Sooke Region Cultural Plan.

Sooke is a great place to live and I believe that we need to work together to make it a better place. I am asking you to vote for me as your Mayor on November 19th so that we can make that change.

Remember, we are all in this together!

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AGM set for Nov. 20

The Shirley Fire Com-mission, officially the Shirley Fire Protection & Emergency Response Services Commission, is looking for three new members. The com-mission is a commu-nity organization that ensures residents and property owners in the Shirley Fire District are involved in pro-viding effective, qual-ity fire and emergency response services. It also helps in setting the property tax levy that finances the opera-tion of the fire depart-ment and ensures the fire department has the resources to provide quality service effec-tively, consistent with the standards set by the Provincial Fire Com-missioner.

Outgoing commis-sion chair Jurgen Kirste notes, “the commis-sion looks to area resi-dents to help with its role of managing fire department financial resources. Commis-sioners are nominated by the community and appointed to the com-mission for two year terms by the CRD Board.” Three mem-bers are appointed to the commission annu-ally for two year terms. Kirste added, “we currently have three vacancies that need to be filled by community nomination.”

To qualify for nomina-tion, nominees have to be property owners or residents of the Shirley Fire District. Ian Blaney, echoed by Andrew Bar-ber, both retiring com-missioners, note that, “It’s not necessary to know about fire fighting or emergency response to be a commissioner.” Kirste, Blaney and Bar-ber agreed that knowl-edge of the commu-nity, of the need for fire protection, allocating

funds and an interest in helping to manage the fire department come first in terms of being on the commis-sion. Commissioners Lloyd Reddington and Harold Shipton note that operational and functional knowledge can be gained through participation on the commission, “Typically, service on the commis-sion involves attending a monthly two-hour meeting throughout the year.”

The commission is looking for three com-munity volunteers for nomination to the com-

mission. Nominations are brought forward at the commission’s Annual General Meet-ing which this year is being held on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 2 p.m. at the Shirley Community

Hall. Chair Kirste noted,

“Anyone interested in becoming a com-missioner or wanting to know more about what service on the commission entails,

are encouraged to con-tact the chair of the Nominations Commit-tee, Gerard LeBlanc, at 250-646-2791 and dis-cuss their interest with him.”


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At the end of the day on Nov. 22, Sooke’s

two medical clinics,the Evergreen Medical Centre and the HarbourFamily Medical Clinic, will close their doorsfor good. They are being replaced by thenew West Coast Family Medical Clinic, slated toopen on November 28.

The new clinic, cur-rently under construc-tion in the old Shop-per’s Drug Mart site in the Sooke EvergreenMall, will be the new home for Sooke’s sixcurrent family doctors’ practices.

Despite a new loca-tion, name, and look,many things will stay the same. Drs. Ander-son, Forsberg, Pocock, Rabien, Saunders, andVally will continue to see all their current patients in the new clinic. Their familiar staff will con-tinue to greet patients at reception. Their cur-rent phone numbers will stay the same.

“The Sooke doctors are each making a sig-nificant investment in building the clinic andimproving the delivery of health care in ourcommunity,” says Dr. Pocock. “We have been working cooperatively towards this new clinic for the past five years, and now it’s finally a reality.”

The new clinic will also be home to the Vancouver IslandHealth Authority’s Inte-grated Health Network. The Integrated Health Network, currently comprised of a regis-tered nurse, registered dietician, social worker, and administrative assistant, is designed to provide services to support the local physi-cians and their patients in managing chronic disease.

The West Coast Fam-ily Medical Clinic will continue to offer the Sooke Youth Clinic which provides health care to any youth between the ages of 13 and 25 on Tuesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. In addi-tion, Dr. Saunders will continue to operate his maternity practice from the new location. WCFMC will also host visiting specialists sev-eral times a month, including specialists in child psychiatry, adult psychiatry, general sur-gery, endocrinology, and internal medicine.

Dr. Anderson says, “One of our goals in building the new, larger

clinic with fully com-puterized records is to attract new doctors to work in Sooke, so they can take on residents currently without a local family doctor. We are actively recruitingmore doctors.”

“ U n f o r t u n a t e l y , until this happens, we won’t have the capac-

ity to take on any new patients,” Dr. Rabien cautions. “We hope we will have an additional doctor soon. Until then, we will continue to run an after-hours urgent care clinic so Sookeresidents who don’t have a family doctor, orwho are unable to wait to see their own doctor

for a scheduled appoint-ment, have local access to medical services.”

Previously, the urgent care clinics moved between the two exist-ing doctors’ offices depending on the dayof the week.

“Now it will be eas-ier for everyone, as the urgent care clinics will

always be in the same place,” says Dr. Fors-berg.

Hours for the urgentcare clinic will stay the same: weekdays 5 to 8 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Sundaysand most holidays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Resi-dents should note that the urgent care clinic stops accepting addi-tional patients about 30 minutes before closing time.

Moving two separate doctors’ offices into a single larger clinic is a huge undertaking. Bothclinics will be closed from Nov. 23 until Nov. 27 inclusive while the move is underway.

During move, the doctors advise thatfor non-urgent medical matters, their patientscan access The Nurses Help Line at HealthLink BC (www.healthlinkbc.ca) by dialing 811. For more urgent problems,


Sooke gets new medical office

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Drs. Jeff Popcock, Ellen Anderson, Tomas Vally, Tracy Forsberg, Anton Rabien and Robin Saunder (not pictured) are getting ready for the opening of their new combined clinic at Evergreen Centre.

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patients can to go to the Walk-in MedicalClinic at St. Anthony’s at, 582 GoldstreamAvenue in Colwood. Doctors will remain oncall for maternity and hospice patients. Forother emergencies, patients should dial 911 or attend the near-est emergency depart-ment.

The doctors alsoadvise that patients on medication shouldcheck that their pre-scriptions are filledto cover the closure period.

We are pleased to continue workingclosely with VIHA and the IHN to deliver inte-grated primary and community health care in the Sooke region,” says Dr. Saunders. “We are fortunate that we have good partnerships in place. The South Island Division of Fam-ily Practice (SIDFP) has provided us with sup-port during our transi-tion, and will provideassistance with doctor recruitment.”

Divisions of Family Practice is an initia-tive of the Ministry of Health and the B.C. Medical Association to improve patient access to local primary care, as well as ongoing profes-sional support for fam-ily physicians. There are currently about 30 divisions of family practice throughout B.C. representing an estimate 87 per cent of all family doctors in the province.

“The initiative to establish the West Coast Family Medical Clinic has provided a unique opportunity to learn about the com-plexities associated with this type of proj-ect. By supporting the Sooke physicians, our goal is to capture and share valuable knowl-edge with other physi-cians and other Divi-sions of Family Practice throughout BC to help with the development of similar initiatives,” says Andrew Hume, SIDFP Executive Direc-tor.

West Coast Family Medical Clinic opens Monday, Nov. 28 at 1300-6660 West Coast Road. Phones: 2 5 0 -642-3913 or 250-642-4233.

Integrated Health Network: Phone: 250-519-5295.

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Reader’s Photo of the Week

Len Platt photo

The fall mists in John Phillips Memorial Park were captured by the creative eye of Len Platt.Reader’s Photo of the Week is sponsored by Ellen Bergerud. Send your good quality, high resolution jpegs to:[email protected]. We will publish them as space permits.See all of the photos taken by our photographers this week online at: www.sookenewsmirror.com, click on Photo Store/Gallery on the top right hand corner of the webpage.

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dropped the remain-der of the story on the EMCS Culinary Arts buffet. We apolo-gize. Please read theentire story online at: www.sooke-newsmirror.com. To reserve spots, callthe school at 250-642-5211 between8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. or try the programoffice after hours at 250-642-6371.

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Re-ElectEXPERIENCED

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Initiatives for the next 3 YearsInitiatives for the next 3 Years. Complete the Otter Point OCP Review

. Start and complete OCP review for East Sooke, Shirley, Port Renfrew

. Work with planning and building Inspection to create universal rules and check list to create greater effi ciency

- Lobby Minister Chong for goverenance Study

- Lobby Province to allow funds collected from Developers be used for maintaining existing Parks and well as purchasing new Parks

- Lobby Province and CRD to share proceeds From the View Royal Casino- Be involved in the transfer of WFP Lands In Jordon River to CRD Parks. Ensure Jordon River and First Nation residents are Consulted

- Re-establish the Pink salmon run in the Jordon River with B.C. Hydro

- Support permanent protection of Avatar Grove

- Work on feasibility of East Sooke Fire andRecreation hall- Help T’Souke and Sheringham Lighthouse Society secure contol of Sherigham Lighthouse

- Continue sharing funding of crossing Guards with District of Sooke

- Continue tight spending

- Continue great relations with neighboring municipalities, John Horgan, Randal Garrision and CRD staff

Positive Changes in last 3 yearsPositive Changes in last 3 years - One of the lowest residential tax rate increases on Vancouver Island- New fi re hall, fi re truck, renovated recreational hall, and improved solid waste site in Port Renfrew- Newly opened William Simmons Park ,neighboring business park and surrounding trails in Otter Point- Changed zoning to allow for detached suites in accessory buildings in East Sooke, Otter Point and Shirley

- Created the Circle Route Web Site www.pacifi cmarinecircleroute.com

- Avatar Grove will now be protected from logging ensuring permanent economic tourism growth in Port Renfrew and Circle Route communities

- Created an OCP and zoning for the Western Forest Product Lands removed from the TFL

- Dealt with the controversial Marine Trail Holding’s zoning application

- Worked with WFP, CRD Parks, CRD Water and The Juan de Fuca Salmon Restoration Society to construct a world class interpretive center and demonstration hatchery on Charters Creek.

- New Port Renfrew Emergency phone switch system during phone outages

- CRD Parks are now releasing water from Thetis Lake , saving the coho fry in Craigfl ower creek.

- Purchased Park Land from Sandcut Beach to the Jordon River

IF YOU WANT ME TO REPRESENT YOUIF YOU WANT ME TO REPRESENT YOU

PLEASE VOTESaturday, November 19, 2011Saturday, November 19, 2011

YOUR VOTE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANTYOUR VOTE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

Re-Elect Re-Elect Mike HicksMike HicksRegional Director Juan de Fuca Electoral Area

Thank you for the last 3 years and thank you for your support!Thank you for the last 3 years and thank you for your support!

tive of East Sooke. Neil has been exceptional. East Sooke now has a choice of two good candidates for Land Use Committee, includ-ing Neil and hopefully the choice of the East Sooke residents will not move away causing the Regional Director to appoint mid-term.

I appreciate that we are in an election and supporters of my opponent are doing their best to support their candidate, includ-ing letters to the edi-tor. I hope when it is all over, regardless of the outcome, we will again come together and work for the bet-terment of the Juan de Fuca.

Mike HicksSooke

Garbage attracts bears

It always amazes me that people who are nervous when they encounter wildlife move to rural areas and leave their garbage around. Black bears normally don’t attack, exception — a female with cubs or sick.

Urban sprawl is becoming a huge chal-lenge for our magnifi-cent neighbours with them having to find food sources and dwell-ing when humans clear cut masses of land for side-by-side housing.

I live in a rural area and would love to see more wildlife, guess I would have to leave my

garbage out.S. Morgan

Sooke

Get out and vote

I commend the Sooke News Mirror for doing an excellent job in covering the munici-pal election news and candidates campaigns over the past number of weeks. Your Q&A for-mat has allowed read-ers to compare “apples to apples,” and to feel much more informed and confident as we head to the polls to cast our votes.

I’d also like to extend my thanks to the many candidates who used my bakery as a meeting spot to develop their campaign strategies, as well as to discuss important issues with the customers at our business. Although not everyone shares the same perspectives on the issues, I know my customers have cer-tainly appreciated the opportunity to engage in meaningful discus-sions with candidates in an informal setting.

Lastly, I’d like to thank the outgoing mayor and council members for their commitment and for the work they accomplished over the last term. Sooke’s election race has been very interesting, and I encourage all local resi-dents of legal age to please excercise your

democratic right to vote on Saturday, Nov. 19.

Michael NyikesSooke

Taxpayer observes

We have a group of naysayers who voted council down on a $2-million grant for the expansion of Grant Road, sidewalks and street lights. Are these same people now demanding these same amenities which, thanks to them, now have to come out of my taxes and yours?

Is this the same group who had the 21-year sewer contract scrapped (21-year ser-vice contracts are the norm all across Can-ada) enabling future expansion and plan-ning? Our Kaltasin pen -insula sorely needs to be added to the sewer

system to alleviate the problems they endure during the heavy rains. That is not now even a possibility for five years.

I have lived in Sooke since 1988, and my taxes have not gone up 65 per cent. With some investigation I believe this figure was arrived at looking at a period of six years beginning with an assessment on an uncompleted dwelling to a two-storey home with a full finished base-ment six years later.

One should bear in mind that property assessments are done by the BC Assessment Authority, not the Dis-trict of Sooke. DOS is only responsible for the mill rate.

In a study of 15 com-munities of similar size in B.C., DOS was one of the five in the CRD looked at. The findings were: residential taxes in 2006 and 2010 were the second lowest and business taxes in 2006 were fourth lowest and in 2010 third lowest.

The number of staff

for a community of this size was the lowest of the 15 communities and having the third largest geographical area.

M i s i n f o r m a t i o n abounds out there, so do your homework folks, and do get out and vote.

C. PinalskiSooke

In transitionWhen it was decided

that Sooke should incorporate, people with a vision for the future began to under-stand that Sooke was a town in transition. They understood that Sooke was worth investing in, because they saw that growth was com-ing, even though the region was losing so much in terms of its resource extraction based economy. Either incorporate and man-age the growth, or keep the status quo and wait for the steamroller of uncontrolled develop-ment to run roughshod


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A trip back through the Sooke News Mirror time machine...

Nov. 10, 2010 — Confusion following Premier’s exit?

With Premier Gor-don Campbell stepping down as the leader of the liberal party, Juan de Fuca NDP MLA John Horgan thinks uncer-tainty in the economic sector and confusion will likely ensue.

He said there had been no indication that “someone had been heading for the exit,” in regard to Campbell’s quick departure.

“In the long term it is in the best inter-ests of the province and the Liberal party,” said Horgan on Nov. 3, shortly after Campbell’s announcement. “In the short term it will cause further confusion and uncertainty.”

Horgan said it will be tough for those trying to make a living in the private sector.

Nov. 8, 2006 — No place for bullying on Internet, either

Bullying and harass-ment have moved from the schoolyard to cyberspace, which is why the Sooke School District passed a cyber-safety policy last week.

Students caught sending hateful or insulting messages to other students via email, text messaging or chat rooms now face suspension or expul-sion, loss of computer privileges and possible police action.

“The Internet is a playground for bullies,” said trustee Rob Gordy at the Oct. 24 board meeting. “It’s important students have a safety net to work on the Inter-net. We need to be pro-active, not reactive.”

Ron Warder, SD 62’s director of instruction, said the policy wasn’t triggered by any par-ticular incident, but from general concern from school districts in Greater Victoria.

Nov. 7, 2001 — I’ll be home for Christmas

Sooke mother Yvette Gallant has but one simple wish this Christ-mas — to have her kids home.

Her daughter won’t be coming back from a community far away but rather Victoria General Hospital. And instead of her leaving,

Yvette Gallant hopes to have her daughter home for good.

Megan, 16, has been in a hospital room for about eight months. During a minor diag-nostic procedure to

determine what was causing her abdominal pains, the oxygen flow to her brain was cut off while she was emerg-ing from the effects of anesthetic. She is now unable to talk or walk.

But now there is some hope, as her daughter may be home by the holidays.

Nov. 6, 1996 — Extinguisher works as advertised

Thanks to a quick-thinking home owner and his trusty fire extin-guisher, major damage to a home on Billings Road was averted.

Sooke Fire Chief Ric Raynor said the fire department received a call Thursday night about an oil furnace that had overfilled and was overheating. Before long, a second call came in saying there was a fire in the crawl space.

“We found the owner of the home down in the crawl space with a portable fire extin-guisher. (He) was able to extinguish the fire with his portable fire extinguisher just prior to our arrival, and as

such, in my opinion, saved his house,” said Raynor.

Nov. 6, 1991 — Jor-dan River bridge not yet gapped

The centre span of the new $2 million dol-lar bridge at Jordan River was created Sat-urday.

The five 40-ton con-crete beams, each 105-feet in length were con-structed in Langley and transported to Swartz Bay by ferry late Friday and parked beside the Pat Bay Highway until 2 a.m. They were then moved along near-de-serted roads to Jordan River, arriving about 5 a.m.

The bridge is being constructed by West Bridge Corp. of Vancou-ver and company presi-dent George Kokonis supervised the installa-tion of the beams Sat-urday.

Bruce McGorman, regional project man-ager for the Ministry of Transportation and Highways, said the proj-ect “is a little behind schedule but is going quite well.”


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EnoughIn November 2010 Dr. Keith Martin, MP for Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca, announced that he would not seek re-election in the next federfal election. He cited a Parliament that was paralyzed and disenfranchized as two of the reasons for his decision. He served his country for 17 years.

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It was 1954 and the Sooke Volunteer Fire Department needed a new fire truck.

At that time, the fed-eral government had a fleet of fire trucks that had served at various airports across the country for airfield pro-tection during WWll. Declared surplus, these trucks were available to local fire departments to purchase.

Fire Chief Bill Ste-phenson acquired a used 1947 International Bickle fire truck from the Victoria Airport for the princely sum of $500.

This truck served Sooke until January 1970 when two brand new Ford/Thibault fire trucks arrived from Quebec to replace the fleet.

The 1947 Interna-tional fire truck was given to the Barri-ere Fire Department located near Kam-loops. In February 1970 a brave group of men arrived from Barriere to drive the truck to its new home. Dressed in full winter gear, these firefighters braved the Fraser Canyon in win-ter, driving an open cab fire truck.

As the truck prepared to leave, a “gentlemen’s agreement” was made so that if the fire truck was ever to be sold again, Sooke Volun-teer Fire Department would have first option to buy it back. In Sep-tember 2011, the Sooke Firefighters Associa-

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The Firefighters Association now plan on restoring the truck as a parade vehicle and hope to have the work done by 2013 when it will be the 100th Anni-

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Looking beyondOlivia Aloma (11), Elena Hoath (12), AliyaPoirier (12), Brenn Wickeim (10), and Vaile Wickeim (13) want to make a difference. The girls are again acting as global citizens to raise money and awareness for women and girls in Afghanistan. They belong to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4W); a non profit, non-political, non-religious Canadian charity where 100 per cent of the funds raised go to programs in Afghanistan aimed at combating illiteracy and humanrights violations. This group of girls gave a talk at an elementary school in Saanich and are now preparing for their second year of raising funds with handmade crafts. They will be at the All Sooke Christmas Craft Fair Nov. 18, 19, and 20 in the basement of the Sooke Community Hall. Check out their crafts and learn more about our world and support our youth in their generous endeavours.

through town, leavingbig box stores and fast food joints in its wake.

Self-sufficiency was to be the target, and by equipping administra-tive staff with tools like regulations and laws, managed growth would be the arrow in the bull’s eye. However, thestage was set for some to get their knickersin a twist. With incor-poration, the require-ment for bylaws, rules and their enforcementbecame necessary. The district had to play the heavy, and for the first time, residents and land owners were required to operate under much more strin-gently enforced regula-tions. Burning, building permits, land rezoning,the potential for expro-priation etc. were now on the table. No doubt

the shock of operat-ing under a new set ofrules has left some in our town with the sourfeeling of resentment. Resentment which now seems to be fueling the campaigns of some who desire to be in the driver’s seat. Should resentment inform peo-ple’s opinion of the dis-trict itself? I don’t think so.

The past is impor-tant, as it informs usand prepares us for the future. But that, aswell, is a balancing act. How to bring the best of what the past is into the future without bring-ing with it the negative stuff which perpetu-ates itself through the dark aspects of human nature is difficult, but not impossible.

Lorien ArnoldSooke


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ON NOVEMBER 19TH

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I am voting for Wendal Milne for Mayor of Sooke!!

I am supporting Wendal Milne for Sooke Mayor for many positive reasons, some of which are given hereunder. I have known Wendal since 1998 and I have worked with him on community projects, such as the Sooke Restructure Committee that brought Sooke into a municipality. I have watched him as chair of the Sooke Fire District Trustees and witnessed his handling of the chair, budgetary and fi nancial matters of the Fire District. Wendal has kept himself abreast of the Sooke political arena and is well informed and able to take charge.

Wendal Milne has the qualifi cations to be an excellent Mayor. He has vast experience in planning and managing large and complex budgets. This is something that is sorely needed in the municipal offi ces and vital to get Sooke back on track to being solvent. His past experience in fi nancial matters suits him for his next term as Mayor, along with his experience in all protective services matters, the largest consumer of our municipal funds.

Wendal Milne has leadership experience, which has been lacking in the elected municipal offi ces of Sooke. He will bring a fresh change to Council and staff. He has spent most of his working life as a public servant, is able to bring people together for a common goal, has experience in managing and dealing with labour/management relations and knows, well, the need for effective service to the public.

Wendal is trained in planning for workplace operations, he has the ability to mount plans, issue instructions and focus on achieving long term aims, such as are needed in the development of Sooke. He knows what 'meaningful consultation' means. He understands what 'stable' government is, what 'cooperation' is and what is meant by 'keeping the electorate' informed.

Above all else, Wendal Milne is passionate about his community, is able to listen, respects different views, is a proud community member, has integrity and he is not tied to any slate!

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BettySoo and Doug Cox might seem an unlikely pair. One hails from the cadre of song-writers living in Aus-tin, Texas, the other from the paradisiacal reaches of Vancouver Island, B.C. The two musicians met while teaching at Acoustic Alaska Guitar Camp, where they discovered a shared fondness for good songs.

Living 2,500 miles apart (a couple airplane flights plus a long ferry ride) and working in dif-ferent musical worlds aren’t circumstances that make for conve-nient collaboration. But their friendship and musical respect were immediate, as they found countless familiar threads in the people and music they admired. Some songs they shared were penned by writ-ers celebrated around the world, others were lesser-known, and still others were written by dear friends. BettySoo and Doug decided to create a show built around the stories and work of their mostly-unsung heroes.

Raised in Texas, Bet-tySoo grew up hearing the names and music of certain Texas icons – characters like Doug Sahm. It was during Sahm’s time on the Island that he penned Louis Riel and fash-ioned the idea of return-ing to Texas to form the Texas Tornados. Cox was road manager for the first tour. Louis Riel was written about one of the most celebrated underdog folk heroes in Canada and leader of the Métis rebellion.

“The touring and recording BettySoo and I plan to do is based on all the stories and songs we have each collected over years of being sur-rounded by great char-acters.” says Cox, “Lots of these songs are in danger of disappearing if they don’t keep being sung. Keeping these songs alive is what we intend to do with Across

The Borderline.”With two voices,

a guitar and a Dobro, Across the Borderline gathers different places and sounds: low and high, north and south, hope and heartbreak.

Not much about Bet-tySoo isn’t surprising. Plain-faced, petite and freckly, people have no idea what to expect when this young Kore-

an-American takes the stage; they certainly do not expect her large voice and deeply mov-ing songs Korean-Amer-ican takes the stage; they certainly do not expect her large voice and deeply moving songs.

But in a few short years, BettySoo has proven herself an ascendant songwriter

with multiple awards. She is a powerful and often hilarious per-former and an engag-ing, effective teacher About Doug Cox

Musically, dobro and string player Doug Cox covers the waterfront. From blues to World music Doug has collab-orated with musicians from around thr world.One doesn’t find one’s self in such esteemed musical company with-out some serious chops, and Doug’s got those. Less often remarked upon but every bit as important is the fact that Doug Cox has “big Ears.”

Everybody’s talking about Cox. Described as “brilliant,” “stun-ning,” “ground-break-ing,” “virtuoso,” and “a musician’s musician,” it comes down the same message: his journey is worth watching.

Please join us this Saturday, Nov. 19 at Holy Trinity Anglican Church on Murray Road for this “not to be missed” evening of incredible music. Doors open at 7 p.m. with open stage at 7:30 and our feature at 9.

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Work for downtown improvements and to attract more • investment, jobs and affordable housing.

Restore trust and integrity in our local government. Many • Sooke residents tell me they are disillusioned with their municipal leaders. It’s time for a Council you can trust to take care of your interests, not their own interests.

Work with the Mayor, Council and District staff in the best • interest of the community as a whole.

Ensure smart decisions & good value for your tax dollars.•

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On November 19th elect

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Classic cars and pin-up models go together

like peanut butter and jelly, and that’s proba-bly why Jordan Warran, owner of a ‘52 Buick Super gets along so well with local pin-up model Bianca Bombshell.

Warran, whose fam-ily owns Otter Point Collison, works as a body man at the shop and said he has loved cars all his life.

“I’m just a gearhead. I just like wrenching on anything just to keep busy,” said Warran.

“I just don’t like sit-ting around, I don’t like video games and I don’t like a lot of other stuff so I just play with cars and bikes and anything.”

The last couple of years, his main focus has been a semi-gloss green 1952 Buick Super that looks like a lime-coloured getaway car in a Humphrey Bogart gangster movie. With a hunkered-down stance hovering a few precari-ous inches above the ground, it retains the original straight-8 engine, but that’s about it — the rest of the car is either a mish-mash of Cadillac parts like blinker lights from a ‘51 and mirror-polish hubcaps from a ‘53, or custom additions like door panels made from recycled street signs and vintage blan-kets covering the seats.

A man of few words, Warran could be a shy senior trapped in an 23-year-old’s body — he doesn’t have a phone or Internet and prefers to spend most of his time in a garage.

“I have no way for anyone to get a hold of me but show up. I’m old school, I collect old stuff, old junk.”

That hasn’t stopped his Buick from draw-ing plenty of attention though, thanks in part to a chance meeting with Bombshell last year. A friend from War-ren’s highschool days at Edward Milne knew a professional photog-

rapher that Bombshell had met on the Inter-net. The rest, she said, is history.

Like the car, Bomb-shell is originally from Victoria. Moving into town about a year ago, she is also tech-de-prived by choice and chose Sooke as her new home because “it feels more spiritual.” The two were introduced and since then the duo has become a formida-ble force — since last spring, working with new-to-Sooke photog-rapher named Cat Tet-reault, they have been featured in several pub-lications such as the ret-ro-themed Drive-In and American pin-up maga-zine Retro Lovely where Bombshell has graced the cover and Warran’s car, in its pages.

“Just like Jordan I love old, crappy stuff,” said a giggling Bomb-shell who bears a strik-ing resemblance to Jes-sica Rabbit except with curly blonde hair. “Ever since I was a little girl I’ve loved pin-up girls, everyone does I think.” Educated in interna-tional hospitality man-agement, her heart was never in it.

“Ever since I was little people have told me you should model, but I’m super curvy and the modelling world today is super thin. And so I never really found a place that I fit and now I fit.”

At 27, she is hoping to turn modelling into a paid career, but in the meantime is content

serving at the era-ap-propriate diner Mom’s Cafe while increasing her exposure that she said has spiralled out of control since meeting Warran. For the young car enthusiast, he has simpler goals.

“(I’m going to) put it away for the winter and drive it in the summer-time and enjoy it, and just have fun.”

You can catch the pair in the the latest No. 7 issue of Retro Lovely on magazine stands now or online at www.retrolovelymagazine.com.

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