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Sharron HoSooke News Mirror

The developers of Mariners Village donated $120,000 to the BC Cancer Founda-tion of Vancouver Island on March 10 at the complexs open house.

I had a close, close friend pass away from cancer in the last year, said Mike Bar-rie, former NHL player and partner and developer of the waterfront property.

Barrie said he was com-

pelled to make a difference after the loss of a friend, and educational tour at the Vancouver Island BC Cancer Foundation.

When I went and saw what they were doing I said, How can I help and how can I be involved.

The donation was from a portion of sales of 370 housing units at Mariners Village. But the goodwill does not stop there. Barrie said more monetary sup-port may come with contin-ued success of his housing

development. With our success, theres

no question of us doing more, without committing beyond our means. Its close to our heart.

The donation will be used to fund cancer research strictly on Vancouver Island.

According to Dr. Brad Nel-son, director of research laboratories, the money will be put towards funding new projects to generate more knowledge on the disease.

Funds like this allow us

to start new projects, new ideas, hire say a post-doc-torate fellow to come to the lab and start something entirely new, Nelson said.

He said a post-doctorate fellow would lay the ground work for research that could be supplemented by external grants. Nelson said the initial donation could be leveraged for up to 10 times the amount.

Laura Walsh, of the BC Cancer Foundation, said the contribution was one of a kind.

In my 10 years on the Island, this is truly exciting. Theres never been a new developer who has stepped forward the way Mike has.

During the ribbon cutting ceremony, District of Sooke councillor and acting mayor Kerrie Reay, commended Barrie and his associates for conducting business locally, adding the develop-ment has heralded a better reputation for Sooke.

This development shows that Sooke is a competent and viable place to do busi-

ness, Reay said.The condo and town home

development was constructed using mainly local materials and labour -- employing 140 workers. According to Bar-rie, all the wood used was from trees in Sooke that were milled locally.

Two weeks ago council approved phase two of the development called Mer-chants Landing, which will supply roughly 270 con-struction positions, and an additional 350-500 jobs when completed.

Mariners Village donates to cancer research

Sharron Ho photo

Big money(Right to left) LoriAngelini, development officer with BC CancerFoundation, developer Mike Barrie, and Dr. Brad Nelson, director of research laboratories,hold up the $120,000 donation cheque. Left, interested people mill about in anticipation of touring the development.

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Discussion on the future roundabout in the center of Sooke was discussed at the regular District of Sooke coun-cil meeting on March 12.

CAO Evan Parliament gave a brief summary of the project, which has yet to be started as there are negotia-tion underway with property owners who will be impacted by the construction of the roundabout.

Parliament stated that land dedication was needed from two properties across from Evergreen Centre.

The roundabout would be built using funds from the gaso-

line tax, an ICBC grant and Sooke taxpayers. Parliament stated that the taxpayers would be responsible for $30,000. Money to purchase land needed would come from non-parks land reserves (75 per cent) and land dedica-tion (25 per cent).

Mayor Wendal Milne called the project the big elephant in the room and said it was necessary to have pub-lic input. A public infor-mation session should be held at the same time as the draft budget information session.

Councillor Rick Kasper stated he didnt like the idea of the dis-trict hiring consultants from outside. He said money earmarked for consultants should go back into the project.

Parliament said a full tender would go out for the construction.

Discussion followed on the disruption to the town once the round-about construction starts.

Businesses will be impacted, said Coun. Herb Haldane. Its going to be a night-mare.

Others spoke of the beautification of the town core and creative solutions to minimize the impact of the con-struction.

Coun. Kevin Pear-son said the project had good aspects but he was concerned over the cost.

There is some scary

elements to it, he said referring to under-ground work required.

Mayor Milne said that the roundabout was consistent with the Official Community Plan and they approved the project in principle in the budget.

The cost of the round-about is estimated to be between $450,000 and $600,000.

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New bike skills park requestedPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

A proposal to build a bike skills park at John Phillips Memo-rial Park was met with some interest by Dis-trict of Sooke council on March 12.

Lee Hindrichs from the Sooke Slow Food Cycle group presented plans to build the park at no cost to the dis-trict.

The park would help all ages of cyclers to develop their cycling skills on and off the road, said Hindrichs.

By centralizing a safe skills park decreases the creation of ad hoc skills areas in sensitive areas, said Hindrichs. It also makes them easier to supervise, she said.

The skills park would contain such thinsg as ramps, jumps, bridges, slalom courses and the like. It would be used to host competitions and could attract cyclists from all around the area to Sooke.

It brands Sooke as rhe recreational hot spot for Vancouver Island, said Hindrichs.

She said it follows the guidelines for John Phillips Memorial Park

use in the Official Com-munity Plan. She said this type of park would be used by mountain bikers who have higher incomes and more edu-cation and travel or relocate to enjoy their recreational lifestyle.

A coalition of mem-bers from the Sooke Slow Food Cycle, Sooke Bike Club and the Juan de Fuca Cycling Coali-tion would build the necessary elements in the park with volunteer labour and donated materials. What they would need from the district would be a sur-vey report, appoint-ment of someone to work with the group and council endorse-ment.

They are looking to start immediately and have a grand opening in September.

Mayor Wendal Milne was encouraging but said they needed to have some type of soci-ety which would be responsible.

Other issues brought forward were on liabil-ity, insurance, equal opportunity for all groups, amount of area needed.

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ment of National Defence has been a growing concern for those in the Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca riding.

Randall Garrison, MP spoke out today about the decision to eliminate the blue boat commuter ferry service that transports work-ers to and from CFB Esquimalt by April 30, 2012.

While I recognize that the ferry service is not a core function of the Canadian Forces, this decision will add

more vehicles to the already congested drive between Esquimalt and the West Shore Gar-rison said. This deci-sion comes at a time when workers have very few alternative options to get to work, he continued.

With the upcoming Craigflower Bridge clo-sure, the community was already expect-ing to see more con-gested traffic. Garrison plans to meet with the Admiral to discuss timing of the ferry ser-vice closure. Can the

blue boat service be extended throughout the Craigflower Bridge closure in order to keep more vehicles off the road during that busy time? Garrison asked. This could also allow more time to explore alternative operators of a similar service, he argued.

The decision to shut down the ferry service is added proof that the federal government needs to act quickly to fund the repairs to the E&N railway, Garrison said. It has been eight

months since rail pas-senger service on Van-couver Island came to a halt. With new jobs coming to the Esquimalt dockyard and ferry service for DND work-ers shutting down, the already busy stretch of road will reach grid-lock, Garrison argued. An operating E&N rail service would mean less commuters and freight traffic on the congested roads.

Randall GarrisonMP for Esquimalt-

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Elimination of ferry service means more traffic on congested roadways

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The cod stocks in the east are not reviving even though the fish-ery is suspended; the exploding seal popula-tion is feeding on the struggling cod popula-tions; the green hug-gers have produced this effect by their intervention in the seal harvest.

Their arguments are sound however, for how indeed could one put a precious baby seal to sleep, when we have all those noisy, ugly lambs we can butcher?

Apparently the wild orcas salmon dinners are now protected even though there is no indi-cation of any starving orcas. The elusive spot-ted owl is protected, heck, they might even get around to protect-ing the economy some day, if enough economy survives to protect.

The green huggers promote a green econ-omy without even starting up and being successful in a green business unless of course receiving dona-tions be considered business. The green

huggers are pulling the wool over our eyes and then crying wolf; they will win because they know what mass hysteria is and how to manipulate us into it. The federal Liber-als have opened the door to their agenda at the legal end, and we are going to reap the rewards which is that we will become as pristine and serene as the old Newfoundland, while the new New-foundland makes jokes about us.

To see the effects of mass hysteria, there is no need to remem-ber Y2K, one need only pay minimal attention, and we will hear the resounding refrain of global warming virtu-ally everywhere, cou-pled with the familiar greenhouse gases but never any word of Ice Age.

I would point out that in 1000 AD the Vikings were farming in some places in Green-land, and it has not as yet returned to the degree to that degree of warmth, so youd better get used to it because its going to

get a lot warmer, with or without our pittance of CO.

Remember also the clearcut you see from space, well, all those trees they replanted it with are now sucking up CO at a rate of three feet per tree per year. Which means, clearcuts remove CO.

Furthermore, griz-zlies eat berries and berrybushes are the first thing that grows after a forest is clearcut. So clearcuts are the optimal habitat for griz-zlies.

The real question here is why is every-body so completely silenced by the green huggers? And my answer is What can you say in the middle of a riot?

N.E. MacNabShirley

A little ridicule

I like and respect our B.C. teachers, who are quite well educated but they fail to show their hard won erudition-rather, they seem to behave more like meat-

heads.Historically, every-

one knows that no gov-ernment can withstand prolonged sustained ridicule and scorn, if properly planned and orchestrated. There must be dozens of opportunities for ridi-cule.

So, where are our present day Jonathan Swifts, Alexander Popes, Voltaires and Socrates? And where are the farces, the situ-ation comedies, the devastating limericks, the lampoons and so on? The government should have been bombarded and if suf-ficiently poignant, the students and parents could have joined in the fun.

Like Socrates, the teachers may have to drink the poison of a forced settlement, but unlike Socrates, they did not first rile the government to the screaming stage by a prolonged ridicule pro-gram. Had they done so, there may have been a quicker and bet-ter settlement.

G.B. MillerShirley

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Police, fire and ambulance all need recruits

Sharron HoSooke News Mirror

The District of Sooke held the first protective services meeting on March 7 at the munici-pal city hall to intro-duce different emer-gency departments to residents.

Heads from the Sooke RCMP, fire department and ambulatory ser-vices conducted pre-sentations discussing year-end results, depart-ment backgrounds and existing shortfalls.

Sooke RCMPSooke compared to

other municipalities is grossly under policed, said Steve Wright, RCMP staff sergeant. We dont have enough police offi-cers to go to 24 hour coverage and that is a concern to me.

The district of Sooke currently has 15 police officers, 11 are paid by

the district and four by the province.

After 3 a.m. there are no police officers in the detachment, only offi-cers on call.

What it does is our police officers are on call so theres a delay in our response. A serious delay in our response time and that could pose a danger to the commu-nity, Wright said.

There is currently one police officer for every 1,000 residents in the district, which con-trasts with the 1/670 average for the rest of the province. In order to match the province, Sooke requires five more police officers.

Each tax payer, pays $140/year for policing services. In Victoria its $400 per capita.

Were being stretched too thin with all the demands. Were getting to the point now where the days of No call is too small is com-ing to an end.

According to Wright, police are focusing on crime reduction. Pro-lific offenders are moni-tored to ensure they follow probation rules,

and curfews.Prolific offenders

commit 90 per cent of the crimes, so if we tar-get them well reduce our crime rate.

Last year, police responded to 5,000 calls, nearly a 600 decrease from the six year average.

Fire Department

Fire Chief Steve Sorensen said the department is in need of more volunteer fire fighters.

Biggest problem were facing right now is recruitment and retention of volunteer fire fighters, he said, adding a volunteer fire fighter lasts 2.8 years,

but it takes roughly two years to train them. Training costs roughly $8,000, including gear.

Each year it gets a little bit harder to attract volunteers.

In order to cut costs, the fire department was thinking of culling the first responder pro-gram, but it was later

determined it would be more cost-efficient to continue it.

If your majority of your department is first responder trained, you dont have to have first aid attendants.

Currently the fire completes less than half of inspections for commercial and public buildings, completing 350 out of 750 this year, not including re-inspec-tions.

According to fire underwriters, the 25-year-old tank on the tanker truck is going to need to replaced soon.

Calls have increased 10 per cent each year for the past 15 years, with 900 calls this year.

The fire department currently operates on five paid positions and 33 volunteer fire fight-ers.

Ambulatory ser -vices

Bryon Longeway, BC Ambulance unit chief, said the local ambu-lances answer 2,500 calls a year, which fluctuate between 150-200 calls a month. The service area stretches from Metchosin to Jor-

dan River. He said the District

of Sooke currently receives assistance from Victoria advanced life support paramed-ics, who are on scene in situations that require a higher level of care.

According to Longe-way, a cardiac case would take the para-medics to Royal Jubli-lee Hospital in Victoria, meaning an absence between 3-4 hours.

He said that cardiac cases will usually go to RJH because paramed-ics can provide emer-gency care in the back of an ambulance, mean-ing a direct route to Cath care.

Longeway said response times are monitored by a higher body, and paramedics are given 90 seconds to get to a scene. Since September, there have been no inquiries from the District of Sooke or fire services regarding response delays.

There are currently 30-32 staff. Eight staff moved onto other post-ings on March 1, but 10 more were acquired.

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Staff Sargeant Steve Wright, right and in the background Fire Chief Steve Sorensen talk about the issues facing the districts protective services.

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February flew byas the chamber office was busywith two big events.

The Sooke RegionChamber of Commerce Awards took placeMarch 1 at the Best Western Premier Pres-tige Hotel. More than 100 business and com-munity members came out to support the nom-inees, finalists and win-ners. A great night was had by all.

March 4, the Wom-ens Wellness Show was hosted by the cham-ber at Sooke Harbour House it was a greatevent! A fashion show, over 30 exhibitorsand 100 tickets were sold. The chamber waspleased with the turn out of both events andlook forward to hosting these again in 2013.

New members:Nine new members

joined the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce in February: Welcome TOPS, Academy Dental, Creative Chaos Con-sulting, 120 West Con-sulting, Cheryl Vavra - Notaries in Sooke,Westshore Denture Clinic, Modern Mort-gage Group, The Lazy Gecko, Sooke Commu-nity Development Asso-ciation.

Joining us in January: Tim Ayres Real Estate, Sunshine Jewls, Megson FitzPatrick Insurance - Steve Noreen, Bernice Van Vleip - Reiki Master, Sooke Lions Club, Gold-stream Bikes

Directory:Our 2012 Member

Directory is being cre-ated - opportunity for advertising is available - please call the chamber office 250-642-6112. We will have two editions this year allowing for new members to be added.

Our April Mixer will be held at Tugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery - Wednesday, April 25, 5:30 p.m.

Breakfast Club:Join us for our Break-

fast Club Meetings held the third Tuesday of the month at the Sooke Harbour House 7 to 9 a.m. All are wel-come, chamber mem-bers $10/non-members $15. Guest speaker for March - Rod Holt: Sell-ing Sooke, what we have to offer.

Opportunity to fea-ture your business - spotlight your prod-ucts. Call the chamber office for registration and information 250-642-6112.

We have some great things planned for the spring and summer

months - look ahead - well be announcing them soon!

Kari Osselton, Manager

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The Sooke Region is one step closer to our claim as the Volunteer Capital of Canada. With financial support from the Victoria Founda-tion, the Sooke Region Volunteer Centre Com-mittee (SRVC) has hired a part-time volunteer coordinator.

After reviewing sev-eral applications, the SRVC Hiring Commit-tee selected Johanne Thompson as our new volunteer coordinator. Thompson is a Sooke resident and volun-teer with several years experience in leader-ship and volunteer coordination. She is eager to meet the chal-lenges ahead. Thomp-son will have her work cut out for her to meet the needs of our busy community and fulfill the grant requirements. The volunteer SRVC committee members will also be pitching in to connect with the +160 non-profit groups in the region to further clarify and define com-munity needs.

Hiring Thompson is an exciting develop-ment in a story that dates back nearly four years when approxi-mately 50 members of the region identified the need for more vol-unteer coordination and support.

The SRVC commit-tee was formed in 2010 with the first step to conduct a community survey around how the community envisioned a volunteer centre. The answer was clear: Sooke needed a volun-teer centre and the best way to develop it was through small steps dependent on available financial resources. The overall preference was for a self-sustain-ing entity that wouldnt compete for the same funds as the organiza-tions it was supporting. In 2011 the SRVC com-mittee applied for a Vic-toria Foundation grant to design and develop a sustainable volunteer centre. Securing funds and bringing Thomp-son into the fold is a major achievement.

Our local historian, Elida Peers, provides more history on Sookes claim as the Volunteer Capital of Canada. She recalls that in the mid-1980s the Toronto Star Weekly wrote a feature story on Sooke, holding it up as perhaps the most outstanding example of volunteerism in the coun-try. It featured the Sooke Community Association

and how its tremendous volunteer effort made so much possible in the community.

In 2008 one of the judges of Communitie-isw in Bloom awarded Sooke high marks for volunteerism and sug-

gested we consider styl-ing ourselves as the Vol-unteer Capital of BC. Peers doesnt known whether other commu-nities in Canada had also given themselves this title, yet she felt it was a wonderful way to

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my personal point of view, says Peers, I think it would be good to be a little light-hearted about this, and have fun with it, embracing any other

Canadian community who may welcome visitors with the same title, and enjoy sharing in our good fortune. I personally wouldnt like to see us tot up points to make sure we beat another Cana-

dian community, laying claim to a serious title to outdo someone else, when we are all trying to accomplish good for our community. To me this would be contrary to the whole purpose of volunteering.

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Though newcomers arriving in Sooke by seain the late 1800s were largely Scottish, there was also a good show-ing of Brits, possiblysecond and third sons of the British gentry.

Schoolmates seeking a new life in a new world,in 1883 five bachelors put up a cabin in EastSooke on what is now Seagirt Road. Joseph and Jack Dales, Arthur Floyer and two GordonBrothers, Ted and Jack, sons of the Dean of Lin-coln Cathedral, congre-gated there. With theirEnglish accents and manners, it wasnt longbefore their home was called BuckinghamPalace. The fellows nailed animal skins onthe walls and began planting fruit trees onthe sunny hillside.

When they werent called by domestic chores, however, they would head across the harbour to visit folk on the west side. After John and Tom Murrayarrived in 1886, rowing across to the wharf atthe foot of Murray Road was a favourite.

West of the Mur-rays the Muirs held

the land, with the Muir shipbuilding yard andthe Muir steam sawmill the prominent sites.Further west, at what we know today as Gor-dons Beach, the enter-prising Ted Gordonpurchased the broad hillside farm that had been cut from the wil-derness by Thomas Tugwell. Joining him as partner was Arthur Floyer, and the two partnered again later inoperating a horse stage to Victoria.

In 1889 Ted Gordon journeyed back toEngland to marry his childhood sweetheart,

Kitty Jalland, daugh-ter of a London physi-cian. Kitty was to play a large role in the sociallife of the Sooke and Otter Point communi-ties for half a century. Jack Gordon found hisbride close by, wooing Matilda, one of the five daughters of Michael Muir of Burnside.

He and Matilda worked the farm at Burnside, and had two children, Aliceand Harry. It was after Jack Gordon had beenlost to consumption that Matilda, Alice and

Harry moved into Moss Cottage (it was moved,much later, to the museum).

The East Sooke cabin, meanwhile, had lost itsidentity as Buckingham Palace and been consid-erably enlarged. Held for years by a seriesof owners, in 1934 it was purchased by Rayand Grace Horgan, and turned into the resort of Seagirt pictured as it looked in 1940.

Elida PeersHistorian, SookeRegion Museum

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