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Exploration yields gold veins on Valentine MountainPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Gold and the lure of it has sent count-less men and

women into the wilderness in search of the elusive pre-cious metal. It has always been a boom and bust industry and with the prices

creeping towards the $2,000 mark per ounce, even small strikes are becoming more profitable.

About 25 miles north of Shirley is Valentine Moun-tain and it is the site of the operations of modern day gold prospectors. These miners don’t pan for gold or even dredge for it, they are at the formative stages of searching and exploring for it — scratching the sur-face if you will.

Mill Bay Ventures Inc. has struck gold and the future is looking promising for the company. The property hosts an inferred mineral

resource, known as the Dis-covery Zone, with an esti-mated 55,105 tonnes grad-ing 16.3 grams (0.52 ounces) of gold per tonne.

President Bill Glasier said they have found gold-bear-

ing veins on their mineral claim in a 7 x 0.5 km. area after drilling core samples. The property hosts an inferred mineral resource, known as the Discovery Zone, with an estimated 55,105 tonnes grading 16.3 grams (0.52 ounces) of gold per tonne.

“We are planning to go back and do more drilling. We have had recommenda-tions from the engineer of where to drill.” said Glasier. “We’ve increased the resource from $20 million to $40 million. We don’t know how big it is, we need to do more drilling.”

The company announced a program of trenching, excavating and milling of 3,000 tonnes of quart-sul-phide vein material for it 100 per cent owned Valentine Mountain Gold Project. The plan has been approved by the Ministry of Energy and Mines.

“We will have to run it through some type of recov-ery unit, we should get $3 million of gold from it,” he stated. “Who knows how big it is — it will take a lot of work.”

So far the drilling and excavating has been shal-low and Glasier figures they

will drill deeper to find what they hope is there. Full-scale drilling will take place if it is justified after the 3,000 tonne sampling.

He thinks the company will need more than $40 mil-lion to continue drilling and blocking out.

“The zone is big enough,” said Glasier, it could become something major.”

If it is major, a large min-ing company would likely take it over.

Will this create some employment in the Sooke area? Glasier said they do use locals and hire their

Just scratching the surface: Gold exploration

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Veins rich in gold bearing ore found in Sooke region.

Pirjo Raits photos

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The pungent smell of marijuana plants is one that is becoming a lit-tle too familiar to some residents in Sooke.

RCMP Staff Sergeant Steve Wright said an issue has recently emerged in the com-munity where people with medicinal mari-juana licenses, issued by Health Canada, have been growing the plants and venting the smell outside—and neighbours have been complaining.

“They have the fans going for a certain period of time to vent all that moisture and heat in the house (into

the atmosphere),” said Wright.

“If they vented late at night where there weren’t people outside, it might be a viable option. But to just vent on a warm summer day, people can’t sit outside and enjoy their prop-erty.”

Wright likened the

act to a band practicing in a residential neigh-bourhood with loud instruments. He said residents have been looking to the RCMP for enforcement, but there is currently nothing to enforce.

Media Mills is the bylaw enforcement officer for the District

of Sooke, and said “the only bylaw that we have right now is the nuisance property bylaw.”

“Basically it covers any property that has been altered for (an illegal) marijuana grow up).”

The only thing that they can do now when a complaint is received is verify that the offending site is operating legally,

and then offer sugges-tions to the grower.

“I mean it’s a licensed operation—we will give them ideas on how to better filter the odour, make sure that the building is (up to code). Other than that there’s not anything we can do,” said Mills.

Wright said he is going to make a recom-mendation “that the District of Sooke look at

enacting a bylaw that makes people use filters and that sort of thing,” adding that there will be more cases popping up as more and more medical licenses are granted.

“If they don’t use a filter I’m asking them to be fined under the bylaw for not doing anything about it.”

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Exploration may yield jobsequipment as much as possible and they do eat at Mom’s Cafe whenever they are in Sooke.

Robert Beaupre actu-ally discovered the gold-laden site in 1976, and retains a position as consultant for Mill Bay Ventures. He said the property has been in the hands of a num-ber of mining compa-nies in the past but a lot of the big compa-nies left when the NDP came into power. He said the business is more streamlined now.

“I know every inch of ground,” he said. “We’ve found some fine specimens of gold, even the Sooke Museum has samples.”

He said several mil-lion dollars has been spent up there and it is “starting to look prom-ising,” although it is not a cheap business to be in.

“This could be a good splash for the Sooke area,” said Beaupre.

The company has

been drilling and exploring on Valentine Mountain since 2008.

William Glasier retired from his role as a stockbroker back in 1987. He didn’t know what to do upon retire-ment, so he formed Mill Bay Ventures and started purchasing properties. As a broker he pursued money for junior companies and, in a sense, he is doing the same now. Mill Bay Ventures has claims in Bralorne and Valentine Mountain in British Columbia, as well as claims in Nevada and

government coal leases in Saskatchewan.

The Valentine Moun-tain area was first mined in the 1860s, when placer gold was discovered in its numer-ous stream drainages. According to historical accounts, nuggets up to one ounce and a total production of 10,000-20,000 ounces of gold may have been sluiced from gravel/bedrock contacts along gravel bars of the Leech River.

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IT’S BACK TO school, please be aware.

TO THE WORKERS who took away the traffic cones and fixed the sidewalk at the town square in front of Evergreen Centre. The flower bed also looks attractive, thanks to volunteers who do the upkeep.

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Differing opinions on HST reversalBenjamin YongSooke News Mirror

For those affected most by the HST—i.e. small

businesses owners in the food and service industries and con-sumers— many remain weary even with the announcement of the tax’s official rejection last month.

Kathy Drover owns the Reading Room Bookstore and Cafe in Evergreen Centre. She has a unique perspec-tive on the Harmonized Sales Tax because the cafe portion of her busi-ness, selling specialty coffee, sandwiches and other snacks, was affected negatively by the HST because she had to charge custom-ers an extra seven per cent. The price of books, however, remained the same.

“(The HST) was a det-riment. People could see it on their receipts, they know they’re pay-ing it, they know the prices all went up and they stopped eating out as much,” she said. “It never made any differ-ence to the book store because books have always been exempt.”

So with the province returning to the dual-system of GST and PST,

shouldn’t Drover be relieved? Somewhat—”as a business owner I was happy,” she said, but was worried about the inevitable payback to Ottawa.

As part of implement-ing the HST in 2010, the federal government loaned $1.6 billion dol-lars to B.C. Premier Christy Clark has said she has been in discus-sions with Prime Minis-ter Stephen Harper on how to pay it back.

“I have some personal concerns over the cost to the province, plus

the cost of changing it back, federal(ly) and provincial(ly),” Drover said.

Gwen Fisher is another local business owner who was hit hard last summer. She runs Pure Elements Spa on Goodmere Road, and shared worries about B.C. owing a large sum of money.

“I’m happy for my consumers but I’m scared—we all know we have to pay some-thing back.”

Her clientele also dropped off signifi-

cantly in the months that followed the con-troversial tax.

“All of a sudden some of our services were increased by 16 to 24 dollars,” said Fisher. People still went to get their hair cut, but some stopped indulging in things like hair colour-ing. It wasn’t until recently she said that people started to adjust to the new prices.

“We started to see people come back that were doing home colours, realizing a paint job in the bath-

room was far more money than (having us do their hair).

She said if a referen-dum had taken place a year ago, she would have voted against the HST. But she is skepti-cal that it will now be a simple transition back to the original system.

“Better the devil sys-tem we knew then now the one we don’t,” she said.

Business owners aside, even some con-sumers—like local resi-dent Jenn Powell—have reservations.

“I’m kind of disap-pointed,” she said. “Because it’s going to cost a lot of money to reinstate the GST and PST. And I figure per-sonal taxes will prob-ably go up to cover the cost.”

Powell said she didn’t even really notice much of a financial difference when eating out, and that her qualms laid elsewhere.

“I was p***ed off about the way they did it but not so much the actual tax itself. I voted to keep it.”

Benjamin Yong photo

Small-business owner Kathy Drover tends the till at her store, the Reading Room Cafe and Bookstore. The coffee and food side of her establishment suffered with the introduction of the HST, and she hopes things will go back to the way they were with the majority voting yes to get rid of the tax.

District wants public input on sign bylawThe District of Sooke council

will hold a public input meeting on Bylaw No. 480, Sign Regula-tion Bylaw, 2011 in the council chambers, on Monday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m.

All persons who believe their interests in property are affected

by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written sub-missions before Council on the matters contained in the pro-posed bylaw at the above time and place.

If you are unable to attend the

meeting, we ask that written sub-missions be provided prior to the close of the public input meet-ing. Please be advised that sub-missions to council will become part of the public record. The municipal hall is located at 2225 Otter Point Road.

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“This will be the first time in over a decade when residents in the Sooke Region won’t have to commute out-side of Sooke to top up or upgrade their high school credits,” says Heather Walsh, the Community School Coordinator at Edward Milne Community School.

The focus of the pro-gram will be on aca-demic courses, such as high-school English and Math, two credits needed to graduate, as well as on pre-requi-sites for college or uni-versity.

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Aug. 25 at 7:25 a.m.— A man on a bicycle was taken to hospital with minor injuries after col-liding with a vehicle.He was riding down a hill with no helmet and defective brakes, and went through a stop sign before being struck by the car. He was issued a ticket for care-less cycling and failing to wear a helmet.

“This is why the police stress the impor-tance of wearing bicy-cle helmets,” said Staff Sergeant Steve Wright.

He said careless cycling encompasses a large variety of offences including not hav-ing your hands on the handlebars, having an unsecured child riding along, running a stop sign or a red light, and cycling standing up with another rider on the seat.

Aug. 26 at 12:22 p.m.— An ambu-lance took a 64-year-old woman taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after veering out of control on a sharp cor-ner on her motorcycle

on the 12000 block of West Coast Road. No drugs or alcohol were involved.

Aug. 26 1:45 p.m.— An 80-year-old Sooke man fell asleep at the wheel and went off the road and into a ditch at the intersection of Sooke Road and Park-land Road. No drugs or alcohol were involved, he was treated at the hospital for minor inju-ries.

Break ins

There were four break ins during a 12

hour period between Aug. 26 and 27 in the same vicinity on Sooke Road and West Coast Road.

Aug. 26 at 5:40 p.m.— A break in was reported at a residence on the 6600 block of Sooke Road. A suspect broke a window and stole cash.

Aug. 27 at 12:55 a.m.— A break in was reported at a business on the 6700 block of West Coast Road, a win-dow was also broken and cash stolen.

Aug. 27 at 1:09 a.m.-The front door of a business was kicked open on the 6700 block of West Coast Road. Police brought a dog to aid in the investigation but nothing was found. There was no indica-tion of anything stolen. A witness described the suspect as a “large male.”

Aug. 27 at 5:10 a.m.-Another business had its front door kicked open on the 6700 block of West Coast Road. There was no evidence of anything taken.

“I would hazard a guess that it’s prob-ably the same person involved,” said Wright.

Stolen vehicle

Aug. 27— A 1995 green and black Nis-san Pathfinder was reported stolen in Port Renfrew between Aug. 18 and 27.

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8 • EDITORIAL www.sookenewsmirror.com WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2011 - SOOKE NEWS MIRROR

EDITORIAL Rod Sluggett PublisherPirjo Raits EditorBenjamin Yong Reporter

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In recent days, the Pacheedaht First Nation has been the focus of an unfair and unwarranted attack by Zoe Blunt of the Forest Action Net-work. Those attacks culminated in a press release sent out by Ms. Blunt on August 24, 2011.

Pacheedaht Chief Marvin McClurg reacted to Ms. Blunt’s press release stating: “It would be helpful if Ms. Blunt focused on the facts. We are tired of outsiders stirring up trouble in our First Nation to further their own agenda. First Nations have had outsiders try to impose their beliefs and have tried to convert us to these beliefs for hundreds of years and look at the historical damage they have done. In recent years we have made great strides to improve our situation: we have gotten 72 per cent of our members off Social Assis-tance, we have purchased a Tree Farm License through a joint venture and we are currently building a new health centre and we continue to work with third parties to try to build our economy through employment and training opportunities.”

In her press release, Ms. Blunt stated that she shares a common goal with elders, traditionalists, and hereditary chiefs – protecting the land for future generations. Pachee-daht-elected Councillor Tracy Char-lie expressed some concern with that statement: “What ‘common goal’ is Ms. Blunt referring to?Our elected officials fully understand that we have aboriginal rights and title to our lands. We are the stewards of the land and have been since time imme-morial. But we must balance land pro-tection with economic development.

We have met with Ender Ilkay several times to ensure that his Marine Trail Development meets these objectives. I find it extremely insulting that Ms. Blunt wants to tell us what is best for our members. The only way we can ensure our future is to take control of our own destiny. Unlike Ms. Blunt, we, as leaders, have to focus on mak-ing sure our members have a decent future and that inevitably means that some development will be necessary so we can put our people to work.”

The chief pointed out that, contrary to what is contained in Ms. Blunt’s press release, Pacheedaht members are regularly consulted about Band business through Band Meetings. The chief stated, “while it makes for a good story to say that members are being denied input about critical issues facing our First Nation such as the Marine Trail Development being proposed by Ender Ilkay, that is sim-ply not true.”

The chief pointed out that there was a community meeting held on March 30, 2011 where Mr. Ilkay was invited to talk to the members about the development. He further pointed out that certain Pacheedaht members cited in Ms. Blunt’s press release – Stacy Jones and Russell Jones – were actually at the March 30, 2011 community meeting, as evidenced by minutes taken at that meeting. The chief pointed out, “how can Ms. Blunt leave the impression that we are not consulting our mem-bers when Stacy Jones and Russell Jones were at this meeting and par-ticipated in it. If other Pacheedaht members choose not to attend our meetings, that is their choice. But

it is unfair and untrue to paint the impression that we do not consult with our members.”

Dorothy Hunt, Pacheedaht Band Manager, took issue with Ms. Blunt as well: “She does not seem to under-stand that the Pacheedaht First Nation is self-governing and that we operate in an open and democratic fashion.”

Ms. Hunt went on to point out that there are regular meetings where band business is discussed, that elections are held every two years, and that Ms. Blunt’s press release seeks to leave the strong impression that the Pacheedaht leadership does not take into account the concerns of their members. Ms. Hunt went on to state that, “in any democracy there are dissenting positions and mem-bers are free to state their concerns and objections. I find it troubling that Ms. Blunt does not appear to be interested in finding out what is really happening.”

Recently, Ms. Blunt stated in an email to Ms. Hunt that she has said several times that she is more than willing to meet with chief and coun-cil and Ms. Hunt. Ms. Hunt pointed out that “this assertion is incorrect. In fact, we even invited her to meet with chief and council to hear our point of view on one occasion and the day before the meeting was going to be held, she declined to attend.”

The chief and council feel that this media release is going to be their final open statement about these lands and will not be available to further discuss this subject until the week of September 12, 2011.

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Shine goes off the OBC

Does disgraced ex-Premier Gordon Campbell deserve the Order of British Columbia?

Well apparently some think so and a whole bunch of others don’t think so. There is a petition floating around on the internet against Campbell receiving the OBC.

The Order of British Columbia is certainly a badge of honour for recipients for years of commitment to the broader community. People who have previously been awarded the OBC have advocated for change, organized non-profit

organizations, served their communities without asking for recognition and actually made a positive difference in people’s lives.

Honestly can we say this about Gordon Campbell? Sure he helped bring the Olympics here, but under his

rule he cut social services, strong-armed unions and allowed scandal to rock the Liberal boat. Think BC Rail. Think DUI. Think lying about the HST. Think back.

Does any politician deserve such distinction, especially when he left office in less than happy circumstances and caused a sigh of relief when he vacated the premier’s chair?

To give Gordon Campbell this civilian honour makes it appear to be a political honour instead. Politicians can and often do some good but when a cloud of controversy and suspicion follows them they are not deserving of an award that honours current or former British Columbia residents for conspicuous achievements in any field. There are so many truly worthy people who deserve this honour more than a politician with a cloud over his head. Let’s not take the shine off this prestigious medal.

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Agreement #40110541

Do you think Sooke Road is in need of improvement?

Definitley. Mostly main-tenance, it used to be (better) before it was

privatized.

Marlene Barry

Yes, the population is only going to grow. It’s

the only way in and out, it would be nice if there was another road in the

future.

Richard Thut

I don’t know. It’s getting hard for people to get

around walking, there’s so much traffic going one way or another. It

gets bad when it’s a long weekend.

Charlene Acreman

No, it’s fine. It’s the driv-ers (that need improve-

ment).

Ron Waldron

OUR VIEW YOUR VIEW

YOUR COMMENTS

Unity and moral integrity needed

In addition to the list of qualifiers presented by Mark Ellis in last week’s paper, I feel it is vitally important that our municipal coun-cillors have the high-est standard of moral integrity, exemplified by truthfulness, trust-worthiness, fairness and the setting of the common good above private interest.

In addition to these qualities, councillors will need to foster unity within the coun-cil, with the municipal staff and with the citi-zens of Sooke. This will require openness and transparency, a willing-ness to look into issues with open minds with-out holding to previous opinions and the abil-ity to pose alternatives rather than just saying no to a recommended course of action. The council will need to consult together, not confront each other, to find the best solutions for the betterment of the community taking into account the views of all the stakeholders involved.

Our world leaders have failed to address the systemic issues fac-ing our unsustainable economies and the resulting gross inequal-ities that will continue to foment conflicts throughout our world. The people of the world have yet to address the overriding problem of over-consumption and its root moral cause – materialism that underlies such perva-sive issues as climate change, pollution, vio-lence and corruption that threaten our world. The most important influence and oppor-tunity we have to miti-gate, at least to some degree, the effects of these global crises is to develop a sustainable, resilient region based on co-operation and mutual respect.

To realize this oppor-tunity in the com-ing tumultuous years requires all of us to work together with our municipal council providing a vital unify-ing role. In voting for candidates, it would, I feel, be better for us to weigh more heavily the qualities of character, the experience and the objectivity of the candi-dates over and above

how they stand on par-ticular issues.

Don BrownSooke

Omissions cost taxpayers more

The boatlaunch was done by tender which included all water-works (Sooke News Mir-ror, Mar. 9 article).

How then can there be a need for another $195,000 to complete it?

Who gave permis-sion to the contractor to spend this money? It should have been a public process. As for the fence extras, this should be the hotel’s responsibility as they agreed to remediate our launch property. Access, parking, gas bar, restaurant deliver-ies and marina are all using our public land so paying for the fence seems reasonable at this point. Why should the taxpayer come up with this when it was never priced in the first place?

The boardwalk work and Ed Macgregor Park all had these mysteri-ous added costs after a price was agreed to. Why is this now a com-mon practice?

When a project does not follow the devel-opment permit then a public amendment must occur. This was

not done.Herb Haldane

Sooke

Error in facts

Re: Boat launch costs are as promised, Let-ters to the Editor, Sooke News Mirror, Aug. 31, 2011

The writer should check his own facts before publicly chal-lenging information presented by others around the controver-sial boat launch proj-ect.

Grants from senior levels of government for the boat launch project are not allowed to go towards the pur-chase of the land for boat launch and access for the new hotel. That was the responsibility of the District of Sooke to purchase the land at the cost of $915,000 and not $320,000 that the writer implied.

Rick KasperSooke

Horrible road needs repair

Something that really irks me, is the poor qual-ity road repair on West Coast Road, between Sooke and the end of Otter Point Road.

Why can’t the individ-uals who repaired the road, between Sooke and through Saseenos, do the repair?

A short while ago, in

your paper, an historian wrote about the “good road” between Sooke and Jordan River. I sug-gest she takes another drive out to Jordan River. The roads are horrible. There was a poll within BCAA. just recently and it said that the Sooke Highway was one of the worst roads in B.C.

Can’t it be done once and be done right?

P. David O’FlynnShirley

Bad news for fishers

Last week’s announcement of a shutdown of recre-ational fishing is ter-rible news for coastal communities.

Our company oper-ates a number of busi-nesses on the coast of B.C., including sports fishing resorts and marinas. Several of these businesses will be severely impacted by this closure. Our employees will soon be dealing with guests that are unable to ful-fill their plans to fish halibut, guests that in many cases travelled from great distances, at great expense, to have that experience. We’re also dealing with cancellations. We’ll no doubt be cutting back staffing levels accord-ingly, resulting in a rip-ple effect of lost eco-nomic activity for these communities where our employees live, work and spend money.

In difficult economic times, the results of DFO’s policy are com-pletely contradictory to the Government of Canada’s attempts to provide economic stim-ulus!

It’s quite simple. The recreational sector, based on its contribu-tion to the economy of Canada, needs more than 12 per cent of the allowable catch. We are by no means advocat-ing higher catch limits than what is prescribed at the beginning of each fishing season for hali-but. We just need a big-ger slice of the pie to stay in business.

Our friends in the commercial sector will also argue that they need to make a living. We wholeheartedly agree. Unfortunately, what has occurred by the protection of this halibut quota is that the quota holders are literally making hun-dreds of thousands of dollars selling their quota (which was acquired for free) every year. Less than one third of these quota holders actually fish. So in truth DFO is really protecting big business and quota traders, not the livelihoods of com-mercial fishermen.

If things don’t change, how could we interpret a perpetua-tion of the existing hali-but allocation policy to be anything other than DFO being influenced more by big business and quota traders than by the economic and social needs of thou-sands in coastal com-munities?

As for DFO’s “Experi-mental Fishery,” which is essentially the recre-ational sector paying big business and quota traders for a right to catch some of their “gifted” halibut quota? Surely DFO can’t be serious?

Lanny SawchukExecutive Vice

President and Chief Operations Officer

Oak Bay Marine Group

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Back to school

Benjamin Yong photo

From left: Sooke back to schoolers Samy, 7, Ethan, 10, and Ayden, 13 marvelled at all the school busses parked behind Journey Middle School on the last Tuesday before school started.Their favorite subjects are math, lunchtime/recess and phys-ed, respectively.

SELLING SOOKE SINCE 1985


LOOKING BACKA trip back through

the Sooke News Mirror time machine...

Sept. 8, 2010Full-day kindergar-

ten introducedAbout 21,000 kinder-

garten students are starting school this fall, and three elemen-tary schools receiving them will have full-day classes.

Saseenos, Sooke Ele-mentary and John Muir Elementary will all have classroom conversions and new classroom space to allow for the expansion.

“It’s an investment in early learning,” said Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid during a teleconference call on Aug. 31. We’re very excited.”

MacDiarmid said the

provincial government has made a commit-ment to expand early learning for four to five year olds.

Sept. 6, 2006Consultants hired to

create housing policySooke District Coun-

cil voted unanimously to enter into a contract with Don Cameron Associates for the cre-ation of an affordable housing policy during a regular meeting on Aug. 28.

The contract is for a maximum of $15,000, to come from the district’s housing reserve fund.

The project is expected to require close to four months, and will be completed by White Rock-based Don Cameron, who has over 30 years experi-

ence in management, consulting, teaching, research and organiza-tional development.

Working with Cam-eron will be Kari Huhtala, whose resume includes 25 years of experience in policy planning on topics including land use as well as social and hous-ing policy.

Sept. 5, 2001Sooke man hits jack-

potMark Anderson

walked into Buffy’s Pub last month wonder-ing how to put a down payment on a house purchase. He had his answer shortly after.

Anderson won $10,004 playing Club Keno on a pick seven quick pick ticket cost-ing two dollars.

“We didn’t have enough money to put a down payment on a house so we went to Buffy’s to scratch our heads and pout a bit,” he said of himself and his wife Theresa.

The Andersons, who have two grown children and a grand-child, used some of the money to take friends to a concert in Victo-ria. But the majority of winnings have allowed them to achieve a long-time dream of owning a home.

Sept. 4, 1996EMCS gets a faceliftThousands of people

crammed into the halls of Edward Milne Com-munity School Saturday to say goodbye to the old building and usher in the new one.

The original school will soon be levelled to make way for a playing field.

“It’s fantastic,” said Laurie Wilson, the vale-dictorian of the Class of ‘47, after browsing through the new $19.6 million facility.

“I never thought our little school would grow up to become this.”

In Wilson’s day, a school of this size would hardly be needed. There were only five people in the gradu-ating class: Wilson, Joan Zipp (Rumsby), Gwen Farmer (Jenner), Audrey Wilson (Sulli-van) and Merle Proteau (Forrest).

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC INPUT MEETINGDistrict of Sooke Bylaw No. 480, Sign Regulation Bylaw, 2011

NOTICE is hereby given that Council will hold a Public Input meeting in the Council Chambers, District of Sooke Municipal Hall, 2225 Otter Point Road on MONDAY, September 12th at 7:00 pm.

All persons who believe their interests in property are affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions before Council on the matters contained in the proposed bylaw at the above time and place. If you are unable to attend the meeting, we ask that written submissions be provided prior to the close of the public input meeting. Please be advised that submissions to Council will become part of the public record.

Bylaw No. 480, District of Sooke, Sign Regulation Bylaw, 2011 The purpose of this bylaw is to designate Sign Regulation Bylaw (Sign Bylaw) forthe whole area of the District of Sooke. The intent of the Sign Bylaw is to:

(a) Encourage the effective and equitable use of signs as a means of identifying businesses and services;

(b) Encourage the effective use of signs as a means of communication;

(c) Enhance the appearance of the Municipality by regulating the size, height, design and location of permitted signs;

(d) Apply the sign regulations in a fair and consistent manner;

(e) Protect the public from the dangers of inferior sign construction and from nuisance or hazards arising from improperly maintained, repaired or sited signs;

(f) Regulate the construction, maintenance, repair, replacement and removal of signs; and

(g) Regulate the issuance of sign permits.

Copies of these proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be:

inspected at the District of Sooke Municipal Hall, 2205 Otter • Point Road, Sooke, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing from the date of this Notice (August 31, 2011); andViewed and downloaded at the District of Sooke website • www.sooke.ca at any time.

If you have questions or comments about the Sign Bylaw, please contact the Planning Department at 250-642-1634 or send an e-mail to [email protected].

1149 Transit Info 250·382·6161 www.bctransit.com

Victoria Regional Transit

Service ChangesEffective Tuesday, Sept. 6

Victoria Regional Transit Commission

Introducing more service and route number changes to standardize our route numbers.

13 Cadboro Bay/UVic - new Saturday service and more service Monday to Friday.

52 Wishart is now 52 Colwood to reflect the new route. As a pilot project, two stops have been added to the West Shore Town Centre.

81 Brentwood/Swartz Bay offers more connections from West Sidney to the McTavish Exchange and Saanich Peninsula Hospital, plus three daily trips to the Saanichton Education Centre.

New Route Numbers

26A Dockyard/UVic is now 16X UVic/Uptown Express

66 East Sooke is now 64 East Sooke

80 UVic/Swartz Bay is now 76 UVic/Swartz Bay

Google Transit Trip Planner

To help plan your trip visit www.bctransit.com, go to Victoria, and click on Trip Planner.

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Violin Lessons in SookeViolin Lessons in Sooke• Anne McDougall, MMus • Anne McDougall, MMus • Concert Master Sooke Philharmonic• Concert Master Sooke Philharmonic• 36 yrs. teaching in Edmonton• 36 yrs. teaching in Edmonton• Performed Professionally with the Alberta Baroque • Performed Professionally with the Alberta Baroque Ensemble and Edmonton Symphony; String Depart-Ensemble and Edmonton Symphony; String Depart-ment Head, Alberta College Conservatory, 2002-4ment Head, Alberta College Conservatory, 2002-4• Studied with Norman Nelson and Sally Thomas• Studied with Norman Nelson and Sally Thomas• Lessons available for children and adults of all levels.• Lessons available for children and adults of all levels.

Please call 778-425-3300Please call 778-425-3300Email [email protected] [email protected]

What’s Up in SookeWhat’s Up in Sooke This WeekThis WeekWed.Wed.September 7September 7

AL-ANON MEETINGAL-ANON MEETING

For friends and families For friends and families of alcoholics. Every of alcoholics. Every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. 7110 West Coast Rd. 7110 West Coast Rd. Call 250-642-3978 for Call 250-642-3978 for more information.more information.

TOASTMASTERSTOASTMASTERS

Sooke Harbour Sooke Harbour Toastmasters meet every Toastmasters meet every Wednesday upstairs at Wednesday upstairs at Village Foods from 7 Village Foods from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Everyone to 8:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to get their is welcome to get their public speaking on!public speaking on!

PUBLIC HEARINGPUBLIC HEARING RE: JDF land use bylaw RE: JDF land use bylaw for Marine Trail Holdings for Marine Trail Holdings dev. 5 p.m. at EMCS.dev. 5 p.m. at EMCS.

Thurs.Thurs.September 8September 8

GOLF TOURNAMENTGOLF TOURNAMENT

Hosted by the Chamber Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce at of Commerce at DeMamiel Creek Golf DeMamiel Creek Golf Course. Shotgun start at Course. Shotgun start at 1 p.m. 250-642-6112 for 1 p.m. 250-642-6112 for tickets.tickets.

55+ CLUB55+ CLUB

Join Karen at Peoples Join Karen at Peoples Drug Mart every second Drug Mart every second Thursday for coffee, Thursday for coffee, cake prizes and friends. cake prizes and friends. Fifteen per cent discount Fifteen per cent discount on most products for on most products for guests today.guests today.

SOOKE SKATING CLUBSOOKE SKATING CLUB

Learn to skate at Learn to skate at SEAPARC, registration SEAPARC, registration from 6 to 8 p.m. from 6 to 8 p.m.

Fri.Fri.September 9September 9

VITAL VITTLESVITAL VITTLES

Free lunch every Friday Free lunch every Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holy Trinity p.m. at the Holy Trinity Church on Murray Road. Church on Murray Road. Everyone welcome.Everyone welcome.

MAMMOGRAPHYMAMMOGRAPHY

The mobile screening The mobile screening unit will be at the Sooke unit will be at the Sooke Health Unit at 2145 Health Unit at 2145 Townsend Road on Sept. Townsend Road on Sept. 7, 8 and 9. Book an 7, 8 and 9. Book an appointment ahead of appointment ahead of time by calling 1-800-time by calling 1-800-663-9203.663-9203.

Sat.Sat.September 10September 10

COUNTRY MARKET COUNTRY MARKET

Today on Otter Point Today on Otter Point Road at Eustace.Road at Eustace.

MEAT DRAWMEAT DRAW

Every Saturday at the Every Saturday at the Sooke Legion at 3 p.m. Sooke Legion at 3 p.m. Tickets are a dollar each. Tickets are a dollar each. Good luck!Good luck!

Mon.Mon.September 12September 12

EUCHRE NIGHTEUCHRE NIGHT

Starts at 7 p.m. sharp at Starts at 7 p.m. sharp at Sooke Legion.Sooke Legion.

SCHOOL’S INSCHOOL’S IN

Children are out in Children are out in full force—drivers are full force—drivers are reminded to slow down in reminded to slow down in school zones and watch school zones and watch for kids on the streets.for kids on the streets.

Sun.Sun.September 11September 11

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.

BEACH ARTBEACH ARTDrop by Whiffi n Spit Drop by Whiffi n Spit and build something! and build something! Registration at the spit Registration at the spit until 12 p.m.until 12 p.m.

Tues.Tues.September 13September 13

YOUTH CLINICYOUTH CLINIC

At 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.

HEARING SEMINARHEARING SEMINAR

From 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. From 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. upstairs at Village Foods, upstairs at Village Foods, hosted by Connect hosted by Connect Hearing Sooke Clinic. Hearing Sooke Clinic. FREE, RSVP by calling FREE, RSVP by calling 250-642-6602. 250-642-6602.

All Community events which purchase a display ad will now appear in our current community event calendar at no charge. All FREE EVENTS will be listed at no charge. Space permitting.

SHOPPERSDRUG MART

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One more trip to the PotholesOne more trip to the Potholes


LEGAL & NOTARY SERVICESLEGAL & NOTARY SERVICES

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Right Above The Mortgage Centre

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MORTGAGE

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Pregnant? Live in the Sooke Area?

We offer the following Prenatal Services:

Group Classes for the expectant mother and her partner that cover everything you need to know to prepare for labour, childbirth and your new baby. Next set of classes start September 2011.

Additional support services offering one-to-one appointments, free prenatal vitamins, food vouchers, and bus tickets. Ongoing registration.

Member of BC Association

of Pregnancy Outreach Programs

Please call Sooke Family Resource Society

250-642-5152 Or visit 2145 Townsend Rd, Sooke

WALMART CORRECTION NOTICEFor our flyer effective Sept. 2 - 8/11. Page 3: The photos of the Huggies items are not correct. They should be Huggies Pullups

or Goodnites Mega Packs. Page 15: The description for the HP printer is not correct. It should be: HP 1000 Single Function Printer, #30050744. Page 17: The description for the Blackberry is not correct. It should be: TELUS Blackberry Torch 9810. We

apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Wrong factsThe letter entitled

“Boat launch costs are as promised,” in the Sooke News Mir-ror of Aug. 31, written by Myke Colbert (aka Moonfist), cannot go without comment.

Moonfist likes to lap up the flavour of the day as served up by Sooke Council and staff, and declare it the best of all things.

As unwelcome as it will be, I have some advice for him. We have had enough puppets sit at the council table, vot-ing how and when they are told. If Moonfist is serious about a run for council then best he start doing some think-ing for himself, and stop being an echo for those who would use him.

He begins his letter with the statement in support of last week’s comments by the CAO, reference the costs of the boat launch being on target. Alas, by the time his support hit the paper, the CAO was tell-ing us another $335,000 would be required. Oh well, nice try, Moonfist.

He makes matters worse with his expla-nation of how the boat launch property was purchased with 35-cent dollars, which of course is utter nonsense. It was purchased with 915,000 real dollars, and that may very well be a low figure. I do agree with him that it represents an ‘incredible’ adminis-tration of public funds, although I am quite sure we have a different inter-pretation of the word.

Finally, to Moonfist I have this to say with ref-erence to his challenge that he would welcome anyone to walk the parking area with him to get a true reading of things: He has insulted my intelligence and my integrity, and I accept this challenge.

I see nothing less than tape measures at 20 paces on a morn-ing when the site is shrouded in mist, and our seconds are stand-ing at the ready to tend us when we fall. I won-der if there has ever been a duel in Sooke’s history. Where is Elida when we need her?

Seriously, Moonfist, name the day and the time! You will need a second!

Gail HallSooke

Happy voices need to be heard

Responsible com-munications are the responsibility of all par-ties involved in commu-nicating.

Humanity is at the beginning of an era of technological commu-nicating that is making its mark on the world. The ability to commu-nicate in writing over the internet and social media is developing at such a rate that it must be respected. It is something to be uti-lized, appreciated and seen for what it really is… a tool.

Some people use commentary websites, blogs, as places to share wonderful things, others to vent and push opinions. Many feel that writing in a pub-lic manner gives their messages credo and authenticates whatever they say. This is not the case and the soci-ety of our community suffers these bites and claws as necessary on the road to wherever we end up. These are in fine print on the back of the price tag of what you get with “Freedom of Speech.”

Laws are such that we are obliged to fol-low them. Including Intellectual Property Law. Websites that use logos that belong to the incorporated entity of the District of Sooke are breaking trademark laws. To claim right of use of such things and make claims to Copy-right “fair dealing” is an evasion of reality. Copyright and trade-marks are related, yet not the same. I urge all citizens’ groups to be proper.

Let’s communicate openly and shine a bright light on things. Let’s all be proper and not just demand it of others. Let us expect of each other positive reinforcement and help building worthy things in our beautiful Dis-trict of Sooke. Not stop from being built! Please write more letters of encouragement to our newspapers.

The happy voices need to be heard and they need to be heard asking for what they want and expect.

MoonfistMyke Colbert

Sooke

12 • NEWS www.sookenewsmirror.com WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2011 - SOOKE NEWS MIRRORSubmitted photo

The Sooke Slow Food Cycle (SSFC) held a planning session at the Sunriver Community Garden last Tuesday, Aug. 30.

Pictured in the first shot is (from left) Sooke Transition Town’s Michael Tacon, Juan de Fuca Cycling Coalition’s Stephen Hindrichs, Sooke Slow Food Cycle director Lee Hindrichs and workshop participant Carol Harding from Winterbourne Farm in Sooke. At far right is SSFC volunteer Ben Hircock on his unicycle.

Community groups sharing a sustainable live/work/eat locally philosophy are banding together to present the first Sooke Slow Food Cycle (SSFC) on Sunday, Oct. 9 in Sooke. The half-day event will allow riders to choose between two routes beginning at the Sooke Harbour House.

LETTERS Easy does itCon’d from page 9

Capital Regional DistrictNotice of Advance Voter Registration & Availability of List of Registered Electors 2011 General Local ElectionPublic notice is hereby given that Advance Voter Registration closes on September 27, 2011 for Capital Regional District (CRD) Lists of Registered Electors for:

Fuca Electoral Area Salt Spring Island Electoral Area

uthern Gulf Islands Electoral Area (Galiano, Mayne, North and South Pender, Saturna and Piers Islands) CRD Lists of Registered Electors are used for voting for Electoral Area Directors, referenda, School District Trustees and Islands Trust Trustees in the CRD.

Elector QualificationsResident Elector - If you are 18 years or older on voting day (November 19, 2011), are a Canadian Citizen, have resided in British Columbia for six months and in your community for 30 days (the residency qualifications are set out in the Local Government Act), you are entitled to vote as a Resident Elector.

Non-Resident Property Elector - If you are 18 years or older on voting day (November 19, 2011), are a Canadian Citizen, have resided in British Columbia for six months, have owned and held registered title to property within the boundaries of the local community for 30 days, do not qualify as a Resident Elector, you may vote as a Non-Resident Property Elector provided that you: a) have registered on or before September 27, 2011, or b) register at the time of voting (note that Certificates to Register as a Non-Resident Property Elector are no longer required).

The following information is required at the time of application: recent land title registration of the real property (may be obtained at the Land Title Office) or property tax notice, showing the names of all

the registered owners,ces of identification (one must have a signature), and

of more than one owner of the property, a completed consent form, signed by the majority of the owners, designating you as the person entitled to vote for the property.

Please Note:y one Non-Resident Property Elector may vote per property regardless of the number of owners. corporation is entitled to be registered as an elector or have a representative registered as an elector, and no corporation is entitled to

vote. als who are on title with corporations are not entitled to register or vote. Individuals who own an undivided interest in land on which

the balance is held by a corporation are not entitled to vote. You may register on voting day if you meet the elector qualifications set out above. For information about registering as a Resident or Non-Resident Property Elector call 250.360.3129. Port Renfrew and Gulf Island residents may call toll free, 1.800.663.4425, local 3129.

List of Registered ElectorsThe preliminary Lists of Registered Electors will be available, upon signature, for viewing at the CRD offices listed below from 8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday – Friday, unless otherwise noted. You may also call the offices to enquire whether your name is on a CRD List of Registered Electors:

Legislative Services – 250.360.3129, 625 Fisgard St., Victoria, BC Fuca Electoral Area Planning & Building Inspection – 250.642.1500, #2 – 6868 West Coast Rd., Sooke, BC

tion – 250.629.3424, 4605 Bedwell Harbour Rd. (Driftwood Centre), North Pender Island, BC (8:30am - Noon)tion – 250.537.2711, #206-118 Fulford Ganges Rd., Salt Spring Island, BC.

Following the close of Advance Voter Registration and beginning Tuesday, October 4, 2011, until the close of general voting, a copy of the final Lists of Registered Electors will be available, upon signature, for public inspection at the CRD offices listed above.

An elector may request that personal information respecting the elector be omitted from or obscured on the List in accordance with S.63 (protection of privacy) of the Local Government Act.Objection to Registration of an ElectorAn objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the List of Registered Electors may be made to the CRD Corporate Officer, PO Box 1000, Victoria, BC, V8W 2S6, in accordance with the Local Government Act, until 4:00pm on October 14, 2011. An objection must be made in writing, may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the CRD, and can only be made on the basis that the person whose name appears has died or is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the CRD.

Dated this 4th day of September, 2011 Thomas F. Moore, Chief Election Officer

Science says that well-nourished children learn better, behave better and feel better, so ensuring that snacks and lunches are nutri-tious is important.

A Healthy Break-fast:

A good breakfast is the best way to start the day. The energy received from a nutri-tious morning meal is what jump starts our body and brain, and allows children to focus and learn easier in the classroom.

Try to include three of the four food groups from Canada’s Food Guide. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php

Here are some exam-ples:

- An egg, slice of whole grain toast, sliced toma-toes.

- Whole grain toast with peanut butter and sliced banana.

- Yogurt, granola and fruit.

- Breakfast smoothie made with yogurt or alternative, and your favourite frozen fruit.

Healthy Snacks: Snacking throughout

the day at set times will help to keep children’s blood sugar more sta-ble, and provide lasting energy at break times and focused learning in the classroom.

• When planning snacks for your chil-dren, try to use whole foods as much as possi-ble, limiting the amount of pre-packaged, pro-cessed foods in your child’s lunches.

Here are some exam-ples:

- Yogurt with fresh fruit

- Sliced apple with

cheese- Banana bread with

cream cheese- Carrots with hum-

mus or bean dip- Hardboiled egg with

sliced cucumber- Small homemade

bran muffin with orange wedges

Healthy Lunches: Packing lunches can

be challenging for fami-lies. Some ideas:

- Sandwiches are clas-sic. Start with whole grain bread and choose your fillings:

- Tuna and egg salad - add celery, radishes and green onion for extra crunch.

- Chicken salad - add apples, celery and curry spice.

- Veggie - add hum-mus, avocado and/or cheese to make them more filling.

- Salads are a great way to shake things up:

- Pasta salad - add cubes of cheese and/or leftover meat or alter-natives with plenty of veggies!

- Taco salad - add lean

ground beef, lettuce, tomato, grated cheese and salsa.

-Leftovers.- Above all get the

kids to drink water.

SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2011 www.sookenewsmirror.com LIFESTYLES • 13Submitted photo

Reader’s Photo of the Week

Linda Brogan took this foggy shot at Billings Spit.Reader’s Photo of the Week is sponsored by Ellen Bergerud. Send your good quality jpegs to: [email protected]. We will publish as space permits.

Back to school lunch ideas




Do you have questions about

running for Council in the upcoming

Local Government Election?

Do you have questions about Local

Government?

Come to the CCouncil Candidate

SSeminar to be held in the Council

Chambers at the District of Sooke

Municipal Hall on Thursday,

September 15th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

COUNCIL CANDIDATE SEMINAR

Presented byRoycroft Consulting Services

Date: Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Place: District of Sooke Council Chambers

2205 Otter Point Road

Nominations for

District of Sooke CouncilNomination packages for the 2011 Municipal Election are available at the District of Sooke Municipal offi ce, 2205 Otter Point Road. Completed nomination documents will be accepted during the nomination period from 9:00 am, Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 to 4:00 pm, Friday, October 14, 2011.

For more information, please contact Tom Moore, Chief Election Offi cer at 250-472-0059 or Bonnie Sprinkling, Deputy Election Offi cer at 250-642-1620.

Voters ListThe District of Sooke uses the provincial voter's list for municipal elections, which is based on election registration data from both the provincial and federal voters lists. Elections BC maintains and updates the voters lists between elections.

To verify you are on the voters list or to register a change of address, contact Elections BC at 250-387-5305 or 1-800-661-8683. You may also register online at www.elections.bc.ca .

If you have not updated your registration information prior to general voting day, an election offi cial can process a change of address or registration updates at the voting location. Please ensure you bring identifi cation. For more information click the ELECTION icon on the District of Sooke webpage.

Upcoming Public Meetings

Regular CouncilMonday, September 12, 2011 at 7:00 pm

This schedule is subject to change. Please call 250-642-1634 to confi rm meetings.

Council meeting agendas may be viewed at www.sooke.ca

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Sooke Bottle DepotBOTTLE DRIVE!

Want to raise money for a school trip...Maybe you need new equipment for your

Baseball team, or would like to support a local charity? We can help you!

The Sooke Bottle DepotWould like to help you with your bottle drive!

Bottle drives are a proven fund raiser!

Not only will we provide you with all the information you require to run a successful drive, but we will provide the bags and a

sorting area for your convenience!

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We pay full deposit on ready to drink beverages except Milk and Milk Products...also, full deposits on

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14 • COMMUNITY www.sookenewsmirror.com WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2011 - SOOKE NEWS MIRROR

Nominate a volunteerPrime Minister’s Volunteer Awards

The best solutions to the challenges facing Canada’s communities are often found locally. For this reason, in Jan-uary 2011, the prime minister announced the creation of the Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards to recognize the enormous contribu-tion volunteers make to Canada.

The Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards rec-ognize the exceptional contributions of volun-teers, local businesses and innovative not-for-profit organizations in improving the well-be-ing of families and their communities.

If you know a volun-teer, innovative not-for-profit organization or a local business that makes a positive impact on your com-munity, you can nomi-nate them today!

The deadline for nominations is mid-night (EDT) on Sept. 9, 2011. Nominations sub-mitted by mail must be postmarked no later than the deadline.

• All nominees must have contributed to addressing social chal-

lenges in their commu-nity.

• Political and pub-lic advocacy work are excluded.

Award recipients will be recognized at an award ceremony which will be held in the win-ter and their achieve-ments will be profiled.

All award recipients will receive a medal, a Prime Minister’s Volun-teer Awards pin and a letter of congratulations from the prime minister.

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Sunny August ups monthly record‘Overall this summer was like

listening to a nice opera, but thesopranos only arrived for the sec-ond act – and the Prima Donnamust have missed the ferry’. ~ Anne McCarthy

August of 2011 brought more of a summer feel. While June had no days with temperaturesabove 25 degrees C, and July only one, August brought outthe sunbathers with 4 days of warmth. However there were no days with temperatures above 30.

Temperatures• Average high temperatures

of 22.4 degrees C was a bit abovethe normal of 22.0.

• Average low of 11.5 wasabove the normal of 10.8. This

is the ninth warmest average minimum.

• Mean temperature of 17.0 was above the normal of 16.4.

Precipitation

Rainfall of 11.4 mm was belowthe normal 23.9 mm. This is not really outstanding since Augustrainfalls vary greatly. Over 25 of the past 72 years have had lessthan 12.0 mm.

More noteworthy was that all the rain fell in one day. In the past 72 years, only 5 years havehad less than 2 days with rain.

SunshineTotal monthly sunshine of

333.5 hours is above the normal of 290.4 hours. This is the 11thsunniest on record.

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Are you eligible to vote of run for public office?

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can vote and run in the upcoming Nov. 19 municipal election.

If you are qualified to vote in a general local election and if you havenot otherwise been dis-qualified, you are eligi-ble to run for office. In addition, you must:

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Big EyesLucas stands behind the scarecrow he helped make at the season-ender for the Sooke Children’s Garden Club.

See all of the photos taken by out photographers thos week on the Sooke News Mirror website at: www.sookenewsmirror.com, click on Photo Store/Gallery on the top right hand corner of the web page.




DISTRICT OF SOOKE NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT

NOTICE OF NOMINATION GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS - 2011

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the electors of the District of Sooke that nominations for the offices of Mayor and six (6) Councillors will be

received by the Chief Election Officer, or a designated person, at the offices of the District of Sooke, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, B.C., V9Z 1J2, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, the Fourth (4th) day of October, 2011 and 4:00 P.M. on Friday, the Fourteenth

(14th) day of October 2011, excluding Statutory holidays and weekends, and during that period the nomination documents shall only be received on regular office days and hours. Should anyone wish to file nomination documents in other than office hours, arrangements may be made by

phoning Tom Moore, Chief Election Officer at 250-472-0059 or Bonnie Sprinkling, Deputy Chief Election Officer at 250-642-1620.

A Mayor and six (6) Councillors will be elected for a three (3) year term commencing December 2011 and terminating in 2014 after the election held in accordance with the legislation in the Local

Government Act (2014):

The mode of nomination of candidates shall be as follows:

• Candidates shall be nominated in writing by two duly qualified electors of the District of Sooke. The nomination documents shall be in the form prescribed in the Local Government Act and shall state the name and residence of the person nominated in such a manner as to sufficiently identify

such candidate. The nomination documents shall be subscribed to by the candidate.

• At the time of filing the nomination documents, the candidate shall also file with the Chief Election

Officer or a person designated by the Chief Election Officer a written disclosure, as required under the Financial Disclosure Act.

Copies of all forms (nomination documents) are available at the offices of the District of Sooke, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, B.C. during regular business hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday – excluding Statutory holidays and weekends, or by phoning Tom Moore, Chief Election Officer at 250-

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QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE

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• Canadian citizen;

• 18 years of age or older; • resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination

papers are filed; and

• not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office.

Given under my hand at Victoria, B.C. this 7th of September, 2011. Thomas F. Moore,

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Friday, September 9:Friday, September 9: 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm :2:00 pm - 8:00 pm : Drop off Jr. & Adult Entries at Sooke Community Hall (Except Animals)Drop off Jr. & Adult Entries at Sooke Community Hall (Except Animals) 8:30 pm :8:30 pm : All Exibitors Must Leave HallAll Exibitors Must Leave Hall

Saturday, September 10:Saturday, September 10: 8:30 am :8:30 am : Adult and Junior Animal Entries receivedAdult and Junior Animal Entries received 9:00 am :9:00 am : Judging Takes PlaceJudging Takes Place 11:30 am - 1:00 pm :11:30 am - 1:00 pm : SideStep Skateboard Demo - Eustace Rd.SideStep Skateboard Demo - Eustace Rd. 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm :1:00 pm - 6:00 pm : Fair Open to PublicFair Open to Public 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm :1:00 pm - 4:00 pm : Apple Identification BC Fruit TestersApple Identification BC Fruit Testers 2:00 pm :2:00 pm : Opening CeremoniesOpening Ceremonies 3:00 pm : Great Sookeini Race3:00 pm : Great Sookeini Race 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm :4:00 pm - 5:00 pm : Mad Science ShowMad Science Show 5:00 pm :5:00 pm : Pick up Junior & Adult Animal EntriesPick up Junior & Adult Animal Entries

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3-D relief shows watershedBenjamin YongSooke News Mirror

The clock is tick-ing on the completionof the Charters River Salmon InterpretiveCentre in a few weeks, and there is going to a tiny new attraction dur-ing the grand opening.

A true-to-scale four-foot 3-D relief map ofthe Sooke watershed was built for the cen-tre by longtime Sooke model hobbyist AllanHornsby.

“Elida (Peers) wantedit as an exhibition for the opening day of therestoration society,” he said. “She knew I didscenic model railways so she asked me if I’dlike to do this.”

Hornsby—a retired Xerox technician—ac-cepted, despite neverhaving built a relief map before, let alone a three-dimensional one displaying mountain ranges, roadways and salmon-bearing creeks in the region.

After acquiring a mapof the area from the CRD, he then set out to dosome research on how to get the ball rolling.

“I went on the Internet and found some basic

details, but they were mostly small school projects that had beenposted. I couldn’t find any details from pro-fessional map makers, I guess they keep theinformation to them-selves,” he said, laugh-ing. Instead, he just started at sea level and worked his way up.

Constructed in his garage out of styrofoam, modelling paste andpaint, the first thing he had to do was build a custom hot wire cutter that would allow pre-cise incisions in the sty-rofoam without exces-

sive melting. He actu-ally built two cutters, one for the contouring,and one to make the delicate medium more manageable.

“We had neededquarter-inch styrofoam and we couldn’t find any,” said Hornsby, who had a friend locate some half-inch which needed to be sliced down in size.

That, and cutting outthe hills and ridges, took up the majority ofthe 180 volunteer hours he put into the project.

Quite detailed, the relief shows water

sources, Sooke Roadand even the Galloping Goose Trail. It starts atthe Sooke Basin and ends with the SookeHills—for now.

“There’s anotherfour feet to go on, but it won’t be ready until next year.”

The extension will go all the way to Shawni-gan Lake, said Hornsby.

The project was orig-inally designed to be a diorama, but wouldn’t have included enoughof the watershed to be demonstrative of whatthey were doing, he added.

Benjamin Yong photo

Model hobbyist Allan Hornsby stands with the 3-D Sooke watershed relief map that he built in his garage for the opening of the Charters RIver Salmon Interpretive Centre next month. It took Hornsby 180 hours to complete the highly-detailed project.

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Pirjo Raits photo

Scary scarecrowsSooke Harbourside Lions and Rotary members took part in some scarecrow building at the end of the Children’s Garden Club season at Annie Boquist’s home. Some of the scarecrows will be entered in the Sooke Fall Fair scarecrow competition.



website: www.sooke.caNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

Public Hearings will be held in the Sooke Council Chambers at 2225 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC on Monday September 12, 2011 at 7:00 pm to hear presentations on the following proposed bylaws:

Bylaw No. 504, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (270-91)The intent and purpose of Bylaw No 504, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (270-91) is to amend the zoning on the property at 6826 Grant Road West, PID 006-749-372, from Village Residential Zone (R-1) to Medium Density Multi-Family Residential Zone (RM-3).

Bylaw No. 505, 6826 Grant Road West Phased Development Agreement Authorization Bylaw, 2011The intent and purpose of Bylaw No. 505 is to authorize a Phased Development at 6826 Grant Road West under Bylaw No. 504. The property owner/developer, Dave Gardiner and Andrea Buchan, have agreed to enter into the agreement for a period of ten years. The Phased Development Agreement provides for the assignment of the agreement to a subsequent owner of the land that is identifi ed in the agreement, and the conditions under which the assignment may occur.

The nature of the development that is the subject of phased development agreement is that:The amenities to be provided are one or more of the following: parks and trail development, waterfront 1. walkway, affordable housing, open space (in addition to statutory park dedications), day care facilities (not for profi t), public art, park equipment, ALR acquisitions, community gardens, parking structures, performing arts facility, green infrastructure, beautifi cation projects, and preservation of heritage structures, having in the aggregate a market value not exceeding $5,000 for each additional dwelling unit in excess of the 4.43 dwelling unit Base Density on the land, in the locations and in accordance with standards approved in writing by the District’s Municipal Planner and Municipal Engineer.

Despite section 1, in lieu of provision of these amenities the Developer may at building permit stage 2. of development pay the District $5,000 for each additional dwelling unit in excess of the 4.43 dwelling unit Base Density on the land, on the condition that 20% of these monies is contributed to the District Affordable Housing Reserve Fund and the remainder of the amount paid the District must use only for provision of the amenities to be collected at time of building permit.

The amenity contribution shall be based on the maximum residential density. Affordable housing units 3. and units obtained through density bonus provisions are exempt from the maximum residential density calculations.

The Developer shall at its sole cost design, install, plant and construct the following works, services and 4. other things:

Pending Council approval, the owner may purchase any surplus right-of-way (Grant Road West) (a) fronting the Land from the Municipality. The required frontage to be determined by lining up the front property line with the existing frontage on 6838 Grant Road West.A detailed erosion and sediment control plan to be submitted to the District for review prior to (b) commencement of any construction.A detailed storm water management design to be completed and constructed prior to the issuance (c) of building permits on the land.A covenant to be registered on the land with respect to the maintenance of the onsite storm water (d) system and the onsite sanitary sewer system.Considering the proposed density of this rezoning, a traffi c impact assessment (TIA) will be required. (e) The TIA to determine the impacts on surrounding highways, and the improvements required to handle the proposed additional traffi c. All costs related to the design and construction of the required improvements will be borne by the developer.Frontage improvements to match the frontage at 6838 Grant Road West. With 7.5m asphalt width (f) from the existing road centerline (3.5m lane, 2.5m parking bays and 1.5m bike lane), 2m gravelled trail and ornamental street lighting (cyclone CY1507).Driveway within public property is to be hard surfaced to the property line. Easement(s) required for (g) shared access(es) with 6838 Grant Road.Install screening fence along the east side and rear property lines.(h) Water infrastructure is to be capable of providing fi re fl ows to Fire Underwriters Survey (FUS) (i) requirements.Provide Fire Underwriters Survey (FUS) Fire fl ow Calculations completed by a qualifi ed professional. (j) Applicant to coordinate directly with CRD Water Services to ensure that the hydrant(s) can provide adequate fi re fl ows to meet the requirements based on the provided calculations.Landscaping along the frontage to complement the landscaping at 6838 Grant Road West(k) Sanitary sewerage is to be provided at Service Level 2. Sanitary sewer design to provide for the (l)

opportunity for inclusion into the Sewer Specifi ed Area of neighbouring properties where possible. Sanitary sewer is to be designed and constructed as per the Sewer serviceability study.

All persons who believe their interests in property are affected by these proposed bylaws shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions before Council on the matters contained in the proposed bylaws at the above time and place. If you are unable to attend the hearing, we ask that written submissions be provided prior to the close of the public hearing. Please be advised that submissions to Council will become part of the public record.

Copies of the proposed bylaws, and relevant background documents, may be inspected at the offi ces of the District of Sooke Planning Department, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), commencing from August 31, 2011 to and including September 12, 2011.

If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact the Planning Department at 642-1634.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing will be held in the Sooke Council Chambers at 2225 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC on Monday, September 12th, 2011 at 7:00 pm to hear presentations on the following proposed bylaw:

Bylaw No. 493, Offi cial Community Plan Amendment Bylaw (400-1).The intent and purpose of Bylaw No 493 is to amend Bylaw No. 400, Offi cial Community Plan Bylaw, 2010 by deleting the Rural Residential designation on Map – 1 Schedule “A” Offi cial Community Plan Land Use and Map 1D – East Sooke from the property legally described as (PID 000-246-221) Section 77, Sooke District, Except Those Parts in Plans 76 RW, 1204 OS and VIP58518, also known as Grouse Nest, and shown outlined on Schedule “A” of the bylaw; and by deleting both the Rural Residential and Comprehensive Development designations on Map – 1 Schedule “A” Offi cial Community Plan Land Use and Map 1D – East Sooke) from a portion of the property legally described as (PID 000-246-247) That Part of Section 76, Sooke District, Lying to the West of a Straight Boundary Extending From SE Corner, Section 124 to Point Southerly Boundary of Section 76 Distant 719.2 Feet Easterly from NW Corner, Section 131, Except Parts within Boundaries of Plans 76 RW, 1204 OS and 11147, also known as Roche Cove Park, and as shown as outlined in black on Schedule “B” of the bylaw, and then designating that same portion as Park (P).

All persons who believe their interests in property are affected by this proposed bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions before Council on the matters contained in the proposed bylaw at the above time and place. If you are unable to attend the meeting, we ask that written submissions be provided prior to the close of the public hearing. Please be advised that submissions to Council will become part of the public record.

Copies of the proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the offi ces of the District of Sooke Planning Department, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), commencing from August 31st, 2011 to and including September 12th, 2011.

If you have any questions, contact the Planning Department by telephone at 250-642-1634.

SCHEDULE A SCHEDULE B:

Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

It could be a mon-ster, a dragon or a sea creature of

some kind. Whatever it is, it must be fashioned in a few hours.

On Sunday, Sept. 11, the Sooke Community Arts Council is encour-aging families to come out to Whiffin Spit for the annual Beach Art competition.

What it is is an opportunity for cre-ative minds to build an art piece out of found objects along Whiffin Spit. There is always flotsam and jetsam that can be worked into a creation. In past years people have used sea-weed, driftwood, dog’s lost balls, old running shoes, rocks and bits and pieces of washed up “things” to embel-lish their art pieces.

“They have to use anything found on the beach, they are not allowed to bring any-thing in,” said Marion Desrochers, spokesper-son for the Sooke CAC. “We encourage every-one to take part, busi-nesses as well.”

She said that teams, made up of a number of people, often compete, making it a really fun day on the beach in the fresh air.

Desrochers said it

is the fourth annual Beach Art event and people have responded quite well to the chal-lenge.

“We had quite a few people last year,” she said. “It’s a family affair, that’s what’s nice about it, they can do things together.”

Registration takes

place at noon and the competition ends around 2 p.m. A couple of judges will look over the creations and award prizes to basically everyone, although some will have the hon-our of being first, sec-ond and third winners.

All you have to do is show up at Whiffin Spit,

register and get cre-ative.

The event takes place during the same time frame as the pop-ular and well-attended 98th Annual Sooke Fall Fair at the Sooke Com-munity Hall on Satur-day and Sunday, Sept. 10-11.

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Head to the beach and create some art, have some fun

File photo

The second place winner of the Beach Art competition in 2010.

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Capital Regional District

Notice of Nomination 2011 General Local ElectionPublic Notice is hereby given to the electors of the Juan de Fuca, Salt Spring Island and Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Areas in the Capital Regional District that nominations for the office of Electoral Area Director will be received between 9:00am, Tuesday, October 4, 2011 and 4:00pm, Friday, October 14, 2011.

During that period the nomination documents shall only be received during regular office hours, 8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday – Friday, excluding statutory holidays, by a person designated by the Chief Election Officer at the Capital Regional District, Legislative Services Dept., 5th Floor, 625 Fisgard St., Victoria, B.C.

Should anyone wish to file nomination documents in other than office hours, arrangements may be made by phoning the Chief Election Officer at 250.472.0059.

Representation for the Electoral Areas will be as listed below and shall be for a 3-year term commencing December 2011 and terminating in 2014 after the election held in accordance with the legislation in the Local Government Act (2014): Juan de Fuca Electoral Area One Director Salt Spring Island Electoral Area One Director Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area One Director

(Galiano, Mayne, North Pender, Saturna, South Pender and Piers Islands)Candidates shall be nominated in writing by two duly qualified electors of the Electoral Area in which the candidate is running for office. The nomination documents shall be in the form prescribed in the Local Government Act and shall state the name and residence of the person nominated in such a manner as to sufficiently identify such candidate. The nomination documents shall be subscribed to by the candidate. At the time of filing the nomination documents, the candidate shall also file with the Chief Election Officer or a person designated by the Chief Election Officer a written disclosure as required under the Financial Disclosure Act.Further information on the requirements and procedures for making a nomination and copies of all forms are available at:

Capital Regional District, Legislative Services Dept., 625 Fisgard St., Victoria, B.C. Tel: 250.360.3128, or toll free 1.800.663.4425, local 3128 for Port Renfrew and Gulf Island residents;

by calling the Chief Election Officer at 250.472.0059.

Dated this 4th day of September, 2011 Thomas F. Moore, Chief Election Officer

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Waste not, want notPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

It’s autumn and that usually means that everything becomes ripe at once. If you happen to have fruit trees it becomes urgent to pick all of the fruit before it either falls to the ground or rots.

For the past three years, the Sooke Food CHI has responded to concerns about wasted food and initiated the fruit tree project.

The project accepts requests from property owners in the Sooke region to have some-one come out and pick the fruit off their trees.

“It seems like a really good idea,” says Don Moloney, one of the vol-unteers for the project. “I’m volunteering my time on this one, I’m taking September off.”

He said they are look-ing for anyone who has fruit trees that will not be picked with the fruit going to waste.

“We will come in and do the picking,” he said. “One-third of the fruit goes to the owner, one-third to the volunteer pickers and one-third to charities, like the food bank and seniors’ centres. It’s a win situa-tion all around.”

He said the pickers come with all the equip-ment they need to do

the job.One of the reasons

for not allowing tree fruit to go to waste is that fruit is a bear attractant. Bears will come into a yard with a fruit tree in it and climb up and eat the fruit.

“The bears get the short end of the stick,” said Moloney. “They get shot if relocation doesn’t work.”

The fruit is coming in a little later this year with the cool spring we had, said Moloney.

How do you tell when the fruit is ready to pick? Moloney said that with plums you watch the colour and when they are nice and purple they are ready.

Plums also go bad pretty quickly, so they need to be picked just as they ripen.

If you turn the apple in your hands a quar-ter-turn (while on the tree) it will fall into your hands when it is ready.

Moloney has fruit trees on his property and he had rented a apple press/crusher and would like to see one purchased so that others could use it for a small fee to press their own apples for cider,

“I would like to see workshops on pre-serving food,” he said. “Food CHI is all about not wasting food.”

When not putter-ing away on his own

property in September, Moloney is busy orga-nizing the livestock sec-tion of the Sooke Fall Fair (Sept. 10-11).

He said there are some changes this year which include talks on keeping back-yard chickens and what they need, etc. Different speakers will inform others on issues like rare and unusual breeds, building pens, feed, etc.

On Sunday, Sept. 11, a swap and shop will-take place at the fall fair with breeders coming in to buy, sell and give-away chickens.

The giveaways, said Moloney, are usually roosters.

“Most of them are called “Stew” but some are too special,” he said.

It is a good way to meet the differ-ent breeders and pro-ducers and to see the breeds available.

“They have a great store of information — different chickens for different reasons.”

Moloney is trying to get more livestock into the fall fair.

“The Sooke Fall Fair could really use them, it doesn’t cost much to enter and the children love them. We’re slowly trying to build it up.”

For mmore informa-tion or to get your fruit picked, call Don Molo-ney at 250-642-3096 or email: [email protected].

Pirjo Raits photo

Don Moloney picks some apples fromhhis own tree. He is in charge of the Fruit Tree Project where volunteers pick ripe fruit for those who cannot.

Sooke pickers: fruit tree project

Summer Camp gives Sooke kids a step up in learning Thanks to the generous sup-

port of the community, Edward Milne Community School (EMCS) Society held its first, and hopefully annual, Play and Learn Summer Camp.

Kids from grades 1 to 3 spent four intensive weeks from July 11 to August 5 practicing their read-ing, writing and math skills by morning and enjoying learning focused field trips by afternoon. Field trips included the Ocean Discovery Centre in Sidney, the Beacon Hill Petting Zoo and the Sooke Region Museum.

Camper Vivian (age 6) says she had lots of fun. “I liked making new friends, the reading and the field trips!” Ciaran (age 9) said “I liked doing the math sheets, and I really liked watching movies in the big theatre!”

The summer program received 40 applicants but only had the funding to fill 25 spots. Costs per child worked out to approximately $660. Tuition was free to the participants and healthy snacks and meals were provided.

The intent of the program was to address reading and math fall-off that tends to happen over the

summer months by giving kids a refresher midway through the summer break.

“The community really pulled together to support this proj-ect” Heather Walsh, Community School Coordinator at EMCS. “School Trustee Bob Phillips vol-unteered to help raise funds and our local businesses were very supportive.”

Without the generous help of donorsn this program would not

have been made possible. The Literacy and Math Skills

Summer Camp program was developed by the EMCS Society in partnership with the Aborig-inal Education Department of School District 62 and the principals, vice-principals and teachers of Sooke’s Elementary Schools. The camp itself was lead by three teachers and one EMCS high school student.

Submitted photo

Enjoying the Play and Learn Summer Camp are (left to right), Elizabeth, Elayna and Erin.

BACK TO SCHOOLAt a certain university the rule was that if the professor had not

arrived in class within the rst fteen minutes of the hour, class was considered a "walk" and the students were free to leave - with no penalties for missing class. The rooms were equipped with the old style clocks where the minute hand mechanically ticked ahead after each minute. The students discovered that they could cause the clock to jump ahead one minute if they hit it with a blackboard eraser. The professor of this class was not the most punctual so it became a ritual for these students to take target practice at the clock. After a few well-aimed erasers hit their target, bingo, 15 minutes had passed and the class walked.

At the end of the semester the nal exam rolled around. The professor strolled into the room and passed out the test. He said, "You have one hour to complete it." He then proceeded to collect all the erasers in the room and gleefully took aim at the clock. When he had successfully jumped the clock ahead one-hour, the professor called "time’s up" and collected the exam papers.

We love to modify the rules. Perhaps one rule that we should

respect is what Jesus said: "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

CHRISTIAN LIFE ASSEMBLY

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SOOKE BAPTIST CHURCH

7110 West Coast Road | 250-642-3424SUNDAY SERVICE

10:00 am Children, youth & adult ministriesPastor Dwight GeigerEmail [email protected]

ST. ROSE OF LIMA Roman Catholic Parish

6221 Sooke Rd. | 250-642-3945 | Fax: 778-425-3945Saturday Mass 5pm | Sunday Mass, 10 amThursday Mass 10:30 amChildren’s Religious Ed: Sat. 3:45pm Offi ce Hours: Tue-Wed 10-2, Thurs 2pm-4pm Rev. Fr. Michael Favero

KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

2110 Church Rd | 250-642-4124SUNDAY SERVICE

10:15 am Pre-Service Singing10:30 am Family worshipRev. Dr Gordon KouwenbergParents Room and well equipped Nursery

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCC)

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SERVICE: Sun 11:00am (Holy Communion)

SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:30am

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Sunday & Wednesday 10amSaturday 5pmRevs Dr. Alex and Nancy Nagywww.holytrinitysookebc.org

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FITZ-PATRICK Donald John passed away suddenly at Royal Jubilee Hospital, with Betty at his side on August 21, 2011 at

the age of 75.

A very special thank you to Dr. Anton Rabien, Dr Tracy Forsberg and staff. To the Otter Point Rescue team and the Sooke Ambulance paramedics for their timely and gracious service. To Terry, Pat, and

Tim McNamara for being so supportive in times of need. Thank you Colleen.

Private cremation.

Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mccallbros.com

Sooke Family Resource Society

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

BINGOBonanzas, Cracker

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Every Tuesday & Thursday

12:45 - 3:00 pm

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Reasonably priced lunch available

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COMING EVENTS

DEATHS


INFORMATION

ATTENTION RESIDENTIAL School Survivors! If you re-ceived the CEP (Common Ex-perience Payment), you may be eligible for further Cash Compensation. To see if you qualify, phone toll free 1-877-988-1145 now. Free service!.

CHI RESOURCE Inventory website :www.sookeregionresources.com

COMEDY & Stage shows for Staff Parties, Christmas Par-ties, Conventions, Community Clubs, Banquets. Booking for Christmas & 2012. Popovich Productions 25 years in busi-ness. Toll free 1-888-856-9282.

CONTACT LOAN Cupboard call 250-389-4607. Need a ride? Call 250-389-4661.

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SOOKE MEALS on Wheels, Box 109, Sooke, BC V9Z 0E5. Alma Anslow 250-642-2184.

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INFORMATION

JUAN DE FUCA Emergency Program Offi ce: 250-642-2266 Co-ordinators Homes: 250- 642-3772. Cellular: 250-883-0607. Email: [email protected]. Provincial Contact: 1-800-663-3456

SOOKE CRISIS & Referral Centre, 2043 Church Rd. Open 10am-1pm, Mon.-Fri. 250-642-0215.

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2 Day Job Fair on Sept 7th & 8th, from 9am-5pm at 1089 Langford Parkway, Victoria, BC. (At skate arena) Various ft/pt positions available. Host-ed by Langford Lanes, brand new bowling & entertainment centre. Free Admission. Bring resume, no phone calls please.

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CLEAR ENVIRONMENTAL is seeking individuals to join our team. Responsibilities: Water and soil sample collection and fi eld analysis, drilling waste sampling, analysis, disposal supervision. Pre and post site assessments. Qualifi cations: Post secondary degree or di-ploma. Oilfi eld experience is an asset. Required equipment is a reliable 4X4, lap top com-puter, GPS, camera. Send re-sume to: [email protected] refer-encing contract Environmental Field Technicians in the sub-ject line.

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[email protected]: 250-949-5195

Job closes Sept. 12/11

HUGHSON TRUCKING INC. is looking for Class 1 Super-B fl atdeck drivers. Safety and Performance Bonuses, benefi ts package, drug & alcohol policy. 2 years experience preferred. We will provide transpor-tation to Southern Alberta. Call 1 800 647 7995 ext 228 or fax re-sume to 403 647 2763

KURT LEROY TRUCKING LTD, in Campbell River, has a job opening for a self-starter OFFICE ASSISTANT. Prefer knowledge in logging and trucking industry. Profi cient in data entry, custom software, payroll production and cycle time reports. Reporting to our certifi ed accountants and own-ers. Wage negotiable + bene-fi ts. Full-time, Mon.-Fri., 9:30-5:30. Please fax resumes and drivers’ abstract (250)287-9914.

LEMARE GROUP is currently seeking a loader/hoechucker operator for the North Vancou-ver Island area. Full time union wages. Email resumes tooffi [email protected] or fax to 250-956-4888.

ON-CALL WORKERS re-quired for newspaper fl yer in-sertion Tuesday, Wednesday and/or Thursdays. $10.23 per hour. Evenings 5pm to 1am. Also occasional 9am to 5pm shifts available. No experience required. Please apply in per-son between 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday at Gold-stream Press (Island Publish-ers). #200-770 Enterprise Crescent.

THE SOOKE NEWS Mirror cautions readers about send-ing money to obtain informa-tion about any employment opportunities

We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfi eld con-struction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have construct-ed oilfi eld roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD

COOKS WANTED!Marquise Group is looking for Cooks for the Victoria area. F/T, P/T and casual positions available. Previous cooking experience in a healthcare setting preferred. Food Safe Level 2 required. Candidates will be required to complete a Criminal Record Check & TB Test.

Please e-mail resumes to: 891.marquise@

hiredesk.netor fax: 604-214-8526

TRADES, TECHNICAL

COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTMECHANIC, certifi cation re-quired. Dynamic manufactur-ing & processing company inVancouver is currently accept-ing resumes. Competitivewage and benefi ts. Email re-sumes to [email protected]

LOG SORT OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

LOCATION: Powell River, BC

Closing Date: September 23, 2011

Olympic Log Sort Ltd. pro-vides contract and custom log sorting to major Coast-al forest products compa-nies.THE POSITION:OLS is currently seeking a Log Sort Operations Su-pervisor to join our Stillwa-ter Log Sort Operation lo-cated in Powell River, British Columbia.QUALIFICATIONS:We require an individual with 5-10 years of log sort management experience. You possess coastal expe-rience in your profession and understand the neces-sity for the timely out turn of a fi rst rate product. You are considered to be a good leader with excellent communication skills. You bring to the job a good working knowledge of ap-plicable occupational health and safety regula-tions, related marine expe-rience, well-developed computer skills and a background in industrial relations management. A BC Scaling License is an asset for this position. OLS offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefi t package and the potential to achieve annual perfor-mance rewards. If you have the skills and qualifi -cations required for this position, please reply in confi dence: Patrick Davidson, Business ManagerFacsimile: 604.681.8906Email: [email protected] Deadline: Friday, September 23, 2011, as only short listed candidates will be contact-ed, OLS thanks you in ad-vance for your interest in our Company.

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

TRANS Carrier Ltd in Fort St John is looking for a 4th year apprentice or journeyman mechanic with trans-port experience. We encourage 2nd and 3rd year apprentices to apply as well. Contact James; [email protected]. Affordable housing is available. Supply resume & ab-stract.

VERY BUSY Service Depart-ment. Frontier Peterbilt Sales Estevan SK. has immediate openings for truck and trans-port technicians, engine expe-rience an asset. Top wages and benefi ts. Please send re-sumes attention John Murie. Fax: 306-636-6321, e-mail: [email protected]


PERSONAL SERVICES

ART/MUSIC/DANCING

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for Music Lessons” F.A.M.E. Studios

250-642-2429Instruments, Music, Repairs. Lessons

HEALTH PRODUCTS

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PERSONAL SERVICES

ESTHETIC SERVICES

Gel NailsNow In Sooke

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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INSURANCE

LEGAL SERVICES

DIAL-A-LAW: access free in-formation on BC law. 1-604-687-4680; 1-800-565-5297; www.dialalaw.org, audio available. Lawyer referral ser-vice: need a lawyer? Learn more by calling 604-687-3221; 1-800-663-1919.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

COMPUTER SERVICES

DRYWALL

ELECTRICAL

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HAULING AND SALVAGE

ED’S HAULINGCheap disposal of

furniture, appliances, junk and what have you?

U&I type moving with covered pick-up truck.

Ed & Faye250-642-2398

HOME IMPROVEMENTS


INSULATION

MALTA BLOWN insulation & batting. Removal. Best rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

SOOKE IRRIGATION SERVICES Sprinkler

Installations, RepairsRenovationsMaintenance

Call Ben250-818-7279

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MASONRY & BRICKWORK

THE MASON MAN

FOR ALL CUSTOMMASONRY

WORKS

ROD PETROVIC

1-250-324-6624

& MOVING STORAGE

SOOKE MOVING ANDSTORAGE

Heated indoor storage, self contained, various sizes, 24 hr. security. outdoor storage available. Public access 9-5pm. Mon.- Sat. 2018 Idle-more Rd. 250- 642-6577www.sookemovingandstorage.com

PAINTING

JN PAINTING

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Reliable/References

Interior/Exterior

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250-812-8781

The Painters Inc.Renovations, Kitchen, Bathroom,fl ooring, Tile/Laminate/HardwoodPainting, Decks, Fences etc..Please call for Free Estimatesand O.A.P. discounts always.Bill 250-646-2578

PLASTERING

PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, fi re-places. Bob, 250-642-5178.

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

AFFORDABLE ROOFING

*new construction*re roofs *repairs

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SHORELINE ROOFING. Re-roofi ng specialist. WCB/BBB member. Quality & satisfaction guaranteed. 250-413-7967.shorelineroofi [email protected]

SEPTIC TANKS

CAPITAL Septic Services Pump truck services and tank inspections. At competitive prices, owner operat-ed. Call for estimate 250-818-3805

HOME IMPROVEMENTS


STUCCO/SIDING

PATCHES, ADDITIONS, re-stucco, renos, chimney, water-proofi ng. Bob, 250-642-5178.

WELDING

DRIVER ENT.

LTD.

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PETS

FEED & HAY

HAY FOR sale 250-642-3151

PET CARE SERVICES

LUCKY PUP is a dog walking and dog hiking service in Vic-toria BC that provides on-leash, individual, group and off-leash dog hikes for lucky pups in the city and the outly-ing areas. Visit www.luckyp-up.ca for more information or contact Selina via e-mail at: [email protected] or by phone at (250) 507-5236.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FUEL/FIREWOOD

BONE DRY, cut 12”, split, stacked for 1 year under cov-er, delivered $300/cord. Kin-dling $5/bundle. 250-642-4790

SEASONED FIREWOODVancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords, fast delivery. Help restore your for-est, Burndrywood.com or 1-877-902-WOOD.

TRUE CORDS4X4x8, $200

Scrap Metal Removal250-642-2743

FURNITURE

ESTATE: $6000. Made In Canada Solid Mahogany Bed-room Ste $1999., Organic Cot-ton Queen-size Mattress set $499., Sears-O-Pedic Pocket Coil, Pillow-Top King-Size 4pc Mattress set $499.; Trundle Bed $249.; Sofa/Bed, Book-cases, Desks, Lamps, Large Deluxe Lighted Wall-Unit, Cherry Dinette, Oak D/Ped. Dining Table w/6 Sides & 2 Arm Chairs $799., More! BUY & SAVE 9818 4th St., Sidney. buyandsave.ca Visa, M/C.

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APARTMENT SIZE Freezer, 30’x22’x36’. $50. OBO. Call Charlie @ 250-642-3423

BUILDING SALE... “”Rock bottom prices”” 25x40x12 $7350. 30x60x15 $12,700. 35x70x16 $15,990. 40x80x16 $20,990. 47x100x18 $25,800. 60x140x20 $50,600. End walls included, doors optional. Pio-neer Steel Manufacturers Di-rect 1-800-668-5422.

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DO-IT-YOURSELF Steel Buildings priced to clear- make an offer! Ask about free deliv-ery, most areas! Call for quick quote and free brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

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MOVING SALE. 14.5’ Therm-glass, 50 hp Yamaha & lots ofaccessories. Pearl forum 5piece drum kit with doublekicker. Epiphone bass guitar.Hobbiest wood working tools.Offers. 250-642-6427

RED ENVELOPE- Unique &Personalized Gifts for All YourFriends & Family! Starting at$19.95 Visit:www.redenvelope.com/Jewelfor an extra 20% off or call 1-888-473-5407.

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ACREAGE

82.8 ACRES, 300’ lakefront, SCariboo. Beautiful, pastoral,private, rural setting. Borderscrown land. Adjacent 80+ acreparcel available.

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$328,000Value. Newer. 1436’ Rancher2/3 Bedrooms.

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Heat exchange + Extras.Email: [email protected]: 250-881-0164

MORTGAGES

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RECREATIONAL PROPERTY

RARE OPPORTUNITY: wa-terfront property on beautifulJim Lake, (70 Mile House).83-acre with 360 sq ft insulat-ed cabin, located near GreenLake/Watch Lake. Rare priva-cy, only three lots on the lake,good fi shing for rainbows to 10lbs, nice swimming, surround-ed by crown land. Great trailsfor hiking, ATV and snowmo-bile. Seasonal 10-km backroad access in 4x4 or pick-up.FSBO. $230,000. 250-395-0599. (Please see bchomesfor-sale.com/70mile/frank.)

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

LUXURY WATERFRONT, 2bed condo, Sooke, $1300 un-furnished, $1600 furnished.Short or long term rental 250-415-9787

COTTAGES

French Beach 1brm cottage

Fully furnished with utils $800.

Suitable for +55 personClean, quiet, Non Smoker, No PetsDamage Deposit & References required250-646-2516 Leave detailed message

UNIQUE ROUND Cliff-topCabin across from GordonsBeach, 10 mins west of Sooke$800/mo. Heat/hydro incld.Avail Oct. 1st. (778)425-0909.

HOMES FOR RENT

3 BED, 2 bath house, dbl gar-age, on acreage, centralSooke, private. $1200/m 250-642-6621

3 BED, 2 full baths, ensuite, 5 appl. large//fenced yard, onacreage, Whiffen Spit, $1350+ utils, n/s, n/partiers, refsreq’d, avail Now DiscountOAP, & Military.250-642-2015

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SUITES, LOWER

1200 SQ.FT, 2 Bed, Country setting. Available Immediately, $825. plus utilities. 778-425-25272 BED, Bright large walk-out suite, wheel chair accesible.N/S. $900 + utilities. Ref’s. Req. N/Partiers discount OAP. 250 -642-2015AVAILABLE NOW, 2 Br walk-out suite. 5 appl, gas fi replace, screened windows & doors. Alarm system, gas, water, hy-dro, quiet parklike setting. Non smokers only. References re-quired.$950. Available Sept. 1 250-642-1081LOWER MAIN, 1 BR + Spare, F/P, Laundry room, storage, high quality, large, all utilities included, small pets, $890. N/S, References required for Sept. 250-642-5332 PMSOOKE- LRG new 2 bdrm, W/D, 4 appls, close to amens, prkg, N/S. Refs. $950 inclds utils. (Immed) (250)294-0874.

TOWNHOUSES

BEAUTIFUL 3BDRM, 2.5bath avail immed, new: fs/wd/dw, walk amens/bus/Sooke core, $1600, N/S. 250-642-0133.

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CARS

1998 MERCURY Mystic, 4 door sedan, auto, AC, PS, Siri-us radio, radar detector. $3000. 250-642-3683

2001 CONVERTIBLE Mus-tang, new black roof, 6 cyl, $8000 obo. 250-514-3007.

2002 HONDA Civic EX. 4-door, 5-speed, sport pack-age, silver with grey interior. One owner, all service records avail. Power windows/locks, air. 111,000 km. $7,500. 250-884-2295.

SPORTS & IMPORTS

OKANAGAN’S Largest Used Car Super Store. Always open online at: www.bcmotorproducts.com 250-545-2206

VTRUCKS & ANS

2007 DODGE Dakota, silver, 41,000kms, auto, a/c, cruise. $13,000. Call 250-884-6998.

TRANSPORTATION

VTRUCKS & ANS

2010 FORD Ranger, 33,780 kms, dark grey, 207HP V6, auto w/ overdrive, warranty, $16,900 obo. (778)430-8008.

MARINE

BOATS

For sale BEST OFFER by Sept 17th. 16ft Sundowner Ski boat, Brentwood Seaside Marina (seahorses cafe). Sub-mit to: [email protected]

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SPORTSSPORTS

Submitted photos

Sooke’s Dakoda Whitten above, takes a photo with the bronze medal he received with his B.C. softball teammates at the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games. Right, he waits for a pitch in the batter’s box. Whitten was the youngest invitee to the games.

Softball prodigyBenjamin YongSooke News Mirror

Starting to play s o f t b a l l —and playing it

well—at a young age, Dakoda Whitten is used to being surrounded by his seniors. That was also the case at this year’s Western Canada Summer Games in Kam-loops last month.

The 15-year-old EMCS

student, who plays ban-tam ball with Sooke as well as midget (17-19) with the Langford Light-ening, was instrumental in securing bronze for the province. He was the youngest player invited to join the B.C. team this year at the games after attending tryouts in Cloverdale earlier in the year. Rep-resentatives are usually 16 and 17 years old.

“There was 100 kids or something,” said Whitten. “We all tried out for the team, and after a three-day camp the coaches picked the (B.C.) team and two months later called us and told us we made the team.”

Normally playing his favorite position as shortstop, he got picked for right field after coaches evaluated

his performance during drills and simulation games at the camp.

“It was mostly arm exercises, and lots of running and stuff to get us more fit.”

During the tourna-ment, Whitten was a hitting machine, for the most part, averaging .560. He ran into a little trouble against Mani-toba.

“They kept on throw-ing high, and I had trou-ble laying off of it.”

B.C. finished third behind Saskatchewan and Alberta, respec-tively.

Next for Whitten is the goal of making the Canadian U19 team in three years. In the more immediate future, he’s looking towards play-ing FallBall, a short sea-sonal league that mixes up kids from all over the lower Island. Not content with sticking to one sport, the biathlete is also a soccer junkie who won district gold with the Sooke U15 team last year and will be playing U16 this upcoming season.

Ace of darts at Senior Games

Sooke was repre-sented well this year in the darts category at the 2011 BC Seniors Games in the West Kootenays last month. Local residents Jane Stewart and Chris Cole took home gold

medals in women’s doubles; Chris Cole and Bert Davis of Che-mainus won a silver in mixed doubles; and Cole, Stewart, Davis and Willie Stewart of Duncan won gold in the team event.

SEAPARC STAR SEAPARC STAR of theof the WEEK WEEK✪✪This week’s SEAPARC Star is 8 year old Alabama Pedersen. She’s starting grade three this year and says that although she likes all of her subjects and does well in school, her favourite subjects are Math and Science. She likes playing soccer with the boys at school, says she likes baseball because she’s very good at throwing and is in level 5 of swimming lessons here at SEAPARC. She’s a self-proclaimed “very good artist” and attributes her talent to her Mom being a tattoo artist. She loves drawing and says that she can draw portraits, fl owers, scenery, sea creatures and pretty much anything else. Alabama also likes to make creations with Lego and write her own stories on the computer. She told us that she just moved here from Alberta a year ago and loves Vancouver Island; adding that it is beautiful here and “it doesn’t take an hour to drive everywhere like it did in the small town she came from”. At the time of her interview with us, she was very excited about a family boating trip to Salt Spring and Pender Islands. She told us that she loves fi shing and crabbing with her Grandpa and shopping with her Grandma. She also loves to sing along while her Grandpa plays guitar. This young lady has personality plus and is described as being effi cient, independent, caring and clever. She has done some acting in school and hopes to be involved in theatre some day; but plans on being an Artist when she grows up. With your talent and determination Alabama, we are sure you will achieve anything you ever want to do! You are a very special girl and it was a pleasure to meet you. Thank you for being our SEAPARC Star of the Week!

ALABAMA PEDERSEN

Swim Coach Jenn Bell is back!We are happy to announce that Jenn will be teaching

Swim Fit and our SEAPARC Sharks Swim Club this fall.Call for dates and times.

Programs start soon – don’t delay!

Home AloneA FIRST AID AND HOME SAFETY FOR KIDS

Sunday, September 25 1:00 – 4:00 pmCost: $33.75

Minimum age: 10 years

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Sunday, September 25 9:00 am – 4:00 pmCost: $48.25 Minimum age: 11 years

PRE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED – SPACES ARE LIMITED

Housing Options ForumHosted by the District of Sooke

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 6:30pm to 8:30pm

At Prestige Oceanfront Resort & Convention Centre

September 1, 2011

We have the pleasure of inviting you to a public forum of discussion, dialogue and exploration of housing options in Sooke on September 13, 2011. The community fi nds itself at a threshold where varied demands are being placed on existing housing stock, potential defi ciencies are appearing in its inventory and diffi culties are arising in meeting needs that different segments of the population have.

The District is looking to bring together local groups to get input on existing defi ciencies in housing stocks, to determine what the need for attainable housing is in Sooke and to strategize on what ‘next steps’ should be initiated. A detailed Agenda will be provided toparticipants at the forum.

We look forward to seeing you on September 13th and to hearing your thoughts and ideason how best to respond to housing needs in our community.

If you have any questions, please contact the Planning Department at 642-1634.

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Bantam boys make a tricky catchFrom clockwise: Austin Willson, right, took a trip out to Port Renfrew last month with his twin brother Brandon and Sooke bantam

Submitted photo

fastball teammate Trystan Dunn-Jones. Friend and neighbor Dan McClurg took the boys out on their first fishing experience and Austin fought to keep this 30.4 lb. salmon from an aggressive seal.

Continued

2420 Millstream RdLangford, BC250-391-6132

Treanor Ave

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30 • SPORTS www.sookenewsmirror.com WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2011 - SOOKE NEWS MIRROR

Just say no to hitting

Submitted photo

Hits, like this one, have been banned from Island minor hockey.

Benjamin YongSooke News Mirror

Minor hockey tryouts are starting up in

Sooke for the 2011/12 season, and beginning this year the game will

have a hint of European influence.

As of last month, The Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Asso-ciation banned all body checking in recreation (rec, also known as house) hockey leagues.

And that’s just fine with former ECHL player Greg Batters.

“There’s no reason in lower (levels) to have body checking. Body contact, sure, but not

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website: www.sooke.caSeptember 7 and 14, 2011

DISTRICT OF SOOKE

NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT

ADVANCE ELECTOR REGISTRATION Are you eligible to vote at the November 19th, 2011 general election? Is your name on the current list of electors? If you are not sure you can find out by calling or visiting the District of Sooke

Municipal Hall. The Municipal Hall is located at 2205 Otter Point Road, and may be reached by calling 250-642-1634. The office is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays). Advance elector registrations will be accepted at the District of Sooke Municipal Hall until Tuesday, September 27th, 2011. With the exception of registrations on voting days, elector registrations will not be accepted during the period September 28th, 2011 to November 19th, 2011. To register, you must provide two pieces of identification. The following are examples of acceptable identification documents:

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• age 18 or older; and

• a Canadian citizen; and

• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and

• a resident of the District of Sooke for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and

• not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law. NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS:

• age 18 or older; and

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• not entitled to register as a resident elector; and

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• if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.

Please note that due to recent changes in legislation the “Non-resident Property Elector Certificate” is no longer required.

LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS Beginning Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 until the close of general voting for the election on Saturday, November 19th, 2011, a copy of the list of registered electors will, upon signature, be available for public inspection, at the District of Sooke Municipal Hall, during regular office hours 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. An elector may request that their address or other information about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors.

OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 pm on Friday, October 14th, 2011. An objection must be in writing and may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the District of Sooke and can only be made on the basis that the person whose name appears has died or is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the District of Sooke.

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body checking,” said Batters, who is also the president of the Van-couver Island Junior Hockey League.

“In house or rec hockey we want to have kids play because they want to play and they’re not afraid to get hurt.”

Peewee through midget leagues (ages 11-17) are affected by the ruling. Incidental body contact, how-ever, is allowed. VIAHA defines body checking as a “physical exten-sion of the body” by a defender to the puck carrier in an opposite or parallel direction (think open ice hit), and contact as blocking the progress of the puck carrier without push-ing, hitting or shoving towards the boards.

Some people have raised concerns over the ban, such as kids not being properly pre-pared for the physical

nature in the upper echelons of the hockey world. But Batters said there are “very few” kids that play recre-ational who end up going pro.

“We’re hoping to turn these kids that play (minor league) hockey into hockey fans so they end up becoming lifelong players, and coaches of their own kids maybe down the road.”

The main problem with hitting in this seg-ment of the sport is size.

“You got kids that hit puberty that are fully grown and other kids that aren’t. There is a bigger discrepancy in size at that age group (than any other),” he said.

“It’s our rules that govern where kids play—it’s an age-based rule, it’s not a size-based rule. If that’s what we’re doing we better have their best interests at heart.”

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Hockey enthusiast and adult recreational player Nicholas Chow had an alternate idea to eliminating body check-ing.

“They should teach kids how to hit prop-erly,” he said, who added body check-ing-related injuries often happen in minor

hockey because kids hurl themselves at each other without proper training.

Batters remains happy with the deci-sion.

“There’s more posi-tive coming out of this than negative by a hun-dred miles.”

GregBatters

— President of the Vancouver Island Junior

Hockey League

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September is the nic-est time of year to be fishing off Sooke andPort Renfrew. Although halibut is closed as ofSept. 5, much to the displeasure of localanglers, chinook action should continue tobe strong and the big northern coho shouldstart showing. Anglers are still reporting goodcatches of chinooks, pinks, sockeye andcoho in all the local hot spots. The springs are a little smaller lately in the 15-20 lb. range. Anglers should start seeing some big white springs. These big chi-nooks range from 25-45 lbs. and should start showing off Sooke. Theybite soft most of the time not even breakingthe gear of the downrig-ger clip but when theydo the fight’s on. Sooke

River chinooks should also start showing, try fishing the Sooke Bluffsclose to the bottom in 100’ of water for bestresults and of course anchovies are the baitof choice. When catch-ing coho it’s a goodidea to have a look at the fish prior to net-ting to see if it has its adipose fin intact, if thefin is not present then scoop it up. Otherwiseit has to be released. Anglers will be allowed to keep wild coho as of Oct. 1.

The Port Renfrew Marina fishing derby was another success with over 200 anglerstaking part. First place, Matt Wiley with a 35-pounder; second, Bill Cooper with a 33; third,Ryan Chamberland with 32.3. Everybodyhad a good time and all

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Until next time keep

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Autumn means there is lots of good fishing

Steve Arnett photo

Happy anglers off Camper Creek display a nice 32-lb. Chinook caught on cut plug herring.

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