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Laundromat and car wash planned for SookePirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Imagine this... you are doing your laundry, drinking a coffee and checking your emails on your computer while the kids are watching a video. Kind of sounds like home, except it isn’t. It is a commercial laundromat in the centre of Sooke with 50 high efficiency washers and dryers where you can finish a load in one hour. All of this after you have run your car through the car wash with-out ever getting out of the driver’s seat.

This is the plan being worked on by JCB Holdings, who is Bruce Logan and Jerry Liedtke. They are also the owners of the Village Food Market mall.

Doug Wittich is the front man doing all of the leg work to get this development up and running.

“A grocery stores solidi-fies that you’re in a town and a laundromat solidifies it a second time,” said Wit-tich.

The whole concept is far more advanced than back in the 1990s when a laun-dromat was located at the corner of Church and Sooke Roads and all of the waste water ran straight into the harbour. The new develop-ment will be energy and water efficient, high tech and a social centre.

He said right now, all of our water goes into the storm drains, but with this new concept the water will be completely enclosed and

will be treated once before it goes into the sewer thereby avoiding putting chemicals into the ocean.

“That’s a big part of it.”Wittich said the Sooke

Family Resource Society had carried out a feasibility study and survey and found the need was definitely there for both a car wash and a laundromat.

“The feasibility study was successful enough,” said Wittich. “But it was beyond the Sooke Family Resource Society to consider with the cost and size. That’s how we got started. It was clear that it was required and it was clear that if it was not done correctly it would sim-ply fail. The need is huge.”

He mentioned people in the community of Shirley who have limited water, peo-ple in rental suites with no access to laundry and dark and dingy basements where laundry facilities exist.

The bright, well lit 3,000 sq. foot laundromat will be the biggest on Vancouver Island with 50 high tech computerized energy effi-cient machines, using one-third the amount of water used by a home washing machine. It will have a coffee shop/cafe, children’s play room with toys, televisions and videos on a loop, WIFI and television in the main laundry area. A full one-day drop off laundry service and dry cleaning drop off complements the laundro-mat. Add to that a website where you can check to see if there is a machine avail-

able. It will be fully manned and operate the same hours as Village Foods.

“It’s a bright, clean, safe, open concept place with automatic doors,” said Wit-tich. “JCB made it clear that they want it to be the best and comfortable for every-one.”

The car wash will have both a touchless and a soft-touch drive through and a couple of bays with wands where customers can wash their ATVs, boats, trailers, recreation vehicles, etc. These systems use less water and less chemicals and the client can decide which system they want to use. It will use a card sys-tem, much like a punch card which you can fill with any amount of money.

“This system will use the greatest technology available,” said Wittich. “There’s no use setting up something with five year old technology.”

The cost of this enterprise is well over a million dollars. “The JCB guys live in this community, they brought us the new mall, a modern presence for Sooke. It’s not all about money, it’s about a service being brought here.

“I’m really pumped on this thing,” he said. “I want it to be a place people will not avoid, a lot of effort is being put into the comfort thing. It’s going to be an incredible thing to bring to Sooke.”

Wittich expects the laun-dromat and car wash to be open in the spring of 2013, pending approval by the District of Sooke.

Pirjo Raits photo

Dennis Price, left, and Sean Wittich set the posts and then straighten up the sign announcing a new state-of-the-art laundromat and car wash planned for Sooke. The location is behind Village Foods and the lane onto Murray Road.

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Sharron HoSooke News Mirror

David James Chias-son, the driver in the single motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of 15-ye-ar-old Nicolas “Nic” Twiddy, was arrested on May 7 for an attemp-ted robbery.

A 34-year-old Sooke man was approached by a young man he identified as Chiasson outside of the Chevron gas station on May 6 around 6 p.m.

According to Sooke RCMP Staff Sgt. Steve Wright, Chiasson alle-gedly accosted the man and demanded he give him money.

After the victim refu-sed, Chiasson repor-tedly sprayed him with bear mace and left the scene. The man then

called for assistance and received treatment from paramedics.

Due to massive media coverage surrounding the motor vehicle acci-dent that occurred on April 9 on West Coast Road, the victim was able to identify Chias-son to police.

The accident invol-ving a vehicle stolen in Sooke, resulted in the death of Twiddy and serious head injuries for 15-year-old pas-senger Maria Forbes.

Chiasson was dri-ving the vehicle, when it veered out of control along the gravel shoul-der, slid into a power pole side ways and flip-ped over into a ditch. The pole snapped in half from impact.

Chiasson and another passenger, Steve Livingstone, 18, recei-ved minor injuries.

Wright said police were able to arrest Chi-asson at his residence for the attempted rob-bery the following mor-ning on May 7 without incident.

According to sour-ces, Chiasson was also believed to be the

cyclist who was inju-red in a collision with pick up truck on the corner of Sooke Road and Anna Maria Road on April 23, where he suffered a severely lace-rated hand.

Although Wright could not confirm Chi-

asson was the cyclist, he said when arrested, Chiasson’s arm was bearing a cast.

Chiasson will remain in custody until his court appearance on May 24, where he will face charges of rob-bery, assault with a

weapon, possession of a prohibited weapon and possession of a weapon contrary to a court order.

No charges related to the motor vehicle acci-dent have been laid. Wright said the investi-gation is still ongoing.

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District missing $664,000 in DCCs from hotel“Arrangements” were made without going before council

Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Three councillors who sat on the last Dis-trict of Sooke council are stating they knew nothing about a deal that saw the Prestige Oceanfront Hotel and Resort pay no Develop-ment Cost Charges to the district.

The DCCs, to the tune of $664,000, include $608,000 to be paid to the District of Sooke and $56,000 to be paid to the Capital Regional District. The DCCs were to be used for road and sewer infrastructure in the district.

The district, said Coun. Rick Kasper, scratched a cheque to

the CRD for $56,000 in 2010, the hotel’s por-tion of the CRD DCCs. The remainder of the DCCs were “offset” by being put into the DCC account by the district when it should have been paid by the hotel. The money apparently came from the yearly fees to be paid to the hotel for use of the con-vention centre.

The shuffling of money began in 2009

when the hotel was to pay the first one-third of the DCCs at the build-ing permit stage, which was October of 2009. A year later on the aniver-sary the other one-third never arrived and nei-ther did it in 2011. Add approx. six per cent interest to the mix and the figure comes closer to $700,000.

Nothing showed up in the audits of 2009 and 2010 said Mayor Wendal Milne.

“You can’t trace it if there is nothing to trace,” he said.

Provincial regulation states that arrange-ments can be made through a surety, letter of credit, bond or land. None of these were ever done. The regula-tion also states that the interest must be paid. No interest has been paid by Prestige.

The district entered into a partnering

agreement with Pres-tige where the district would pay $1.5 million towards the building of a convention centre. The district was obli-gated to pay the hotel $300,000 per year for use of the facility for 12 days per month. The district also purchased a lot next to the hotel for close to $1 million on which to build a public boat launch. This included build-

ing a roadway which is used by both the hotel and the public. Negotia-tions were carried out by former Mayor Janet Evans and CAO Evan Parliament.

The new council formed a Finance and Administration Com-mittee and they have gone through the bud-get line by line. They are also reviewing con-tracts.

“All through the bud-get deliberations none of the figures added up,” said Councillor Rick Kasper, chair of the Finance and Admin-istration Committee. “There was no disclo-sure. The auditors were just as surprised as we were. There are statu-tory requirements and three of the current councillors knew noth-ing of it.”

“I’m flabbergasted, but I’m not surprised,” said Coun. Herb Hal-

dane who sat on the last council. “This never went through the public process, it was never transparent, never open. They can’t fall back on the claim that they didn’t under-stand.”

Councillors Maja Tait and Bev Berger echoed Haldane’s surprise.

Local resident Gail Hall asked whether the district at any time sought legal counsel on this contra-arrange-ment.

“We’ve been lied to,” she said.

Documents in the partnering agreement do make reference to DCCs but Mayor Milne is referring the matter to the district’s law-yers.

“We’ve handed this to our lawyers,” said Milne. “What is the rem-edy? Our first obliga-tion is to make sure the district is covered.”

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SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012 www.sookenewsmirror.com NEWS • A5

LOOKING BACKA trip through the

Sooke News Mirror time machine:

May 11, 2011Marine Trail deci-

sion may be tabled until June

It is going to take some time yet before any decisions are made as to the rezoning appli-cation made by Marine Trail Holdings Ltd.

At the May 11 meeting of the Capital Regional District Board it will be recommended by plan-ning staff that Voting Block A defer consid-eration of the rezoning bylaw, phased develop-ment agreement and covenant on a pro-posed development by Marine Trail Holdings Ltd. to the June 8, 2011 meeting.

“We were going to vote on first and sec-ond reading,” said Juan de Fuca Electoral Direc-tor Mike Hicks.

He said the CRD law-yers want to tighten up the zoning bylaw for Ender Ilkay’s Marine Trail Holdings Ltd. application and phased development agreement before it goes before the Land Use Committee Voting Block A.

“They want to make it as detailed as possi-ble. The CRD staff and lawyers are very con-scious of the possibility of legal action.”

Hicks said as regional director he is disap-pointed he can’t carry on but realizes this is just part of the pro-cess.

“I will be voting and recommending my colleagues table this at the board and not send it back to the JDF Land Use Committee,

because the LUC mem-bers have given 110 per cent in making this exhaustive decision.”

May 20, 2009Council deals with

full plateAt the regular district

council meeting on May 11, Andrew Moore, solar community pro-gram manager for the T’Sou-ke First Nation came before council to speak about their solar project.

The T’Sou-ke First Nation is leading the way in becoming less reliant on fossil fuels and has installed solar panels on the reserve. Their hope is to become energy self-sufficient. Along with Moore was a represen-tative from SolarBC, who spoke about the incentive and the low interest financing avail-able for homeowners and communities inter-ested in installing solar hot water systems. She

offered information. The total cost for

an installed solar hot water system is on average $6,700. Cost will vary depending on where you live in the province and which installer and system you use. While there will be some geographi-cal challenges and addi-tional costs incurred in some instances due to travel, our contractors have committed to ser-vicing customers within this price range.

May 14, 2008Carving a moment

in historyTraditionally, totem

poles represented his-tory of a particular fam-ily or tribe and served as a reminder of its ancestry.

The Cowichan 2008 Spirit Pole will serve, unify and remind the T’Sou-ke Nation and the community of Sooke of the strong ties that have bound the two commu-

nities together over the last 150 years.

“The Spirit Pole: Vic-tory in Spirit, A Story of Wood, symbolizes the strength of a people, healing through shar-ing, sharing through learning and learning through generations.The pole echoes the past, pays tribute to the present and looks to the future, says carver/artist Carey Newman when describing his vision for the pole. The eagle, wolf, frog, salmon, moon and sun connect on the pole, break free, stretch out and animate, moving forward honouring the past and reflecting on the future.

Newman, along with his father Victor, will be travelling through-out the province for 13 weeks transforming a 20-foot western red cedar log into a tradi-tional story pole. Local residents in each of over 45 communities

will have a chance to carve a moment in his-tory.

“We’re very proud of Carey,” said Rose Dumont, former chief of the T’Sou-ke Nation. He lived in Sooke all his life. It’s nice to see such a young man accom-plish so much. Our nation is proud.”

May 16, 2007Museum funding

bylaw tabled --- again The future of the

Sooke Region Museum is in limbo.

In the midst of an ongoing dispute on whether to trash the bylaw that would get more funding to the desperate museum, the Capital Regional Dis-trict decided to table the bylaw so a work-ing group of Sooke and Juan de Fuca repre-sentatives could try to develop a solution.

At the centre of the controversy is the bud-get of the museum, says Director Erik Lund of the Juan de Fuca elec-toral district.

Juan de Fuca resi-dents have told Lund, he says, they don’t want their tax dollars fund-ing the tourist informa-tion centre inside the museum. Lund sent out a survey to constitu-ents in Juan de Fuca and said 252 have been returned. Many respon-dents have expressed concern.

But Sooke Mayor Janet Evans and some museum supporters say Juan de Fuca residents have been misled.

“It was definitely a biased survey,” said Evans, adding many of the businesses in the Juan de Fuca area benefit from the tourist centre.

File photo

May 5, 1999 T’Sou-ke First nation member Andy Planes presents a friendship stick to Governor General Romeo LeBlanc to complete the friendship circle as T’Sou-ke Chief Jim Cooper looks on. The sticks symbolize the spirit of Sooke’s 150th anniversary.

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Rotarians celebrate 25 years in SookeSooke Rotary cele-

brated its 25th anniver-sary in style Saturday at SEAPARC.

Their Auction & Spring Fair had a lively party atmosphere, with clowns and cupcakes, and the usual smiling faces. The musicians played their hearts out, the Sooke dancers showed off their moves. But perhaps you don’t need to be told that – judging by the atten-dance, it seemed most of Sooke must have dropped by at some point in the day.

The bidding was fierce this year at the silent and live auctions. A bunch of happy peo-ple rode out on new-to-them bikes, and others carted off fishing rods, gift certificates, and a variety of beautiful art pieces. With Mother’s Day a week away, some smart people picked up an early gift for mum. A highlight of the evening was the bidding battle for the Indian cooking lesson. Well-fought and hard-won, the meal will no doubt taste twice as

good. Sooke Rotary presi-

dent Deb Johnston explains, “No matter who was the successful bidder on the auction items, the real winners are the people of Sooke. The money goes right back into the commu-nity, as this event funds the majority of our ser-vice projects.” John-ston adds, “We are hugely grateful for the continued generosity shown by donors and buyers alike. I’m proud to be a part of the kick-off to our next quar-ter century of serving Sooke.”

The annual event included exhibits by nearly 70 businesses and community orga-nizations, as well as displays by a large number of non-profit groups. These partici-pants demonstrated the vibrancy and diver-sity of both commerce and social services in the Sooke Region.

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taught God is no God, or is dead. Jesus is not real, and certainly not alive. It was OK for old ladies to venerate a buried corpse, but for two generations the power of the State had tried to stamp out any living faith in the living Lord. The history had been re-written…

It was May Day, in Moscow’s Red Square, in 1990, just a few months before the nal dissolution of the Soviet Union. “Is it straight, Father?” one Orthodox priest asked another, as he hefted a heavy, eight-foot cruci x onto his shoulder. “Yes, it is straight,” said the other to him.

Together the two priests walked the parade route, along with a group of parishioners holding ropes which steadied the beams of the huge cross. They were right in the midst of all the of cial might of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, in the usual May Day procession of tanks, missiles, troops, and salutes to the Communist party elite. Behind all the tanks and military hardware surged a giant crowd of protesters, shouting up as they approached Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, “Bread…Freedom…Truth!” As the parade passed, this throng nally passed directly in front of the Soviet leader, standing in his place of honor. At that moment the priests hoisted their heavy burden toward the sky. The cross emerged up out of the crowd,

now standing upright. The gure of Jesus Christ towered over the giant poster faces of Marx, and Engels, and Lenin behind Gorbachev’s reviewing stand.

“Mikhail Serveyevich!” one of the protesters shouted, his deep voice cleaving the clamor of the protesters, and piercing straight toward the angry Soviet leader. “Mikhail Sergeyevich! Christ is risen!”

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Largest aboriginal grad class ever in SD62Charla HuberBlack Press

When Lilly Wass was in Grade 11 in Ontario, she didn’t bother to go to class, let alone care about her grades.

She was barely pass-ing her courses, but now, after spending the past three semesters in the Sooke School Dis-trict, she is set to grad-uate with an 88 per cent average.

“In Ontario we didn’t have an aboriginal edu-cation room. It makes a lot of difference,” said Wass said, an Edward Milne community school student. “There is someone you can go and talk to and they see if I am keeping up with my work.”

This spring, SD 62 will celebrate its first graduating class with more than 100 aborigi-nal students. The unof-ficial count is at 104, up from the 51 who gradu-ated last year.

Kathleen King-Hunt, SD 62 district principal for aboriginal educa-tion, said the district has worked to integrate aboriginal curriculum into course material.

“The (aboriginal) graduate rate is some-thing we have worked very hard at. The aboriginal enhance-ment agreement makes a difference in the class-room,” King-Hunt said. “Our success is not just

graduation rates.”The district expects

the aboriginal comple-tion rate to continue its upward surge. Last year, 73 per cent of all aboriginal students graduated within six years starting from Grade 8, which is close to the overall average of 76 per cent for SD 62 students. The provin-cial aboriginal comple-tion rate is about 51 per cent.

Five years ago, only 38 per cent of aborigi-nal students were grad-uating from SD 62.

First Nations students at Belmont secondary, Edward Milne and West Shore Annex schools credit part of their suc-cess to aboriginal edu-cation rooms staffed with teachers and sup-port workers.

“(Aboriginal educa-

tion teachers) put in more time and effort and they don’t act like it is just their job,” Wass said. “With me, home life isn’t that great, and (at school) there is someone willing to help.”

Dahlila Charlie, a Grade 12 student, has spent her three years using the services in the aboriginal educa-tion room at Belmont secondary.

“They are just so supportive and they have connections with all the students,” Charlie said. “It gives us our own space in the school. School is important and culture is important. Here the two are together and that’s awesome.”

Charlie is so grate-ful for the help she has received from the pro-

gram, she has begun mentoring other aborig-inal students at Spen-cer middle school. She is attending summer programs at Emily Carr University and applied for the University of Victoria visual arts pro-gram.

Kathy Sudlow, an aboriginal education teacher at Edward Milne, said the aborigi-nal education room is classified as an all-nations room and stu-dents from any back-ground are welcome to use its services.

“If you are in a class with 30 kids, how many times are you going to put your hand up when you still don’t get it?” Sudlow said. “Often when kids come for help, they get me to themselves.”

With education space and an enhancement agreement that estab-lishes a strong aborigi-nal component in the classroom, SD 62 has become a leader in the province for aboriginal eduction.

SD 62 has the highest aboriginal grad rate on the Island and is ranked No. 1 in the province for a school district of its size, and fourth in the province overall.

West Shore Annex student Arthur Smith said without aboriginal education, he doubts he would be in school.

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EDITORIAL Rod Sluggett PublisherPirjo Raits EditorSharron Ho Reporter

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MLA John Horgan’s View from the Legislature

Speaking as Opposition House Leader, this session of the Legisla-ture has been a whirl of activity. With three weeks remaining, it appears as though the BC Liberal government is anxious for summer and an opportu-nity to get out from under 11 years of baggage. The session has been marked by a lack of focus and a col-lection of random changes, that when strung together, give the impression of a government adrift. In February, the Premier bypassed the traditional Speech from the Throne and went to the radio airwaves to lay out her plan for the future. Three months on, the plan remains confused and driven more by photo opportunities than by substantive progress.

Question period usually generates the headlines, but the real work is making laws. A recent attempt at beefing up a thin legislative agenda gives the impression of policy depth with 8 Bills being tabled last week and more expected this week. As I write, 20 Bills are before the Legisla-ture with only 11 days remaining in the session. Bills by themselves do not demonstrate a focused agenda. Often legislative changes are “house-keeping” in nature and are designed to update our statutes and modern-ize language.

Other changes have been designed to correct BC Liberal government mistakes of the past. For example, changes to energy policy around the

notion of “self-sufficiency”, served to highlight the cost BC Hydro has been paying for electricity that we don’t need. The result has been higher Hydro bills for consumers. Another piece of legislation is a result of the courts throwing out the recent changes to our drunk driving laws.

What has been missing from the

BC Liberal government agenda is legislation to repeal the HST. Nine months ago, voters overwhelmingly rejected the revised sales tax and government committed to get rid of it and return to the old tax, com-plete with existing exemptions. With less than three weeks left for debate, there is no sign of the Bill to remove the new tax and replace it with the old one. Even with the legislation in place, the BC Liberal government is going to keep the HST until April of 2013, finally removing it on the eve of the next provincial election.

An attempt to soften the impact of the HST on the housing sector has fallen flat in our area. The Provincial Budget introduced a rebate program for home buyers purchasing recre-ational property outside of Victoria and the lower mainland. Sounds like a good idea for rural BC. Unless rural is inside the CRD like Port Renfrew.

Port Renfrew is experiencing a transformation. Always a resource town - forestry, mining and fishing - times are changing. Port Renfrew is becoming a tourism and vacation home market. So the HST rebate

would be a help to home builders that would lead to more jobs, right? Wrong. The BC Liberal government excluded Port Renfrew from the pro-gram. Lake Cowichan, just down the circle route, is in. Bamfield, at the end of the West Coast Trail is in, but not Port Renfrew. I wrote the Minis-ter urging him to amend the policy, but the answer was no.

I did manage to convince the Min-ister of Natural Resource Operations to agree to review the Sooke Water Use Plan with a view to finding a solution to the proposed decom-missioning of the Bill James Dam on DeMamiel Creek. In January, Federal Fisheries announced plans to aban-don the facility, despite putting at risk 25 years of work by local volun-teers at the Sooke Salmon Enhance-ment Society. Area representatives, Randall Garrison and Mike Hicks, Sooke Council as well as the T’Sou-ke First Nation are working to convince the federal government to reverse a bad decision. Reviewing the Water Use Plans will help support our argu-ment and protect the salmon.

People don’t expect miracles from government, just some competence and common sense. Let us hope the remainder of the spring session has a sprinkling of both.

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Spring session is in full swing

Sweetheart deal sours

OUR VIEW

It appears the s**t has hit the fan.For years, every since a hotel was just a pipe

dream, people have questioned the way things were done. Gail Hall was a thorn in the sides of the previous council, the CAO and the financial director of the time. Members of council asked questions and were stonewalled every step of the way. It appears that taxpayers were not allowed to question spending and sweetheart deals.

The only reason this would happen is because someone has something to hide. And it appears

a whole lot has been hidden, either by design or by ignorance. But if it is ignorance then it wouldn’t have been hidden. You can’t hide over $650,000 in DCC revenues for long. Who’s to blame? Those who put their signatures on the dotted line and the financial officer, who

was supposed to ensure financial obligations are met and the district is covered, are responsible. Every other developer has to pay DCCs, how is the hotel different and why? If the hotel had held up to their end of the deal, this would never have come to light. This is unconscionable.

Sooke gave Prestige everything they asked for and far more. We wanted a hotel but we weren’t that desperate — were we?

Now that the cat is out of the bag, it’s time to rectify the situation. Will there be legal consequences? Probably not, but there should be some serious decisions made as to who is administering our district. The District of Sooke is in an awkward and embarrassing position but issues can be rectified and they should be — as quickly as possible.

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Budgets slashed for zero per cent

Like everyone else in Sooke, the thought of a zero per cent increase in property taxes initi-ally seemed like a great idea. But then I took a moment to research exactly what was nee-ded to accomplish it. We all know prices are on the rise, what we paid for something last year isn’t what we’re paying for the same thing today or a year for now.

Given these facts it is easy to conclude that a zero per cent tax increase doesn’t mean that budgets stayed the same from 2011 to 2012; in fact, the increase in prices means that bud-gets were most likely slashed in order to maintain that zero per cent.

Take, for example, Sooke’s volunteer fire-fighters. These firefigh-ters train to the same standards and certifica-tion as any paid firefigh-ter anywhere in North America. The fact that they are volunteer already saves the muni-cipality thousands, if not millions, of dollars a year. Yet their training budget, the one the community relies on teach them the lessons they need to know to save lives was cut by $8,000, from $29,000 to $21,000, or roughly 26

per centA little known fact

about volunteer fire-fighters: The average volunteer firefighter in Canada retires after three years of service. The current mayor and council have been elec-ted to three year terms, so can we expect our firefighters to be 26 per cent less trained by the time of the next elec-tion? Does this mean they will be 26 per cent less likely to put out a fire or rescue someone from a car accident?

The fire department wasn’t the only area to take a budget cut. The mayor and council cut their own training budget from $38,000 to $26,000. That’s right, the mayor and council, seven people, have a larger training budget than 35 volunteer fire-fighters.

Jason DixonSooke

The kindness of strangers

On Friday, May 11, my 10-year-old son’s bike was stolen from in front of our garage in Sooke. I reported it to the Sooke police, posted it on Facebook and with the suggestion of a friend I posted a stolen notice on Used Victoria.

My son’s bike was not

worth much but it was his. He would spend a lot of time riding it and trying to do tricks like the older kids. When he came home from school Friday to see it had been stolen he was devastated! We took him for walks through local trails in hopes that it had just been dumped somewhere but have had no luck.

This selfish act from someone with no care for others has made my son look at people different. But on Sunday, May 13, the kindness of a complete stranger renewed all of our faith that good kind hearted people do still exist! Due to my notice on Used Victoria a man named Eric from Victoria emailed me and asked if we found the bike and, if not, he had a replacement bike for my son. After a few emails and phone calls I met Eric Sunday night and brought a new bike home for my son. There are not enough words for me to express what a wonderful person Eric is and how he made a 10-year-old boy’s day end with the biggest smile I have ever seen.

Thank you Eric for your kindness, you truly are the type of person that makes this world a better place!

Heather Medwedrich

Sooke

Great market

As a member of the “District of Shirley,” I wish to publicly thank Mr. Christoper Lucas and all those who took part in the prepa-ration of the Shirley Farmers Market, held at the Shirley Commu-nity Grounds this past Sunday.

A resounding suc-cess on a beautiful day. A good job, well done.

P. David O’FlynnSheringham Point

Shirley District

Free from hunger

One person writes “we’d all starve” if any attempt be made to transform our current world economic systems into a more co-operative resource based strategy. He or she brings up a good point.

In our current system one out of seven people on this planet are already starving, 19 million of them live in “developed” countries. They are starving not because there is not enough food, yet, but because of poverty. The principle causes of poverty are the unequal income distribution in the world and conflict.

Essentially, the control over resources and income are based on military, political and economic powers that are controlled by a minority who live well, while those at the bottom barely survive, if at all.

Climate change triggering drought, f looding and unpredictable climatic patterns is also increasingly viewed as a current and future cause of hunger and poverty.

Acknowledging the fact that our current extraction processes and use of natural resources on this planet are not only unsustainable, but have a negative impact on our atmosphere, and is contributing to the erosion of the web of life that we are all dependent upon is not “tree hugging” nor is it a terrorist crime as Mr. Harper would have us believe. It is a growing, realistic point of view that we must change our ways. To achieve this the world must become more co-operative and less competitive and we must find and develop alternative, low impact forms of energy.

Some countries are already well on their way in achieving these goals and generally most people want to move in this direction.

Everybody wants to live well, have freedoms,

LETTERS

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iWe asked: What do you think of the federal government’s plan to phase the Canadian penny out of existence?

I think it’s a good idea. It would just make things

simpler, more even num-bered.

Elaine NewmanSooke

I think it’s good. It’s not worth enough to be managed anymore, I guess.

Clint SinclairSooke

Personally, I’m against it. I was of the generation

where you watched your pennies and nickels and the dollars took care of

themselves.

Sandra CrozierSooke

I think it’d save a lot of money in revenue in the

long run.

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and know our future generations inherit a healthy, co-operative planet, not one torn by greed, militant government, and n e g l e c t f u l e n v i r o n m e n t a l practices. If this is fantasy to you then that’s too bad for you. I more than realise the cold heartedness that drives our economies. I’m a part of it too and I admit I have no quick remedies or “stocks” to push as a solution.But like Dr. Suzuki, I do see models and systems developing that aren’t based in such a chilly reality and I will always see hope through education and do what I can to make this a better place for all living things.

PS. most newly discovered species are within the oceans, which technology now allows us to explore more thoroughly. This does not discount the fact that the world is losing many species daily through habit destruction, either i n d u c e d b y direct human activity or climate change.

Tom EberhardtSooke

Open letter to council

Deceived by the indif-ference you have shown to the “Art Lane Mar-ket” project I presented to you last December,

I would love to receive a public explanation, please. Our Sooke resi-dents deserve to know why you do not want to collaborate with a project that will bring money to their pock-ets?

On Oct. 18, 2010, a group of artists, sup-ported by 350 signa-tures from local busi-ness and tourists, pre-sented our idea to the district. We requested help in installing small metal structures where the artists could hold their works and a piece of land where to host the event. To our dis-illusion your engineer department said, “the idea is great, but the district only helps not-for-profit groups.”

A year later, on Dec. 12, 2010, I did a Power Point presentation to

council clearly explain-ing that in exchange for your help you could charge is rent and licence fees. I also asked an amendment to the parks bylaw to allow the market-lane to be open seven days a week all year long starting in May 2012. Nevertheless, May is already in our doors and you,instead of politely answering us, decided to invest all the reserved money for arts in the creation of another not-for-profit umbrella society of the arts’ elite. Apparently, the regular citizen, the “little guy,” the artist who really deserves help right now has to keep waiting. Perhaps some day he/she will have the chance to see some profit from the extraordinary broad

project planned for futuristic times. How-ever, let us not forget how many chances to win the Boardwalk Signage Contest were given to artists last year, 13 days notice to create three works and to enter the contest.

Therefore, once again, I beg you to amend the parks bylaw in our favour to allow people to make some money during these hard economic times. Our project will allow residents to sell paint-ings, crafts, carvings, knitting, books, CDs, music instruments, and all other kind of artis-tically designed items. It will put food on peo-ple’s tables in a so dif-ficult moment.

Conclusion, I will keep waiting for your answer to gather the artists and start the association. We will use our own tents and find our own piece of land, if you cannot lend is one.

Lastly, I really hope I

will not receive a mor-ally incorrect answer from you stating that you are giving “our project” to a not-for-profit group because this project is meant to be created and orga-nized by an association of independent artists. Artists are capable to administrate their own business.

Margarita Dominguez

Sooke

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EXPLORING OTTER POINT’S

HERITAGEThe community of Otter Point is reviewing its Offi cial Community Plan and needs to update its records of the early history of the area. Past and present residents of Otter Point, as well as others who have an interest in the history of the community, are invited to a workshop to review the historical information already collected and help us with new, incomplete or

incorrect information.

Date: Tuesday, May 22nd

Time: 1:30 pm – 4:00 pmPlace: Juan de Fuca Planning Offi ce, #2 – 6868 West Coast Road, Sooke

Old pictures, maps and short stories about the history of the area will be on display and guests are encouraged to bring along information related to Otter Point’s early years. At 2:00 pm we’ll gather around the table to share memories.

For more information contact:Arnie Campbell – Otter Point resident at 250-642-3113

or [email protected]

Elida Peers - Sooke Region Historian at

250-642-4200 or 250-642-6351 [email protected]

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Vancouver Island Health Authority Board of Directors is holding its regular General Board meeting:

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 11:30 amQueen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health

2400 Arbutus Road, Victoria, BC

In addition to conducting its regular business, there will be a limited amount of time set-aside during the meet-ing for scheduled presentations from the public and to respond to questions from the fl oor, separate from the process of written questions described below. There will also be an opportunity to have questions addressed on an individual basis during the Open House.

Presentation Guidelines:A written request is required to make a presentation to the Board. Requests should include the general nature and viewpoint of the presentation and groups/organiza-tions must identify one individual as the spokesperson. Presentations will be limited to a maximum of 10 min-utes.

Note: Should the number of applications exceed the time available at the meeting it may not be possible to sched-ule all presentations. You will be contacted to confi rm whether or not you have been selected to make a pre-sentation.

Presentations will not be accepted without prior arrange-ment.

Written Questions for the Board:Questions must be submitted in advance of the meeting to allow for a formal response, which will be distributed in writing at the meeting and posted to our website fol-lowing the meeting

Written questions or requests for presentations to the VIHA Board must be submitted before 4:00 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 by email to [email protected] or by fax to (250) 370-8750 or by mail to: Van-couver Island Health Authority, Executive Offi ce, 1952 Bay Street, Victoria, BC V8R 1J8

Open House Immediately Following the General Board Meeting

Following the General Board meeting there will be an Open House to allow for a general exchange of thoughts, suggestions and concerns between the VIHA Board and senior management staff and the general public.

General Board Meeting& Open House

2205 Otter Point Road, SookePhone: 250-642-1634

Fax: 250-642-0541email: [email protected]

website: www.sooke.ca

UpcomingPublic Meetings

Sooke Economic Development Commission

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.

Land Use and Environment CommitteeTuesday, May 22, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.

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

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A private commuter ferry launched from military property in Colwood as the Blue Boat service sailed into the sunset.

The Baseline ferry service will shuttle civilian and military Department of National Defence staff across Esquimalt harbour during morning and evening rush hours.

The 40-foot, 40 passenger boat Grey Selkie carried its first batch of customers on May 1 from the Colwood D jetty to Dockyard, offering a service similar to the Blue Boats. Grey Selkie will also stop at Naden during the day, timed to employee shift changes.

Barry Hobbis, owner of Victoria Harbour Ferry, which operates the Baseline, said he is happy to provide a shuttle service at a price comparable to bus transit. A one-way ride is $2.50.

“That (cost) works for us and we think it will work for the riders,” Hobbis said. “We worked with a number of individuals who ride the boats to ensure it’s affordable and it does what they need it to do. We tried to be careful and stay as close as reasonable with transit costs.”

CFB Esquimalt decided to end the Blue Boat shuttle, first reported by the Victoria News in early March, due to the struggle to find staff

for the auxiliary fleet of tugs and fire boats. In operation since 1955, Blue Boats originally shipped personnel and equipment around base property in the harbour, but evolved into a popular, and free, commuter service.

About 400 military and civilian staff from the West Shore and Sooke used the ferry daily, and faced the prospect of joining the jam-packed Island Highway and Trans-Canada Highway starting May 1. Nearly 750 DND personnel

responded to a survey supporting a private ferry.

“It appears to be a desired service. Many people told us point blank that they need it,” Hobbis said.

In past months, Baseline ferry staff and its boat have been undergoing security and safety certification to work within DND property. A second boat is expected to enter operation mid May.

“We had to jump through a number of hoops to meet the requirements of Her

Majesty the Queen,” Hobbis said. “There was rigorous attention to detail. The base commander, Canex staff and our staff worked through it as an affective team.”

In early April, Colwood entrepreneur Cynthia Cummings moved to launch a “Blue Bus” service to transport DND personnel from Colwood to Dockyard, but that effort was cancelled in the wake of the ferry service.

“I endorse the ferry service 100 per cent,” said Cummings, who is now working with Hobbis on managing Baseline. “It makes sense to offer a service people already know.”

Hobbis said this DND ferry service could lay the groundwork for a civilian ferry between Colwood and Victoria, although a

lot of peices would need to fall in place. “(A civilian ferry) not out of the scope of where we might go,” he said.

Times and prices can be found at victoriaharbourferry.c o m / b a s e l i n e . T h e service is open to DND personnel only who are authorized to access CFB Esquimalt property in Colwood.

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The Finance and A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Committee, (FAC) made up of elected and public members, met on May 7 at District of Sooke municipal chambers for their regular monthly meeting.

Discussion ensued on items in the areas of finance, engineering and corporate services.

Finance: David Gawley, acting director of finance, will be looking into changing the municipal insurance from a private carrier to the Municipal Insurance Assoc. which would give more coverage. New budgeting software is being looked at and the Development Cost Charges reporting was deemed satisfactory.

Engineering:

The road maintenance contract with Mainroad South Island Contracting was being looked at to ensure the district was getting what they pay for. Currently the contract is on a month-by-month basis. One issue is that the company uses the Kaltasin maintenance yard without compensation to the district.

“Mainroad uses our yard, let’s make sure we are getting a bang for our buck,” said Mayor Wendal Milne.

CAO Evan Parliament notified the committee that the yard would be looking for some new tenants by late summer. An expression of interest will be posted.

C o r p o r a t e : Discussion ensued on convention centre bookings at the Prestige Hotel.

Maja Tait said there is talk of ever increasing costs for conference food. She stated there was a 42 per cent increase in cost from 2011 to 2012. Plus there is a 15 per cent service fee on top which needs to be examined, she said.

“If groups are bound to use hotel catering, it has to be reasonable. The conference room

is usually comp’ed anyway,” Tait said,

Staff is working on reviewing the associated costs and charges.

Evan Parliament stated that fees are imposed by the conference/food and beverage contractor, which is the Mix by Ric’s. He said the district has received complaints from some groups who just can’t afford it.

“We’re working with Prestige to review those fees. We’re monitoring that closely,” said Parliament.

There was some discussion on the possibility of initiating fees for use of the public boat launch, so as not to undercut other businesses which charge for launching.

Some of the members

of the committee questioned whether it was stated, during the vote for the boat launch, that it would be free. The question also arose as to why the district was not charging the hotel a fee for use of the boat launch.

Parliament brought up the idea of a non-profit group managing the boat launch, and dispensing fuel on behalf of the hotel to raise funds.

A report will be brought back to the committee on options.

Staff will come back to the committee with a revised vehicle-use policy as the policy is silent on employees driving to and from work and those on call. The policy does state that district vehicles are not to be used for

personal use. Only one employee has use listed as a taxable benefit.

Terms of reference will be compiled for a Core Service Review. The district has 30

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Committee looks at spending and contracts

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Did you know that one of the two Corona-tion Oaks brought to this area by the Shir-ley Women’s Institute is located at the Sooke Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion? The Legion’s oak tree was rededicated on May

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The Shirley Women’s Institute obtained the two oak seedlings from England and they were planted locally on May

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There’s no den-ying spring’s genero-sity when it comes to blooms, scents and colours – uplifting bewit-chers of the senses that we can all experience simply by looking and walking around. Less experienced, however, is an equal, if different, pleasure that comes from eating spring deli-cacies from our own garden. We are indeed fortunate that in this cli-mate we can grow vege-tables year round. Still, there’s something spe-cial about spring, when the warming sun and soil spur the growth of new, delicious shoots and leaves.

Gardeners being gar-deners, of course, a ridi-culously high degree of personal satisfaction comes from sharing the fresh and healthy ‘fruit’ of their labour with appreciative recipients. Case in point: On Friday afternoons we enjoy ‘Happy Hour’ (okay, clo-ser to two happy hours) with special friends. Finger foods magically appear as well. Last Fri-day, those finger foods included a vegetable tray containing, among other items, hour-old florets of amazingly tender and tasty pur-ple sprouting broccoli. While this may not be a big deal for those reluc-tant to profess a fond-ness for broccoli, it’s a distinct treat for those who do. Maybe next week’s offering will be kale chips (which I ‘dis-covered’ last year) or

asparagus tarts … well, you get the idea.

Speaking of kale, I’ve become increasingly taken with the idea of winter vegetable gar-dens (planted in late summer/early fall), probably because they require such little effort – no watering, no wee-ding, no bugs. Dig up some beets, pick some greens, grab a cabbage, pull up some carrots and leeks – what’s not to like? But some seeds can also be planted in late winter/early spring to give us even more crop variety while we wait for summer to deli-ver on the heat lovers (tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, etc.).

Emily Moreland is a certified horticul-ture technician who knows first-hand about growing food in this area – for all seasons. Her grandfather, Don Collis, has farmed here for 30 years and for years on end routi-nely ‘cleaned up’ (in ribbons, that is) at the Sooke Fall Fair. Emily

is next week’s featured speaker at the Sooke Garden Club, and her presentation is entitled Forward Thinking for

Winter/Spring Vegeta-bles. She will also talk about growing a ‘kit-chen garden.’

Emily is young, enthusiastic and well- known in Sooke for her mentoring at the com-munity garden. She will be drawing on her per-sonal experiences and discussing gardeners’ most frequently asked questions. Her primary focus will be on cho-osing the right seeds to grow, planting a winter vegetable garden, and solving problems asso-ciated with growing vegetables. Bring your questions and enjoy a

relaxed evening with others who share an interest in gardening.

Please join us on Wednesday, May 23, 7:30 p.m., in the Sooke Legion Hall. There will also be a parlour show and spring plant sale. New members are always welcome. Mem-bership is $15 for the calendar year and can be purchased at the door. For more infor-mation, e-mail: [email protected] or phone Jane at 250-646-2573.

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Boardwalk sought for Avatar GroveSharron HoSooke News Mirror

The Ancient Forest Alliance submitted a request to B.C.’s Ministry of Forests to build an official trail and boardwalk in the recently protected Avatar Grove near Port Renfrew on May 7.

TJ Watt, co-founder of the Ancient Forest Alliance, said the boardwalk will protect the ecological integrity of the grove, provide visitor safety and enable people from all walks of life to enjoy the old-growth forest.

“It makes the Grove more accessible to people of all ages, anyone from children to seniors should be able to come and experience the spectacular old-growth forests there,” he said, adding the construction of steps will help people navigate through the steeper slopes in the ancient forest.

In terms of ecological protec-tion, the boardwalk will keep people off the ground, and off the roots of trees. It will also prevent tourists from stepping through wet areas which have a risk of becoming mud pits.

There is currently an unoffi-cial, beaten trail created from the thousands of tourists who have trekked through the area in the last couple of years.

The environmental group is requesting to build an offi-cial boardwalk and steps in wet areas, steep areas and at the base of popular trees. The

boardwalk and trail is estimated to stretch for approximately one kilometre between the upper and lower Avatar Groves.

In addition to a boardwalk, signage will also be erected to remind people to stay on official trails and pack out any garbage.

The boardwalk will be engi-neered by experts to ensure it meets the safety standards of other popular ancient forest boardwalks on Crown land. The project is currently estimated to cost between $5,000 and $10,000.

According to Watt, Avatar Grove is one of the few remain-ing forests of its kind.

“The Avatar is a very unique area in one sense in that it’s very rare, low elevation valley bottom old growth forest,” Watt said. “On southern Vancouver Island we only have four per cent of valley bottom old growth forest left.” The rare ancient forest has attracted thousands of tourists to Port Renfrew since it’s intro-duction to the public two years ago.

“Since Avatar Grove was appro-priately named and brought to our attention in the last couple of years, we’ve seen numbers climb, groups of tours going out in number of anywhere from 30-80 people at a time on any given day,” said Rose Betsworth, president of the Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce.

Betsworth also stated that Avatar Grove is recognized as a

precious resource for the Port Renfrew community.

“Forestry sees the value of the old trees when they’re har-vested, we -- in the tourism industry -- see the financial ben-efits the living forests bring to our community.”

“We’re certainly the recipient of the tourist dollars right now because of Avatar, so it’s up to us to protect that asset,” she said, adding the boardwalk will prevent any further wear and tear to the ancient forest.

“The path is getting pretty beaten down, and subsidiary trails are being found, so ideally it’d be nice to have a boardwalk constructed to mitigate any fur-ther wear on the existing trail. And that way it allows us to have only one trail instead of having people trampling all through the entire forest.”

The Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce submitted a letter to the ministry in support of the project.

Avatar Grove, which Watt dis-covered in 2009, was protected in February in a 59 hectare Old-Growth Management Area after two years of campaigning by the Ancient Forest Alliance and Port Renfrew Chamber of Com-merce.

The project will be funded by donations, which can be made at www.ancientforestalliance.org. For $100 a one metre sec-tion of the boardwalk can be constructed.

Extraordinary volunteer: Michael NyikesMichael Nyikes and

family moved to Sooke from Alberta less than two years ago, and in that short period of time he has already made many strong vol-unteer contributions in our community. Within weeks of his arrival, Nyikes joined the Sooke Philharmonic Society as a board director and took on the port-folios of membership coordinator, website liaison, concert photog-rapher, and eventually publicity and promo-tions, and advertising coordinator. Now in his second year, Nyikes has also assumed the role of secretary. The Nyikes’ local business

(Little Vienna Bakery) is a strong supporter of the arts, sponsoring a number of the Sooke Philharmonic’s events and activities, and also acts as a local ticket outlet.

During his time here, Nyikes has volunteered as a guest judge for the Sooke Fall Fair’s photog-raphy competition, and has also participated as a volunteer on the 2011 Sooke Zoning Bylaw task force. Recently he was appointed to the Economic Devel-opment Commission where he has taken on the real estate portfolio and will be investigat-ing economic develop-ment opportunities in the local commercial, retail and industrial sectors.

Interestingly, he still vol-unteers with an Alberta charity named the Kids Cancer Care Foundation as the lead coordina-

tor for an annual char-ity motorcycle rally and fundraiser. In the past 10 years, he has helped raise more than $3 mil-lion for the kids.

When asked why he volunteers so much of his time considering his busy professional life, Nyikes states, “I have been actively vol-unteering for over 25 years with a wide vari-ety of organizations. I believe in volunteer-ism for the simple rea-son that in this life it isn’t what you take, but rather what you give back that brings the greatest rewards.”

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Pirjo Raits photos

Just looking

A tug with a log boom is a sight from thepast. Pretty magnolias are in bloom.

New B.C. grants short-

sighted

A recently announcedprovincial government grant aimed at provid-ing an HST rebate for new secondary andrecreational homes will result in unintendednegative consequences for the remote commu-nities of Port Renfrew and Jordan River.

The grant is meant to assist workers and com-munities in B.C. that depend on the residen-tial recreational devel-opment industry during the transition back to the PST, but in a shortsighted move, the Liberals lim-ited eligibility to prop-erties across the prov-ince outside of GreaterVancouver and Victoria regional districts.

“This limitation is contrary to the spiritof the grant, and leaves Port Renfrew and Jor-dan River out in the cold,” said Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan.

“The B.C. Liberal government’s decision to restrict the rebate to communities outside the Captial RegionalDistrict further hurts communities in my constituency that are already struggling to overcome the loss of resource-related indus-tries and are just now enjoying some benefit from the sale of recre-ational properties.”

In a letter to Finance Minister Kevin Falcon, Horgan requested a review of the restric-tions, noting less rural communities like Lake Cowichan and Shawni-gan Lake are eligible, but not the isolated areas of Port Renfrew or Jordan River. Unfor-tunately, the minister has refused to make any changes.

“These communi-ties desperately need the support this grant could provide, but the Liberals have refused to change their policy,” said Horgan. “What ini-tially sounded like a good idea for rural B.C. has turned out to be shortsighted and dis-criminatory for these particular remote areas in my constituency.”

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54 or older as of March 31, 2012 You may still obtain OAS/GIS at age 65

The age of eligibility for OAS/GIS will change gradually between 2023 and 2029

Starting in July 2013, Canadians who are eligible for, but not yet receiving OAS will have the flexibility to delay receiving it in exchange for a higher monthly amount at a later date.

53 or younger as of March 31, 2012

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On April 1, 2023 the Government of Canada plans to start raising the age of eligibility for OAS and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) from 65 to 67.*

For a free brochure or more information visit www.ServiceCanada.gc.ca/retirement or call 1 800 O-Canada (TTY 1-800-926-9105)

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Where in the World?Submitted photos

Diane and Mal Cummings and Pete and Barb Norton, left, relax and read the Sooke New Mirror while wintering in Yuma, Az.Aliisa and Rebecca Adler, right, with the Sooke News Mirror and sea lions on the island of San Cristobal, during a multi-sport tour of the Galapagos Islands where they kayaked, hiked, biked, snorkelled and got up close to the wildlife.

Michael, Susan and Gabriella Nyikes, far left, on vacation in the Cayman Islands with a copy of the Sooke News Mirror.

Centre, in Feb 2012, outside the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas are Roy and Ingrid, and Dan and Linda.

Tija Dalep, far right, poses with the Sooke News Mirror during a recent trip to Maui in March.

The Sooke News Mirror loves to travel. Send your good quality jpegs to: [email protected]

MEMBERS 19%

BC LOTTERY 17%FUNDRAISING 64%

SOURCES OF NEW FUNDS

WORLD 19% CLUB 25%

YOUTH 25% COMMUNITY 31%

USE OF FUNDS BY AVENUE OF SERVICE

COMMUNITY projects include grants to tireless local community non-profits, literacy programs, a playground shelter at CASA, a gazebo and garden benches at Ayre Manor, the stage curtains at EMCS and the Rotary Pier. Rotary also provides discreet, exceptional assistance associated with family crisis or emergency.

YOUTH are sponsored to attend local, provincial, national and international leadership and career training events. Ongoing bursaries support promising graduates. Rotary also sponsors the annual Skate Jam, supports the Sooke Youth Council, and most recently the SEAPARC Youth Bus.

In the WORLD Rotarians support international projects like a girls’ school in Malawi, worldwide immediate disaster relief, water projects and the global effort to eradicate polio.

To Elder Jacques Planes for representing the T’Sou-ke Nation at the opening ceremonies;

To MP Randall Garrison, MLA John Horgan, Mayor Wendal Milne, CRD Director Mike Hicks for participating in the

opening ceremonies;

To Janet McTavish for singing O Canada and to Bill Dryden

for piping in the guests;

To Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Sooke Garden Club and

Lady Bug Garden for the garden sale;

To the Sooke Community Association and Sooke Fire Dept for the chairs and tables (we need a LOT of tables – thanks

Charlie!), the Sooke Fall Fair for tablecloths, and

Al Zielonka/Sooke Harbour Electric and Rob Peters/Sooke Moving for help with the set-up;

To the RCMP and the private donors for all the bikes;

To Laurie Szadkowski and École Poirier for providing the

stage and to Eric James for providing the sound system;

To all the excellent performers: Janet McTavish, Katrina Kadoski, Sooke Dance Studio, Trounce Alley Barbershop Quartet, Jennifer Louise Taylor, Group Therapy, Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra Quartet;

To the Sooke Youth Council and Leadership Class of EMCS

for assistance before, during, and after the Auction, plus the

EMCS program office for the loan of the big screen;

To Tony of Sooke Signs, and to Island Graphics Ltd. for the

design help;

To the Sooke Arts Council and Sooke Regional Museum for

loaning us the display grids;

With Rotary What You See Isn’t All You Get

More Special Rotary Thanks:

THANKS TO YOU our 22nd Annual Auction & Spring Fairwas a huge success. Your generous donations, keen bidding and enthusiastic participation will make it

possible for the Rotary Club of Sooke to fund many more projects in the year to come. Many people ask what Rotary does in the local community and in the world. Some of our projects are well known and

others have a lower profile but they all make a big difference.

To the District of Sooke for providing the Discover Sooke display

and to Sooke Fire Dept for the bouncy castle;

To Peter Wilford and EMCS Culinary Program for serving such

excellent food;

To Brian Rimmer, our auctioneer, who always does such a great

job of inspiring the crowd and raising the bidding;

To the staff at SEAPARC for all your support, particularly Graham, Luke, Lee & Jim for help setting up and cleaning the arena and

the reception staff for their help after the auction;

To Leah, Caitlin, Amy and Alex for building our HUGE birthday

cake, the Whiffin Spit Ladies for the cupcakes, and to our clowns,

Marina, Lucy, Ella, Judy, Edna, and Jean.

To our many volunteer helpers, Gail, Linda, Nora, Lorna, Ken, Bob M, Sharon, Ken, Peter, Garth, Jack M, Val, Barb, Elaine

(our ”Vanna”), and our apologies to the many more whose names

we missed – we could not have done this without you all!

Finally, and most importantly to all the generous donors &

exhibitors, we can’t thank you enough!

WINNER’S CIRCLE:Jackie Jocelyn WINNER of raffle for Broil King Steel BBQ sponsored by Sooke Home Hardware. Les Pfeifer WINNER of door prize for Floral Arrangement donated by Sooke Flower House.

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History will be part of OCPPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Otter Point is a rural area which once had a Catholic Church pre-dating St. Rose of Lima. It was located at the crossroads of Kemp Lake Road and Otter Point Road. When the church was closed it became a private resi-dence where local folks would go for a haircut.

It is also an area where the military dropped flour sacks during bombing train-ing during WWII and a barracks was located at Kemp Lake.

Those are just some of the stories told in regard to the history of Otter Point. Arnie Campbell and a group reviewing the Official Community Plan want to include more of those types of stories in the OCP.

“We’re looking to expand the history of Otter Point,” said Campbell. “There was a section on heritage but it was mostly about houses and we real-ized there is so much more.”

Campbell said there is still a lot of oral his-tory of the area that could be gathered from those folks who still remember. Former resi-dents may remember the 1930s to the 1950s and what took place during those times. He wants to gather them at a table and have a lis-ten to what history or memories they have to relate.

“The museum did an extensive oral history project 20 years ago and it’s time to update it.”

So, an event is tak-ing place at the Capital Regional District plan-ning office on West

Coast Road on Tuesday, May 22 at 2 p.m. There will be maps, photos and stories on Otter Point history passed around the informal table.

Elida Peers, historian for the Sooke Region Museum, will have some photos she would like identified, if possi-ble, as she believes they were taken in the Otter Point area. Others are welcome to bring fam-ily photos taken in the area to share with the gathering. Campbell hopes that seniors will be able to attend the afternoon meeting and social gathering.

“The idea is to allow the community to get an idea of the history and a better under-standing,” said Camp-bell.

Seeking the oral history of Otter Point

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Arnie Campbell points to some of the already located historic sites in the Otter Point District.

‘There was a section on heritage but it was mostly about houses and we realized there is so much more.’

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Looking at our past

In 1896 the parlour of the Otter Point home of Ted and Kitty Gor-don looked like this. Touches Kitty had brought with her from England on her mar-riage to Ted in 1889 kept memories of home within her reach. In the foreground is the bassi-nette of the Gordon’s only daughter Kathleen (nicknamed Joey) who grew up to marry Aus-tin Kirby and live at Jor-dan River.

Son of a Dean of Lincoln Cathedral, Ted Gordon had emi-grated to Canada, liv-ing first at East Sooke and then taking up the seafront property fac-ing the Strait of Juan de Fuca that had been farmed since the 1860s by Thomas Tugwell. West Coast Road as we know it did not exist, and Otter Point Road, further inland, reached the rear of the Gordon Farm as one journeyed from Sooke.

A road of any sort was a boon to the fam-ily. When Ted had gone back to London in 1889

to wed Kitty Jalland, the young daughter of a London physician, there was only a trail to bring her back to the pioneer farmhouse. The enterprising cou-ple became an impor-tant part of the life of the sparsely settled community, with Kitty’s piano skills in particu-lar livening the scene for many early social gatherings.

Ted Gordon became a linesman for the Gov-ernment Telegraph that was established to con-nect Pachena Point

with Victoria, and at the time of this photo, the Gordon home housed the Otter Point tele-graph station besides the local post office. In 1912, after Ted’s pass-ing, Kitty’s management of the farm included leasing foreshore rights to J H Todd & Sons for location of the salmon fishtrap that became

known as the Gordon Trap. Besides Kathleen, the Gordons had a son, Eric, who studied engi-neering and followed a career in the US.

The Gordon home could still be seen mid-20th century and farm-ing continued under a variety of owners for some time. More recently, however, sub-

division of the property has meant that many fine homes now stand on the hillside that affords them a spec-tacular view facing out to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Olympic peninsula.

Elida Peers, Histo-rian

Sooke Region Museum

The Gordon Farm on Otter Point

Correction“Zero per cent tax increase anticipated” Sooke

News Mirror May 9, 2012In the print edition of the Sooke News Mirror

story on page one, a line of copy went missing. It should read:

“Are we in fact getting good value for the dollar in the things which have traditionally been done?” Kasper asked. He mentioned the $188,000 highway contract which was never monitored, as well as contracting out for services which could as easily be done by the qualified staff at the district.

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LOCAL SHOPS SELL A WIDE RANGE OF GREAT PRODUCTS AT AFFORDABLE PRICESMany people get out of the habit of shopping locally and are usually surprised by the wide range of products and gifts that are available from local businesses.

SHOPPING LOCAL SAVES YOU MONEYOut of town shops have done a great job convincing us that shopping locally is expensive, but there’s just no evidence to back this up. If you add in travel costs such as gas, parking and time, the overall cost is often much higher.

SHOPPING LOCAL PRESERVES OUR COMMUNITIESNobody likes losing shops and services in smaller towns and cities - but they don’t equate this to how they spend their money. Local businesses thrive if customers spend locally. So if you want a vibrant town centre where you can socialize and shop - shop locally!

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Father, son and two dogs escape blazeChristine VopelSooke News Mirror

A fire that consumed a mobile home at 6647 Sooke Road at 5:20 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4 has now been labelled “suspicious.” “I’ve exhausted any accidental cause now we’re left with human cause. Whether it was deliber-ately set or accidental has yet to be determined. We’ll be turning

the file over to the RCMP. If it wasset, there will be a criminal inves-tigation,” says Sooke Fire Chief Steve Sorenson.RCMP and Sorenson met today at Sea View mobile home park in hope to rule out the cause of the fire.

“My first thought was electri-cal but that’s not it. It is a suspi-cious fire, that’s why these guys are here,” said Sorenson with regard to the police presence. The mobile home belongs to Kristie Smedley, a single mom with two sons, Merrick and Zack-ary Orr and two dogs. At the time

of the fire, only the boys’ fatherand the youngest son, Merrick were in the home. “I’m thankful everyone was o.k. and that I got almost every-thing out of the boys’ rooms. I got 15 skateboards out of there,” said Smedley.

Luckily Sooke Fire Rescue arrived quickly after receiving the call at 5:30 p.m. “Most of the fire damage was in the kitchen and the living room. The rest was smoke and water damage. The blaze was knocked down in the first 15 minutes,” Sorenson said.

Unfortunately Smedley did nothave insurance for the mobile home or its contents. She lost almost all her furniture and her art collection not to mention a washer and dryer. “The heat was so strong it melted everything,” she said.The fire was attended by 23 people, but Sorenson confirmed, “I had 19 fire fighters on scene. We lucked out because of the time of day, most volunteers were home for dinner and able to come out,” said Sorenson. The province will provide 72 hours of emergency care and the

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Sports & LeisureSports & LeisureIncoming: year-end show for dance studio Sharron HoSooke News Mirror

The students at Move This! Dance Studio will be holding a Muppet-themed annual year-end show on June 3 at Isabelle Reader Theatre in Langford.

All of the studio’s 58 dancers, aged from three to 15, will be per-forming valuable skills learned throughout the course of the season, which started in Sep-tember.

“Every class per-forms a routine,” said Move This! Dance Stu-dio artistic director and founder, Niki Mar-tin. “It’s a variety type show inspired by the Muppets.”

Martin, 39, has been a life-long dancer, start-ing at the young age of three. Throughout the course of her career, Martin was trained in critical environments where students were encouraged to mimic techniques rather then find a creative outlet.

Under these rigid forms of instruction, Martin found her creativity and performances suf-fered.

“Growing up dancing, I’m all of 5’2”, and I just had all of those typi-cal negative messages

given to me. I was too short, I was too fat, I wasn’t flexible enough, I didn’t turn fast enough or jump high enough,” Martin said.

A message she did not want to pass onto her students.

“I don’t believe that’s true learning, espe-cially in an art form where it is creative and expressive. I think it has to come from the students.”

In 2009, Martin encountered Brain-

Dance, a form of “brain compatible dance edu-cation,” under the guid-ance of Seattle-based dance instructor Anne Green-Gilbert.

Green-Gilbert is the creator of BrainDance, which utilizes the eight

fundamental movement patterns humans learn during their first year of life when laid on their stomachs or backs.

According to Green-Gilbert’s website, the repetitious cycling of the eight stages when sitting or standing may help with the reorga-nization of the central nervous system, filling missing gaps in the neu-rological system that may have occurred from trauma, illness or lack of developmen-tal movement during infancy.

“They’re actually the movement patterns that hardwire our brain development,” Martin said. “So when they’re done intentionally and sequentially they liter-ally change the hard wiring of our brain.”

BrainDance holds the philosophy that stu-dents learn best when they experience some-thing themselves.

Under this train-ing, Martin saw herself grow and improve. She

has since taken Green-Gilbert’s methodology and incorporated it into her own classes, giving students a liberal approach to dance.

Each class begins with a BrainDance ses-sion, where students are encouraged to move only certain parts of their body like the lower half or spine.

“I let them do it in a very free way and I just tell them the patterns,” she said, adding the exercise is illuminating on the strengths and weakness of students.

“Unlike typical dance studios where the teacher is giving all the moves and saying, ‘Look like me’ there’s a lot of time given in class where students create their own choreogra-phy.”

The show begins at 2 p.m. and tickets are $12. Tickets can be pur-chased at The Stick in the Mud.

Submitted photo

The Move! This Dance Studio will be holding their year-end show on June 3.

Loggers have good games against Meralomas Sharron HoSooke News Mirror

The Sooke Loggers defeated the Vancouver Meralomas 5-0 in their second fastball game on April 29.

During game one, they tied the Meralo-

mas 2-2 after seven innings.

Len Banner, field manager, said the Mer-alomas’ had the advan-tage of having Canadian National Team player, Derek Mayson, as a pitcher.

“The first game they

had a national team pitcher in there, he kept us off balance for a while.”

The Loggers were also without their start-ing short-stop, who was unable to participate due to illness.

“We were a little bit

sloppy during the first couple innings, but after that we picked up and we played really well,” Banner said, adding the majority of errors were made in the third inning where the Meralomas scored both their runs.

Things looked up for the Loggers in game two, where they won 5-0 in five innings, with Logger Scott Lieph throwing a two hitter for the win.

“Nick Medwedrich lead the way with a home run and Ben Edg-

ington had a two run, scoring triple,” Banner said via email.

The Loggers will be in Kelowna on the May long weekend to play in the International Soft-ball Congress World Tournament qualifier for West Coast teams.

Out of eight teams, the top team that wants to go to the to the tour-nament will receive the qualifying spot.

The Move This! Dance Studio to bust moves for community at Isabelle Reader Theatre on June 3

Please contact Sharron Ho with sports tips at: news@

sookenewsmirror.com 250-642-5752

SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012 www.sookenewsmirror.com SPORTS • A21

SEAPARC STAR SEAPARC STAR of theof the WEEK WEEK✪✪Congratulations to this week’s SEAPARC Star; the amazing, the magnifi cent Kigen Martin. He is 11 years old and is a Home Learner who is in grade 6. He says that his favourite subject is Science because he enjoys doing experiments. As far as sports go, Kigen likes soccer, and has his orange belt in Judo which he has been studying for 3 years now. He has many interests, but Kigen has a true passion for prestidigitation. His parents say that his interest in magic has been apparent since he was very young, although he has only been actively practicing for a few months. He says that he has learned around 50 tricks and would say that he has mastered half of them. He is proud of how far he has come with his magic in such a short time and that he loves to mystify people and see their reactions. He has a few upcoming performances to do and is anxiously preparing for them. Some of his other interests include reading, baseball and making things. He made a jewellery box with his Grandpa and has also made a go-cart. Kigen enjoys family camp outs and especially likes the late night camp fi res. He is excited about going on a trip to Seattle with his Mom and his sister this June. He plays trumpet in a band and says that he particularly likes jazz music. His favourite fi ctional character is Hercule Poirot. Kigen tells us that he will be a Professional Magician when he grows up and that there is a possibility that he might pursue a career as a detective as well. We’d like to thank you for coming in to talk to us Kigen, congratulations on being nominated as our SEAPARC Star of the Week, you deserve the recognition!

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Sports & Leisure

Peewee B girls claim gold medal Sharron HoSooke News Mirror

The Sooke Minor Fastball Peewee “B” team won gold at this year’s Wally Butler Memorial Tournament on May 5-6 at Art Mor-ris Park.

Sooke’s Peewee “B” girls played against three teams during the preliminary Round Robin, and went into the gold match unde-feated.

Six other teams from around the Island par-ticipated in the “B” divi-sion of the tournament.

Sandra Nelson, park president for Sooke Minor Fastball, said the Peewee “B” girls is a very strong team, along with the Bantam “B” girls.

“We’re very hopeful that those particular “B” teams will advance

to provincials.” The Peewee “C” girls

also competed in the tournament in the “C” division, playing against six other teams.

The girls entered the final round for bronze, but did not come out with a medal, placing fourth out of six.

“They put a great effort up and they were up against some pretty strong “C” teams,” Nel-son said.

The tournament is one of a three-part series, named after three men who founded Art Morris Park in 1946: Tony Sullivan, Wally Butler and Finn Ken-nedy.

Bruce Butler, son of Wally Butler, was pres-ent during the May 6 award ceremony and presented the medals and standings.

“We try to get the

families involved,” Nel-son said. “It was a very successful weekend and the weather was great for us, which we were so pleased about.”

The next tournament

at Art Morris Park will be the Finn Kennedy Memorial Tournament on May 26-27 for the Squirt Girls “B” and “C” teams.

Basketball playoff time

Playoff games for the Sooke Basketball Club men’s league will begin today at 6:30 p.m. at Edward Milne Commu-nity School.

The games will start off with Green against Red, followed by Blue against White at 7:30 p.m., and Yellow against Black at 8:30 p.m.

The winner of the Green versus Red game will play the winner of the Blue versus White game on May 23 at 8:30 p.m. for the finals.

Seahawks battle against top Saanich teamIt’s with great pride

that I report on Village Food Markets Sooke Seahawks pre-atom football.

On a hot, dry Moth-er’s Day we faced Saanich Wolverine’s unbeaten this season.

Five games, and out-scoring their opposi-tion by more than 170 points in those games.

However this was not to happen today.

Defence lead by #9 Spencer ‘Bone-crusher’ Logan, L.P.’Firecracker’ Gagnon, Jared ‘The Hawk’ Steele, Thomas Lowerison, fleet-footed

Finn Rogers, Caleb Carrier, Luther White, Hunter Swift, Kaedan Rheault, and Jacob Bar-ney combined for eight sacks, 25 tackles, four fumbles, three recov-

ered fumbles and a very concerned Saan-ich offense.

Offense was led by Jared Steele, Thomas Lowerison, Spencer Logan and marvellous

Malik Youla with big blocks great runs and just missing a bullet-like pass that bounced off his helmet.

O-line blocks again fueled by Tyson Robin-son, Tye Linquist, Adam Hughes, and center Sian ‘Big Man’ Cyr and Mighty Mike Allman.

As Coach Charlie from Saanich told me, “We were lucky today, you have great kids in Sooke and hard play-ers.”

With a few question-able calls we lost 12-0. Next game against Westshore on June 3rd.

I’m so proud of our boys.

by Andy Carrier, coach

Submitted photo

Caleb Carrier getting ready to take down Saanich player with ball.

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Congratulations Dr. Ryan LiephCongratulations Dr. Ryan LiephGraduating May 22nd, 2012

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On April 19th 2012, Sooke Martial Arts Association put on a great in house tournament. It was a Proud night with 32 of our members ages 5-50+ competing, in 15 categories in both Kata and Kumite.

Congratulations goes out to All our participating members. Job well Done.

Sooke Martial Arts will be having an OPEN HOUSE June 11, 2012 for any one interested in viewing what we do at the community hall 6-8pm.

contact by email: [email protected] or by phone: 250 642 2452

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How’sHow’sFishing?Fishing? Wow, it’s the May long

weekend already which usually means some quality chinooks should start showing up in local waters. Although we are restricted with the slot size in Sooke waters there are still lots of hatchery fish around to be had. From past expe-rience, the early runs of chinooks have a large population of hatchery fish. We can thank our American friends from the south who do a great job of raising chinooks aswell as clipping them.

Also this weekend marks the unofficial opening of the Port Ren-frew fishing season. Although some have been out there plying the waters most wait until now when the weather gets a little better. Crab-bing, salmon and halibut fishing are the main high-

light as well as the fantas-tic scenery.

On a sad note Sooke lost one of its old salts. Tom Moss passed away Friday after a long battle with lung and heart dis-ease. Tom i n v e n t e d the Tomic Plug which he produced in Sooke at his shop on Richview Road on the Sooke Bluffs. His plugs were used up and down the coast by commercial trollers. For the last dozen years orso sports fisherman have been using Tomic Plugs out on the Swiftsure Bank with great success. Tom will be missed by all who knew or crossed paths with him.

Until next time.

Keep your rod tip up!Kiwi Magic

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Happy winners of the 16th Annual Just For The Halibut Derby with a 144.5# catch. The big hali was caught off Discovery Island in Oak Bay Saturday morning. The derby was another success with the best weather in years.Sunny weather, flat seas and good currents made for the highest average weight-in total of 46 pounds and 108 fish were weighted-in with total weight of 4,647 pounds.

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We are very sad to pass the news that Tom Moss (Tommy Moss) who was the inventor of the Tomic Plug passed away peacefully on May 11 after a long battle with Heart and Lung disease. He will be missed dearly by his family and everyone else he touched over the years. He was a man that never gave up, no matter how much pain he was in and did what ever he could to get up and take his dog to watch the sun come up every morning. Once the largest employer in Sooke, Tom was a legend and known to fi shermen from all over the world, his knowledge of the fi shing industry and dedication to make quality fi shing tackle, made him to be a well known icon to many. His stories and honesty made him one of the last old timers on the coast who helped make salmon fi shing what it is today. If you ever met Tom, you would always remember him.Survived by his 3 sons, Wayne, Randy and Mike, grandson Liam as well as his daughter in laws, Sarah and Reshie who both thought of Tom as their own Father.

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Arts & Entertainment Arts & Entertainment An intimate evening with singer/songwriter Garnett Betts

The Sooke Folk Music Society is back again this Saturday with another cof-fee house presentation. We are most pleased to be pre-senting Metchosin-based singer/songwriter Garnett Betts. Some of you may remember Garnett from last October’s Songwriter’s Circle with Rebecca Boux, Dave Gallant and Jennifer Louise Taylor.

When you have no choice but to paint, you’re a painter. When you have no choice but to write songs, you’re a songwriter. Garnett Betts has been a singer/song-writer since his teenage years. Originally from Win-nipeg, where he performed and was featured on CBCradio, he’s called Metchosin home for 16 years where he writes and records. Whether

collaborating to provide material for o t h e r artists to record, or perform-ing live, the goal has always been the pursuit of the thought-ful song. Beau-tiful melodies and thought provoking lyrics seem to flow eas-ily through Betts. He has a sooth-ing voice and an engaging delivery. His songs tell sto-ries that enthrall the listener.

In addition to appear-ing at local folk clubs, or

house concerts, lately Betts has been

focused on writ-ing and record -ing new m a t e -rial. Songs From The Starline will be the title of a new CD that will see completion this summer. It is a concept album, and a collabora-tion between Garnett Betts and fellow song-

wr i ter, Richard Church. The music centers around the regular attendees of a neighbourhood diner. Top-

ics in the project, as around the diner table, range from the personal to the global, and the music spans acous-tic to electric. You can be sure that at least one of the songs from this project will make its way into the set list for the evening per-formance at the Sooke Folk Club.

Please join us this Satur-day, May 19 for an evening of entertaining and insight-ful music with this talented singer/songwriter.

It happens at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 1962 Mur-ray Road.

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Everyone wins at the Harbourside Lions’ annual Duck Race

Sharron Ho photos

Above, Theresa Booth and her daughter Kira Lee hold up their third place prize cheque of $400. The lucky one of the day is Kira Lee, who will receive the money for her second birthday.

Judy Burgess photo

Leisurely race

Above, about 2,000 ducks were launched above the Sooke Flats for the Annual Sooke Harbourside Lions’ Rubber Duck Race & Juvenile Diabetes Awareness Day. The Sooke River’s current was not very strong and a breeze blew in from the southeast. The flotilla of wide-eyed ducks sat. Despite the efforts of volunteers in kayaks, canoes, boats and on the shore, most ducks moved from the center of the river and made their way back to the starting beach.

Some made it to the finish line - the winner, an upsidedown duck!

Dan Ross photo

Above, face painter Tamara Lewis holds up a mirror for lion-faced Arrow, 18 months, and his mother Genevieve White.

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Sooke Stomp Boogie this weekendA few hundred peo-

ple who grew up in Sooke in the 1970s and 80s have re-connected through social media, and this weekend many of them will get together in person.

It started with a Facebook group site, created by Silvia Duckworth (formerly Schroeder), who now lives in Nanaimo called “If you grew up in Sooke you’ll remember ….”

The site has 451 mem-bers who have shared memories of the com-munity, schools, and people of those times.

Those memories included dances at Shirley Hall, the Shir-

ley Hill Boogies where Slingshot or Roxx-lyde played, the Sooke Thunderbirds Juvenile hockey team of 1977 which packed the arena for every game, and how the word “shrub” was invented in Sooke.Soon people started suggesting a reunion thinking it would be fun to just get together, instead of waiting for a funeral or wedding. In the spirit of the former boogies of the past, the idea of a dance featur-ing Roxxlyde came up.

Brian Stober first moved to Sooke in 1977 at the age of 19 to manage the Robinson’s Store and joined the

Juvenile hockey team. When the players aged out of minor hockey they formed a men’s rec team called Sooke Zoo and Stober organized a fundraising dance for the team with Roxxlyde in 1980. So naturally he stepped up and got things started.

Doug Dunnett, who operates 4 More Tat-toos on Station Road in Langford, also joined in. Together they checked with the band, decided on the May 19 date, and booked the Sooke Community Hall. Allan Ollette offered to cater. Names were suggested and the Sooke Stomp Boogie was born.

Tickets went on sale at the beginning of March and a couple of hundred sold in the first two weeks. Stober also sent out dozens of mail order tickets to out of towners com-ing back for the event. There are a few tickets left available for the general public at $12 each, and you can pick them up at Sooke River Hotel cold wine and beer store.

The Sooke Stomp Boogie, featuring Roxx-lyde, runs from 9 p.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday May 19 at Sooke Com-munity Hall. Dinner, for those who have booked, begins at 6:30.

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Spring at its best

The flowers are blooming and provide a burst of colour in Ed Macgregor Park, making it a pleasant place to take a stroll.

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Cindy Caspersen photos

Spring singThe Sooke Community Choir’s special guest soloist Taylor Caspersen (bottom left) belted out Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars and John Bidner (bottom right) sang a terrific rendition of Somebody to Love by Freddie Mercury, arranged by S. Wilson. Both soloists were accompanied by the choir at the sold out May 12 event.

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Arts & EntertainmentDinner/theatre British to the coreSharron HoSooke News Mirror

The Sooke Harbour Players will be presen-ting Fawlty Towers 2, A very British comedy dinner theatre, on May 26 and 27 at the Sooke Legion.

The onstage adaption of the 70s television show will feature two episodes called Waldorf Salad and A Touch of Class, divided into two different acts.

According to direc-tors Steve Anderson and Sam Pasta, the theatrical rendition will follow the original script to a tee, delive-ring audiences with a genuine Fawlty Towers experience.

In addition to stay-ing true to the series’ storyline, actors will shed their North Ame-rican skin for a British demeanour and accent, where appropriate.

The cast of hotel staff will be played by the same actors throug-hout the production, while actors portraying guests will change per

act. All roles have been filled by Sooke Harbour Players, which is a com-bination of veteran and novice performers.

The role of brash, unpleasant and frantic hotelier, Basil Fawlty, will be played by John Bider, whose eye-wi-dening performance is sure to have audience members keeling over with laughter.

In both acts, Basil navi-gates his way through the treacherous waters of customer service and hotel management. Basil hilariously flum-moxes through each evening, attempting to satisfy demanding and eccentric guests.

Basil’s bossy but competent wife, Sybil Fawlty, is played by Danielle Allen.

The cheeky server, Polly Sherman, will be played by Nicole Syrard and the confused, but well-meaning Bacelo-nian server, Manuel, will be portrayed by Doug Inkpen.

The play will mainly take place in the restau-rant dining area, kitchen and lobby of the Fawlty Towers hotel. The set is simple and modest, consisting of different dinner tables, a back kitchen prep area laden with food, and a tall wooden reception desk with an old fashioned rotary phone.

The dinner theatre will take place on May 26 and 27 at the Sooke Royal Canadian Legion. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. and curtains open at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $45, which includes the dinner and show, and are available at: Shoppers Drug Mart, People’s Drug Mart, The Stick in the Mud Coffee House and Bill’s Food and Feed.

Sharron Ho photo

(Left to right) During rehearsals on May 10, Sarah Wilford, portraying Mrs. Hamilton, peers over at her exasperated onstage husband Graeme Morton, playing Mr. Hamilton, in a scene from Waldorf Salad, act one of the Fawlty Towers 2 production. John Bider, playing Basil Fawlty, attempts to placate his unhappy guests.

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Submitted photo

Free ride!This used bicycle m y s t e r i o u s l y appeared on a bike rack along Sooke Road in Sooke.

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Lee McKay (Elizabeth Louise) of Sooke, British Columbia passed away at Victoria Hospice on April 30, 2012. Lee was born to Lucie and John Leslie on July 19, 1939 in Saint John, New Brunswick. Cherished wife of 52 years to Ken McKay. Loving mother of Darren (Lori), Jeffery (Karen), Jonathan, Karmin (David Ell) (both deceased), Steven (Liz), Stuart, Darlene Durrad and Derek (Kate). Loving sister of Sonny, David, Jade Belyea (all deceased), Jean Porter and Dot Roberge. Doting Grandmother to Noel, Natasha, Shayne, Gary, Joseph, Ana, Morgan, Ethan, Tristan, Gillian, Ava and Michael. During her life she lived in many places across Canada but the country seaside was her true home. She was an avid reader of books and poetry. Her creative nature was expressed through arts and crafts, photography, drawing, painting and writing stories and poetry. She belonged to many community clubs and gave of her time generously. Many thanks to Dr. Saunders, the nursing and emergency staff at VGH, her home care nurse Michelle, Victoria Hospice and everyone involved in her care. A memorial service will be held in the Sands Funeral Chapel, 317 Goldstream Ave. Colwood, on Friday, May 18, 2012, by Pastor Stephen Swift. Family visitation to start at 11:00 AM with public visitation to begin at 12:00 PM. Service at 1:00 PM with reception to follow. In lieu of fl owers the family suggests donations be made to the Victoria Hospice, or, in keeping with Lee’s giving nature, just go out and do a good deed.

Sands Funeral Chapel,

Cremation and Reception Centre (Colwood)317 Goldstream Ave., Victoria, BC V9B 2W4

Tel: (250) 478-3821 - Fax (250) 478-0344.

LEE MCKAY

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

BINGOBonanzas, Cracker

Jack, Regular games

Every Tuesday & Thursday

12:45 - 3:00 pm

Drop-In Centreacross from Petrocan

on Sooke Rd in downtown Sooke

Reasonably priced lunch available

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for more info

SOOKE RESIDENTS in Need Society(Crisis Centre) A.G.M., May 28, 11:30 am at Seniors Centre in the Fire Hall

SOOKE SENIOR ACTIVITY SOCIETY

Chemainus TheatreSun. July 15

“Joseph and the Many Col-oured Dream coat”

Theatre and lunch, $55Bus, $15

June 250-642-1521

SOOKE SENIOR ACTIVITY SOC. SIDNEY

Wed. May 30th, $12.00

Hall 9:30am

Tel: June 250-642-1521

SOOKE SOCCER CLUB AGMMay 22,2012, 7pm @ Club-house. Positions Open: Presi-dent, Secretary, Registrar

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INFORMATION.

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

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

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

DEATHS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

LOST AND FOUND

I WRONGLY sold a large clock, Friday night April 27 prior to the Dean Park Garage Sale North Saanich, to a man driving a white truck and I be-lieve from Sooke. Sir if you see this ad please call me (250)413-7565, clock doesn’t belong to me.

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DEATHS

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HELP WANTED

33 YEARS established Ford dealer on beautiful Sunshine Coast, looking for an experi-enced Automotive Salesper-son with proven track record. Please send resume to [email protected] 1-800-538-4504.

An Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring dozer, excavator and rock truck operators. Pref-erence will be given to opera-tors that are experienced in oilfi eld road and lease con-struction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vi-cinity of Edson, Alberta. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

An Earthmoving Company in Alberta is looking for a 3rd year or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. You will be part of a team maintaining and servicing our fl eet of Cat doz-ers, graders and rock trucks plus Deere/Hitachi excavators. You will work at our Modern Shop at Edson, Alberta with some associated fi eld work. Call Contour Construction at (780)723-5051

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HELP WANTED

The Lemare Group is ac-cepting resumes for the fol-lowing positions:•Boom man•Heavy Duty Mechanics•Certifi ed Contract Coast Fallers; Fallers with Bullbuck-ing/Chargehand experience an asset •Grapple Yarder Operator •Hooktender•Chaser •Log Loader/Hoe Forward Operator •Log Loader-Dryland Sort Operator Fulltime with union rates/benefi ts. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to offi [email protected].

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Multimedia JournalistOak Bay NewsThe Oak Bay News, has an immediate opening for a full-time news journalist. Oak Bay is located minutes away from Victoria, B.C.

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Knowledge of Canadian Press style is important, as is the ability to take and carry out instructions in a timely fashion. Knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop and social media (Facebook, Twitter) would be considered an asset.

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APARTMENT/CONDOS

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RENTALS

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1993 Kaltasin Road. $775 Senior-friendly apartment. Grade level en-try, tub grab bars, lever handles,slide-out shelves. New fl ooring andpaint. South facing patio with plant-er. Hot water included. Coin laun-dry. Close to schools, bus andbeach. Call Wendy at 250-360-1385 to view during the day or Johnat 778-425-2201 to view evenings.

$895 2 br suite w/d f/s walkingdistance to Whiffi n Spit beachheat/hydro included. Twosuites available for June 1/12.On bus route to Victoria andbeautiful views of ocean.Please call 250-888-4807.

GRANT MANOR, APARMENTS

6921 Grant Rd. SookeBachelor and 1 bdrm. apts.

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SOOKE- 2 bdrm condo, fully furnished or not, 5 appls, hugepatio, $1,050/mo. Steps tobeach. Call 1-780-459-4999.

COTTAGES

1 BR COTTAGE, private 1/4acre, n/s, pets negotiable, nopartiers, refs req’d, $850/mplus utils. 250-642-2015

CABIN, 1br, furnished,forest-ed setting, n/p $725+. 250-642-2527

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1600 HARMONYS Place. Tools, Books, Assort House-hold items. May 19, 9-4pm, May 20, 10-3pm

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MOVING SALE: Sun., May 20 10-1pm. 8177 West Coast Rod. + Multi Home Yard Sale

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HOMES FOR RENT

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3 BDRM, 2 1/2 bath, 5 appl. Mountain/water view. Large yard, N/S, no pets. Quiet couple referred. $1275/month + utilities. April 1st. 403-720-8609 or 250-642-4381

800 sq, 1 Brm Custom Built Vacation Home. Avail May 15. Perfect for in-between homes, $1200/mo everything included & fully furnished. 250-642-7995 day, 250-642-5078pmwww.vacationrentalssookebc.com

FRANCES Gardens Co-op $2,500 share purchase min in-come req’d $3,500 gross/ month. 3 br, 2 fl rs, 2,200 sqft. dplx. Family & pet friendly $1,045. June 1st. 250-642- 4242

SOOKE- 3 Bdrm Rancher, newly insulated, wood burning stove, big yard, garden, pets welcome, new fl ooring. $1200+ utils. Refs req’d. 250-999-7290. Pictures at:[email protected]

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

COLWOOD, UNFURN’D room available, incls all utils, $450. (Avail immed). 250-858-6930.

TOWN CENTRE, large, fur-nished room, T.V., cable, inter-net, $450 utilities included per month. 778-425-2459

SUITES, LOWER

DEP BAY: 2 B/R, near ferry & bus, lge yard, pkng, $995 inc. utils & laundry 250-244-3509.

EAST SOOKE Waterfront bright large one bedroom. Heat, lights, laundry. $900/mo. Avail June 1st. 250-642-0259

LARGE 2 BR Basement suite. Close to Sooke Core. $800/mo plus utilities. 778-425-1211

SUITE LIFE IN SOOKE2 bedroom suite for rent in a fabulous residential area in Sooke. Large windows, above ground, nice and bright! Near shops, bus stops, Seaparc, wonderful place for walking, great fami-ly neighborhood. Fridge/stove/dishwasher/mi-crowave and washer/dryer and utilities included. This wonderful suite is available June 1st so hurry as it will go fast. Kim: 250-516-0285

SUITES, UPPER

3 BR 2 bath upper level, water view, $1200/m +utils, separate hydro meter, propane furnace, parking for 2 cars, avail. June 1. [email protected] or 250-478-6272

SOOKE: 1-BDRM $625. Avail June 1st. Pets considered. (778)433-1618.

TOWNHOUSES

2007 SOOKE TOWNHOME. 2000 sq ft. with dble (tandem) garage. First fl oor has entry way, den / offi ce / 4th bdrm & bath w/ separate access. 2nd fl oor offers a large family room, dinning room, kitchen, 1/2 bath. Third fl oor- 3 beds up with en suite and 4 pc bath. SS appl’s, central Vac & stackable W/D. Laminate & tile fl ooring. Near family park, beach, local pub / beer & wine Pets considered. $1600./mo. (250)514-4649.

RENTALS

TOWNHOUSES

SOOKE- Best unit in the com-plex, overlooking green space in the rear, additional fenced in side yard ideal for pets or kids. Near new gently lived in 3 bdrm, 3 bath townhouse in su-per convenient area in Sooke. Quiet end unit, 2 car garage along bus route. N/S. Looking for long term reliable tenant(s). $1350. [email protected]

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

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Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

WANT A Vehicle but stressed about your credit? Christmas in May, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. 1-888-593-6095 www.creditdrivers.ca

AUTO SERVICES

PRIVATE AUTO DETAILING

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

250-516-5937

CARS

1999 Sable Station-wagon. New transmission & battery. Car top carrier, good rubber, reclining seats. Well main-tained. $3000. 250-642-2032

2000 CHEV Impala, 147,340 K, 3.8L, V6, lady driven, clean, well maintained, records, lots new, $3900. (250)472-0180.

2004 SUBARU Impreza TS 2.5 AWD. Silver. 1 owner, 100,000km. exc. cond. $8200. (250)655-1389, (250)655-2157

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 fi rm. 250-755-5191.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

1992, 26 ft TRAVELAIRE. Bright, clean, sleeps 4. Twin beds in back & fold down dou-ble bed. Immaculate condition. Full shower with skylight, gen-erator, air conditioning, 91,000 km. $16,500. (250) 748-3539

2005 KOMFORT 25 Trailer, great cond, island used only, $16,950 obo. (Selling due to health/senior). (250)656-3575

BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS! New 2012 Bigfoot Campers have arrived only at Mike Rosman RV! 1-800-667-0024 www.rosmanrv.com

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 & up each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Toll Free 1.877.334.2288.

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TO LATE TO TO LATE TO CLASSIFYCLASSIFY

LOST CATMissing cat on Gordons Beach. Patches of colours brown, black, white, orange. Call Russell 250-642-3868. 250-361-5453.

LOST ON BUS 61From Admirals to Woodlands Rd. Red & black saddle bag for bike. Friday, May 11. Very important please call 250-642-2510 or email: [email protected]

WANTED TO BUYElegent dining room set with 2 leafs and 6 chairs. Prefer oak and oval but will consider other. 250-646-2100.

WANTED LINE COOKand server. Bring resumes to Mom’s Cafe or call for an interview at 250-642-3314.

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