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INDEX NEWS SPORTSNews 2Opinion 8Arts 31
Grieving parents take solace in celebration of Always and Forever Birthday Party at Jeneece Place.
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Sooke soldier named best ‘reservist riflemen’ in the world at international competition in England.
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Kevin LairdSooke News Mirror
A small section of road has flared into controversy with the B.C. Transportation Ministry and the District of Sooke.
The ministry is refusing to upgrade a 100-metre section of road in front of Sooke Centre Mall because the district is insisting that the two access points onto Sooke Road remain.
The work was earmarked as part of the $9-million roundabout project.
In a letter to Sooke Centre Mall owners Bruce Logan and Jerry Liedtke, Transportation Ministry district manager Janelle Erwin said the ministry is willing to maintain existing accesses, but it will necessitate a change of design to allow access to remain open.
“”The design changes will result in a reduced scope of project work undertaken out front of your property,” wrote Erwin.
Proposed new curb, gutter and sidewalks planned for the road will no longer be constructed by the province.
The decision does not sit well with Sooke Mayor Maja Tait, who said council has not been informed of the decision, calling it “unacceptable.” Tait is seeking a meeting with Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone.
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100 metres of roadwork left undone Artwork is a family affair
Sooke family has three entries in this year’s Sooke Fine Arts Show
Kevin LairdSooke News Mirror
When the Sooke Fine Arts Show opens tomorrow (July 24), three members of one family will be
front and centre.Joan Morgan and two of her children –
Samuel Martin, 18, and Bryn Martin, 16 – will see there art showcased in the annual arts festival.
It’s the first time in recent memory that three members in one family have had their work displayed, and in different genres. The children’s father, Rob Martin, is a woodworker and has also been in the show in the past, and supports the show as a sponsor through Island Vacation homes.
Morgan’s work will be displayed in glass mosaic, Bryn will exhibit in digital art and Samuel focuses in on photography.
“We were pretty excited,” said Morgan when the three found out their work had been accepted by the show.
“We’ve spent time reflecting on how we got here, knowing that there was a bit of luck in it with the judges all wanting something from each of us at the same time. There are many good artists who don’t get in.”
This year the Sooke Fine Arts Society received more than 1,400 submission for the show. Only 375 were accepted by the judging panel. Of those, about 50 came from the Sooke area.
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‘It’s the combination of creating an environment where messes were just fine and about doing your own thing.’
– Joan Morgan
Kevin Laird/Sooke News Mirror
Alan Graves and Catherine Keogan prepare the opening of this year’s Sooke Fine Arts Show at Seaparc Leisure Complex. “We don’t scrimp on the details,” Keogan says.
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Sooke’s Most Wanted
Robert BARKERAge: 41Wanted: Be in dwelling/possession of weapon/breach
Josh LaFLEURAge: 24Wanted: Obstruction/personation/possession stolen property
The following individuals are wanted by the Sooke RCMP as of July 17. If you have any information on these individuals or their crimes, you are asked to call the RCMP at 250-642-5241.
Police used a Taser on a man at a construction site off Sooke Road after a “volatile situation” occurred Thursday.
Officers responded to a 911 at 7 p.m. at a residence on Seagirt Road in East Sooke where a 47-year-old man was allegedly threatening to harm himself.
Police believed the man could be in possession of a firearm, and had sequestered himself inside the residence with several containers of gasoline.
The RCMP Emergency Response Team was deployed to the house, along with dog teams and police negotiators, about 40 police officers were involved in the incident.
After further investigation, police believe the man had left the residence in a pickup truck prior to their arriva.
At approximately 8:40 p.m., the RCMP negotiator observed the
suspect vehicle travelling westbound on Sooke Road and followed it to a construction site.
Police attempted to persuade the driver to voluntarily leave his vehicle.
“Despite the de-escalation attempts of this highly-trained negotiator, the suspect remained agitated and non-compliant,” said Staff Sgt. Jeff McArthur, commander of Sooke RCMP.
At one point, the suspect began moving back towards the cab of the truck, forcing officers to move in to prevent him accessing any weapons that may be inside or attempting to drive away.
A Taser was used and RCMP arrested the man. A large hunting knife was found in the cab of the truck.
The man remains in custody. No charges were laid at the News Mirror’s presstime.
Sooke Mounties use Taser to subdue man
Kevin LairdSooke News Mirror
Sooke has a hero in its midst.
Six-year-old Gavin Lerik was recognized for his heroic actions Monday at the District of Sooke council meeting by Mayor Maja Tait and Fire Chief Steven Sorenson for the quick action that may have saved his family’s lives.
Gavin was awarded the district’s Little Hero award.
“He was sneaking out to watch cartoons when he spotted the fire,” said Sorenson.
In the early morning hours of July 2, Sooke Fire Rescue responded to a call of a dryer fire in the family home.
Upon arrival, fire personnel learned that young Gavin had been the one who observed the fire in his family’s laundry room and alerted his parents, banging on their bedroom door until they awoke.
Because of Gavin’s awareness and bravery, his father was able to quickly extinguish the fire with a fire hose.
Damage to the home was contained to the laundry room.
Young boy lauded as hero
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The 75-kilometre West Coast Trail is getting repairs to bridges, ladders and other sections, as part of $33.6 million in funding announced for Parks Canada.
The money is the largest federal i n f r a s t r u c t u r e investment in Parks Canada since its formation 104 years ago, said Vancouver Island North MP John Duncan.
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Kevin LairdSooke News Mirror
Nearly all of the Grant Manor tenants who were forced out of their apartments after a fire tore through the building in the early morning hours of July 4 have found accommodations.
“Everybody at this point except for one person has somewhere to go,” Fire Chief Steven Sorensen told district council Monday night.
The fire started in a ground-level suite of the affordable hous-ing building. The occupant was asleep on the couch when the
fire alarm went off. Three apart-ments were destroyed, 17 units received damage.
N i n e t e e n people were left homeless. They have been
housed in new accommodations or staying with friends or rela-tives. The residents are scattered throughout the Greater Victoria region.
The blaze at 6921 Grant Rd. brought out 35 firefighters from the Sooke, East Sooke, Otter Point and Metchosin fire departments. Victim services, municipal staff and Red Cross personnel helped in the aftermath of the fire.
“It was a pretty complex inci-dent. Trying to deal with everyone and everything was probably one of the more complex things we have ever done,” Sorensen said.
Due to asbestos contamina-tion, the tenants lost everything, Sorensen said, adding none of the tenants had insurance.
“Everything that was in that building was classified as a haz-ardous material, since residents didn’t have insurance to clean it, it all gets thrown away.”
Sorensen urged anyone who lives in a pre-1990 building to get proper insurance to cover asbes-tos contamination.
The owner of Grant Manor is rebuilding, but the renovations are expected to take up to a year.
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Birthdays can be a joyous occasion.For some people, however, especially
those people who have lost a child either mid-pregnancy or shortly after birth, it can be a painful reminder of loss.
Charlene Chambers knows that feeling, having experienced a stillbirth in 2011.
“When you experience a loss, you feel you can’t talk about it, let alone celebrate it,” she says.
After losing her baby, Chambers – who has other children – felt compelled to undertake a project that would help steer grieving parents to the resources they needed to begin their healing journey.
Thus, Empty Arms, Healing Hearts was born in 2012.
The group recently hosted an event called the Always and Forever Birthday Party at Jeneece Place next to Victoria General Hospital, with the goal of giving parents who’ve lost babies a chance to share their experience with others in similar situations, and to celebrate children who never saw their first birthday.
“We took moments to celebrate and laugh and to cry and support each other,” Chambers says, noting there were roughly 35 people in attendance. “When parents are not given the opportunity early on to deal with (the loss of a baby), it becomes a long complicated process to get past it.”
With less paid counselling options now available for grieving parents in B.C., given changes to provincial health policies, she recognized a gap in the system that needed filling.
Chambers is a bereavement doula who works with parents to start their grieving process – sometimes before the death of their child – and helps direct people to other resources in the community.
Her plan was to help better coordinate the pregnancy loss community in the region and create an umbrella organization where people can go to find help.
The website emptyarmsvictoria.com offers links to grief counsellors, and a child loss support group, among other services.
Another aspect of the Empty Arms is fundraising for such projects as a cuddle
cot for VGH, which allows parents to spend precious time with their baby before the final separation, as a way to help them begin to deal with their loss. A recent online auction of donated items collected money to pay for perinatal bereavement counselling for family needing financial assistance.
Chambers says there remains a stigma around pregnancy and infant loss, such that other people are afraid to talk to those who are going through it for fear of upsetting them.
“There’s very little dialogue around it. It’s a very, very tough topic to discuss,” she says. “I think a huge part of it is the Western culture’s unhealthy approach to death.”
Encouraging parents to talk about their experiences is a good first step to healing, she adds. Events such as the Always and Forever Birthday Party, which she hopes will become an annual event, can help facilitate that discussion, Chamber says.
For more, visit emptyarmsvictoria.com or find Empty Arms, Healing Hearts on Facebook.
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Charlene Chambers founder of Empty Arms, Healing Hearts, hangs a wish on a lilac tree outside Jeneece Place near Victoria General Hospital. Her group held an Always and Forever birthday party there for parents who have lost children in or shortly after childbirth, or in pregnancy. Such events help advance the grieving and healing process, she says.
Grieving parents take solace in celebration
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Future builderNine-year-old Nya Pincombe concentrates as she creates an egg balloon during a children’s Build the Future workshop at the Vancouver Island Regional Library on Thursday. The library offers many programs over the summer for children, including Harry Potter’s Birthday Party on July 29.
You usually go to the library to get information. This time the library needs information from you.
Vancouver Island Regional Library is hosting community consultation meeting at each of its 39 branches and neighbouring communities. The Sooke meeting will be held July 29 at Sooke Family Resource Society, 6672 Wadams Way, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
“The objective is to hear what customers, community organizations and the general public believe will take their own library from good to great,” said Natasha Bartlett, VIRL communications officer.
Sessions are designed to encourage every participant to be heard through small, group-led activities. Sessions last approximately two hours. The results of each session will contribute to the library’s strategic plan and guide VIRL’s operations and direction for the future.
The last community consultation meeting was held in Sooke in 2010.
So far, VIRL has hosted sessions in more than half of its branches this summer, and the results were “lively and informative.”
The new proposed library in Sooke is not on the agenda but could be discussed with participants.
“The focus is not on a new library building, but on every aspect of their library that is of importance to the community. We encourage all feedback in relation to the questions asked at the sessions,” Bartlett said.
For more information and to fill out a survey, please go online to virl.bc.ca.
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Jo PhillipsSpecial to the Sooke News Mirror
A study published this year estimates 8.8 million tons of plastic are added to the oceans each year.
Researchers found an average of 2,080 pieces of microplastic (the size of a coffee ground) per cubic metre for Vancouver Island waters.
Most of this plastic debris originates on land. It is blown by the wind off garbage trucks, blue boxes, from dumps or from road sides and carried by waterways to the ocean.
Plastic does not decompose. It ends up in five major ocean gyres. These are large (the northern Pacific gyre, for instance, is estimated to be seven
to nine million square miles) masses of mostly plastic garbage that swirl around just beneath the surface of the ocean.
Larger pieces of plastic have been found entangling many species of marine life and when the plastic does break down, it forms microplastic pieces which absorb toxic chemicals and are then ingested by turtles, seabirds, marine mammals, fish and, ultimately, people who eat fish.
One way we can greatly lessen the amount of plastic that is being dumped onto the land and water is to avoid single use plastic such as plastic water bottles and plastic bags (including “biodegradable” plastic bags which don’t biodegrade effectively
and often end up succumbing to the same fate as all other plastic bags).
On Saturday (July 25) Zero Waste Sooke will present a workshop at the Sooke Country Market on making your own reusable produce and bulk bin bags. “Upcycled” sheer
curtains, a pattern and an instruction sheet will be provided and there will be a demo of how to sew them up on the spot during Country Market hours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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The Sooke Fall Fair is hosting a Swap & Shop and Car Show on Saturday (July 25) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Those considering a garage sale should consider coming to the market and selling their goods for a $10 donation to the fair.
The car show will include more than 20 vehicles from
local car enthusiasts. If you have one of the fall
fair trophies please return to the market or call 250-812-2830 to return the trophy or to book a table or bring another car.
The fall fair catalogue will be out for this event as well and will be on the website by Monday at sookefallfair.ca.
Raffle tickets are available for $2 each. Prizes include a quilt, Home Hardware and grocery gift certificates.
Please bring along a non-perishable item for the local food bank.
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To paraphrase Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz … water and power and fire, oh my!
Unlike Dorothy’s fears of walking through the unknown and creepy forest, the fear of forest fires, of power outages and water shortages are only too real this summer for many B.C. residents.
Hot dry weather has the province raising a flag on water usage, B.C. Hydro expressing concern about power usage across the province and the Coastal Fire Centre declaring a ban on campfires.
Taken together, it all sounds a bit apocalyptic.
But we haven’t reached the end of times just yet – these are necessary precautions being taken by those in positions of authority.
Here in Sooke we’re fortunate that we’re still only in stage one watering restrictions.
Thanks to what the Capital Regional District is calling a marked diligence by residents in conserving water, we’ve yet to enter stage two watering restrictions.
Under stage one, residents are
restricted to watering their lawns only on certain days of the week.
Are these measures inconvenient? Maybe a little.
However, a few simple restrictions may prove to have a huge impact down the road. Perhaps it is time to take notice of these times, when our systems are being pressed to the limit and wonder what it might be like in years to come, when severe restrictions are placed on power and water as a routine measure.
Are we ready to handle an extreme
shortage for any serious length of time? Sure, conserving a few drops of water here and there might not seem like a lot, but those drops add up fast.
And developing a conservationist attitude now, both as individuals and as a community, is the path to ensuring there will be resources available for our grandchildren.
A few precautions now save the futureWE SAY: Some conservation measures seem inconvenient, but many are for our better good
When an assassin killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914, no one called it the start of the First World War. That happened years later, after the implications, consequences and scale of the response could be assessed. It’s often the way. That’s why historians are important; they put events in context.
Similarly, in 1988 when climate scientist James Hansen testified in Washington that human-caused global warming was kicking in, people might have been excused for failing to grasp the significance of his early warning.
But there’s no excuse for humanity’s subsequent dismissal and denial of the reality of his statements and the deliberate, aggressive
opposition to any action to reduce the threat.
For years, environmentalists have called for an urgent response to runaway climate change. Evidence has poured in from around the world to corroborate Hansen’s conclusions, from melting glaciers, sea level rise and ocean acidification to increasing extreme weather events and changes in animal and plant behaviour and ranges.
Despite the evidence, few governments have taken the necessary steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Instead of listening to scientists and citizens, many leaders have chosen to heed the fossil fuel industry’s massive PR machine and right-wing ideologues
who see the call for global action as a socialist threat to capitalism.
There has been progress, at national and subnational levels, and among forward-thinking corporations and organizations.
More recently, people on the frontlines of climate change such as Pacific Islanders and Inuit have warned of the changes they’re experiencing. The insurance industry and a number of corporations have called for action, with some, like Tesla, designing solutions. But many in the media and government continue to downplay the problem.
I’ve been astounded by the lack of response over the years, but I’ll go out on a limb and suggest a shift is now taking place. Although we may
not recognize its significance without the benefit of hindsight, we appear to be in the early stages of something huge.
It’s easy for governments and industry to prioritize corporate profits and short-term gain over the best interests of complacent citizens. But when enough people demand action, take to the streets, write to business, political and religious leaders and talk to friends and family, change starts happening. We never know how big it will be until it’s occurred – but this time, it looks like it could be monumental.
Let’s hope so.•••
David Suzuki is an internationally acclaimed scientist.
David SuzukiScience Matters
Climate crisis creating a global consciousness shift
To six-year-old Gavin Lerik. The Sooke youngster was honoured for his quick actions by the District of Sooke earlier this week. In the early morning hours of July 2, Sooke Fire Rescue responded to a call of a dryer
fire in a family home. Upon arrival, fire personnel learned that young Gavin had been
the one who observed the fire in his family’s laundry room and alerted his parents, banging on their bedroom door until they awoke. Because of Gavin’s awareness and bravery, his father was able to quickly extinguish the fire. Gavin’s actions are commendable. The fire could have been a disaster if it had spread and the family remained asleep. Good job, Gavin!
To election goodies. It must feel like Christmas in Ottawa. – well at least to the prime minister. On Monday, the “Harper Government” announced a lump sum childcare benefit for children under the age of
19. Good for parents. Not so good for taxpayers. We suggest its just a start of the goodies coming
our way as Canadians head for a fall election. Back in 2005 the Liberals tried the same one pony trick. It certainly didn’t help them when they lost power and the governing party became the Conservatives. Canadians usually see through such a charade, but it always ends up costing us. Cha ching! Cha ching!
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WE ASKED YOU: What flavour of ice cream is your favourite?
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Emily Webb, 7Sooke
Chocolate. I just love choocolate.
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Chocolate Treasure. It’s really good and because it’s my grandma’s favourite.
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Chocolate – because I like it. Javin Gair
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Readers’ letters: Site C dam, bats, parks
Site C dam costly to environment
Premier Christy Clark and the B.C. government is going to build the Site C dam even if it is wrong.
The Liberals are going to lose the next election so they just want to leave something with their name on it.
Only 10 percent of B.C. is farmable land. The government wants to take thousands of hectares and tell the farmers – some whose families have been there for 100 years – to go away.
We need this land to produce food. We cannot afford to do away with farm and ranch land.
We will also lose 100 kilometres of river. Where will the fish go? With habitat gone, what will this do to the salmon industry?
What is wrong with geothermal energy? Lots of countries use it and it’s cheaper than spending $1 billion on the Site C dam. This province is already billions of dollars in debt.
With the Site C dam, we may be on the road of no return.
There are many questions surrounding global warming on this project. Scientists around the world say we are producing too much CO2. The more the population grows, the more water and farmland will be needed.
Gordon StewartSooke
First responders earn high praise
Sincere gratitude and well wishes from both my wife and I are extended to the civilian first responders, paramedics, police and rescue team, who attended at their own risk, the accident on the afternoon of July 6 near Cooper’s Cove.
Because of their heroism and profesionalism, they kept a bad situation from becoming much worse. We also extend thanks to the other driver for
being honest and honourable.David and Sonya Isacson
Sooke
Bats crucial link to our habitat
Re: In search of the elusive bats (News, July 15)
I was pleasantly surprised to see bat research getting front page treatment in the News Mirror.
I can certainly stress the importance of such research for the one important tidbit mentioned – the dreaded white-nose syndrome, which is moving west.
I spent the summer of 2014 driving around Digby and Annapolis counties in Nova Scotia posting hundreds of Have You Seen Any Bats posters. The research project was conducted in western Nova Scotia by the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute in Kejimkujik National Park, with naturalist Bradley Toms. I stumbled into being a volunteer by accident.
The fungus which spreads white spores on the noses of hibernating bats has killed them by the millions in Eastern Canada and the U.S. It wakes up bats prematurely while winter is still raging and they starve to death.
The sad part is this fungus is not native to North America. It was first detected more than a decade ago in an upstate New York cave popular with spelunkers.
Now researchers on a desperate search to find an antidote to the fungus.
After living in Nova Scotia for six years, I can tell you the summertime bug infestation is bad, bad, bad. Unless you have a strong breeze blowing, you are not going to be sitting outdoors. The reason? Those little brown bats, who eat up their own body weight in bugs each night, are nowhere to be seen.
Andy NeimersSooke
Trail project money should go to park
District of Sooke council has applied for a $75,000 grant, which will be matched by taxpayers to build a trail off the Galloping Goose coming into to town on a transportation route that already exists.
This was never discussed in public as a need but council decided to jump after the grant. No thought of cost, location, maintenance, etc. were taken into account.
I can’t even imagine the amount of district staff time spent on this project. This is a non-revenue recreation trail off a recreation trail. The Galloping Goose is managed by the Capital Regional District, which also doesn’t have enough money to maintain the park trail.
In the district’s five-year financial plan, it was decided to cut back on maintaining some of the parks as it was too costly. Why add another?
We have a lovely park, John Philips Memorial, in the heart of Sooke, which is already being maintained in the district contract. It is begging for more signage, washrooms, water lines, electricity, benches and, perhaps, a gazebo. This park, because of its size and location, lends itself to revenue from events like picnics, weddings and markets.
Let’s just use the monies for park improvements on this park for a start and do it well. There is a lovely trail already in this park , now open it up for more options.
We don’t have to do a whole lot of things, just do one thing well and build our community for the community, one step at a time.
Ellen LewersSooke
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Drivers need to slow down
On July 14, a dog was struck on Maple Ave North in Stone Ridge Estates in front of families, children and its owner.
The dog was dragged 16 metres before the truck came to a stop. Her injuries were so severe she was euthanized a couple hours later.
All too often families on this street yell at drivers to slow down. This street has a blind spot on the top of the hill that meets Stone Creek Place and families are asking drivers to be cautious driving this road in the daytime as there are many children and pets that live on this street or families that walk in this neighbourhood to the local park.
This terrible accident could have involved one of our chikdren – severely injured or killed.
Drivers must be aware and drive safely, as these are the summer months where children, pets and families are out enjoying the beautiful outdoors.
All too often balls roll into the streets and children and pets bolt out to get them. We all need to realize that pet’s are part of the family too and losing them can be just as devastating as losing a loved one.
Let’s make this summer, a safe summer for all people and pets.
Michelle BarneySooke
Volunteers put our best foot forward
Re: Forget the best, try making Canada better (Letters, July 8)
Perhaps, as Damaris Garzon writes, Canada is not and should not be considered the best country in the world. There is always room for improvement.
However, those of us lucky enough to be born or have emigrated here are certainly privileged to call Canada home.
We invite Mr. Garzon and others to join the many individuals and organizations
that selflessly volunteer their time and efforts to do just that within the Sooke region. We can justifiably call ourselves a Volunteer Capital in Canada.
The Sooke Region Volunteer Centre and the Sooke Region Community Health Initiative are but two of the more than 180 organizations focusing on enriching our communities.
If you want to contribute to making our region an even better place to live, the Volunteer Centre will match your skills, experience and passion to an organization where you can make a difference.
The Community Health Initiative is a partnership joining community members and health and social service providers advocating for and supporting healthy communities from Beecher Bay to Port Renfrew. Both organizations welcome your questions and involvement.
If you want to make a difference and these opportunities interest you, please phone 250-642-6364 Ext. 235 or email [email protected].
Marlene Barry, Chair, Sooke Region Volunteer Centre
Rick Robinson, Chair, Sooke Region Community
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Officials must be alerted to sick deer
Re: Starving deer need to be fed (Letters, July 1)
Perhaps you should run a series on geography, so that your letter-writer can learn about all the habitat for deer around Sooke.
Drive toward Port Renfrew for example and she’d see a burgeoning replanted forest, which was good deer habitat when younger and is probably surrounded by interface areas with many shrubs.
Or just illuminate more complaints from people whose gardens and trees are being consumed by urban deer.
If she sees a deer around Sooke that looks like it is starving compared to other deer nearby, she should call wildlife authorities as that is likely a sick deer. It happens, due disease or abnormality including mental confusion – just as with humans.
Keith SketchleySaanich
Jamboree no problem for camp neighbours
I just wanted to send a huge round of applause to the organizers of the Jamboree at Camp Barnard this week.
We live on Young Lake Road, and were a little nervous at the idea of having the equivalent of 25 per cent of the population of Sooke move onto our road for the week, wondering how they would get all those people in and out (at a smaller jamboree a number of years ago, the traffic jam literally stretched back half way along Otter Point Road on move in day).
The whole event has been incredibly well organized. No back ups at all on move in day, and aside from the increase in school bus traffic along our road, we wouldn’t even know they were there.
So thank you to the organizers for I’m sure giving the scouts from far and wide a week to remember, with no disruption at all to the locals.
Amanda BoothSooke
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Canadian AAAInside Round Marinating Steak13.20 per kg
Canadian AAStrip Loin Grilling Medallions33.04 per kg
QF Platinum AngusInside or Outside Round Oven Roast1kg
Canadian AAStrip Loin Grilling Steak26.43 per kg
Canadian AAAInside Round Oven Roast
13.20 per kg
Simply NaturalOrganic Dressing354ml
IogoYogurt650gr
IogoYogurt12-16x100gr
Simply NaturalOrganic Salsa470ml
Simply Natural Organic BBQ Sauce303ml
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WeberBBQ Marinade Mix Just Add Juice32gr
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SchneidersSmokies or European Wieners1kg
SchneidersWienersSelected, 375-450gr
Whole Pork Tenderloin8.79 per kg
KnorrPasta Sidekicks112-158gr
PrimoBeans or Chick Peas540ml
PrimoTomatoes796ml
PrimoThick & Zesty Pasta Sauce680ml
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PrimoPasta900gr
SaputoShredded Parmesan or Mozzarellissima Cheese170-340gr
399PerLB399
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JanesPub Style Chicken800gr
Chef BoyardeePasta418-425gr
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Maple LeafFlakes of Ham, Turkey or Chicken156gr
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SaputoFeta Cheese200gr
SaputoShredded Cheese320gr
San RemoExtra Virgin Olive Oil1lt
Clover LeafSockeye SalmonWild Red Pacific, 213gr
Hellmann’sMayonnaise890ml
Pepsi, Schweppes or 7up6x710ml
Happy PlanetOrganic 100% Juice & Puree Blend946ml
Happy PlanetFruit Smoothie900ml
Happy PlanetSoup500-650ml
BecelSoft Margarine907gr
PostHoney Bunches of Oats or Great Grains Cereal368-453gr
MezzettaOlivesSelected, 269-398ml
San RemoOrganic Balsamic Vinegar500ml
Hidden ValleyDressing473ml Folgers
Classic Roast Ground Coffee920gr
AdamsNatural 100% Peanut Butter1kg
PostShreddies or Spoon Size Shredded Wheat525-550gr
Dole100% Juice or Sparklers12x340-355ml
ArmstrongNatural Sliced Cheese500gr
Smucker’sPure Jam, Jelly or Marmalade500ml
Minute MaidSimply Orange Juice2.63lt
Five Alive or NesteaBeverage1.75lt
Clover LeafChunk or Flaked Light Tuna in WaterSkipjack, selected, 170gr
BreyersFamily Classic Frozen Dessert1.66lt
MagnumIce Cream BarsAssorted Sizes
The Original Brand PopsicleFrozen NoveltiesAssorted Sizes
Lipton Brisk, Mug Root Beer, Dr. Pepper or Crush Orange2lt
AquafinaDemineralized Treated Water24x500ml
GatoradePerform Thirst Quencher710ml
Lay’sFamily Size Potato Chips255gr
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Stoned Wheat ThinsCrackers600gr
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General MillsBuglesOriginal Flavour, 213gr
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SaputoFeta Cheese200gr
SaputoShredded Cheese320gr
San RemoExtra Virgin Olive Oil1lt
Clover LeafSockeye SalmonWild Red Pacific, 213gr
Hellmann’sMayonnaise890ml
Pepsi, Schweppes or 7up6x710ml
Happy PlanetOrganic 100% Juice & Puree Blend946ml
Happy PlanetFruit Smoothie900ml
Happy PlanetSoup500-650ml
BecelSoft Margarine907gr
PostHoney Bunches of Oats or Great Grains Cereal368-453gr
MezzettaOlivesSelected, 269-398ml
San RemoOrganic Balsamic Vinegar500ml
Hidden ValleyDressing473ml Folgers
Classic Roast Ground Coffee920gr
AdamsNatural 100% Peanut Butter1kg
PostShreddies or Spoon Size Shredded Wheat525-550gr
Dole100% Juice or Sparklers12x340-355ml
ArmstrongNatural Sliced Cheese500gr
Smucker’sPure Jam, Jelly or Marmalade500ml
Minute MaidSimply Orange Juice2.63lt
Five Alive or NesteaBeverage1.75lt
Clover LeafChunk or Flaked Light Tuna in WaterSkipjack, selected, 170gr
BreyersFamily Classic Frozen Dessert1.66lt
MagnumIce Cream BarsAssorted Sizes
The Original Brand PopsicleFrozen NoveltiesAssorted Sizes
Lipton Brisk, Mug Root Beer, Dr. Pepper or Crush Orange2lt
AquafinaDemineralized Treated Water24x500ml
GatoradePerform Thirst Quencher710ml
Lay’sFamily Size Potato Chips255gr
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Ben & Jerry’sIce Cream500ml
HawkinsCheezies210gr
Hi I’m SkinnySticks170-184gr
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ChristieCookiesSelected, 265-300gr
Stoned Wheat ThinsCrackers600gr
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General MillsBuglesOriginal Flavour, 213gr
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DelissioRustico or Thin Crust Pizza340-630gr
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Rocco’sFlatbread250gr
CanadianPlain Havarti Cheese
Alexis De PortneufBelle Creme Triple Cream Brie Cheese1/4 Wheel
FreybeSmoked Bavarian
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Smoked Ham
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Frozen or Previously FrozenCooked White Tiger Prawn Tails41/50 Size
FreshAhi Tuna
Quality FreshSweet Treats CandySelected, 220-250gr
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Quality FreshHold the Salt Pecan Halves or Pieces125gr
Organically YoursOrganic Raw Whole Cashews200gr
8 Piece Dynamite Rolls
10 Piece Sushi Lovers
$8
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Per100 gr
MediumVegetable Chop Suey
599
249per 100gr
599
799 725
FreshWhole Head Off Sockeye Salmon
Per100 gr
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ColdBBQ Pork Back Ribs
129Per100 gr
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199• Broccoli & Grape• Coleslaw Vinaigrette • Fruit• Red Potato with Sour
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MediumSweet & Sour Pork
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995
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Grimm’sHam with Garlic, Beer, Lyona or Summer Sausage
499
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KraveBeef or Pork Jerky92gr
EmmaExtra Virgin Olive Oil750ml
Camp100% Pure Organic Maple Syrup250ml
Nature’s PathOrganic Waffles210gr
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Cake Donuts Cheese & Spinach Buns
Sprouted Grains Bread
9” Apple Pie 7” Fresh Fruit Cheesecake
Dempster’sBagelsSelected, 6’s
Dempster’sWhole Grains Bread600gr
ZiplocFreezer BagsSelected, 10-25’s
CloroxBleach3.57lt
CharminUltra Soft Bathroom
TissueDouble Roll, 12’s
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RumbleSupershake Nourishing Drink355ml
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Local rockers Cannibal Bob are among the top bands revealed for this year’s edition of Sookapalooza.
The one-day music festival will feature seven acts at 17 Mile House Pub, which also include Dirty Harriet, Weak Patrol, Kemal Evans, Johnny Galactic, Sweet Leaf and Illvis Freshley.
S o o k a p a l o o z a , now in its 10th year, also features other entertainment, such as hoola hoop lessons, food and beverages.
Every possible type of music will be presented, said S o o k a p a l o o z a spokesperson Graham Mackenzie.
Cannibal Bob are local rockers with their own take on cover songs and catchy originals, always a crowd favourite.
Johnny Galactic, Mackenzie’s band, are Sookapalooza alumni who always shows up ready to entertain the crowd with well written lyrics, catchy hooks and rock kicks.
Sweet Leaf is an original seven-piece ska funk band from Victoria.
Dirty Harriet is a spine-tingling ride carrying rock to a new melodic level,
featuring haunting vocals surrounded by a punk/metal influenced percussion section and sexy guitar riffs that captivate a wide range of audiences.
Weak Patrol is a high-energy, tongue-in-cheek, sweat-stained
band.Kemal Evans
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“This event sells out quick, so if you want to be one of the lucky ones that get to experience the killer line-up of bands and performers we have put together for our 10th year, don’t hesitate and get your tickets,” said Mackenzie.
Tickets for Sookapalooza are $20 and available at 17 Mile House Pub. The bands start playing at 3 p.m.
Seven bands ready to rock Sookapalooza this weekend
Sweet Leaf stars at Sookapalooza.
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Elida PeersSpecial to the Sooke News Mirror
It’s a good thing we aren’t limited to the guidance offered by this map today, but it’s interesting to view these Surveyor-General’s notes of August 1864.
Captain Walter Colquhoun Grant, a Scot, was the first immigrant settler to purchase land in what would become the province of British Columbia, making the purchase for 100 Pounds Sterling in 1849.
While Grant’s hundred-acre land purchase was located on the harbourfront between today’s Maple Avenue and Gatewood Road, his ambition was to develop a lumbering industry, and he found a suitable spot at the eastern end of the Sooke inlet.
The creek that we have come to know as Veitch Creek finds its way to the inlet in a series of small waterfalls heading
down from the hills. A bridge on Gillespie Road crosses over this creek today. It was here that Captain Grant set up his ambitious undertaking, using the force of the water tumbling down the creek to power his sawmill.
Today this site is marked by a historic shield erected by the Sooke Region Historical Society, and if you are hiking along the Galloping Goose Trail, you’ll find it close alongside Mike and Kathy Hicks’
bed and breakfast at Hutchinson Cove.
Captain Grant had a contract from the Hudson’s Bay Company to undertake initial surveying of the area, but he appears to have been a restless man. Not content with developing a field crop at his homesite in upper Sooke and harvesting timber for his mill, he preferred to spend time with the social scene of Victoria, and also journeyed as far as the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) in search of a
market for his lumber. We have not located, however, a record of a significant cut from the mill.
At the time that the Surveyor General drew this sketch in 1864, Captain Grant had been gone from these shores for more than a decade, and it was the Leech River goldrush that was making the headlines.
Reference the notation “Sooke Harbr,” in earlier times, the two distinct sections of our Sooke inlet were called the
“inner harbour” and “outer harbour.” Today we refer to the “harbour”, and the “basin.” Note that the script says the route
from Victoria would be improved, and indeed, it was only another eight years, in 1872, before a road of sorts was put through
connecting us to the metropolis of Victoria.
•••Elida Peers is the
historian of the Sooke Region Museum.
Grant’s mill: a historic water-powered sawmill
Thurs July 23TODDLERTIMEAt the Sooke Library 10:30 to 11 a.m.,Hands-on activities for ages 18-36 months. Register at 250-642-3022.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONCribbage 7 P.M.
BINGOSr’s Drop-In Centre, 12:45-3 p.m. Sooke Community HallBABYTIMEFirst Thursday of each month, 2 p.m. Library.MUSEUM NIGHT MARKET 5 -8 p.m. at the Sooke Region Museum, 2070 Phillips Rd.SOOKE FINE ARTS SHOW Purchasers Preview, 7 to 10 p.m. SEAPARC Leisure Complex. Info: sookefinearts.com
Mon July 27PARENT & TOT DROP-IN Child, Youth, & Family Centre, 9:30 to 11 a.m. 250-642-5152.CALLING ALL QUILTERSKnox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Info: 250-642-0789.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONEuchre 6:30 p.m.SOOKE FINE ARTS SHOW 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. SEAPARC Leisure Complex. Info: sookefinearts.com
Sun July 26ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSunday breakfast brunch, 9-12:30 p.m., $5.Drop in pool tournament every second Sunday.SHIRLEY FARMERS’ MARKET11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shirley Pioneer Park every Sun. to Sept. 13.SOOKE FINE ARTS SHOW 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. SEAPARC Leisure Complex. Info: sookefinearts.com
Wed July 29WALKING GROUPPeople’s Drug Mart hosts a walking club, 9:15 a.m.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONDominos 10 a.m.Shuffleboard, 6:30 p.m. NASCAR POOLMeetl and Pick, Sooke Legion 7 p.m.SOOKE FINE ARTS SHOW 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. SEAPARC Leisure Complex. Info: sookefinearts.com
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Tues July 28BABY TALKYour Changing Family, Youth and Family Centre, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Info: 250-642-5464.YOUTH CLINICAges 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic.KNITTING CIRCLESooke Library, 6:30–8:00 p.m. Free, all levels. Drop-in. 250-642-3022.STORYTIMEAges 3-5, 10:30-11 a.m. Sooke Library. Free but call 250-642-3022 to register WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT GROUPSooke Harbour House. 7-9 p.m. Ongoing every 2nd Tuesday of the month.SOOKE FINE ARTS SHOW 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. SEAPARC Complex. Info: sookefinearts.comArtz4Kids, 2 to 4 p.m.Artz4Youth, 4 to 7 p.m.
Child, Youth & Family Centre: 6672 Wadams WayFamily Medical Clinic: 1300-6660 Sooke Rd
Holy Trinity Church: 1952 Murray RdKnox Presbyterian Church: 2110 Church Rd
Legion #54: 6726 Eustace RdLibrary: 2065 Anna Marie RdMuseum: 2070 Phillips Rd
Peoples Drug Mart: 8-6716 Sooke RdSEAPARC: 2168 Phillips Rd
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church: 2191 Townsend RdSooke Senior’s Bus: $15 annual membership. 250-642-4662
Municipal Hall: 2205 Otter Point Rd Sooke Community Hall: 2037 Sheilds Rd.
Directory: Where to find what
Sat July 25ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONMeat draw 3 p.m.SOOKE COUNTRY MARKETOtter Pt. Rd., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Every Saturday.SOOKE FALL FAIR EVENTSwap and Shop and Car Show. Sooke Community Hall, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For info: 250-812-2830.SOOKE FINE ARTS SHOW 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. SEAPARC Leisure Complex. Info: sookefinearts.com.SOOKAPALOOZA17 Mile PubARTISTS DEMOSSouth Shore Gallery, 2046 Otter Point Rd. Info: southshoregallery.ca or 250-642-2058.
Fri July 24 VITAL VITTLESFree lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSteak Night, 6-7:30 p.m.Karaoke 8-11 p.m. SOOKE SENIORS’ BUS Lunch and shopping trips to Victoria. Call June at 250-642-2032 for information.SOOKE FINE ARTS SHOW 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. SEAPARC Leisure Complex. Info: sookefinearts.comSTINKING FISH STUDIO TOUR Through to Aug. 3. Info: stinkingfishstudiotour.com.
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B.C. Grown
Red or GreenLeaf Lettuce
79¢
B.C. Grown
Carrots
2/250
California
Yukon GoldPotatoes
99¢B.C. Grown
GreenKale
79¢
Eat Smart
ChoppedKale
2/700
Kraft Grated
ParmesanCheese
649
Fletcher's
Bacon
500g .................................599Select
VeggieBurgers907g .................................1099
Butterball
TurkeyFranks450g ...................................449
B.C. Grown
Cherries
399169
AAA Beef
Top SirloinSteaks14.31/kg ............................649
AAA Beef
Top SirloinMedallions17.39/kg .................................789
Fresh
SoleFillets
Nature Valley
GranolaBars
Nabob
TraditionCoffee
799375-400gAll Varieties
Fresh New Zealand
Lamb LoinChops21.36/kg ...........................969
Fresh New Zealand
Lamb LegRoasts17.61/kg ..............................799
AAA Beef
Top SirloinRoast 13.21/kg 599
4/500
2/500
109
B.C. Grown
White SpineCucumbers
99¢
279
Jello
JellyPowder85g All Varieties ....
4/300Catelli
LasagnaNoodles375-500g ...................299
Fancy Feast
CatFood85g All Varieties ........69¢
Clorox
LiquidBleach1.89L ...........................229
Texana
Basmati Indian Rice907g .........................359
Mr. Noodles
Cup Noodles
64g All Varieties ........89¢
Old El Paso
TacoShells125-133g ....................189
Dempster's DeluxeHamburger or Sausage
Buns6's-8's .........................279
Purex Double RollBathroomTissue8's ...............................499
Hunt's Thick 'n Rich
PastaSauce680 mL All Varieties ....139
Unico
Capers
125 mL .....................199
White Swan
Jumbo PaperTowels2's ..............................189
Christie Red OvalStoned Wheat Thins
Crackers300g All Varieties ..
2/500
Alpo Cookout Classic
DogFood1.8kg ...........................429
Sunlight Lemon
Liquid DishDetergent1.5L ............................399
Realime or Realemon
Juice
440 mL .................2/300
Aqua� na
RemineralizedWater24x500 mL ..................499
All Varieties
Coca~Cola
1L ...........................4/500
Bick's
Sweet GreenRelish375 mL ..................
2/300
SunRype
Pure or BlendedJuice900 mL All Varieties
4/500
ea
/lb
TostitosSalsa or
Tortilla Chips2/600
6.15/kg
Nectarines
2.84/kg ......................................129BartlettPears2.84/kg ....................................129
Christie Crispers
SaltySnacks175g ........................229
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2/500
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12 oz
/lb
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Candied
SalmonStrips
2/400
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Macadamia Nuts ......179/100g
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Peanuts ..........................59¢/100g
Licorice
Allsorts .79¢/100g
Blueberry Blast
Trail Mix ...........................119/100g
California
/lb
/lb
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425g
IdahoanAu Gratin or Scalloped
Potatoes
2/500
Fresh Imitation
CrabMeat
2.18/kg
Campbell's Classic
SoupsAll Varieties
199
310gAll Varieties
Campbell's
ChiliCon Carne
2/400
2lbs
ea
/100g
California
Clamshell
Tomatoeson the Vine
2/400
Jonny Cat
Cat Litter4kg .............................349
ea
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Organic
GrapeTomatoes
2/800
Dole
PineappleJuice
2/3001L
/lb
ea
/100g
Organic
Mangoes
ea
1 pint
375-400g
Powerade
SportsDrinks
5/500710 mL
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/lb
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4/500+dep540 mL
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+dep
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GranolaBars2/2/2/
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General Mills
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San PellegrinoLimonata or Aranciata
Water330 mL .................
3/200ea
389
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189900 mL
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Stove Top
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2/300120g
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425-505gAll Varieties
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269+dep
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Seventh GenerationBathroomTissue12's ..........................599Island Nut Roastery Paci� c RimPeanutButter450g 2 Varieties ........349
Ak MakWhole WheatCrackers118g .........................229
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VolcanoLemon orLime Burst100 mL .......................129
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CottageCheese750g ..............................
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PotatoPatties1.3kg .........................449Minute Maid
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2/400Pura VidaCassava or PlaintainChips200g ................
2/500
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Simply Natural Organic
Salad Dressings354 mL All Varieties ..........................................
2/400
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Little Duck Organic
Fruit Snacks28g All Varieties .........................................................399
Whole Alternatives Organic
Microwave Popcorn3x85g All Varieties ....................................................229
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295 mL
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340-406g ...........429
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Pasta Sauces739 mL All Varieties ...................................................299
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473 mL .............549
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99
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2492/800
Wong Wing
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2/500
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2/500
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227g ...........................399
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2015 I CLASSIFIEDS I SOOKENEWSMIRROR.COM 25Sooke News Mirror Wed, July 22, 2015 www.sookenewsmirror.com A25
Maywell was born April 2, 1925, in Saseenos to Michael and Karen Wickheim and died ½ mile from his birthplace on July 17, 2015 with his loved ones at his side. He was predeceased by his wife Betty, sister Nan, brother Ardy and son-in-law John. He is survived by daughters Liz Koolman, Marg Herrling (Mike) Allan Wickheim (Laura) and grandchildren, Melissa Szoo ( Darren), Tori Wickheim (Brenda) , Kristi Hansen(Carsten), Julie Brooks (Ben), Emma Herrling (Kris), Jake and Katie Koolman, Vaile, Bren and Avan Wickheim and great grandchildren, Cecilia Hansen, Oriana and Ollie Brooks, Dominic Szoo and Isaac Wickheim. He is also survived by sisters Elida Peers and Lil Leet and brother Jubiel Wickheim (Mavis) and nieces and nephews.
Maywell left school in grade six to help on the family farm and work for neighbours to help support the family. His strong work ethic began in his youth, and was maintained throughout his life. He read several daily newspapers and encyclopaedias in his younger days, and his knowledge of the world, space and historical events was extensive. Although he didn’t have much in the way of a formal education he was able to master a broad range of subjects from engineering and marine technology to philosophy, botany and ecology.
Maywell worked as a contractor most of his life. He spent time in shipyards in Seattle which provided the interest and experience to create Sooke Marine Industries which, for over 40 years, served fishing vessels and pleasure craft as well as many industrial and dock projects in the Sooke Harbour. He designed and built several homes, bridges and cabins incorporating innovative, practical and efficient features.
Logging was also a large part of his work. He established logging camps at Pipestem Inlet and Pye Lake in the 1950s and 60s. Logging sports involvement included birling, axe throwing and cross cut saw championships at All Sooke Day and other locations.
Maywell was always interested in sharing his knowledge and encouraging others, particularly young people, to be involved in physical activity. To this end he purchased and donated gymnastic equipment for the local school where he supervised Wednesday night gym sessions. At the home he and Betty built at the Esquimalt Lagoon, as well as installing a double trapeze over the large swimming pool, he set up a tightrope, and more gym equipment which was in constant use by neighbourhood youth and groups from special needs homes for many years.
Spelunking was another activity he enjoyed,
helping find, survey and conserve numerous caves across the Island, particularly in the Horne Lake and Pipestem Inlet areas and even as far away as Idaho.
The outdoors was Maywell’s passion – living, working and showing others the marvels of Sooke and surrounding area. He co-founded the Kludahk Outdoors Club and for 25 years hundreds of people have enjoyed hiking the trails in summer, viewing the unique alpine lilies and skiing in winter. He supplied canoes for the lakes in the meadows and designed and helped build the numerous cabins.
A deep respect for nature lead to quests for large and unusual trees including the Cheewhat Cedar which he found in 1988 and conducted many treks to.
He contributed behind the scenes to many endeavors locally, including the Sooke Region Museum and Sun River Community Garden, and was a thoughtful and knowledgeable source of history and information about many aspects of the Sooke area. He always found unique methods of doing things which often caused raised eyebrows and some doubts but generally proved to be a better and more sustaining way of dealing with the situation. If you had a problem or a dilemma, he was always there to help and work out a solution.
His approach to any problem was to discard the obvious and re-define the problem and its resolution in a unique and innovative way, often with multiple benefits rather than just a problem solved. The phrase, “Maywell will know…” will echo in the Sooke community and hills for years to come.
His theme in life was to make things better for all and he gave selflessly to that end. Next time you sit on one of those beautiful cedar log bus-stop benches around Sooke, smile and know Maywell had your comfort in mind, just making things better.
Many thanks to Dr. Anton Rabien for his committed care and support of Maywell over the past few months.
There will be no service at his request. Flowers gratefully declined.
Maywell WickheimApril 2, 1925 - July 17, 2015
On July 14 2015, Kenneth Longland set out on his final adventure. It is with much love and fond memories that his loving wife Karen, brother’s, James, Eric and Terry, Sister Bernice, nieces, nephews precious family and friends gathered to say so long and thanks for the unconditional love, and wonderful memories.
Ken was the fourth child to be born to Vivian and Les Longland in Victoria on March 28th 1948. Sister Bernice always said “Ken was the good and happy baby”, he was that and much more.
Raised on the family farm in Saanich. Ken would later work in the logging industry as a choker man and heavy machine operator up and down the Island. Ken also spent 21 years maintaining and keeping the roads safe from Langford to Port Renfrew . Many a night while folks slept he was out on the roads, bucking up down trees or clearing snow and ice for all to safely travel in the morning.
In his youth, his love of sports had him involved as a back catcher in baseball and his real passion a Goalie in hockey! A team player! He spent some of his spare time coaching girls hockey team.
Ken married his childhood sweet heart and true love Karen on August 18 1973. They moved to Sooke in 1975 where they lived for 41 years. Their 4.5 acer property is a haven of beauty and dedication to both Ken and Karen’s love of the land and all creatures great and small. Except for gray squirrels!
His stories were amazing, if you wanted to know anything at all, Ken was the one who would know, the keeper of the information and the historian of the coast. A story teller that captivated all!
Generous of his time, always willing to give a hand, no job was to tall an order for Ken to help out with. He was an invincible force on any piece of heavy machinery that he would pull from his Big Boys Toy Shed.
Kens strong will and determination carried him through the past years of a valiant fight! He passed peacefully! He was loved by many and will be missed by all who’s life he touched.
Many thanks to the Doctors and Staff at Royal Jubilee Hospital, BC Cancer Agency and Sooke Hospice Palliative Care team for their wonderful kindness, gentle care and support.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the BC Cancer Agency and or Sooke Hospice.
A remembrance of Ken’s life will be in the fall. Kens wishes were to have family and friends gather round a big Kenny style bonfire to celebrate his life.
Kenneth LonglandMarch 28 1948 to July 14 2015
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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Prestige Sooke Holdings Ltd. has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), West Coast Region for a Commercial Marina situated on Provincial Crown land located at Sooke Harbour. The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is 1414318. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations at 142 - 2080 Labieux Rd. Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9, or emailed to: [email protected] Comments will be received by MFLNRO until August 28th, 2015. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website: http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operation’s office in Nanaimo.
Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Prestige Sooke Holdings Ltd. has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), West Coast Region for a Commercial Marina situated on Provincial Crown land located at Sooke Harbour. The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is 1414318. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations at 142 - 2080 Labieux Rd. Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9, or emailed to: [email protected] Comments will be received by MFLNRO until August 28th, 2015. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website: http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operation’s office in Nanaimo.
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From Page 1“Any changes to the agreement
have to be done in writing to us,” she said. “We need to work it out together that’s what a partnership is all about. I can’t understand why they (the ministry) would inform the business owner but not council.”
The District of Sooke is contributing $3.1 million for the roundabout, which fuses Sooke Road, Brownsey Boulevard and the Evergreen Centre entrance into one loop.
The province takes care of the rest with an additional $6.1 million for a complete revamp of Sooke Road between Otter Point and Church roads. That includes new
sidewalks, crosswalks, lighting curbs, bike lanes and bus shelters.
The original project design
included the permanent closure of the existing right turn out exit access onto Sooke Road, at the
northeast corner of the mall’s property. The ministry wanted to expand the current bus bay to allow for two double-decker bus stop.
District council does not support a B.C. Transit rest stop in the centre of town, and says there is still room for development at Sooke Centre Mall which would increase traffic flows.
With the two access roads remaining, the ministry will stop work at the edge of the property, unless the district decides to do the work.
“We’re trying to beautify the centre core,” Tait said.
“It’s really upsetting. We want to finish this plan in its entirety and
not have this unfinished tease,” Tait said.
District and ministry officials are expected to meet this week on the project.
In an email to the Sooke News Mirror ministry officials said: “We hope to reach a resolution with the district that will allow the ministry to proceed with improvements to the additional 100 metres of Highway 14 in front of Sooke Centre Mall. We encourage the district to work with the ministry to finalize the details of the project.”
The roundabout project is expected to be completed by this fall.
Ministry, district at odds over road project
From Page 1“It’s a very high-calibre show,” said Catherine
Keogan, the society’s executive director.The fine arts show runs for 11 days at
SEAPARC Leisure Complex offering daily artists’ demonstrations, live music, and activities for children and seniors.
It takes more than 300 volunteers to put on the show from set up to take down – and it’s the reason for its success.
“We don’t scrimp on the details,” Keogan said.“There’s a lot of attention paid to quality in the
presentation, quality in the operation. We offer guests more than just an experience of art on the walls. It becomes a much more intimate and engaged experience.”
Some of those who Keogan gives credit to creating a memorable show is volunteer show designer Alan Graves and his team.
Graves joined the society eight years ago as a volunteer when he was invited to design the show.
He worked with the Royal B.C. Museum’s travelling exhibits and a show designer for 19 years and took up on the challenge.
“The society didn’t want this to be a typical museum art gallery,” Graves recalled. “They wanted something a step beyond.”
The biggest obstacle was that the art show was in an ice arena.
Graves designed a modular system based on the arena’s footprint with modular panels and a unique lighting system. Now when people walk into the building they often forget they’re in an ice arena.
“People who don’t know this show (find it) breathtaking and unexpected. The transformation is complete. There is no hockey arena visible,” Keogan said.
For Joan Morgan and her family it will be an entry into the juried art world, which started when her children we’re very young and she encouraged their artistic expression.
Morgan, who has been an artist most of her life, always encouraged her children’s creativity. It started with drawing on a piece of paper. It led to a glue gun and the recycling box and finally her children finding their own niche in the art world.
“It’s the combination of creating an environment where messes were just fine and about doing your own thing.” Morgan said.
Art show includes over 300 volunteers
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Kendra WongSooke News Mirror
former Sooke woman has been named one of the top reservist riflemen in the world, after shooting her way to the top at an international
competition recently.Sgt. Tatyana Danylyshyn with the
Canadian Scottish Regiment earned the title of one of the best reservist riflemen in the world at the annual Bisley Commonwealth shooting competition in England last month.
This is Danylyshyn’s third appearance at the competition and after placing second for previous years, she final hit the mark, scoring 1,012 points.
Danylyshyn, who now lives in Victoria, was one of 20 Canadians who participated in the competition against more than 700 people from around the world. As part of the competition, she shot in three categories, from as far away as 500 metres in standing, kneeling and prone positions.
The 29-year-old learned to shoot at a young age from her father who was also in the military.
“I think when people get introduced to anything, how you get introduced really frames how you see it and we’d do picnics to the range,” said Danylyshyn. “We’d have sweets and hot chocolate and we’d just sit there and shoot balloons. It made it a really comfortable and enjoyable experience.”
As a teenager, she was a biathlete, but it wasn’t until seven years after she joined the Canadian Scottish Regiment in 2002, that she took up the sport again.
“It trains people to be individuals, you can’t group think your way through a shoot, you have to look at what you’re doing – is this working for me? Is this not working for me? Everyone has different styles and different holds that work for them,” she said.
But last summer, Danylyshyn got into a car accident, where she suffered a concussion. It was her inability to do well in competitions following the incident that reminded her just how much she truly loved the sport.
“For quite a while I thought I wouldn’t
be successful shooting again. At my first competition after the crash I did terrible,” she said. “Just coming into it this year, I was really motivated to get back to where I was. I enjoyed it and that was the big change for me. It gave me the chance to appreciate how much I really like this when you think you might not be able to do it again.”
Now, most of her shooting practice comes from being in the military, the two weeks of training shooters get in the competition host city and shooting in her off time.
Capt. Randal Evans with the Canadian Scottish Regiment has known Danylyshyn for the past 13 years.
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Sgt. Tatyana Danylyshyn (left), Cpl. Mathieu Valcour, Bombardier Clyde Francis, and Cpl. Baron Hordo pose with their trophies from the Armed Forces Skill at Arms Match in Arkansas last May.
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Holy CowThere are moments in life when you
know that things are strange, abnormal, just don’t make sense. I just had one of those experiences. While making my way to Austin,
Texas to attend a pastor’s conference, I hit a cow or maybe a steer. We’re not sure. The resulting impact shocked my family and I, crumpled the front end of my car, and deployed both airbags.
Holy cow! Precisely! When I went looking for the cow, it was lying dead 50 feet in front of where our car ended up.
Now, you might expect this to happen in open country in Texas, but we were on a bridge in a small town making this a very unlikely happening. My family and I came away unscathed and unable to explain our amazing survival. Outside of belief in God, people call these kinds of survivals “lucky.” I choose to call it God’s protection. We are thankful to God for protecting us and giving us the opportunity to protect others that were coming behind us. May the God who sees all, protect us all this summer and every day in the future. Amen.
Pastor Mike Stevenson
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From Page 29“The reason I think
she’s so excellent at it, aside from being very fit, is because she’s able to focus. She can focus on what she’s doing and can cut everything else out and focus on the task at hand,” said Evans, noting that she is one of the few women who have joined and stayed with the infantry.
“She’s a great instructor and she can teach people to shoot. When we get her out on the range to help our guys shoot who are having problems, they always pass.”
During the competition, it’s all about the target.
“At the time you’re competing, it’s really largely focused on just the immediacy of what’s happening . . . if the wind is shifting to the right, you aim into the wind and have to be able to feel the wind on your face. Things that are happening moment to moment,” said Danylyshyn.
Registration is now open for the third annual Metcho-sin Triathlon.
Triathlon racing com-prises of swimming, biking and running.
“This great grass roots event is perfect for both the first time triathlete and experienced racer,” said race director Adrian Walton of the Aug. 9 event.
The 750-metre swim course is comprised of one lap in Matheson Lake, fol-lowed by a 20-kilometre out-and-back bike ride through the winding, rolling country-side of Metchosin and East Sooke. Once off the bike, athletes will finish with a flat and fast five-kilometre run along the Galloping Goose regional trail.
This year’s race will have a Club Championship divi-sion. Points will be awarded to the top three finishers in each age group plus one point for each participant. The club with the most points will be declared the Vancouver Island Club Champion.
The triathlon also includes a relay division.
To register, please go online to metchosintriath-lon.ca.
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The third annual Metchosin Triathlon is set for Aug. 9. More than 80 athletes are expected to compete.
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Frank MitchellSpecial to the Sooke News Mirror
Bonnie Coulter is a maker and force of nature. Visitors to her cozy studio on the East Sooke waterfront quickly discover she oozes artistic creativity.
Her paintings and sculptures are constantly evolving as she explores new ideas, techniques and media, all the while refining earlier inventions to reflect her thoughts.
Coulter did not start out as an artist. She was “the original tomboy” and wanted to go into trades.
After being rejected by the Vancouver Vocational Institute of Technology because she didn’t have credits in high school shop (they were mostly denied to girls at the time) she convinced her old school to give her an extra term of shop. This time VVI accepted her. She was the only girl entering in her year to make it past Christmas and graduated as a designer.
She married at 18 and she and husband, Keith, were set up for the good life in suburban Newton. But they had a yen to farm.
So they bought a quarter
section near Soda Creek in the Cariboo and ran a mixed farm, with the whole range of crops and animals, including 20 mares for breeding mules.
The Coulters soon learned that most farmers only sustain their lifestyle with off-farm work.
So Bonnie designed houses built by Keith; she also secured a variety of design/survey related government jobs.
After their kids left home, however, running the farm and doing outside work became increasingly onerous.
The need to provide health care for a family member dictated a move to the South Island in
2001. Keith continued to build
houses, including their own in East Sooke, while Bonnie transferred to Victoria, rising to department head before “retiring” from the civil service in 2010.
Bonnie has always enjoyed art, but the move to East Sooke opened new doors. Most important was the encouragement and advice from her daughter Angela (Menzies), an established painter and a longtime member of the Stinking Fish Studio Tour, to explore new techniques and subject matter.
The appeal of Bonnie’s work is demonstrated by public comments – and purchases. It’s hard to define that appeal in words.
A major factor is the play between unlikely materials and the ostensible subject matter. This is clearest in the case of her sculpture assemblies of mechanical parts and tools, many boat-related. People delight in the unexpected emergence of animals from hard manufactured objects, especially when those animals exhibit “attitude.”
East Sooke artist brings her talents to Stinking Fish Tour
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SOOKEFOURCAST Your weather forecast for the next FOUR DAYS!What you need to know about the weather to plan your weekend.
THURSDAY FRIDAY SUNDAY
Mainly Sunny High 20 Low 13
Hours of sunshine 10
Mix of Sun & Cloud High 19 Low 13
Hours of sunshine 6
Cloudy with Showers High 19 Low 14
Hours of sunshine 2
SATURDAY
Sunny High 20 Low 12
Hours of sunshine 10
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OUR LOCAL WEEKLYSPECIALS ARE BACK
32 I WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 201532 I Wednesday, July 22, 2015
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Help for the food bankYoung Jacksen Boese shows the $30 he raised selling rainbow loom bracelets. He donated his earnings to the Sooke Food Bank. The food bank is open the first, second and third Thursdays of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2037 Shields Rd.
Rear-Admiral Gilles Couturier was named commander of the Maritime Forces Pacific at Her Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard in Esquimalt last week.
As the commander and commander of Joint Task Force Pacific, Couturier is responsible for providing maritime security in the North Pacific region and responsible for all Canadian Armed Forces operations in the province and its western air and maritime approaches as well as the Victoria Search and Rescue region which is made up on the northeastern quadrant of the Pacific Ocean, the Yukon Territory and B.C.
Couturier has had a 32-year-long career with the Navy. He has served in ships on both the west and east coast fleets.
New admiral takes helm of Pacific fleet
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WEEKLY TIDE TABLES
TIMES ARE IN STANDARD TIME, HEIGHTS IN FEET
Day Time HT Time HT Time HT Time HT23 02:35 5.2 07:08 5.9 12:48 4.6 20:12 8.224 03:40 4.6 09:07 5.6 13:10 5.2 20:45 8.525 04:42 3.9 11:27 5.9 13:37 5.6 21:20 8.526 05:38 3.3 12:56 6.2 14:21 6.2 21:58 8.927 06:27 3.0 13:45 6.6 15:27 6.2 22:40 9.228 07:13 2.3 14:19 6.9 16:34 6.6 23:24 9.529 07:56 1.6 14:52 6.9 17:37 6.6 30 00:11 9.8 08:38 1.3 15:26 7.2 18:48 6.6
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