Sooke News Mirror, March 12, 2014

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Modest tax increase expected for JdFEAPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Taxes in the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area are going up, but not a lot. Usually the increases are 2 per cent or less, this year it may be a 3 per cent increase, depending on which area you live in.

“It’s a very modest increase in the Juan de Fuca, there’s nothing left to cut,” said Hicks.

Juan de Fuca Elec-toral Area Director Mike Hicks said he has pared expenses down as much as possible but, with the structure of the Capital Regional District (CRD), he has no choice in some line items in the draft budget.

Hicks stated that JdF property owners are indirectly taxed through CRD staff for sewer. He said the folks in Esquimalt are just now getting the shock value of the “sewage debacle.”

“They’re going to be in for bit of a shock,” said Hicks. “We don’t get big surprises.”

All of the communi-ties in the JdF pay a basic amount to the CRD. This includes such line items as: Leg-islative & General Gov-ernment up slightly by $1,356; Regional Parks Acquisition up $6,175; Noise Control up

$8,137; Building Inspec-tion up $2,705; Elec-toral Area Admin Exp - JdF up $10,100; Grants in Aid - Jdf up $16,650 with JdF Economic Development Com-mission down $16,779; Electoral Area Services- Planning (elections) is up $31,738. The total change is 3.06 per cent.

When asked why the Electoral Area Services - Planning has gone up, Hicks stated, “Democ-racy is not free.” Mean-ing it costs to run elec-tions for the Advisory Planning Commission and Land Use Commit-tee, which are bonafide elections. He said the Electoral Area Adminis-tration Expenses went up because he set up a rainy day fund which he hopes he will never use. Hicks said in the past he used it to get signs made, engineer-

ing costs to move the Port Renfrew library and other things that are “out of the box” necessities for the JdF that do not fit into the service budget.

One large expense in the 2014 draft budget is the new East Sooke Fire Hall, with an increase to that line item rising by $278,667. Increases were also made to the Shirley Fire Protection ($25,718), the Otter Point Fire Protection ($11,064), Port Ren-frew Fire Protection ($10,706).

Hicks said Shir-ley’s requisition is going up because they are putting aside money for a future new fire hall. Some line items on the 2014 draft budget went down slightly.

Hicks said the over-all assessments have gone down for prop-erty owners. The aver-age assessment in 2014 is $388,851 down from $396,046 in 2013.

“We’re pretty fugal,” said Hicks.

There are approxi-mately 5,500 people liv-ing in the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area which encompasses the area from Otter Point to Port Renfrew, and also includes the geographi-cally separate commu-nities of East Sooke, Malahat and Willis Point.

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JdF Electoral Area Director Mike Hicks.

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Beautiful music, beautiful art, beautiful foodMary Wolfe plays the harp at Appetite for Art, a new venture for the Sooke Fine Arts Show Society, held on Saturday, March 8 at the Prestige.

Night market proposed for summer monthsA summer market for

food producers, art-ists, musicians, poets or tarot card readers could soon become a reality.

The Arts and Beau-tification Committee has been planning a summer market which would be open on Thursday evenings beginning June 5 and running to the end of August. The market

would be open from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The committee would like to see ven-dors from all across the region, East Sooke to Port Renfrew, set up their booths at the Sooke Region Museum. It was decided the museum would be the perfect location because of the avail-ablity of parking, wash-rooms, kitchen and

washing facilities. Many communities

on Southern Vancou-ver Island hold night markets and they are increasingly popular.

“I am so very pleased that the market is com-ing to fruition after years of discussions,” said Brenda Parkinson.

The market is look-ing to include many aspects of the com-munity in its inaugural

year. Volunteer groups would be able to set up to recruit new volun-teers and members.

The committee will be holding an infor-mation meeting for all those interested in being a part of Evening Market on Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m. at the Museum Services Building. A discussion on all aspects of the market will take place.

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Lions roar to life for Canada Day

Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

It’s a take over! — albeit a friendly one. The Sooke Lions Club has stepped up to the plate and has offered to coordinate and put on the Canada Day cel-

ebrations on July 1.“We were asked if we

would be interested and we agreed to take it on,” said Lorne Chris-tensen, Lions Club member and one of the Canada Day organizers, along with Lion Al Bed-dows.

Plans are begin-ning to take shape and Christensen states that most of the favourite activities people are used to will remain.

“We working on a logging show and great musical entertainment. We’re lined up Phoenix, Elvis Live! and others.”

Expect the fireworks put on by the Sooke Fire Department, Can-ada Day birthday cake, games for kids and food galore.

The Lions Club is seeking participants, sponsors and vendors and has taken over the

Canada Day website which will be updated soon.

“We’re looking for-ward to it, very much so,” said Christensen. “It’s a lot of work but it’s worth it.”

Christensen is co-chairing the Canada Day committee with Al Beddows.

For more information on the Canada Day cel-ebration, contact Lorne or Al at 778-425-4420, fax 778-425-4438 or email: [email protected].

The Sooke Lions Club has 40 members and has been serving

Sooke since 1965. They hold their meetings on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Sooke Community Hall, 2037 Eustace Road. Their activities include: the Hard Times Dance, Santa’s Breakfast, Kid’s Swim program, Poker Run, Camp Shawnigan, Cops for Cancer, RCMP Musical Ride. They maintain the local cem-etery and are involved in many other commu-nity events.

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Considering the purchase and installation of an irrigation system or do you already own a system that you would like to upgrade?

CRD Parks & Environmental Services is hosting free, efficient irrigation workshops for residential homeowners.

Irrigation experts will explain system components, discuss installation and provide scheduling and maintenance tips.

Optional irrigation workbooks are available to purchase for $30.

Space is limited. Please pre-register by calling 250.474.9684

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Co-housing info day

The informaTion session on how to get involved in harbourside Cohousing.

meeT members, see design plans, get updates and learn what cohousing is all about.

The session Takes place on sunday, march 16 at 1 p.m. sharp at 6660 horne rd. in sooke. rsVP: [email protected] or check the website at: www.harbourside.ca.

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Lasair’s Just my style CGn, a sheltie owned by maureen kitt won best of breed at the Vic City dog show in Duncan at the beginning of march. spunky is a bouncy sheltie many meet on walks at Whiffin spit.his two litter mates and younger brother all received recognition.

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beauties on bladesThe Sooke Skating Club season’s finale was performed at SEAPARC on Thursday, March 6. Skaters of all ages took to the ice to showcase their skills to a full house.

amendments made to zoning bylaw to limit medical

marijuana production facilitiesPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Sooke needn’t worry about a huge rush of applications for medi-cal marijuana facilities in the district, but just in case, bylaws are being amended.

At District of Sooke council on March 10, council gave sec-ond reading to zoning amendment Bylaw 582. The amendments were made because staff became aware of prop-erties in the district which have a medi-cal marijuana facilities listed as principal per-mitted uses. Some of these properties are in settled areas such as Whiffin Spit Road and Otter Point Road.

Initially zoning would have allowed medi-cal marijuana produc-tion facilities (MMP) in RU1 to 5 zones as well as industrial zones. Changes would not allow MMP facilities in RU5 zones.

The Agricultural Land Commission states they do not con-sider marijuana to be much different agricul-turally speaking, than any other crop. And see no problem with it

within the Agricultural Land Reserve.

The changes to Bylaw 582 would amend the definition of horticulture to exclude MMP facilities, provide a definition for MMP and would add MMP facilities as a principal permitted use to indus-trial zones. MMP facili-ties licenced by the fed-eral government will be allowed in an industrial zone or on ALR land in a rural zone. Any zon-ing the district puts in place can be trumped by the ALC, said plan-ner Gerard LeBlanc.

Acting Mayor Kerrie Reay stated she was con-cerned council would be opening the door to MMP facilities in places you really wouldn’t want them to be.

Concerns were raised in the fire department referral as to hazardous materials, access in the face of heavy security at facilities and need for water in case of fire.

Councillor Herb Hal-dane said marijuana grow operations are already in the neigh-bourhood.

“These aren’t meth labs, it’s marijuana and they are using fertiliz-ers same as for toma-

toes,” said Haldane. “They’re not cooking things up in the bath-tub. There’s a demand for this because of health issues, cancer issues.”

Currently the fed-eral government has licenced only seven MMP facilities across the country. Haldane said he didn’t see MMP facilities as being a big issue here.

“We’re going to have to start being more lib-eral and open-minded,” said Haldane.

A public hearing will be scheduled for Bylaw 582 where residents can have their ques-tions answered.

There is a MMP facil-ity being proposed in the Juan de Fuca Elec-toral Area, specifically in the industrial park off Otter Point Road.

Council was asked to respond as a refer-ral agency and it was agreed the district’s interests are not affected by proposed zoning bylaws in the Juan de Fuca EA.

Councillor Rick Kasper stated he fully supports the actions they take in their juris-diction. Council agreed.

CounCil BRiEfSPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

At the regular council meeting on March 10, the following agenda items were dealt with.

In the public question and comment period Derek Lewers came for-ward and asked about the progress on the “free” communications vehicle the district received. The work on it was to be done by volunteers and it was learned it was a much bigger job than antici-pated.

Lewers said the dis-trict was told it was well-maintained but leaks, mould and other needed repairs were discovered. He was wor-ried the district would start “sucking money into a 33-year-old vehi-cle and requested a cost update.

Bylaws• Council adopted

Bylaw 582, Delegation Amendment Bylaw, which delegates power to staff as to property

frontage requirements.• Council adopted

Bylaw 589, Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw which will allow the district to borrow money in anticipation of revenue.

Reports requiring action

• Council endorsed a grant application and became an eligible applicant for a Healthy Communities Capacity Building Grant being submitted by Sooke Region CHI.

• The Sooke Lions Club will receive the $4,000 Canada Day grant to organize the July 1 celebration.

• Tax impacts will be distributed across all property classes for 2014 property taxes.

• Council received for information the 213 Budget to Actual Analy-sis and additional infor-mation will be avail-able at the next council meeting.

• Two notices of motion were brought forward. Councillor Maja Tait asked for a

written update as to the status of the pro-posed horse shoe court and the dog park.

Coun. Herb Haldane asked for a copy of the building permit, devel-opment permit and the stormwater man-agement plan for the Royal Lepage/Halgren and Faulkner property to establish responsibil-ity for drainage issues on our right of way on Atherly Close.

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Canadian Blood Ser-vices is looking for vol-unteers in Sooke.

Every eight weeks they hold blood donor clinics, and there is a need for volunteers to help at the actual blood donor clinics as well as to be community volun-

teers. The Blood Donor

Clinics in Sooke are held at Holy Trinity Anglican Church at 1962 Murray Road.

Those who volun-teer at the clinic (“in-clinic volunteers”) help out with the cus-

tomer services aspect, looking to the donors’ safety and comfort. In-Clinic Volunteers are responsible for creat-ing a positive, welcom-ing and comfortable donor experience that promotes donor satis-faction and retention

at all Canadian Blood Services donor clin-ics. By providing great customer service, a welcoming environ-ment and updates on programs within Cana-dian Blood Services, donors will continue to donate ensuring they will be able to reach collections targets and ultimately assist the millions of Canadians who will need blood or blood products in their lifetime.

Those who become community volunteers help to recruit new blood donors by man-ning booths, and pro-moting blood donation at community events.

Canadian Blood Ser-vices is the guardian and steward of Cana-da’s blood supply and have responsibility for recruitment, screening and retention of blood donors.

If you are interested in contributing your inter-personal skills,

you can volunteer directly though www.blood.ca, or contact Ciara Stewart by email [email protected].

The next scheduled blood donor clinic in

Sooke is on April 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and April 10 from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Anglican Church.

To donate, you must be at least 17 years of age, in general good

health, and feeling well on the day of your donation.

To donate blood call to register at 1-888-2 DONATE of 1-888-236-6383. It’s in you to give.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGSPublic Hearings will be held in the Sooke Council Chambers at 2225 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC on Monday, March 24, 2014 at 7:00 pm to hear presentations on the following two proposed bylaws:

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

Copies of the proposed bylaws, and applications, may be inspected at the of� ces of the District of Sooke Planning Department, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), commencing from March 12, 2014 to and including March 24, 2014

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

Bylaw No. 587, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-10)

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The intent and purpose of Bylaw No. 588, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-11) is to rezone 2346 and 2350 Sooke River Road from Rural Residential (RU4) to Neighborhood Rural Residential (RU5) with the intent of subdividing to create one new lot.

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Incubating new business in SookeSookeSpace: Mission impossible, or not?Britt SantowskiSooke News Mirror

What exactly is the industrial base of Sooke?

There once was an answer to that.

An article by Sooke historian Elida Peers (“Where the rain for-est meets the sea,” posted on the Sooke district website) pres-ents a long history of logging and fishing. The article concludes with the ominous line, “Until a decade ago, it was the harvesting of the rainforest that built the economy of the district, and fed the coffers of the province.”

Which begs the ques-tion, what sustains Sooke’s economy, now and into the future?

Sooke’s 2011 Official Community Plan pres-ents us as a “bedroom community” for Victo-ria.

Some, like Ken Strat-ford, have a vision of Sooke being a hub for telecommuters.

Hope — in and of itself — will not bring about economic change to the greater Sooke region.

Maybe what is needed is a serious shake-up, a radical re-thinking of what Sooke can offer.

One individual offer-ing an alternative framework is Sooke’s Michael Clouser, who is in the beginning throes of exploring an entre-preneur’s incubator here in Sooke.

“Incubation is a pro-cess that provides a framework of support to help entrepreneurs build business and social organizations that are profitable and sustainable,” explained Clouser.

Clouser knows busi-ness. Currently an asso-ciate faculty member at Royal Roads, his bio reads, “He was the CEO of Cornell-affiliated Stu-dent Agencies Incor-porated in Ithaca, New York. Run by students, the firm had 14 oper-ating companies, $20 million in real estate assets, an incubator, and student venture fund.”

He was also involved in establishing Tech-Cube, an incubator in Edinburgh.

“I helped start Tech-Cube in Edinburgh,” said Clouser. “It’s a mixed arts and tech-nology incubator near the University of Edin-burgh.”

Clouser said incuba-tors help nurture busi-nesses through start-up and often launch their success.

“An incubator helps nurture start-up com-panies and/or not-profit organizatons get

through the very early stages of life which are the most difficult and where the prospect of death is very apparent, since most startup ven-tures fail. An incuba-tor may have physical space associated with it, or not. Either way it provides business advi-sory support, manage-ment guidance, educa-tional programs, men-tor networks, and other resources. It helps the founders and early management teams of ventures with strategy

and the acquisition of resources to grow as well.”

Clouser’s vision for an incubator in Sooke is one with three “ver-ticals,” or areas of con-centration, tapping into some of the core strengths of the com-munity: Arts, technol-ogy, and food produc-tion.

It’s codename, for now, is “SookeSpace.”

“Eventually, the vision is to have a space, a physical loca-tion, with probably various wings to the building for two things mainly. One is for cre-ativity and a space where you can make things. And another one is about excelara-tion and incubation of new organizations.” He is also passionately

committed to food production and sus-tainability. Ideally, the space would be cen-trally located, accessi-ble on foot or by bicy-cle.

“It would help create jobs, eventually, that could be sustaining for the community, instead of being a bedroom community.”

Clouser believes everybody has some form of creativity. “An incubator gives them the space to create,” allowing them to make

a living from their pas-sion, be it in the arts, in business, or in the garden.

At the project’s end, he envisions a 40,000 square foot building (built in segments, up and out) that offers start-ups a reduced rent and access to key start-up resources like fun-draising and resource acquisition expertise.

There would be an expectation of start-ups benefitting from the incubation centre to give back to to the community to youth and senior through vol-unteerism. Examples can include things like education and training.

To get there, he will need a core team of five to six people who share the vision. He already has a few peo-

ple in mind. Clouser is currently engaged in pre-incubation conver-sations with a number of entrepreneurs in Sooke, and is looking for others who might be interested. He is also engaged in discussions with the three post-secondary educational institute in our midsts: Royal Roads, Univer-sity of Victoria, and Camosun College.

To reach Michael Clouser, email [email protected]

According to the Canadian Association of Business Incubation (cabi.ca), an incuba-tor is a start-up hub “engaged in business incubation and eco-nomic development, dedicated to support-ing the growth of new and emerging busi-nesses.”

A Forbes article (“Five Reasons 8 Out Of 10 Businesses Fail”) states that 80 per cent of all new business ventures fail. Entrepreneur Incu-bators reverse those numbers. CABI states, “The average survival rate of companies in Canada that go through business incubation has been shown to be higher than 80% after five years.”

Entrepreneurial incu-bation is not new. The first U.S. incubator was founded in New York in 1959 by Joseph Man-cuso. According to the National Business Incubation Association there are over 7,000 business incubators world wide.

And, if it chooses to accept the mission, Sooke can help that number go up a notch.

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Michael Clouser

‘Incubators help nurture businesses through start-up and often launch their success.’

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Journey was filled with energetic stu-dents on February 28, 2014. The leadership exploratory organized this entertaining event called the Jolympics, in celebration of the 2014 Olympics. It wouldn’t be the Olympics with-out hockey though. A trip to SEAPARC filled our hockey needs in the Olympics as we watched our own students play while munching on popcorn. Teams were organized randomly and were assigned to our hard-working teachers. Then countries were selected aimlessly for each team.

Once everything was organized, all the students went to their teachers’ class room to discuss the Jolym-pics and what sports each student would do. After all the hard work and planning, finally the games began. It was like Mother Nature knew we were having Jolympics, because once the games began the sun was shining so bright and the weather

was perfection. There was so much energy that day, each team was ready to play and to win. Sportsmanship was key, and it shone throughout the games.

Spirit was evident in all the bathrooms, face paint was everywhere! Some people even went as far as covering their whole face and arms with paint. It just goes to show that Journey doesn’t lack enthusi-asm. The day was full of ski-jumping, biath-lons, the luge, cheers and many more activi-ties. It was a great day for everyone.

Athletics at Journey have always thrived competitively. The nat-ural athletes we have at our disposal have always been an advan-tage. When it comes to volleyball season we tend to destroy the opposition.

Our volleyball season has just finished. The players were very com-mitted to their teams; off season practices were in the mornings starting at 7:30 a.m., two to three days a week. Practices were always filled with enthusiastic, ready to play, students. Not to mention the end-

less planning for our committed teachers/coaches. Big thanks to Mr. Dunbar, Mrs. Mack-innon, Mr. McCrae, and Mrs. Stewart. We couldn’t do it with-out you guys! Thanks to all our parents and

families who came out to our Celebration of Learning last Thurs-day evening. We were treated to the Journey Band, Journey Strings, Journey Rock’n’Roll Band, a Fashion Show and French Café.

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Thurs Mar 13ADULT WALKING GROUPSEAPARC. 10-11 a.m. Registration required. Info 250-642-8000.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONCribbage 7 p.m.SOOKE MINOR HOCKEYRegistration at SEAPARC, 6-9 p.m. For info, visit SookeMinorHockey.com CRD JdF BOARD OF VARIANCEMeeting, 6 p.m., at the new CRD Services Centre.

Fri Mar 14VITAL VITTLESFree lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONShort Mat Bowling, 1 p.m.Steak Night, 6 p.m.Karaoke with Pete & Megan 8-11 p.m. CHAMBER OF COMMERCEToday is the DEADLINE for the annual Chamber business excellence awards. 250-642-6122 for info.

Mon Mar 17PARENT & TOT DROP-IN Sooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00. (250) 642-5152 for info.CALLING ALL QUILTERSKnox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call 250-642-0789 for info.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONShort mat bowling 1 p.m.Euchre 6:30 p.m.

Sun Mar 16ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSunday breakfast brunch, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5, children welcome.Drop-in Pool @ 1 p.m.Blue Grass Music, 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.SHIRLEY BOOK SALE Ooh La La! Shirley Community Hall, noon to 5 p.m., gently used and affordable books.

Tues Mar 18BABY TALKGross and Fine Motor Development. Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre 10-11:30 a.m. PRE-SCHOOL STORYTIME10 a.m. Sooke Library. 3-5 years old. Registration required. 250-642-3022. ADULT WALKING GROUPSEAPARC. 10-11 a.m. Registration required. Info 250-642-8000.YOUTH CLINICAges 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic.KNITTING CIRCLESooke Library, 6:30–8:00 pm. Free, all levels. Drop-in. 250-642-3022.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONPool League 7 p.m.

Wed Mar 19PARENT DISCUSSION GROUPSooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (250) 642-5152 for info.FREE ARTS AND CRAFTS4 p.m. - 8 p.m. Sooke Library. All ages, no registration required.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONDominos 10 a.m. Ladies Darts 12 noon.Shuffleboard 6:30 p.m.NASCAR 7 p.m.TOASTMASTERS Upstairs at Village Foods, 7 p.m. For info 642-7520.PUBLIC ADVISORY PANELCommunity Health and Social Issues. 7 p.m. at the Prestige. Info 250-642-1634.

Sat Mar 15ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONMeat draw 3 p.m.ST. PATRICK’S DAY FUN SWIMSEAPARC 1:00-3:30 p.m. Try your luck at finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and other treasures!

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Kirra has gone to RAINBOW BRIDGE to meet all herloved ones who have gone before her. Her big brotherKokanne will be there to guide her and once moreKirra will be a young pup running in the sunshine andfree from pain.Kirra came to us at four weeks old and for 16 years hasgiven us unconditional love and years of laughter at hermany “antics”. She never stopped being a puppy at heart but as time took its toll on her body she knew when it was time to go...We will grieve her passing but also be grateful for theyears we got to share with her ...Forever remembered and loved.

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Mostly we ordinary folk don’t get to

shape a community, but Jordan River was different, it had a man called Duncan Irvine Walker, an engineer, and his wife Katherine Maynard, a daughter of the distinguished pho-tographer Hannah May-nard. The young couple was married in Victoria in 1907.

Charged with respon-sibility for developing a hydro-electric sys-tem to supply power to Victoria, superin-tendent “D I” Walker arrived in Jordan River by coastal steamer in 1908. It was the vast watershed of the Jor-dan, encompassing Jordan Meadows and Bear Creek Valley that offered sufficient water resources to power the needs of south Vancou-ver Island.

The enterprise began as VI Power Company, a subsidiary of BC Electric. After 1,000 men were employed to build dams, a 3-ft gauge inclined cable car railway, a sawmill, a five and ¼ mile open wooden flume, and a 341 foot long power-house, the first elec-tricity reached Victoria on September 10, 1911. The old powerhouse still stands among the alders a few hundred

yards off Highway 14 as you reach Jordan River. Today, stripped of its turbines, its genera-tors and transformers, it is a sad and lonely reminder of the glory days when the power plant lit up a city.

It took a woman of pioneering spirit to join her husband in the primitive circum-stances. Katherine was the daughter of Hannah Maynard, a woman who created her own niche and gained an interna-tional reputation in a relatively new field – photography – and in a male-dominated soci-ety, at that. For Kather-ine Walker, raising her five children in a rela-tively inaccessible pio-neer community meant drawing on resources

she would have come by naturally with her mother’s example.

When dynamite blast-ing took place at the site and the Walker fam-ily was in tents on the beach, we’re told she placed an enamel dish-pan as protection over her baby son’s head. Believing that happy families produced good employees, “D I” gave great leadership to the

Company town. He encouraged facilities for sports, including basketball, tennis and badminton. By 1920 he’d even established an orchestra playing to Saturday night dance crowds, a little oasis of revelry at the end of a winding gravel road.

With the drama of the massive power operation, the range of fine homes that stood in the town during the 1920s to 1950s and the social events led by the town’s leading couple, Jordan River attracted not only Canada’s vice-regal pair, Lord and Lady Willingdon, but many other guests from afar. In 1935 “D I” built the Jordan River Hotel, a social centre until lost to fire in 1984.

This era, like others in an ever-changing economy, is seen no more.

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Proposals in sealed envelopes clearly marked, “Greenspace Maintenance Services”, Attention: Elisabeth Nelson, Municipal Engineer, District of Sooke” will be received at the District of Sooke Municipal Hall until 2:00 p.m. Paci� c Time, Tuesday, March 25, 2014.

Enquiries and responses will be recorded and will be posted to the District of Sooke website for reference for all proponents It is the responsibility of the proponents to check the District website for any updated information and addenda issued before the closing date and time.

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The slow erosion of democracy

Oh those pesky expenses. Eyebrows were raised when Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Director Mike Hicks claimed $600 in expenses for gas while the new services building was being built. Big deal. If all the elected representatives claimed such a small amount all of our communities would be in better shape. I can’t even imagine who made a big deal out of it, considering all the work the elected do for free.

There was a comment made about the new proposed four-year terms for local government. It appears the term was decided by the elected and a resolution was passed at the Union of BC Municipalities, and the public doesn’t really get any say in this. Are four-year terms a good thing or a bad thing? Projects will stand more of a chance of getting completed and the elected will get more knowledgeable. Time will tell, but it is similar to elected officials voting themselves a pay raise - kind of self-serving. If it was a democratic decision like they say, then they would have let the public decide. It seems more and more of our democratic rights are being eroded and we barely notice. Too often decisions are made without public consultation. The public is good for one thing for sure and that is paying taxes.

Medical marijuana production is making headlines all over the place but the issuing of licences to grow and distribute are few and far in between. There is still the old notion among some that “reefer madness” will prevail but in reality things won’t be much different than now. There will be fewer mom and pop grow ops and mortgage helpers, but at least the grow ops will be known to police, security and location will ensure public safety. It is typical though, that the government takes over a thriving industry without much public input and leaves the little guy high and dry.

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B.C. Views

Proceedings here at the B.C. leg-islature were briefly thrust into the spotlight last week, firing up the radio talk shows and twitter feeds.

No, it wasn’t the B.C. Liberal gov-ernment forcing through legisla-tion to allow industrial “research” for things like pipeline routes in provincial parks, or the debate on sanctioned wolf and grizzly kills. It wasn’t the teacher strike vote, as the scripted motions of that ritual combat are well known to weary parents.

It was muffins. More specifically, “free” muffins in a newly relocated and equipped MLA lounge, and a rack installed to hold the said muf-fins at a cost of $733.

This was portrayed as part of a spending spree by Richmond East MLA Linda Reid, elected Speaker last summer. In fact it’s just the lat-est phase of a strikingly expensive refit to provide wheelchair access, which Reid has championed.

The new MLA lounge replaces a seldom-used one at the top of steep stairs high in the 1898 stone struc-ture. The new lounge is served by a ramp near the chamber exit to another under-used room in the library, and equipped with big-screen TVs to follow proceedings, similar to those installed in the leg-islature chamber last year.

Everything done here is expen-sive, from matching ornate wood-

work to upgrading ancient plumbing and wiring. But the public, condi-tioned by media to expect corrup-tion and scandal, would rather be outraged about free muffins.

Prior to this, MLAs had to troop down to the basement dining room to put muffins and coffee on their expense accounts, or have an assis-tant fetch them. The outraged talk shows didn’t mention that. There are access issues in the dining room too, a fact more difficult to ignore with Children and Family Develop-ment Minister Stephanie Cadieux, Paralympian Michelle Stilwell and former Vancouver mayor Sam Sulli-van now elected to serve using their wheelchairs.

A costly new outside access ramp assisted Kenny Michell, who visited last week to tell his harrowing story of the Burns Lake sawmill explosion that nearly burned him to death in 2012 and left him in a wheelchair.

The NDP brought a delegation of survivors and family members of the dead from sawdust explosions in Burns Lake and Prince George. They supported the opposition’s demand for an independent inquiry, although their own demands ranged from counselling for long-suffering wives to seeing someone punished for alleged negligence.

The scandal pushed in this tragic story is that some evidence was not protected by WorkSafeBC and wouldn’t have been admissible in court. Prosecutors also said they

had enough evidence for charges, but the companies or executives would be able to show “due dili-gence” that would likely result in acquittal.

What that means in English is that the explosion risk of extra-dry dust and air wasn’t fully grasped by either mill operators or WorkSafeBC. All B.C. mills are now subject to more scrutiny, and a coroner’s inquest will be calling witnesses this fall to see what lessons can be learned.

Back to pipelines through parks. This may seem like a scandal to urban B.C. residents who already fret about the possibility of the 60-year-old Trans Mountain pipe-line, or one of several proposed gas pipelines, intruding on a park.

It’s not as well known that Trans Mountain completed a major twin-ning and upgrading project on the Alberta side in 2008. It crosses Mount Robson Provincial Park and Jasper National Park, without inci-dent or scandal to date.

But back to muffingate, as it’s become known around here. I don’t know why people are so cynical and uninterested in serious issues. I wish I did.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twit-ter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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The following are comments (as written) received from readers on letters that have been printed in previous edi-tions of the Sooke News Mirror.

They were submitted to the Letters section on www.sookenewsmir -ror.com and have been edited for grammar and spelling.

Response to “Lend a hand”

March 5, 2014 letter

Leona how many times can you beat a dead horse? The tax payers have no inter-est in funding your spe-cial interest group. As for Penny Stone, she is not asking for a govern-ment hand-out, she is asking for private dona-tions. To add insult to injury you would rather see people of Sooke that need to use the food bank suffer so you can feed animals. SAFARS is a group of “cat ladies” where as Penny Stone has the knowledge and expe-rience to run a shel-ter. Humane or human does not describe your attempts to fund your little hobby.

David Tillich

Response to David Tillich

Dear Mr. Tillich: SAFARS is not just a

group of cat ladies, as

you called us. Our vol-unteers are from both sexes and we do not rescue only cats. At the moment, we can only have cats because we are still in search of a suitable facility for dogs. The financial requirements for dogs include a completely different administra-tion and our society is formed exclusively by volunteers. We are not searching to have an executive board with high salaries and a union protecting us. We are not trying to be amended to the BC Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and to bring animals from all over B.C. to conform with the required sta-tus of working prov-ince-wide. We try to work together with the already existing animal control authorities.

On the other hand, two very well-known ladies in Sooke who are friends of our society and work with dogs are willing to help us set up our local dog rescue program. One step at the time.

Last two details, first, I have rescued ani-mals during all my life and have also worked together with veterinar-ies in the spaying and neutering of street cats and dogs in two differ-ent countries. Second, our dear friend Leona is 92-years-old and her letter was written from the bottom of her heart. We will appreci-

ate if you please do not distort her words.

Margarita Dominquez

Response to “Avoidance tactic”

January 22, 2104

I’ve been following this for a while now. You are asking for land to lend or lease so you can build on it. Having first hand knowledge of sheltering animals, the cost of building a shel-ter will be quite high, in excess of $100,000. Where is that money going to come from? If you plan on dona-tions and fundraising for that, can’t you raise money to purchase your own land? If land is leased or loaned to you and you build on it, what is going to hap-pen when the owner of that land wants it back? Then the animals are homeless again and your fundraising and donations have gone to waste.

Where is the money going to come from to staff a shelter and pay the bills (hydro, etc.)? How will you provide veterinary care for the animals? Food? Groom-ing? All of this can eas-ily cost hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. Can you please tell us where that money will come from?

I hear a lot of com-plaining about lack of support from council, but the whole thing seems rather sketchy if these other concerns aren’t addressed.

Mickey Cherneski

Response to “Insulting comments irk pot patients”

February 26, 2014

Thank you so much for a very truthful well presented article. It was very nice to see real facts. I am a medi-cal cannabis user. We will continue to defend our right to grow our own medication in court March 18. We will win.

June Plante

Thank you so much for this very truthful article. Finally someone telling it like it is. As a disabled medical mari-juana user and grower I am so tired of all the negative untruthful statements out there. Thanks again. Check out mmarcoalition-againstrepeal.

Coralee Corrigall

I agree with every-thing that you guys are doing, this is a very important issue here. I am a new member here and thought i was alone

here on this issue but I can tell there are many many people out there who need it for medi-cine.

Cathy Hayward

This discrimination against people who want to have control over how they treat their health problems has to stop. The oppo-sition to cannabis use is based on an 80-year -old prejudice that was designed to marginal-ize so called undesir-able groups of people. Please don’t just repeat all the old stereotypes that you’ve been led to believe are fact. Do some honest research and come to your own conclusions.

Louis Westfall

My wife suffers from so much pain i don’t know what we would do without her regu-lar supplier of medical marijuana. We may end up having to grow our own.

Glenn Ford

We asked: What do you think about a possible teachers’ strike?

I’m concerned it may affect my education.

Ben ReynoldsGrade 12

Sooke

I’m torn between my own education and the

teachers’ needs.

Tahtyana ElliottGrade 11

Sooke

It affects the students when the teachers go on strike.

Nyla MortonGrade 6

Sooke

As long as it doesn’t affect my education, I’m for the teachers

getting better pay and better support.

A.J. MasseyGrade 9

Sooke

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Passed away peacefully at Royal Jubilee Hospital. He was predeceased by his wife Elsie and parents Sam and Rosada Elrose. He is survived by his sisters Ada (Richie) Birch and Marjorie Melville and brother Melvin (Irene) Elrose and their families. Grant was born in Lethbridge, Alberta The family moved to Sooke River Road in 1945. After attending school in Sooke he went on to specialize in electronics & communications. Grant then moved to the Yukon where he spent most of his life working across the Northern Territories.

He and his wife enjoyed flying their amphibious plane to remote areas for fishing in the lakes and gold panning. Upon retirement, moving to Otter Point brought him back to this area in 1996 where he enjoyed working on his property, having coffee in Sooke, and meeting people.

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LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

BUSINESS SERVICES

CLEANING SERVICES

SOOKE HOUSECLEANING Service. Flat rate $75 for 3 hrs. After 3 hrs $20/hr. Will bring cleaning supplies and great customer service. Call Jenna 250-634-1269.

COMPUTER SERVICES

DRYWALL

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR CLASSIFIEDS Call 250.388.3535


GARDENING

ELITE GARDEN MAINTENANCE & LANDSCAPING

* Renovating Older Gardens

* Lawn Restoration* Full Makeovers

“SPRING’S ARRIVED”

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HAULING AND SALVAGE

ED’S HAULINGCheap disposal of

furniture, appliances, junk and what have you?

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

Ed & Faye250-642-2398

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

BRAD’S HOME CAREQuality with competitive

prices for all your home needs.

*Installation and repairs of decks, fences

*Minor plumbing and electric

Ticketed in municipal water, sewer w/exp in carpentry & an eye for curb appeal.Senior & new referral discount.

One call does it all.778-679-4724

& MOVING STORAGE

DONE RIGHT MOVING $70/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

SOOKE MOVING ANDSTORAGE

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

PAINTING

DAN KITEL Painting

216-3095Interior/Exterior

Residential & Commercial

Specializing in heritage homes

PLASTERING

PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fi re-places. Bob, 250-516-5178.

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

AFFORDABLE ROOFING

*New Construction*Reroofs *Repairs

Call Deano

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

STUCCO/SIDING

PATCHES, ADDITIONS, re-stucco, renos, chimney, water-proofi ng. Bob, 250-516-5178.

CLASSIFIED ADS MEAN MORE BUSINESS

250.388.3535


WELDING

DRIVER ENT. LTD.

WELDINGMobile Units +++ Steel

Sales

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PETS

LESSONS/TRAINING

SOOKE DOG Club Obedience classes. March 25-May 6. Conformation Drop-in. For Registration 250-642-7667

PET CARE SERVICES

LONELY DOGS & Cats. Need only to apply to this Pet/House sitter. I will walk, feed & love you. Decades of experience and commitment. 250-642-0510

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FIREARMS

WANTED: FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collec-tions, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Deal-er. 1.866.960.0045 website: www.dollars4guns.com.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

BEST BANGFor the Buck2 Cord Rounds

$350.00

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FURNITURE

BEDROOM SUITE. Beautiful dark oak wood: bed frame, dresser with mirror, second dresser, 2 night stands. $2000 obo. Chuck or Su-sanne: 250-881-8833. Seeusedvictoria.com ad# 21580893

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,897 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDING sale. Big year end clear out continued! 20x20 $3,915. 25x28 $4,848. 30x32 $6,339. 32x34 $7,371. 40x50 $12,649. 47x68 $16,691. One end wall includ-ed. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

WANTED: LATEST or previ-ous copy of a Canada Post Postal Code Book for pur-chase. Please contact Aron. 250-388-4164

REAL ESTATE

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

OTTER POINT RV Trailer Park. 40’ park model trailer (no pad fees) 3 slide outs + 30’x52’ lot, fi nished deck & shed in new cond. Reduced to $117,900. obo. Owner willing to look at fi nancing. Call (306)290-8764.

OPEN HOUSE

OPEN HOUSE MAR 9TH. 16748 85th Surrey, Gorgeous Fleetwood Home. 6 bedroom, 4 bath, 3,651 sq ft. Lot 6,069 sq ft. 18yrs old. A grand entrance with vaulted ceil-ings, and massive windows, Kitch-en/family room are open concept. Family room shares a double fi re-place with the den. Mountain view $649,999. For virtual tour:info@ barbraven.comPhone: 778-928-4524

RECREATIONAL PROPERTY

FULLY FURNISHED andequipped quality 1 bdrm cottage in Sooke. Private parking. On bus route. $1250 month includ-ing all utilities, cable, wifi . 3 months minimum. Avail 01 March. No smoking/no pets. Call: 250-642-3041

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

1 Bdrm Suitesin Sooke

From $675 per moRefs required.To view call 250-642-1900

COTTAGES

2 BR Waterfront Cottage. Furn’d/unfurn’d, beautiful wa-ter views, N/S, Ref’s Req’d $1000/m + utils. Seniors dis-count. 250-642-2015

HOMES FOR RENT

3+BR, town core, $1500/m, utils. not incl’d, n/s only, avail. immed. 250-642-2076 or 250-744-9855

HARBOUR VIEW Rd. 2 br, 1 acre, N/S. Cat ok, Ref. $1200. Plus Util. 250-642-6225.

SOOKE. 3BDRM + den, 3 bath, newer half duplex. Fully fenced big yard, deck, garage, gas fi replace. Bright kitchen with DW, F/S. W/D in sep. laundry. Nice views, forest, trails across road. $1550 incls weekly garbage pickup and water. Avail April 1 or 15. 250-508-4064. [email protected]

RECREATION

RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

Spots available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly,

monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking,

fi shing, Pickle Ball Court. Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area.

www.resortonthelake.com250-754-1975 or

[email protected]

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

VICTORIA HOUSING. $475- $575. neg. Students, disability, working. 778-977-8288.

RENTALS

SUITES, LOWER

LOWER LEVEL in waterfront home. 2BR, 5 app. Includes hydro, water, garbage. Private entry. Pets considered. Non-smoking indoors. Avail. April 1st. $1125 per mo. One time $500 Rent Rebate. 250-642-5972

ONE BEDROOM,Large. Com-plete reno, large store room, in-suite. Seniors or working person. Avail. April 1st. $675. 250-642-5219.

SUITES, UPPER

CHURCH RD, 3 BR, 1/3 acre, Lg garage, N/S, Cat okay, Ref’s, $1175 +. 250-642-6225

SOOKE: QUAINT 1 bdrm $675/mo. Pets considered. Avail. now. (778)352-1618.

UPSTAIRS, APTMT. Maple-Grant area. Suitable 1 person. Avail. Now. $625.pm. 250-642-3420

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO ACCESSORIES/PARTS

AUTO FINANCING

Auto Loans. All Credit Approved. Bad Credit Guru. www.badcreditguru.com or call 1.844.843.4878

AUTO FINANCING AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

CARS

1982 GRAND Prix LJ, only 29 original km on car, 350 4 boltVette motor and 350 Turbotrans installed in 1985. Sealsdone in 2008. A.C. works,New head liner 2014, a truetime piece. $5,900 obo. MustSell. Call Terry 250-478-1426.

1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 kmon rebuilt motor. Newer LucHigh Performance clutch, 5-sp trans, near new Yokohamatires. Red, sun roof, mint interi-or, power doors/windows (newmotors and regulators). Pio-neer stereo w/iPod adapter,Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers.Same owner since 1990, haveall receipts. $2500. Chris, 250-595-0370 leave message.

SPORTS & IMPORTS

1998 JAGUAR XJ8, low mile-age, excellent condition. Ask-ing $3000. 250-64-2338

ESTHETIC SERVICES

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Sports & Recreation

Sooke swim team something specialIs there something

special in Sooke’s pool? You’d think so, consid-ering the swim team representing Sooke Elementary, Poirier, and Journey ranked 11 out of the 26 schools participating in the Ele-mentary School Meet, with only 16 swimmers to represent.

The swimmers all did an exceptional job of proving that just because Sooke is small, doesn’t mean that it can’t be fast.

Some of the most notable swims were how Clarke Hopkins won the 25m breast-stroke (boys 9-10), as

did his brother Nathan Hopkins (boys 8U). Christian Zakharchuk bested his time in the 50m freestyle by two seconds, a feat that is uncommon in such a short event.

For the relays, Sooke earned two third-place finishes, in the mixed 14U Relay with Clarke, Daniel, Tekahra, and Lucy, and the boys 12U Relay with Clarke, Dan-iel, Christian and Nick.

We’re so proud of our current swimmers, and we hope to grow more! Registration is always open.

Submitted by Lucy Bridal

Chris Ralph photo

Back Row (L to R): Anthony Brabant; Clarke Hopkins; Daniel Prissick; Christian Zakharchuk: Caileigh Henderson; Tekahra Tarnowski; Nicholas Ralph; Lucy BridalFront (L to R): Nathan Hopkins; Madison Simmonds; Kaia Chandler; Gwen MacLeod; Louisa Ralph; Matthew Mitchell; Aidan Wrigley; Carter Reaney.

Atom C2 boys bring home double banner Midget girls undefeatedThe Sooke Atom boys played an amazing season

winning the South Island League Banner.The boys did not stop there. They continued

on and played their little hearts out to finish off the year with winning the Play Off Banner as well.

It started as a mix-mash team at the start of the year, with under age novice players, brand new players, a first and second year Atom player, and an amazing veteran goalie. It turned out in the end to be the winning mixture for an amazing team.

These kids let it all out on the ice playing what was the hardest weekend of hockey for them. They needed to pull all their determination and endurance out from deep within to beat both Pen-nisula 3-2 and JDF 5-3 in the finals.

These kids raised their game to win playing short handed the whole weekend with only nine skaters. The team made their coaches, parents and the community proud.

Submitted by Sheryl Friesen

Facebook photo

Spotted on Facebook: Sooke Midget girls go undefeated in the season and the playoffs!

Midget C Division 1 ChampionsAnd this just in from the SookeMinorHockey.ca

website: Midget C1 just won the Division 1 play-off banner, third time in four years.

The fifth race of the 2014 Island Race Series, the Bazan Bay 5k, was held along the Sidney waterfront on March 9.

There were 12 STARRs entered in the Bazan Bay 5K run, and Sooke took home three bronze medals and five ribbons.

The top STARR per-former was Matthew Thompson (01-15) with a time of 17:51. First

STARR lady was Amanda Johnston (35-39), in with a time of 19:25. Not far behind was Keven Joli-coeur (35-39), who came in with a 20:00 flat, ninth 9th in a field of 32 and 150 OA.

Additional info on SookeNewsMirror.com.

Sooke STARRs shine in Sidney

Judy Burgess photo

Ten-year-old STARR runner Georgia Wark.

No child should be without a Medic

Alert bracelet when they need one.

FOR REGISTRATIONS AND INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL: 250-642-8000

⍟SEAPARC SNIPPETNo child should be

Alert bracelet when NO CHILDWITHOUT

Medic Alert Bracelet Program

nochildwithout.ca

Check with your school districtor go online to see if you qualify.

St. Patrick’s Dayat SEAPARC

Saturday, March 15

St Patrick’s Day Swim1:00-3:30 pm

$2 All Ages Skate6:30-8:30 pm

St. RoSe of Lima Roman Catholic Parish2191 Townsend Rd. | 250-642-3945 | Fax: 778-425-3945

Saturday Mass 5pm | Sunday Mass, 10 amThursday Mass 10:30 am

Children’s Religious Ed: Sat. 3:45pm Office Hours: Tue 12-3 Wed 10-12 Thurs 1-3

Rev. Fr. Michael Favero

Knox PReSbyteRian ChuRCh 2110 Church Rd | 250-642-4124

SUNDAY SERVICE10:15 am Pre-Service Singing

10:30 am Family worshipRev. Dr Gordon Kouwenberg

Parents Room and well equipped Nursery

hoLy tRinity Anglican Church1962 Murray Road | 250-642-3172

holY CoMMUNIoN SERVICE: Sunday 10am

EVENINg PRAYER: Saturday 5pm The Rev. Howard Jacques

www.holytrinitysookebc.org

The Pastor's Pen

SooKe baPtiSt ChuRCh7110 West Coast Road | 250-642-3424

SUNDAY SERVICE 10:00 am Children, youth & adult ministries

Email [email protected]

Juan De fuCa SeVenth Day aDVentiSt ChuRCh

4251 Sooke Road | 778-425-3403SATURDAY SERVICE

9:30 am Bible Study • 11:00 am Church ServicePastor: Mike Stevenson

On a cold and rainy weekend in a fishing village on the Big Island the Reverend was shaking hands at the door after services. Sister Mary Loverby stepped forward for her moment of personal contact with the Reverend. As he shook her hand gently she looked imploringly

into his eyes and asked for forgiveness for not being in church for the previous 3 weeks. The Reverend smiled sincerely and said," Sister Mary, we are always glad to see you and we hope that you are encouraged in your life by being here. I hope that you don't believe you're going to hell if you don't come to church?" said the Reverend with a twinkle in his eye.Sister Mary's eyes fell as she whispered, "but I thought you would be upset with me and that God would not like me if I didn't come to church." Her voice trailed off into silence. Kindly, the Reverend squeezed Mary's hand and she looked into his eyes once again. "Church is people gath-ering to encourage each other and to praise the Creator for His goodness to us...and that you're with us Mary makes all of us happy," said the Reverend.A teary smile broke out on Mary's face and fealing of peace warmed her right down to her toes. "I'll be back next week, Reverend."And she was.

There’s more onlinewww.sookenewsmirror.com


Getting ready for the next Olym-pics will be the full-time job for Sooke skaters Pilar and Leonardo Maekawa.

Next week’s paper will feature a full length article on the sibling pair, but for now, they want you to know about an upcoming family skate at SEAPARC this coming Sun-day, March 16, from 4 p.m. to 5:30.

The dynamic duo will be there to skate, dance, and sign autographs. It’s an opportunity for the many talented figure skaters in Sooke to meet and greet this professional pair. Admission is by donation.

You can also see the two per-form in Aladdin, on March 22/23 at the Archie Browning Sports Centre in Esquimalt. Visit http://www.rac-quetclubofvictoria.com/for info.


Sooke’s worldclass skaters host SEAPARC family skate

Two from our community meet the Gold medal Woman’s Hockey Team

M. Swanton photo

Winner of tickets to the Vancouver Canucks Heritage Classic, Charlotte and Estevan Swanton from Sooke Minor Hockey bumped into some Golden Girls (2014 Gold medal Women’s Hockey Team, Canada) at the Plaza of Nations before the game. Lucky kids!

SUPERSPECIALS

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Romance is on your

mind, Aries. That’s because you met a wonderful person and are interested in seeing where this relationship may go.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21You feel artistically

inspired this week, Tau-rus. Use this inspira-tion to pursue an array of projects, whether you want to dabble in photography or make home improvements.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Seeing a happy cou-

ple together inspires thoughts of a romantic nature, Gemini. Con-sider taking a budding relationship to a new level.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, you aspire

to learn a new skill or take on a new project this week. Forge ahead with this idea, which allows you to meet new people and learn some interesting things.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Love, romance and

marriage are on your mind, Leo. Work on strengthening an exist-ing relationship or heighten your efforts to find a special someone.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, you may have

an unexpected visitor to contend with this week. This could mean a complete overhaul of your schedule and liv-ing space. It’s time to get to work.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Your mindset is

intense this week, Libra. Others will find it very difficult to change your opinion on certain things, but that does not mean you should not listen to their ideas.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, be pre-pared for a busy week that gives your bank account a boost. Expect to begin a new work assignment that requires a lot of cre-ative energy.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, you’re interested in promot-ing personal health this week. Your research may extend into holis-tic treatments as well as more traditional alternatives.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Vist some book-stores this week, Cap-ricorn. This will indulge your need to absorb information this week. Don’t overlook the value of the library on your quest.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, an encoun-ter with someone new piques your intellectual

curiosity. Take some time to gather some information, and give yourself time to digest this information.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Thoughts of a career

change are more promi-nent this week, Pisces. It may be a good time to finally act on those ideas.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

MARCH 16: Lauren Graham, Actress (47)

MARCH 17: Rob Lowe, Actor (50)

MARCH 18: Adam Levine, Singer (35)

MARCH 19: Glenn Close, Actress (67)

MARCH 20: Spike Lee, Director (57)

MARCH 21: Gary Old-man, Actor (56)

MARCH 22: Britt San-towski, Writer (49)

Your Weekly Horoscope

Daryn Sherlow photo

Reader’s Photo of the WeekSooke News Mirror reader Daryn Sherlow sent us this photo of Mount Baker.

This week’s Reader’s Photo of the Week is sponsored by Stone Pipe Grill. We welcome your submissions. Send your good quality jpeg photos to: [email protected].


W W W . S O O K E N E W S M I R R O R . C O M

SOOKEFOURCAST Your weather forecast for the next FOUR DAYS!What you need to know about the weather to plan your weekend.

THURSDAY FRIDAY SUNDAY

Cloud w/Sunny Breaks High 9 Low 5

Hours of sunshine 2

Light Rain High 9 Low 6

Hours of sunshine 2


Hours of sunshine 2

SATURDAY


Hours of sunshine 3

WINE, RAW BAR &GLOBAL FUSION CUISINE

NOW OPEN Fri-Sun Nightsin the Prestige Oceanfront Resort

DROP IN POOL TOURNAMENT 2nd SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH

LEGION RIDERS 2nd WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 7 PM

The Royal Canadian Legion Br. #54

Phone: 250-642-5913

MEAT DRAWEVERY SATURDAY @ 3:00 PM

SUNDAY BREAKFAST BRUNCH 9AM - 12:30PM $5 CHILDREN WELCOMESUNDAYS

SUPPORT THE FOOD BANKdonate non-perishable food items

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: SookeLegion.ca

$12 6-7:30 PM ONLYFRIDAY Steak Night

ANNIVERSARIES / BIRTHDAYS / GROUP PARTIES WELCOME!

Hosted by Sports Team

HAMBURGERS &HOT DOGS AVAILABLE

MONDAYS Short Mat Bowling 1:00 Euchre 6:30TUESDAYS Pool League 7:00WEDNESDAYS Nascar 7:00 Dominos 10:00 Ladies Darts 12 noon N Shuf� eboard 6:30THURSDAYS Cribbage 7:00FRIDAYS Short Mat Bowling 1:00

General Meeting every 4th Tuesday, 7pm • Members and bona � de guests welcome

KARAOKEEvery Friday

8:00 - 11:00 p.m.

BLUEGRASS JAM1st and 3rd Sundays2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

with Pete & Megan

SPRING CHARITY AUCTION

March 9th 1:00 pmPLEASE DROP OFF

GOOD ITEMS STARTING MARCH 1st

(NO JUNK)

March 9 1:00 pmPLEASE DROP OFF

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Where friends meet

Excellent selection of Lunch & Dinner Items & Great Burgers too!

Enjoy our Nightly Fresh Sheet ofTantalizing Specials

Casual Dining Kids Menu

Lunch 11am - 4:30pm Dinner at 4:30pm

Reservations & info 250.642.05662038 Otter Point Rd • www.stonepipegrill.com



Two surveyors were out measuring the empty lot on 6639 Sooke Rd this past Friday. According to one of the surveyors, they were contracted by the Royal Bank. We’ve contacted RBC in Sooke, and they had no information about this. According to Shayne Fedosenko’s website, the property, first listed in Oct. 2008 for for $1,200,000, was sold for $882,000 on Feb. 28, 2014. It is zoned commercial-residential, allowing for a four to six-storey building with a commercial presence on the bottom.

Checking it out

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Fax: 250-642-0541


REQUEST FORQUALIFICATIONS

The District has posted Request for Quali� cations on our website for the following:

Request for Quali� cation documents may be obtained from the District of Sooke municipal of� ce, Finance Department, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 1J2,Telephone 250-642-1634 or from the District website at www.sooke.ca.

· Electrician Services· Carpentry Services· Excavation Services· Plumbing Services

Residential/Commercialand Bin Service.

250-642-3646www.sookedisposal.ca

WEEKLY TIDE TABLES

TIMES ARE IN STANDARD TIME, HEIGHTS IN FEET

Day Time HT Time HT Time HT Time HT13 00:47 7.5 06:10 6.6 10:53 8.2 18:47 3.914 02:10 7.9 07:50 5.9 12:56 8.2 20:16 3.915 02:33 7.9 08:29 5.6 13:49 8.2 20:42 4.316 02:56 8.2 09:08 4.9 14:38 8.2 21:07 4.617 03:18 8.5 09:48 4.6 15:27 7.9 21:32 4.918 03:40 8.5 10:29 3.9 16:16 7.9 21:54 5.219 04:00 8.9 11:12 3.6 17:10 7.5 22:09 5.620 04:20 9.2 11:57 3.3 18:12 7.2 22:19 6.2

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Oliver Katz Personal Real Estate Corporation

BRAND NEW & just completed Built GREEN 2 level 3BR 3 bath home

Economical Geothermal Heat/Air large crawl incls. Landscaping, blinds & appliances

2/5/10 Yr. Warr. Nothing to do -Just move in!

Perfect Woodland Creek location

$374,900

Susan Dunn

Ground floor OCEANFRONT 2 bedroom condo in like new Harbour Manor complex

Large living and dining in the bright 955 sq ft corner unit

Slider of living room to rear and walk-on pebble beach

Nothing to do here just move in! Completely remediated building

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Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

The Appetite for Art exhibition by the Sooke Fine Arts Society was a huge success by all accounts.

With over 80 art/appetizer pairing, the results were incred-ibly thoughtful and the chefs out did them-selves in creating their own art in the form of food.

This was a first for the SFAS and The Mix by Ric’s and it will likely not be the last. Attend-ees strolled through the convention centre admiring the art, which ranged from wooden vessels by Phoebe Dun-bar to photographs by Jack Most and paint-ings by Angela Men-zies, and a whole host of other mediums by many local artists.

The 27th annual Sooke Fine Arts Show is already getting under-way although the show dates are still in the dis-tance, July 25 to August 4.

“Last year was an outstanding show, one-third of the artists were brand new to the Sooke Fine Arts Show,” said Catherine Keogan, Executive Director for the SFAS. “It was really wonderful to bring a fresh look to the show.

Keogan said she wants to encourage art-ists to submit because “anything can happen.”

Artists have been submitting works online since February 15. The end date for submissions is June 7 at 4 p.m. This year, more than $12,000 in awards will be given in all seven media categories, as well as Juror’s Choice, People’s Choice, Chil-

dren’s Choice, Design Committee Award and the Jan Johnson Memo-rial Award for Social Commentary.

Submissions are welcome from art-ists across Vancouver Island and the coastal islands. If an artist has work not selected last year, they are welcome to submit again.

An independent panel of three jurors will review the submis-sions and select those pieces to be exhibited. The jurors are profes-

sionals in their fields and include curators, gallery owners, educa-tors and working art-ists. This year’s jury consists of:

Ellen Manning, Mary Jo Hughes and Nigel Prince.

Ellen Manning is the founding director of the Victoria Emerging Art Gallery. Her interest in contemporary art has taken her around the world — from Europe to Asia.

Her goal is “to give talented emerging art-

ists a voice and to cre-ate a new and exciting market for collections by offering accessible price points on original Fine Art.”

Mary Jo Hughes is the director of the Uni-versity of Victoria’s Art Collections, which con-sists of 27,000 works of art. She oversees the university’s Legacy Gallery in downtown Victoria. She has been Senior Curator with the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and the Win-nipeg Art Gallery. She

has an academic back-ground and has taught Canadian art history. Her enthusiasm in showcasing regional artists is truly inspiring.

Nigel Prince has been the executive director

of Vancouver’s Contem-porary Art Gallery for three years. He comes from the United King-dom where he was a curator for the Ikon Gallery which has two floors of successive

exhibitions in all media. He has international art experience collabo-rating with galleries in Munich, Rotterdam, Venice and Toronto.

The arts are incredibly alive and well in Sooke

Jack Most photo

An attendee at the Appetite for Art exhibition and sale at the Prestige Hotel on Saturday, March 8 checks out the work submitted by members of the Sooke Community Arts Council.

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Anyone who was at our November edi-

tion of the Sooke Folk Music Society’s Coffee House will no doubt remember two very talented ladies who graced our open stage and just blew everyone away. That was our first exposure to Sue Han-sen and Rose Birney, known collectively as Wire Tap. They will be our featured perform-ers at this month’s Cof-fee House on Saturday, March 15.

Sue Hansen and Rose Birney would be only too happy to be known as Hot Chicks with Hot Licks, but the reality is they tend to lean more toward Hot Flashes. Having met one another in a gui-tar shop in late 2012, they formed Wire Tap in 2013 to play songs from the Indigo Girls, Del Shannon, Bob Dylan, Parachute Club, Danny Whitten, Phoebe Snow and Luba. Yup, that’s right, a reper-toire just as mixed up as these two will likely forever be.

As youngsters their individual lives fol-lowed similar paths. By the late 60s/early 70s, both managed to get their hands on gui-tars, with which they drove their friends and families back and away. After all, it’s not an overnight endeavour to teach oneself to play. In fact, their combined ages, rather, their com-bined experiences have developed a rap sheet too long to list.

Sue Hansen has been drawn to music, voice and instrument since she was young. At approximately 10-years-of-age, she managed to get her hands on an old arch-top guitar, painted blue and white.

With only a Chet Atkins song booklet Hansen taught herself to play it. Because she was unable to read the little black dots splotched around the staff lines, she was forced to make up melodies to match the

chords shown. That was the beginning. In the decades that fol-lowed, her admiration for music itself has cer-tainly grown.

“One of the main respects I have about music,” said Hansen, “is that when given an opening, it can quite effectively bridge human emotion with our physical world, as well (as) to one another.”

Born in West Van-couver and raised for a time in Montreal, Rose Birney returned, as soon as she was able, to the West Coast to work in radio and

explore her passion for music. Birney is an accomplished musician both singing and play-ing mandolin, guitar, bass and harmonica. Birney has been a two-time songwriting dele-gate to the B.C. Festival of the Arts. Her talents include repairing brass instruments and giv-ing mandolin lessons. She has also played in several local groups including Chattering Class and Four On The Floor.

There was no ques-tion that little Rosie and Susie definitely had their sights on becom-ing musicians when

they matured. Some-where down the time-line they realized that it just wasn’t going to be possible for them to do both. Oh well... who really needs to grow up when playing is so much fun! So you see, they’re not in it for security or money... no, no no! If Wire Tap won the lottery they would definitely continue to play long after the money ran out.

At least one thing remains clear and in focus however, and that is their respect of the magic and fun that music can be. Those invisible wire-vibra-

tions might just ignite your vocal chords or perhaps take you back to another place you experienced some time ago.

The lines are open and the welcome mat is at the doorway. Join in, tap along, and con-nect in the spirit of song and fun.

Please join us for what will definitely be a wonderful evening of music and entertain-ment. It takes place this Saturday, March 15 at Holy Trinity Angli-can Church on Murray Road. Doors open at 7 p.m. with open stage at 7:30 and our feature at 9.

Submitted by Dave Gallant

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Sooke Coffee House will be wire tapped

Submitted photo

Two gals to entertain for coffee house gig on Saturday night.

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Strengthening Local Farms

The second in a series of Sooke Region Food CHI Workshops

Learn ways of improving regional food capacity including niche markets and specialty crops.

Cowichan Green Community’s Judy Stafford and Vanessa Goodall

will also present their agricultural market research project,

Growing Connections.

Saturday, March 15, 20141 pm – 4 pm

Sooke Harbour House, Potlatch Room

$10 at the door. Refreshments provided. Reserve your seat.

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We e k l y S p e c i a l s i n E f f e c t , P r i c e s A d v e r t i s e d a r e C a r d h o l d e r P r i c e s Wednesday, Mar ch 12, 2014 - Tuesday, Mar ch 18, 2014We e k l y S p e c i a l s i n E f f e c t , P r i c e s A d v e r t i s e d a r e C a r d h o l d e r P r i c e s Wednesday, Mar ch 12, 2014 - Tuesday, Mar ch 18, 2014

Dairyland and Village Food Markets are both teaming up to donate money to local schools. We’re proud to offer a full range of high quality Dairyland products and help our schools overcome funding shortages for activities and programs. Milk Money is a great fundraiser every-one can participate in! Sign up Now!

Fresh Lean

Ground Beef

$249

B E T T E R B E C A U S E W E C A R E . . . . A B O U T O U R K I D S !

All VarietiesPepsiCola

Royal CityBeansin Tomato Sauce

4/300

399

San Pellegrino Sparkling

Mineral Water3/400

San Pellegrino SparklingSan Pellegrino Sparkling

ChipitsChocolateChips


2/500

General Mills Lucky Charms or Cinnamon Toast CrunchCereal

399

Charmin Ultra SoftBathroomTissue

899

169 5/500

999

Villaggio Italian

Bread

2/500

Purina

Dog Chow2 kg

Iams Proactive HealthCatFood

Hawkins

Cheezies

Huggies

Pull-Ups19-26’s

Alberta Beef AA or Better, Boneless

Eye of Round Oven Roast

/lb $5.49/kg

ea 18 Dbl Rolls

Grocery

156g

3/500

750 ml + dep

ea 330-360g

Sunrise Fresh

Chicken Drumsticks $4.39/kg ..........................

$199

Maple Leaf Regular or Maple

Bacon500g ................................

$499

Maple Leaf Prime Stuffed Frozen Chicken Breasts284-340g ..........................

$499

Fresh, Lean

Stewing Beef$7.69/kg ..........................

$349

Maple Leaf Originals • Singles • Beef

Hot Dogs375-450g ..........................

$399

Wild Previously Frozen

Sockeye Fillets $220

B.C. Grown Long English

Cucumbers

/lb

$100ea

Washington Jumbo

Red Onions $1.94/kg 88¢

Organic Bunch

Carrots ...............$148

Organic

Green Kale .........2/300

Organic Red or Yellow

Peppers $6.57/kg ...$298

Organic Red Delicious

Apples $3.26/kg .....$148

Earthbound Farms Organic

Fresh Herb Salad ...348

BulkSalted or UnsaltedRoyal Nut Mix ...199

SaladCrunchy Mix .......75¢

18 BeanSoup Mix ...........29¢

Dried UnsulpheredBlueberries .......479

Chocolate Covered Almonds ..............129

Munchy Mix ..................55¢

Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds 170g bag .289

WasabiCashews 100g bag ......189

ChocolateLayer Mints ...............109

/100gChina LilySoya Sauce

239

Chocolate CoveredAlmonds

Munchy Mix

Dark Chocolate CoveredAlmonds

BulkBulkSalted or UnsaltedRoyal Nut Mix

SaladSan Remo

Gnocchi

2/300

Johnson’s Assorted

BabyProducts

299

349

Crunchy Mix

18 BeanSoup MixDried UnsulpheredBlueberries

Chocolate Covered

WasabiCashews

ChocolateLayer Mints

$199ea 1L Bounce

Fabric SoftenerSheets

Clorox ConcentratedLiquidBleach

249

Kraft Dream WhipDessertTopping

299

Kellogg’s Special KPopcorn or CrackerChips

ea 170g

2/400

Uncle Bens

Bistro ExpressRice2/500

Aunt Jemima

Syrup750 ml

2/600

269

FRESH, WEST COAST

Clams or Mussels

Seafood

$100

San Remo

CapersAdmiral FlakedLight Tunain water 170g

399

88¢/100g

/100g

Mexican Haden

Mangoes

225 ml

ea 740 ml

113-127g

250g

ea

/100g

ea

/lb

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DessertDessertToppingTopping

22ea 740 mlea 740 ml

Echoclean Liquid

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ALL SIZES

398 ml

2L +dep

510g

ea 200g

499ea

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5/400

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$199/lb $4.39/kg

Fresh, Pork Shoulder

Butt Steak

Sunrise, FreshChicken Thighs

/100g

/lb

99¢

Grocery

500g

ea 414-444 ml

ea

Doritos FlavouredTortillaChips

ValuPak

Meat

$299/lb

$6.59/kg

ea .......................... 3

Famous B.C.

Salmon Rub ..$399ea

100g

142g

ea

/100g

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300g

245-260g

2/500

$399/lb$8.80/kg

/lb

San RemoSan Remo

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680 ml

Bick’s

Dill PicklesRegular, Garlic or Polskie Ogorki

Paradise Island

FetaCheese

210g

299

Red RoseOrange Pekoe Tea36’s ...............................239

Aqua� naWater12x500 ml......................399

QuakerYogurt Chewy Bars175g .......................

2/500

Northern GoldMuesli or Granola700g ..........................

2/500Silver Hills Little Big Bread430g ................................ 299

CadburyHot Chocolate10 Pack..........................269

Beaver Salted & RoastedMixed Nuts275g ................................ 199

Carriage TradeFig Bars700g .......................

2/500Lipton Chicken Noodle or OnionSoup Mix4’s ..........................

2/500Gallo Regular or Extra VirginOlive Oil500 ml .......................... 499

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We e k l y S p e c i a l s i n E f f e c t , P r i c e s A d v e r t i s e d a r e C a r d h o l d e r P r i c e s Wednesday, Mar ch 12, 2014 - Tuesday, Mar ch 18, 2014We e k l y S p e c i a l s i n E f f e c t , P r i c e s A d v e r t i s e d a r e C a r d h o l d e r P r i c e s Wednesday, Mar ch 12, 2014 - Tuesday, Mar ch 18, 2014

Dairyland and Village Food Markets are both teaming up to donate money to local schools. We’re proud to offer a full range of high quality Dairyland products and help our schools overcome funding shortages for activities and programs. Milk Money is a great fundraiser every-one can participate in! Sign up Now!

Fresh Lean

Ground Beef

$249

B E T T E R B E C A U S E W E C A R E . . . . A B O U T O U R K I D S !

All VarietiesPepsiCola

Royal CityBeansin Tomato Sauce

4/300

399

San Pellegrino Sparkling

Mineral Water3/400


ChipitsChocolateChips


2/500

General Mills Lucky Charms or Cinnamon Toast CrunchCereal

399

Charmin Ultra SoftBathroomTissue

899

169 5/500

999

Villaggio Italian

Bread

2/500

Purina

Dog Chow2 kg

Iams Proactive HealthCatFood

Hawkins

Cheezies

Huggies

Pull-Ups19-26’s

Alberta Beef AA or Better, Boneless

Eye of Round Oven Roast

/lb $5.49/kg

ea 18 Dbl Rolls

Grocery

156g

3/500

750 ml + dep

ea 330-360g

Sunrise Fresh

Chicken Drumsticks $4.39/kg ..........................

$199

Maple Leaf Regular or Maple

Bacon500g ................................

$499

Maple Leaf Prime Stuffed Frozen Chicken Breasts284-340g ..........................

$499

Fresh, Lean

Stewing Beef$7.69/kg ..........................

$349

Maple Leaf Originals • Singles • Beef

Hot Dogs375-450g ..........................

$399

Wild Previously Frozen

Sockeye Fillets $220

B.C. Grown Long English

Cucumbers

/lb

$100ea

Washington Jumbo

Red Onions $1.94/kg 88¢

Organic Bunch

Carrots ...............$148

Organic

Green Kale .........2/300

Organic Red or Yellow

Peppers $6.57/kg ...$298

Organic Red Delicious

Apples $3.26/kg .....$148

Earthbound Farms Organic

Fresh Herb Salad ...348

BulkSalted or UnsaltedRoyal Nut Mix ...199

SaladCrunchy Mix .......75¢

18 BeanSoup Mix ...........29¢

Dried UnsulpheredBlueberries .......479

Chocolate Covered Almonds ..............129

Munchy Mix ..................55¢

Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds 170g bag .289

WasabiCashews 100g bag ......189

ChocolateLayer Mints ...............109

/100gChina LilySoya Sauce

239

Chocolate CoveredAlmonds

Munchy Mix

Dark Chocolate CoveredAlmonds

BulkBulkSalted or UnsaltedRoyal Nut Mix

SaladSan Remo

Gnocchi

2/300

Johnson’s Assorted

BabyProducts

299

349

Crunchy Mix

18 BeanSoup MixDried UnsulpheredBlueberries

Chocolate Covered

WasabiCashews

ChocolateLayer Mints

$199ea 1L Bounce

Fabric SoftenerSheets

Clorox ConcentratedLiquidBleach

249

Kraft Dream WhipDessertTopping

299

Kellogg’s Special KPopcorn or CrackerChips

ea 170g

2/400

Uncle Bens

Bistro ExpressRice2/500

Aunt Jemima

Syrup750 ml

2/600

269

FRESH, WEST COAST

Clams or Mussels

Seafood

$100

San Remo

CapersAdmiral FlakedLight Tunain water 170g

399

88¢/100g

/100g

Mexican Haden

Mangoes

225 ml

ea 740 ml

113-127g

250g

ea

/100g

ea

/lb

ea

DessertDessertToppingTopping

22ea 740 mlea 740 ml

Echoclean Liquid

DishSoap

ALL SIZES

398 ml

2L +dep

510g

ea 200g

499ea

ea

5/400

ea 1.62L

$199/lb $4.39/kg

Fresh, Pork Shoulder

Butt Steak

Sunrise, FreshChicken Thighs

/100g

/lb

99¢

Grocery

500g

ea 414-444 ml

ea

Doritos FlavouredTortillaChips

ValuPak

Meat

$299/lb

$6.59/kg

ea .......................... 3

Famous B.C.

Salmon Rub ..$399ea

100g

142g

ea

/100g

/100g

300g

245-260g

2/500

$399/lb$8.80/kg

/lb

San RemoSan Remo

ea

ea 80s

680 ml

Bick’s

Dill PicklesRegular, Garlic or Polskie Ogorki

Paradise Island

FetaCheese

210g

299

Red RoseOrange Pekoe Tea36’s ...............................239

Aqua� naWater12x500 ml......................399

QuakerYogurt Chewy Bars175g .......................

2/500

Northern GoldMuesli or Granola700g ..........................

2/500Silver Hills Little Big Bread430g ................................ 299

CadburyHot Chocolate10 Pack..........................269

Beaver Salted & RoastedMixed Nuts275g ................................ 199

Carriage TradeFig Bars700g .......................

2/500Lipton Chicken Noodle or OnionSoup Mix4’s ..........................

2/500Gallo Regular or Extra VirginOlive Oil500 ml .......................... 499

Kraft Thick & CreanyCheese Dinner400g ............................299

ea

ea

ea

ea

ea ea

/lb

ea

/100g

ea

B.C. Grown

Green Peppers

$148/lb $3.26 kg

Spring Savings!

Together we have raised OVER $26,130 for our local schools.

Hunt’s Thick & Rich

Pasta Sauce HOT BUY!

Grocery

NEW

483 ml

ea

ea+dep

ValuPak

ValuPak

375-450g

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ea

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/100g

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Carrot Cake

$499

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$369Made from scratch

Fruit Mac Cookies

$399

CaliforniaTurkey Breast

/100g /100g

Old Fashioned

Ham $149

$209

Udi’s Gluten Free

Bagels or Muf� ns

499

McCain

Cool Quenchers225 ml.............................

4/300

Pillsbury

Pizza Pops800g ....................................499

Swanson Hungry Man

Dinners455-595g ........................

2/700

Lucerne

Ice Cream Novelties12x100 ml .......................

2/700

KalamataOlives

GypsySalami

Orange CranberryOrange Cranberry

Earth Balance

OrganicSpreads

454g ea

Kraft Cracker Barrel

Cheddar Cheese

Orange CranberryOrange CranberryOrange CranberryOrange CranberryOrange CranberryOrange Cranberry

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BakeryMade in-store from scratch

Multigrain Bread

$249

Deli

$799ea

McCain Country Style

Hash Browns

/100g

ea 6 pack

ea 8x8 sq.

Holy Crap

Cereal

Made from scratch

Cranberry Scones

Kraft Cracker BarrelKraft Cracker Barrel

Cheddar CheeseCheddar CheeseDairy

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Almond Butter

499ea

399

799ea 225g

CerealCereal

7777Udi’s Gluten Free

CinnamonRolls

ea 400g

Dairyland

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Dairyland Light or Table

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ParkaySoft Margarine 427g ....................................

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$899ea

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Meat or Vegetarian

LasagnaMedium Size

/100g

599

1 kg

250gea 227-400g

Medium or Old 700g

ea

2/300ea

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/100g$199

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Defending positionsIn response to a recent home invasion in Sooke, some Sooke teachers took advantage of the professional development day on Friday, March 7, to hone up on their self-defence skills. The class was offered by Senseis Norman and Alida Ensil who run Sooke Shukokai Karate.

Capital Regional District

A water main cleaning program will be carried out in various areas of Colwood, Langford, View Royal, Sooke, and East Sooke between October 1, 2013 and April 30, 2014.

Short periods of low pressure and discolouration of water can be expected. Commercial establishments such as laundromats and beauty salons will receive advance warning of flushing in their vicinity. If you require such notification, please contact CRD Integrated Water Services, 479 Island Highway, Victoria, BC, at 250.474.9619.

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The first two months of 2014 saw the real estate market slightly ahead of the same period in 2013.

“It’s encouraging that sales activity con-tinues to increase as we move towards a healthy spring market,” noted VREB President,

Tim Ayres in a press release. “2013 spring sales were quite strong and we’re hoping for a similar level of activity this year.”

Single family residen-tial sales in Sooke in February 2014 totalled 16 units; and manufac-tured homes seven.

No townhouses, con-dominiums or lots and acreages sold.

At the heart of the MLS® HPI is the con-cept of the “bench-mark” home, a notional home that has the most common features of a typical home in a given area. The benchmark

home does not repre-sent any actual house, condo or townhouse, but merely provides an identical example to track changes in market value. The benchmark of a single family home in Sooke retained close to the same “bench-mark” over the last five

years. Five years ago the price was $355,700, three years ago the price was $350,500 and $346,700 in February 2014.

Townhouse bench-marks in Sooke were $365,100 five years ago, to a high of $390,900 three years ago and

348,100 in February 2014.

Interestingly, the townhouse sales in neighboring Langford for the same periods were: $326,800; 362,900 and 320,900 and in Colwood $365,200; $417,600 and 367,200.

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