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Education will reduce bear/human conflictsSharron HoSooke News Mirror

Sooke is now a part of the province-wide Bear Aware program, which has a man-date to educate the pub-lic on how to co-exist with bears.

“We do live in a commu-nity where bears are here, so what are we going to do? We have to learn to live in conjunction with bears because we just can’t shoot them all, and we can’t just move them all,” said Debbie Read, volunteer Bear Aware co-ordinator.

Since becoming estab-lished this spring, through Read’s initiative, the local program has worked with BC Parks, local camp sites, resort establishments and the conservation service.

The operation works as an educational service, distribut-ing material like flyers, pam-phlets and bookmarks con-taining information on how to manage bear attractants.

She hopes to speak at schools and build a larger presence though commu-nity partnerships.

“We’re looking for addi-tional partnerships with community groups, local businesses and non-profit organizations,” she said. “We really want to get this out in the community.”

According to the Bear Aware manual, the mandate of the program is to “reduce the number of human-bear conflicts in communities through education, inno-vation and co-operation. It is an educational program

based on the premise that the reactive destruction of bears entering our commu-nities in search of food is not a sustainable or viable solution to the problem.”

Prior to the Bear Aware program, Sooke did not have resources available to local residents who come into contact with a bear.

“There’s at least 20 other communities that have lesser problems than we do here in Sooke, that already had Bear Aware co-ordina-tors, so we were long over-due,” said Peter Pauwels, conservation officer.

“It’s going to be very, very helpful for us for the educa-tional piece because we’re so busy that it’s difficult for us to reach people. So we’re very glad and we hope it’s going to be a continuing thing.”

Pauwels said since April 1, the conservation service has received 246 bear com-plaints in the Sooke area.

He said over the last three to four years, bear reports have increased significantly due to development.

“There’s more people liv-ing in areas that used to be bear habitat especially in a place like Sooke. You’ve got a combination of more

bears, more people, and less available habitat for them.”

This year, about eight bears in the CRD region -- which stretches from up the Malahat to Port Renfrew -- have been terminated.

According to Pauwels, bears will be particularly active through the months of September and October as they fatten up on gar-bage, ripe berries and fruit for winter hibernation. The main attractants are gar-bage, chickens and fallen fruit.

He hopes residents will take the necessary precau-tions to manage attractants around their properties to prevent human-bear conflicts as there is no quick solution to a habituated bear.

“People have to take responsibility to prevent problems from arising, that’s the message every-body needs to understand,” he said. “Most people have the expectation that we can come and move the bear and that will be the end of their problem -- they won’t have to change their behav-iour. Even if we did move the bear, there’s going to be another one that’s going to come right back if there’s a food source available.”

Pauwels added that bear relocations have a low suc-cess rate, with the Sooke Hills, Jordan River and Port Renfrew as the only viable options.

“We have a challenge here, we’re on the tip of an island, there’s not a lot of places

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At the regular District of Sooke council meet-ing of Sept. 10, the fol-lowing decisions were made:

Live video stream-ing is now available for residents. They can go to the District of Sooke website and click on Popular Top-ics and then on Council and Committee Video. The posted agenda will allow users to select the portion of the meet-ing they wish to view.

• A Development Variance Permit for 6215 Marilyn Road was not issued by coun-cil. The permit was to allow the property owner to vary the set-back distance from 15 metres to 0.9 metres. The property is being used as a recycling depot for Styrofoam, plastics and other com-modities. Council sent the item back to staff for a legal opinion.

• Bylaw No. 542 Del-egation Amendment Bylaw and Policy No. 5.2 Purchasing and Dis-posal of Assets Policy.

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limits are for various staff and council and how acquisitions are to be made. Written quotations, tenders and RFPs now all have specific guidelines. The CAO will have a pur-chasing approval limit of $75,000, up from the $7,500 most recently granted the CAO. All purchases over $25,000 will be included in a quarterly report to the Finance and Admin-istration Committee. Preference will be given to local suppliers where all things are equal.

• Bylaw No. 544:Council enacted a fee

for service for the public boat launch. It will cost $10 to launch one boat and parking one vehicle with trailer for the day.

• Bylaw No. 548:Council introduced

and gave first and sec-ond reading to the bylaw which would amend the OCP to allow cluster dwelling units (detached town-houses). A public hear-ing will be scheduled.

• Bylaw 550:Council gave first,

second and third read-ing to Bylaw 550 and Section 227 CC Notice.

Permissive tax exemptions came under discussion by council,

mainly in reference to four applications. Two applications met the legal requirements. They were for the Juan de Fuca Salmon Resto-ration Society (Char-ters River Salmon Inter-pretive Centre); and the church located at 2191 Townsend Road. Coun-cil gave first, second and third reading to Bylaw 550, and Bylaw 551. Council did not allow tax exemptions for two applications as they did not meet the regulations. They were the RCL Sooke Seniors Housing and the Sooke Pentecostal Housing Society. The reasoning was that both appli-

cants receive provincial funding and do not ben-efit the entire commu-nity but rather specific groups of people. Staff determined that both organizations receive significant senior gov-ernment funding and have an ability to pay property taxes without serious impairment to the services provided.

Councillor Rick Kasper stated that most municipalities do not grant tax exemptions for housing projects.

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It was mentioned that the Legion seniors’ housing does receive

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Councillors Bev Berger and Maja Tait were opposed.

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• Council issued a Development Permit to allow construction of a 52-unit multi-family development at 6402 and 6418 Sooke Road. The development will be in seven clusters on 2.7 hectares of land. This DP application represents a commit-ment by the district to process and finalize a settlement to a legal challenge.

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I can take a bear,” he said, adding bears that are relocated are only about a day’s walk back to human civilization.

He stressed that habituated sows raise cubs that are food conditioned, creating generations of bears that seek out human sources of food.

“They’re pretty adapt-able. They don’t mind living in and amongst people. They overcome their fear and they raise their cubs here, and the cubs learn and that’s all they know, is living in

a human environment.” How to stay Bear

Aware: • Store garbage in

secure bins and keep indoors until the collec-tion day.

• Be sure to pick ber-ries and fruit as they ripen. Contact the Food Community Health Ini-tiative (CHI) at: info@sookefoodchi.ca to have your fruit trees gleaned by volunteers.

• Keep chickens in at night, and young ani-mals close to home. Keep feed secured.

• Feed your pet

indoors, or clean up pet food after feeding outdoors.

• Clean barbecues by burning the grill entirely, and remove and clean grease trap after every use.

• Layer your com-post kitchen scraps with no more than 10 cm of yard waste like dried leaves, grasses and newspaper. Do not add fish, meat, fat, oils, unrinsed eggshells or cooked food.

For more information visit: www.bearaware.bc.ca

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LOGGER IDENTIFIED

THE BC CORONERS Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died while working on a logging site on Vancouver Island on Sept. 13, 2012.

THE DECEASED IS Toby Lee Childs, aged 38, from Sooke.

MR. CHILDS WAS part of a logging crew working in the remote northwest corner of Vancouver Island. He was felling trees on a steep uphill slope when something went wrong. He was found by co-workers within a few minutes of the incident, and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

THE BC CORONERS Service and WorkSafeBC are continuing to investigate this death.

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Feral cats a little safer thanks to SAFARSSharron HoSooke News Mirror

The Sooke Ani-mal Food and Rescue Food Society recently obtained a barn to serve as an animal rehabilitation centre for feral cats and kittens.

According to Margar-ita Dominguez, SAFARS president, volunteers have been working over the past four months to repair and clean the old barn, clear surrounding land and build fencing.

“When we went inside there was cables and there were things that people have thrown inside for years, all mixed up together,” she said.

Although more work still needs to be done, SAFARS has moved in and started up a mod-est operation, fitting the barn with kennels for adult feral cats and a nursery for kittens. More housing in the form of “cat condos” -- two story, four by two foot structures -- are expected to be built in

and around the barn. Dominguez said the

barn, which is rented for an undisclosed amount, has given SAFARS the ability to launch services for ani-mals in need in Sooke.

“It’s a start that we will start a rehabilita-tion centre,” she said. “We are very happy that we have the oppor-tunity of this barn.”

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“We’re not like the SPCA... we don’t take care of people’s unwanted pets or stray animals. We take

care of wild creatures and like I say, prevent the population boom from happening the humane way,” he said.

“If left to grow on their own, then they run into issues like starvation and over-population.”

Before going out and trapping cats, SAFARS volunteers contact the landown-ers to seek permission.

“If the person doesn’t want us on the prop-erty, we cannot go. We cannot touch an animal that is not ours, only with the owner’s per-mission,” Dominguez said. “We want to work together, not against.”

Adult feral cats are then neutered or spayed and kept in ken-nels, covered with a blanket, for about two weeks until they are released in the loca-tions they were found.

SAFARS erects a dog house on top of cement blocks to provide the cats with shelter. The landowner works together with the soci-ety to feed the cats regu-

larly with food supplied by SAFARS if needed.

Captured kittens are kept inside of an enclosed nursery. Volunteers regularly socialize the animals for about two to three weeks until they are ready to be adopted.

“In a couple of weeks they are ready to be adopted, without a facility like this we wouldn’t be able to do this,” Dominguez said.

So far, SAFARS has released four cats from it’s catch, neu-ter, spay and release program, and found homes for about six abandoned cats.

For information on SAFARS on how to donate, adopt or volunteer, visit: w w w . s a f a r s . o r g

SAFARS will be hold-ing a garage sale on Oct. 6 from 10 a..m to 4 p.m. at 2075 Otter Point Rd.

All proceeds will be used for the catch, spay, neuter and release program.

Sharron Ho photo

SAFARS volunteer, Jacob Hanson carefully pets a feral kitten.

Numerous fires are keeping firefighters busyCarelessness cause of fires

Sooke Fire Rescue Ser-vice responded to three fires on Sept.16. The first was to a brush fire on a small island near Goodridge Penin-sula. An area about 20 x 50 was on fire when crews arrived.

Due to location, all equipment had to be packed in by hand. The fire was caused by a campfire not prop-erly extinguished.

Twelve firefight-

ers worked on this for about two hours. Due to the rising tide, the access was cut off and the Sooke Coast Guard Auxiliary had to be called in to retrieve the firefighters and their gear. (FF Bob Bennett in the photo).

Call came in around 1:15 pm.

While still at this call, another grass fire was reported on Townsend Road (2:48 pm). This was caused by a carelessly dis-carded cigarette. Crews soaked down the area,

but thanks to work of a neighbour with a long garden hose, the fire was controlled before FD arrival.

Then at 11:50 pm, 16 firefighters responded to a vehicle fire at the end of Goodridge Road.

The SUV was fully involved on arrival and is deemed suspicious as the RCMP reported the vehicle as stolen.

The investigation on this continues.

Steven SorensenFire Chief / Emer-gency Operations

Coordinator

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Sooke firefighter Bob Bennett waters down a fire on Goodridge Peninsula.

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Working at the Char-ters River Salmon Inter-pretive Centre when I experienced the rum-bling, shaking and explosion of the recent 3.1 earthquake in the Sooke hills, it took my nerves a while to settle down. Located where I was, perhaps the valley formation channelled the reverberations, as the explosion was so strong it scared me out of my wits.

This recent experi-ence, strangely, was more dramatic for me than the 1946 earth-quake which shook Van-couver Island on June 23 that year. A 7.3 mag-nitude quake, its epi-centre was in the For-bidden Plateau region. This event is listed as the largest magnitude quake to occur on land in Canada.

Strathcona Park and the Forbidden Plateau experienced changes in land mass and new can-yons opened up. Consid-erable damage was done throughout Courtenay and Comox, as shown in the attached photos.

Fortunately it was a Sun-day and the children weren’t in school as there was much struc-tural damage and many fallen chimneys. Roads gave way. In Vancouver and Victoria chimneys fell as well.

As a young girl, I was at home with my par-ents in Saseenos when rumbling began, the house shook, china fell from shelves and we all ran outdoors. My brother Maywell Wick-heim was in a lower meadow scything grass when he experienced the hayfield rolling in ripples in front of him.

Ray Vowles, at home on Maple Avenue in Sooke, recalls how the shaking was scary for everyone as they hadn’t felt an earth-

quake before.Across the harbour

in Becher Bay, Louise Paterson (then Lou-ise Wright) gives this account: “When the shuddering started, we really felt the move-ment. Nothing stayed on the walls and the entire pantry shelving and its contents lay in shambles on the floor. We were all wide-eyed in shock.

“At the south end of Green’s sandy beach, a large gaping crevasse had opened up and created a gulley that extended deep into the forest. The opening is

still visible today, as the separated embank-ments slid onto the beach, bringing trees out as well. Today the wave action continues to erode the opening.

“At Parkers’ beach, the damage was more extreme. The Parker boathouse, trees, debris and rocks slid into the sea, scalp-ing the land and liter-ally wiping out all that was in their path. The gulley now has grown some underbrush, but the beach has never

recovered.”Victoria, as a more

populated centre, expe-rienced more building damage than Sooke. The tall laundry smoke-stack at the St. Joseph’s Hospital collapsed.

Liz Johnson (then Liz Norton) recalls, “My baby brother John was just seven months old. When the earthquake hit, my mother grabbed him, ran outside and put him in his lovely English pram. She then

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Damage was evident on buildings on Vancouver Island after 1946 earthquake.

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CommunityWhat was that? An earthquake?

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Take notice that, pursuant to Section 403 of the Local Government Act, the following properties will be sold by public auction in the Council Chambers, 2225 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC at 10:00 a.m. on September 24, 2012, if any delinquent taxes along with accrued interest remain unpaid prior to that time.

Prospective purchasers are hereby notifi ed that these properties are subject to tax under the Property Purchase Tax Act on the fair market value of the property. Additional information regarding the tax sale may be obtained from the Municipal Offi ce during regular business hours, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Dated at Sooke, BC at 10 a.m. this 17th day of September 2012.

Michael Dillabaugh, CADirector of Finance

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ran back in the house and fetched his best hand crocheted shawl – after all, if we were all killed, those who found our remains would be impressed by how great he looked.”

David McClimon says “It takes something fairly substantial to get the attention of a busy 10-year old guy but I do remember there was a lot of shaking going on for a few minutes. We were living on Fort

Street in Victoria when our house began to qui-ver, shiver and shudder. No real damage was done as far as I can recall but there were lots of excited people running around the neighbour-hood. Coincidentally our family moved to the fine town of Sooke a few weeks later and since then there has not been much going on in the way of serious seismic activity. But if my calculations are correct, the BIG ONE is likely to arrive during

the winter of 2022.”Three years later in

1949, an earthquake of even greater magni-tude, 8.1, occurred not on land but in the ocean floor west of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). This event still lives in the memory of Audrey Wilson (then Audrey Sullivan).

She says: “John and I had only been married a few months and he and his brother were building a house just up the street from the little house we were renting

in Langford. It was near noon and I was waiting for John to come home for lunch when I felt rumbling and looked up the street to see wires whipping around. When the shaking star-ted I tried to go outside but the door frame was leaning to the left and then to the right. A few things fell out of cup-boards but there was no real damage done.”

Elida Peers, Historian

Sooke Region Museum

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Seven kids in Sooke heard the Sooke Crisis Centre needed food and went door to door and collected food and money. They want to put out a challenge to other neighbourhood kids to do the same and said if everyone in Sooke donated just one non-perishable item, the Sooke Crisis Centre would have lots of food to help everyone in need.

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EDITORIAL Rod Sluggett PublisherPirjo Raits EditorSharron Ho Reporter

The Sooke News Mirror is published every Wednesday by Black Press Ltd. | 112-6660 Sooke Road, Sooke, B.C. V9Z 0A5 | Phone: 250-642-5752 WEB: WWW.SOOKENEWSMIRROR.COM

B.C. Views Mike de Jong’s debut as B.C.

finance minister was a grim one. The first financial update for this election year projects a $1.4 billion decline in natural resource revenues from Kevin Falcon’s one and only budget in February.

Most of that is from declining natural gas revenues in the next three years. And it’s not just the price of gas that’s lower than the finance ministry’s array of private sector experts had forecast.

The volume of B.C. gas sold is down as well, as abundant new sources of shale gas come on-stream in the U.S. As with oil, that’s currently the only market Canada has.

And it wasn’t long ago that the energy ministry was trumpeting its monthly totals for “bonus bids” paid by gas companies for drilling rights in northeastern B.C. That gold rush has wound down as shale deposits are staked and the price falls.

De Jong’s response shows how serious this problem is for any B.C. government. He inherits Falcon’s political commitment to present a balanced budget next spring. How he will do that, and be believed in a heated post-HST election campaign, remains a mystery.

De Jong announced a hiring freeze for government staff, and a management salary freeze

across health care, universities and Crown corporations as well as government operations. He hinted at an even harder line with unions, as the government’s largest employee group continued selective strike action.

This, and the familiar vow to rein in travel and other discretionary spending, won’t come close to replacing the lost gas revenues. Asset sales, which Falcon came up with in a desperate effort to dig the government out of its huge sales tax hole, won’t show up on the books until next year, if they go ahead at all. Raising taxes or fees? Forget it. It’s either cut programs or run another deficit.

The one glimmer of hope in what de Jong called the “ugly” resource revenue picture is that natural gas revenues don’t have much farther to fall. And then there is the light at the far end of the tunnel, exports to Asia where the price remains much higher.

That project took two important steps forward last week. Spectra Energy and British multinational BG Group unveiled plans for a third major pipeline to bring northeast gas to the coast, this one to a site near Prince Rupert proposed for a liquefied natural gas facility.

And on Friday, the Haisla Nation and the B.C. government announced a land use agreement to develop another LNG export facility on the

Douglas Channel near Kitimat. Two proposals in that area have already received federal export permits and financing from global energy players, including Chinese, Japanese and Korean companies.

One of the bills jammed through by the B.C. Liberals in the hectic legislative session this spring was to do away with another of those federal-provincial overlaps that make industrial development so slow and difficult. Ottawa has sole authority to regulate reserve lands, but agreed to delegate that to B.C. and the Haisla, allowing them to pioneer the latest agreement.

This is a major breakthrough, not just in the industrial development of northern B.C. but in dismantling the century-old logjam of aboriginal resource claims.

At the centre of Premier Christy Clark’s much-promoted jobs plan is the target of having three LNG export terminals and associated pipelines in production by 2020.

That now looks like a more realistic target. But the jobs and revenues won’t arrive in time to save the B.C. Liberals from their current predicament.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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Speaking out is democratic

OUR VIEW

It seems the gloves are off.There are those who vehemently oppose a car

wash in the town centre and there are those who think it is a good idea.

Sooke is one of those places where people are vocal, opinionated and not afraid to speak out on issues important to them. Nothing wrong with that. In fact, it is an important part of any democratic process. We each have our own vision of Sooke and where we want it to grow. The Official Community Plan is not written in

stone. It is meant to be a guideline, a “vision” of where Sooke is headed. From the document itself, “It is important to note that an OCP is a ‘living document’ that may change over time to more accurately reflect conditions in the community that could not be foreseen at the time it was drafted.”

Each and every time an issue comes up that doesn’t sit well with people, the OCP is either quoted chapter and verse or it is amended. Let’s face it, most residents do not want any development in their neighbourhood. They want the status quo and who can blame them. But, the needs and wants of the majority of the residents should be taken into consideration as well. Sooke is going to grow and where the town centre is now is not the vision set forth in the OCP. It is supposed to be by the water and if that is the case, then the location of the car wash would be on the outskirts of the core. Five car wash bays will not mean traffic jams and line ups. It is complementary to the laundromat and the same waste water system will be used for both. But, it is each person’s right to state their opinion and argue for what they want. It works both ways.

The Official Community Plan is not written in stone.

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Coaches week

As someone who competed in sport for decades, I know that coaches are an integral part of the experience. In B.C., our govern-ment is recognizing the immense contributions of coaches in every ath-lete’s personal and pro-fessional development by proclaiming the week from Sept. 15 to 22 as B.C. Coaches Week.

Coaches are men-tors for kids and adults alike. They are power-ful influences with the potential to change lives. The Coaches Association of B.C. rep-resents some 40,000 coaches, of which 98 per cent are volunteers.

It is coaches who teach the youngest ath-letes the essential skills of their sports; coaches who inspire and moti-vate athletes of all ages; and coaches who spot excellence in an ath-lete and work hard to develop it. Coaches also teach ethics and fair play-critical les-sons for young ath-letes that last a lifetime.

At the recent Olym-pic and Paralympic Games in London, Brit-ish Columbia’s athletes experienced great suc-cess, bringing home medals and achieving personal bests. In the process, they positively influenced younger athletes and elevated the stature of their sports. These are won-derful achievements that have made us all proud, and we need to recognize the crucial role coaches played

in those successes.Our collective goal

is to ensure that every coach receives the training he or she needs to provide effective leadership. With that in mind, we will invest more than $2 million in coach development over the next year.

Since last year, more than $100,000 has been directly targeted to develop coaches in northern British Colum-bia in the lead-up to the 2015 Canada Win-ter Games in Prince George. In addition, the Coaches Associa-tion of B.C. is offering free National Coaching Certification Programs in many locations around the province.

I call on all British Columbians to recog-nize the critical role played by coaches as valued contribu-tors to the health and social develop-ment of children and youth in this province.

Bill BennettMinister of Commu-nity, Sport and Cul-tural Development

Business deserves support

As a frequent user of Sooke Disposal’s drop off site, I was disturbed to hear of the site closure.

My first thought?

I am glad there is a locked gate on Butler Mainline. Hopefully the Winters family can find a new spot soon.They have provided a much needed ser-vice to the Sooke area for a long time and deserve local support.

Richard BensonSooke

Save JPM park for everyone

I am a resident of Sooke and have been for the past three years.

I own a house that backs on to John Phil-lips Memorial Park. I received a notice in

the mail informing me of future development of this green space into a bike skills park and fenced -off leash dog run.

I do not wish to have this in my backyard and plan to try to stop this for the negative environmental impact and also the potential decrease in my prop-erty value and for many other reasons.

What I find unaccept-able is that my neigh-bours who live across the street and do not back on to the park did not receive the same notice. And there is no notice in your paper. Or any kind of notices around the park that is going to be destroyed.

A better use for Sooke’s favourite tobog-gan hill and a very beautiful park would be as place where all ages could enjoy walks and picnics. It has the potential of being our “Beacon Hill.”

What concerns me the most is the limited amount of time that was given to respond to this potential devel-opment. The town hall

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iWe asked: Are you in favour of a car wash behind Village Food Markets?

Yeah, I am. I definitely think there’s a need for a car

wash.

Anna CampbellSooke

I guess so. It wouldn’t be a bad thing, so why not?

Meghan McKenzie Sooke

I think it would be a good idea if they used recycled

water, I think I’d be in favour of that.

Deborah CarelloSooke

Yeah. Why not? It beats the hell out of going into Lang-

ford or whatever all the time.

Leonard RideoutSooke

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Three cubs and a sow

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This mother bear and three cubs were spotted along a beach trail near Whiffin Spit. Be bear aware and do not leave ripe fruit on the ground or garbage within reach.

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meeting is on Monday, Sept. 17. We received the letter on Sept 13.

I ask that your paper report on this issue.

Shari-Lynne FairallSooke

Road closure not favoured

Open letter to:Dave, Bob, Paul

After a great deal of feedback from my con-stituents and the gen-eral public, I am sorry to inform you that I can no longer support the closure of West Coast Road for the Sub-aru Sooke Triathlon.

Many reasons such as; community safety, inconvenience for travellers and incon-venience for residents were relayed to me and although there is tremendous support for the triathlon, there is none for the closure of Highway 14. Quite simply the Pacific Marine Circle Route has become too busy.

On behalf of the Juan de Fuca residents, I want to sincerely thank you, Paul, for organiz-ing this huge event in

our region. I am truly sorry to relay this message but I want to tell you early in the game so you may alter your plans well in advance of next season.

Thank you so much, Dave and Bob, for your support, not only of the event but your sup-port of our community.

S i n c e r e l y ,Mike Hicks

Regional DirectorJuan de Fuca

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Re: “Clarification on smart meters,” Sooke News Mirror, Sep 12.

Smart meters com-municate using radio frequency signals that are similar to what has been used for decades in televisions, radios and other common house-hold devices. B.C.’s Provincial Health Offi-cer, Health Canada and the World Health Orga-nization all confirm the wireless meters pose no known health risks.

Planetworks Consult-ing, a certified engi-neering firm located in North Vancouver,

has conducted inde-pendent testing on the meters that isolated the smart meter from other sources of radio frequency common to our everyday lives. The testing confirmed that a BC Hydro smart meter communicates for about 1.4 seconds per day and has a power density of 2 micro-watts per square cen-timeter. These results have been signed, sealed and certified by a professional engineer.

These signals are far below Canadian guide-lines and are even below the strictest precaution-ary limits in the world, set out by Switzerland.

We investigate every customer billing com-plaint thoroughly. In the vast majority of cases – over 99 per cent – we are able to sort it out by looking at the cus-tomer’s consumption history. In some cases, we make mistakes such as data inputting errors and inaccurate bill estimates. Once the new smarter sys-tem is in place these problems will be elimi-nated as there will be no more routinely esti-

mated bills or man-ual meter misreads.

The accuracy of our meters is also overseen by Measurement Can-ada, a federal consumer protection agency.

Further, we are responsible for ensur-ing the safety of all our electrical grid equip-ment, including meters. We are accountable to the BC Safety Author-ity and all meters are regulated by the Ameri-can National Standards Institute, the Institute of Electrical and Electron-ics Engineers and the International Electro-technical Commission.

Smart meters are an important part of upgrading and mod-ernizing the electric-ity grid which delivers power to almost 1.9 million customers and supports our economy. They will also get the lights back on faster during power outages and provide customers with tools to conserve energy and save money.

Upgrading the elec-trical metering system and grid will deliver $1.6 billion in savings to British Columbians over the next 20 years and help keep our rates among the low-

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Fellow dog owners pay heed

Thank you for being diligent and responsi-ble for picking up your dog’s “doo.” To all the inconsiderate and irre-sponsible dog own-ers, shame on you! In my neighbourhood, on Whiffen Spit and else where, there are ever increasing piles of dog poop on the sidewalks, on people’s lawns as well as in parks and other public areas.

Have you, even once, thought of your fam-ily, friends, neighbours and the workers who maintain our public spaces that have to step around or over (hopefully not in) these “landmines?” Clearly not. Your dog will also undoubtedly step into these piles as well, then track it into your own home.

As for the owners who pick up after their dog then leave the bag for someone else to deal with, please have the decency to go back, pick it up and dispose of it properly. Forgot a bag? Then mark the spot and please return to clean it up.

We should all strive for a clean and healthy community for every-one, including our pets. It’s the right thing to “doo!”

T. KlosSooke

Canada is the best

I’m an 80-year-old fifth generation Cana-dian and I am bewil-dered.

Our confederation in the 1860s certainly started with enthusi-asm and optimism. Sir. John A. MacDonald stated, “Everything is to be gained by union and everything to be lost by disunion.”

Georges Cartier from Lower Canada echoed similar statements.

Since then, we have become a magnificent country and we have enjoyed a number of distinguished French Canadian prime minis-ters.

According to a recent U.N. survey, we live in the best country in the world. So, my question is, “Why would any-one, who helped build the best country in the world want to leave it?”

In many families there are differences, but if there is respect for all the members, dif-ferences can be gener-ally managed satisfac-torily. But there must be mutual respect or nothing meaningful will happen.

If our glorious country is seriously weakened by internal, destructive bickering, it may prove to be a strong tempta-tion for our powerful neighbour, the U.S.A. to intervene, which could result in the U.S. from the Rio Grande to the North Pole, all of which is bad for Canada and Quebec.

So. Let’s try and return to our original enthusiasm and remain the best country in the world.

George MillerShirley

Perceptions abound

First, I would like to say I support a laun-dromat but do not sup-port a car wash at the Village Foods location for many reasons that others have already outlined. My larger con-cerns are the processes council is following to make this decision.

On Monday, Sept. 10 a Public Hearing was held regarding modi-fication of zoning and releasing of covenants to allow the car wash. Mayor Milne chaired the hearing. I have a problem with Mr. Milne being present because he is in a potential conflict of interest. According to the pub-lic record of entities that contributed to Mr. Milne’s election campaign, he received

$2,000 from the Logan Group and an addi-tional $2,000 from JCB Holdings. Essentially he received one-third of his total campaign contributions from enti-ties that will receive a clear benefit if the car wash zoning modifica-tion is approved. I do not know if Mr. Milne legally has to step out, but the optics are terrible. The percep-tion of bias is strong.

In my opinion, staff did an excellent job preparing the package for this hearing. Yet many council members appeared confused by what the hearing cov-ered, even though it was clearly laid out in the package. A resident then questioned the legality of the process,

and council voted to go back to staff and get a legal opinion. Shouldn’t we trust that our dis-trict staff actually knew what they were doing when they recom-mended this zoning modification? For the first five months of 2012, the district has already spent $118,446.53 on legal fees. Assuming that the district did not spend a penny more on legal fees for the rest of 2012, we are

already $28,446.53 over budget for the year. This is alarming. We simply cannot afford to keep requesting a legal opinion every time someone ques-tions staff or council.

Council needs to start actually making deci-sions about key issues rather than referring back to staff or getting a legal opinion every time someone ques-tions them. Mayor Milne and some councillors

also need to use bet-ter judgement in deter-mining whether they could be potentially in a conflict of interest.

I almost forgot some-thing. Council did make a key decision I am sure the Sooke taxpayers are over the moon about. We can now watch all of this from the comfort of our homes on our com-puters. With the looming

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Shame on garbage dumpers

The morning of Sept. 8 we found a pile of bags and boxes of what appeared to be pos-sibly some leftovers from a garage sale or maybe just some no longer needed “stuff.” It actually was mostly garbage and it was dropped over the fence at the entrance to Fran-ces Gardens Co-op and left strewn about for our members to look at and have to clean up.

It was mostly chil-drens items such as books, blankets and stuffed animals and other miscellaneous household things. While we appreciate that you no longer have a need for these things,

there are places you can drop them off where they may be shared with others who could use them. There is also a garbage and recycling depot right here in Sooke so perhaps you could find out where these are located and next time you feel the need to get rid of things, you could take them to

the appro -priate places.

It is really a sad thing to see when you are driving around and see piles of garbage just dumped on the side of the road and very frus-trating when you find it dumped basically at your front door. It is also sad that your chil-drens belongings mean so little to you that rather than pass them on to another child you would choose to dump them for some-one else to take care of.

A word of advice: when you take the time to sneak around and do this, you had best make sure there is nothing in the bags and boxes which may

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least, make sure there is nothing in there that could possibly harm children or animals.

Last but not least, shame on you.

G. SadlerSooke

Wrong location for car wash

Congratulations to the District of Sooke for introducing user-friendly video cover-age on its website. Now interested citizens can follow up on sto-ries in the press to see exactly what was said

in the council chamber. Regarding last week’s

Public Hearing on the Murray Rd. car wash, we regret that the Sooke News Mirror reporter quoted one of the signers of this let-ter as appearing to sup-port the “environmen-tally sound” car wash. In fact, he was say-ing that the proposed site in the CTC2 zone is the wrong location.

For the record, here is what we submitted to the Public Hearing:

As advocates for a more livable town cen-tre and a more sustain-able community, we wish to record our oppo-sition to amending the Zoning Bylaw to allow for a car wash in CTC 2.

Amending the zon-ing bylaw to allow a car wash in CTC 2 runs counter to the Offi-cial Community Plan (OCP). The OCP (p. 78) calls for a reduc-tion of the “dominance of the automobile in the Town Centre.”

The logic of the Zon-ing Bylaw itself is con-sistent with the OCP, and the distinction between CTC1 and 2 is crucial: commercial activities to do with cars – fueling, repairing, servicing and washing them – belongs in CTC 1, north of Hwy 14.

CTC2 – the town cen-tre between the high-way and the waterfront is zoned for mixed resi-dential and commer-cial, which means more pedestrian activities, more tourists, and more

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Our Community

Doni Eve photo

Staff Sargeant Steve Wright keep the prisoners in line at the Cops for Cancer Jailathon held on Saturday, Sept. 15. Among the prisoners are Councillor Rick Kasper, Councillor Herb Haldane and Lorne Christensen.

Pirjo Raits photo

Above, golfers get ready for the annual Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce golf tournament at DeMamiel Creek Golf Course last Thursday. Below, left to right, Steve Knowles, Jason Zailco, Andrew Zuyderduyn, Kari Stauble, Rebecca Armitage and Blair Nicks took part.

Sharron Ho photo

Judge ‘Lynch M High’ also known as Al Beddows, held a firm court at the Cops for Cancer Jailathon on Sept. 15 outside of Coast Capital Savings.

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Above, Melinda Blake sells 50/50 tickets at the golf tournament. Above right, Lori Wood, Marlene Walker and Arden Markham joke about the trophy they won for worst score.

Sharron Ho photo

David Evans, owner of The Stick, goes up against Judge ‘Lynch M High’ also known as Al Beddows, during the Cops for Cancer Jailathon.

Jails and golf fuel fundraisers

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Below, Shelley Godin, of Curves, rattles a can for a donation from seven-year-old Jodie Markin at the Cops for Cancer Jailathon.

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Is there a future for B.C. pensioners andseniors (O.A.P.O) Br.#88 in Sooke?

Sooke Branch #88 was formed in 1964 byMrs. Phyliss Johnson and a group of indu-strious volunteers who spearheaded the manyservices we have today.

Sooke Historian ElidaPeers remembers, “The branch was star-ted in different times and it was the begin-ning of services to seniors – such as seni-ors‘ housing, Meals on Wheels, seniors‘ bus,Contact Cupboard, hos-pice, the Seniors‘ Drop-in Center and more.” Volunteers have keptthese services vibrant and available. The com-

munity hall was built by resident volunteers.

The local branch provides the opportu-nity for Sooke residents to voice concerns andre c o m m e n d a t i o n s directly to municipal, provincial and fede-ral governments. Thecurrent issues presen-ted to governmentsby the O.A.P.O are the urgent need of more/affordable long term beds, better home support, ensure that the Canadian Institute for Health Research in medical drug trials bemade available to the public, as well as manymore. An important success was persua-ding the government to cover the cost of soft

lens for cataract sur-gery as of June 4, 2012.

Branch #88 has conti-nued to provide a plat-form for sharing ideas and participating in thecommunity for 48 years. The branch is suppor-ted through member-ships of $12/ year. A strong membership has more opportunity to beheard. We must conti-nue to support strong seniors organizations to keep our rights, pen-sions, the health care that we have - intact and improved - and to protect each otherfrom scams and abuse.

An article in theTimes Colonist “Seni-ors Contribute GreatlyTo Canadian Society” - questions, “How do

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As summer comes to a close, gardens that rely on perennials for colour tend to lose the ‘wow’ factor cre-ated by vivid hues of spring and early sum-mer flowers. Enter the dahlia – big, bold and beautiful. Okay, they’re not always big. They range widely in both plant and flower size, but they always deliver ‘big’ when it comes to impact. Their colours and colour combina-tions are simply stun-ning. Most excel in

vases and arrange-ments (if you’ve been to the Saanich or Sooke Fall Fair, you know this firsthand), but for me it’s the vibrancy they bring to the gar-den at this time of the year that makes them so worthwhile.

Like many other gar-deners in our area, I grow dahlias but bring no particular knowl-edge or expertise to the undertaking. I got started a few years ago at the urging of a friend who knew I was looking

for a late season flower of substance that was low on, if not off, the increasingly long list of plants consumed by the local deer. To date I claim only mixed suc-cess, with ‘failures’ due, I suspect, more to my shortcomings than to the dahlias. Fortu-nately, apart from the odd nibble, our four-hoofed friends have indeed ignored the dahlias, giving us a

range of good options for adding flower power to the unfenced landscape from late summer to frost.

It was therefore with considerable surprise that I learned what prompted Victoria-based family matri-arch Jean Vantreight to ‘finally get serious’ about growing dahlias: the deer were start-ing to eat hers. This was some 10 years

ago, and she has since become recognized for her knowledge of all things dahlia, her expertise as a grower, and her talent as a prize-winning exhibitor.

Jean will be sharing that expertise at this month’s meeting of the Sooke Garden Club with her presentation on Dazzling Dahlias. Using photos and cut flow-ers for illustration pur-poses, Jean will focus

on the various types of dahlias and some vari-eties within those types. She will also discuss the life cycle of these plants and provide helpful tips for grow-ing them successfully. Members are invited to bring questions.

Please note: This month’s meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m., at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church on Townsend

Road. Also on the schedule: fall parlour show, Potato Contest results, and submission of entries for the annual photo contest. New members are welcome. Membership is $15 for the calendar year and can be purchased at the door. For more information, e-mail: sookegardenclub@yahoo.caor phone Jane at 250-646-2573.

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Sooke Garden Club: Time for dahlias to dazzle

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Jean Vantreight with a display of many and sundry smaller dahlias. Jean is this month’s guest speaker for the Sooke Garden Club.

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Arts &EntertainmentFibres & Beyond: Reconsider the Lilies10 Year Retrospective show for 15 fibre artists

Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Fibre artist Gail Erick-son combines her day-dreaming with reality. Colours, textures and stitches swirl through her mind as she pieces together another care-fully sewn jacket. Erick-son uses recycled fine woolens to create a collage, which looked at from a distance can be the beautiful red of an arbutus on a shore-line or a flower set among bright swatches of colour. She pieces together garments that are elegant, wear-able and one-of-a-kind.

Erickson is one of 15 women fibre artists who are banding together for a 10 year retrospec-tive show and sale at the Coast Collective gallery in Colwood. The women are members of Fibres & Beyond, a textile co-operative formed to support and challenge these artists working with surface design, fibre, fabric and mixed media. It’s all about cloth in one form or another. The tactile and the fragile are all represented by one or more of the women. Each year they gather their latest creations and band together for the annual Consider the Lilies shows amongst

the lilies in Metcho-sin’s Old St. Mary’s Church churchyard.

The artists involved in the retrospective are Linda Danielson, Gail Erickson, Joy Gar-nett, Irm Houle, Phyllis Lysionek, Judy Seeley, Elizabeth Tanner, Joan Taylor, Jessie Taylor-Dodd, Isabel Tipton, Mary Wolfe with Ria Bos, Patrician Carley, Gloria S. Daly and Alison Kobylnyk. The women are all from through-out the Victoria area.

Some of the work is decorative, some is functional but each piece is a unique. The artists applique, stitich, sew, embroider, weave, dye, piece and manip-

ulate fibre into wall hangings, garments, dolls and soft sculp-tures. The pieces are bright and colourful and showcase the intri-cate work fashioned by those creative hands.

ReConsider the Lil-ies opens on Sept. 20 and runs to Sept. 30 at the Coast Collec-tive at 3321 Heather-bell Road in Colwood.

An artists’ reception is scheduled for Satur-day, Sept. 22 from 2 to 4 p.m. Hours are Wednes-day through Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

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Gail Erickson’s fibre work will be shown at ReConsider the Lilies at the Coast Collective.

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residents. Integration of working, shopping, and living spaces defines the vision for our town cen-tre in CTC2. You can’t integrate retail shops, office space, or resi-dential with a car wash.

Opposition to the car wash location does not mean opposition to the proposed laun-dromat. Laundromats encourage sustainabil-ity and community. They share access to resources, reduce car-bon footprints, and bring people together. They can be important places for social inter-action and encourage users to spend time in the town centre.

The OCP and Zon-ing Bylaw provide an excellent framework for our town cen-tre. Let’s not weaken them. The requested exception may be site-specific but it sets a dangerous precedent for further car related development, under-mining both the OCP and the Zoning Bylaw.

Margaret Critch-low, John Boquist,

Jeff Bateman, Caro-lyn Bateman, Michael

TaconSooke

Editor’s note: Jeff Bateman’s comments were not quotes, they

were paraphrased.

Illegal dumping will increase

Re: Sooke Dis-posal’s closing of their drop-off yard:

Although the clos-ing of SDL’s dump site is reportedly tempo-rary, subject to finding

a new location, I really don’t think that all of Sooke’s drop-off resi-dents are going to find this situation palatable.

While most of us are responsible residents who can make alternate arrangements without much hassle during the dumping void, there are those in Sooke, just

as in any other outlying community - that won’t really warm to the idea of driving into Langford with their weekly gar-bage bags. As for driv-ing to Hartland Avenue Landfill from Sooke, well

that’s not even realistic. Just a heads-up

to local (especially secluded) property owners here in Sooke, and to Sooke council: be on your guard for a possible increase in

illegal dumping while SDL is in limbo. (By the way, I’m not a drop-off customer myself - I have weekly pickup.

G.R. SaundersSooke

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chord with many

Ms. Pirjo Raits, you hit it right on with your editorial, (“Expos-ing the stuffed shirts,” Victoria News, Sept. 14) your thoughts are the thoughts of many thousands.

You should have a col-umn in one of the major papers so that your mes-sage is spread further.

The Sooke News Mir-ror is lucky to have such a editor. Thank you.

Ivan Crossett Victoria

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Invitational show of First Nations and Metis artPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Charlene George’s wall hangings and fibre art speaks of ancient stories and legends, people and animal spirits. It’s a way of retaining and honour-ing her culture through creative expression.

G e o r g e (kQwat’st’not) is a T’Sou-ke artist work-ing primarily in textiles. She manipulates and transforms the tex-tiles through applique, embroidery, paint and weaving.

From Sept. 28 to Oct. 21 she will be taking part in the third annual 2012 First Nations and Metis Art Show and Sale in Sidney. She is helping organize the show and thinks it is “very cool” to have so many First Nations and Metis art-ists in the same show.

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She will also have a series of scarves, which are always popular with people.

The 2012 First Nations and Metis Invitational Show will have a broad range of art presented by artists from across Canada. The whole gal-lery, at the Sidney Com-munity Arts Centre, Tulista Park at 5th and Weiler, will be displayed to reflect the intent and spirit of the event. Sto-ries and music will add to the ambiance of the ever-changing show.

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Each of the artists finds inspiration from their culture and their ancestors. They strive to present work which educates and influences present and future gen-erations while defin-ing their artistic spirit.

North West Coast First Nations repre-sented: Debbie Hunt: Kwaguilth, Charlene George: T’Sou-ke, Rande Cooke: Kwagu-ilth, Carolyn Memnook: Cree/Nuu-cha-nulth, Charles Elliott: Tarslip.

Metis: Victoria Pruden, Seleca Aurica, Kevin Brophy, Lynn Henry and Carol Grenier.

Other First Nations: Jessica Bekker: Black-foot, Gloria Valencia: Navajo, Stephanie Papil: Inuit, Lindsay Delaronde: Mohawk, Tobias Tomlinson: Chicksaw-Cherokee.

The 2012 First Nations and Metis Art Show and Sale, sponsored by the Community Arts Coun-cil of the Saanich Pen-insula, will be open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bridging Canada’s cultures through artArts & Entertainment

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Above, one of Charlene George’s scarves Above, one of Charlene George’s scarves from a previous fashion show. Rght, George’s from a previous fashion show. Rght, George’s Salish Lady.Salish Lady.

A Quilt of Valour made by Shirley quilters groupPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

The Shirley Quilters allowed MLA John Hor-gan to “touch” one of the untouchables at the Sooke Fall Fair.

The Shirley Quilters do not normally make a group quilt, but this year each made a few squares and entered the Quilt of Valour, “Canadian Autumn,” at the Sooke Fall Fair.

Quilts of Valour are made by quilters across the country and they are given to injured soldiers who have returned home. Quilts, such as these, are show in quilt shows across Canada and the U.S. to raise awareness of the need for comfort for injured soldiers.

As of December 2010, the Quilts of Valour organization has been able to deliver over 1,300 quilts to Cana-da’s injured service members and to vet-erans. They make no

statement of the poli-tics involved in Cana-da’s military deploy-ment. Their mission is to ensure that our injured Canadian sol-diers are recognized fortheir bravery and commitment of their true patriotism to our country.

They have quilts going out to armed forces bases, reha-bilitation hospitals and veterans homes right across the coun-try. Long arm quilters have registered their participation in B.C. and Alberta, and Ontario.

They do not know who will receive the quilts, as that informa-tion is private. How-ever, Quilts of Valour are hearing back from the soldiers and we know they are being received and treasured.

The Shirley Quilters meet every Thurs-day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m at the Shir-ley Community Hall.

Submitted photo

MLA John Horgan gets to touch the quilt made by the Shirley quilters. They got together to make a Quilt of Valour for injured members of the armed forces returning home to Canada.Quilts of Valour has a website at: www.quiltsofvalour.ca

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Black Press is proud to be an official sponsor for the 2012 Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, with news reporter Kyle Slavin on the 18-member tour team as a media rider. To follow Kyle Slavin’s Twitter updates from the final weeks of training and throughout the ride, follow @TDRKyle. ON TOUR: This year’s Tour de Rock begins in Port Alice on Sunday, Sept. 23 and ends Friday, Oct. 5 in Victoria. Tour de Rock raises funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research and programs.

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Edward HillBrittany LeeBlack Press

The Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock team’s two guest riders this year both have deep connections to the cause.

Bob McDonald has helped train riders for the past four years. Matt Webb is a childhood cancer survivor who has been a junior team member for 15 years.

Both have found themselves on an emotional and physical journey in the fight against pediatric cancer.

Bob McDonaldHaving helped train Tour de Rock riders

since 2008, McDonald knows how challenging the 1,000-plus kilometre cycle down the length of Vancouver Island can be. But, he said, it’s nothing compared to what some kids go through every day of their lives.

McDonald’s motivation to help raise funds for pediatric cancer research comes from close to home.

His granddaughter, Lochlyn, was born with Costello syndrome, a genetic disorder that delays growth. Having the syndrome makes five-year-old Lochlyn more susceptible to cancerous tumours.

“She was in the hospital for the first 98 days of her life and we weren’t sure she was going to make it,” the 67-year-old Sidney resident said.

“She’s now just turned five ... and so far, so good. She’s doing really well.”

McDonald, known as Bobfather to

teammates, isn’t new to the Tour de Rock circuit. His son, Saanich police Const. Rob McDonald, was a rider in 2007. And for the past four years, the father-son team has worked with the riders, preparing them for the two-week trek.

Being asked to ride with this year’s team was just a way for McDonald to stay involved and contribute more to the cause, he said.

“It’s just so exciting,” he said.

Matt WebbWebb’s memories of his childhood cancer

come in flashes. Three months before his fourth birthday he was diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma.

For two years he was in and out of B.C.

Children’s Hospital in Vancouver in a cycle of chemotherapy and recovery. The Easter Seals House was his home away from home, but he’s thankful his memories of the time are dim.

“It’s a half-dozen single frame images in my mind. Nothing more,” said Webb, 20, now 15 years cancer free. “That in itself is a blessing.”

Indeed, the gruelling regime of chemotherapy was almost fatal. By chance, his doctors realized the chemicals had eaten a hole in his large intestine. That outcome helped doctors establish new protocols for treating kids with chemotherapy.

“They had to stop the treatment early. It would have killed me for sure, even if the cancer didn’t.”

Born and raised in Saanich, and in the same house his great-great grandfather built 110 years ago, Webb is one of the few people to directly experience both sides of Tour de Rock as a childhood survivor and junior team member. When Tour de Rock offered the invitation last Christmas, he eagerly jumped onboard.

As a 15-year junior rider – a child who has cancer or cancer in remission – Webb has lived Tour de Rock as long as he can remember.

Webb said he’s looking forward to experiencing Tour de Rock in the 27 stops that dot the Island.

“I’m used to the overwhelming response in Victoria each year,” he said. “But up Island, (riders) are blown away. Little communities give so much, some give more than bigger communities. I’ve heard so much about it I’m eager to see it myself.”

The tour’s

Special GuestsBob McDonald and Matt Webb may not be cops, but they understand the reason for Tour de Rock

Edward Hill/Black Press

Matt Webb, left, and Bob McDonald have a connection to Tour de Rock.

SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 www.sookenewsmirror.com • 23

The results: 2012 Sooke Fall FairMost points in pre-

school - Liam Gilbert-Bernard; Best theme entry in collage - Liam Gilbert-Bernard; Most points in Growing Things - Erin Phillips; Most outstanding entry in Growing Things - Hunter Nicks; Best Mr. Potato Head - Chloe Clarkston;

Most points in Fruit & Vegetable classes - Peter Wilford; Most points In Vegetable classes - Peter Wilford; Most outstanding exhibit of veg - Peter Wilford; Best collection of vegetables - Emily Moreland; Best showmanship display - Emily Moreland; Best display of garden herbs - Keeley Nixon; Best community garden dis-play - Sunriver;

Most points in Jr. Flow-ers - Desiree Cumming; Best flower arrange-ment - Desiree Cum-ming; Most points in Flowers (Adults) - Jean Vantreight; Best potted plant - Bob Deryk; Best bloom in show - Jean Vantreight; Best African violet - Martha Moore; Most points in decora-tive classes - Jennifer Bell; Most outstanding arrangement - Pamela Day; Most outstanding single rose - Shirley Sto-rey; Best theme entry - Pamela Day;

Most points in Kitch-encraft - Megan Fergu-son;

Most points in Jr. can-ning - Mitchell Vowles;

Most points in Youth kitchencraft - Maryna Ell and Fred Assmund-son;

Most points in Bak-ing - Pat Kennedy; Most points in Diabetic bak-ing - Amy Chwojka;

Most points in Kitch-encraft - Pat Kennedy;

Most points in smoked fish - Hunter Nicks;

Most outstanding entry in Jr. Fibre Arts - Regan Armatige-Smith;

Most points in Jr. sewing - Sara Gilbert-Bernard; Best knitted or crocheted article in Jr. - Maryna Ell; Best sewn stuffed animal in Jr. - Jessie Nicks;

Most points in Adult Needlecraft - Margaret Sherwood; Best sewn article - Margaret Sher-wood; Best quilt overall - Sharon Hanslip; Best knitted child’s sweater - Pat Kennedy; Most points in Embroidery - Margaret Sherwood; Best quilt displaying theme - Paula Wesley;

Most points in Jr. Hobbies - Josh Gilbert-Bernard; Best useful item from recycled material (Jr.)- Sara Gil-bert-Bernard; Most cre-ative design in Lego - Aidan Wrigley;

Most points in Adult Hobbies - Jennifer Bell; best useful item from salvaged material - David Court; People’s choice favourite hobby entry - Pauline Hutchin-son;

Most points in Youth Hobbies - Maryna Ell; Most outstanding Novice Hobby entry - Maryna Ell; Most points in Jr. Photogra-phy - Loganne Bell; Best photo in show - Doug McDonald; Most points in Photography - Kyle Dunn; Best collage - Janet Bauer;

Most outstanding entry in Jr. Art - Mitch-ell Vowles; Most points in Jr Art - Josh Gilbert-Bernard; Best theme poster in Jr. Art - Hailey Hull;

Most points in Native Theme - Josh Gilbert-Bernard; most out-standing entry in Native Theme - Noah Threlfall;

Most points in Adult Art - Kyle Dunn; best watercolour - David Court;

Most points in Jr. writing - Katrina Gil-bert-Bernard; Most

outstanding entry in Jr. writing - Mariah Madill; best theme entry - Mad-ison Carnegie; Most points in Literary Art - Carolyn Cassar; best entry relating to theme - Maryna Ell;

Most points in Wine - Gillian Kadiri; Most points in Beer - Darcey Dennis;

Most points in Honey/ beeswax and Novice Classes - Taylor Davis;

Animal Section/Best purebred bird - Brad Walker; Best backyard bird - Ryan Raymond; Best purebred rabbit/cavy - Celina Holder; Judges Choice most interesting animal - Finn Unger;

Most points in Pet Parade- Quin Threlfall; Best theme entry in Pet Parade - Gilbert-Ber-nard Family;

Great Sookeini Race - Jamie Sinclair; Presi-dent’s Choice Award - Pet Parade;

Best Window Dress-ing promoting the Fair - The Reading Room Bookstore/Café;

Best Scarecrow - Katrina Gilbert-Ber-nard;

Most outstanding entry in the Jr. Section - Noah Threlfall; Run-ner-up to Most points in Jr. Section - Josh Gil-bert-Bernard;

Most points in Jr. Section- Katrina Gilbert Bernard

Most points in Adult Section/Grand Aggre-gate Winner - Pat Ken-nedy

Raffle Prize Winners

- 1st prize (thanks to Sooke Quilters) - Diane Morton; 2nd prize - $300 Home Hardware G.C. - F. Kirby; 3rd prize - Gift basket - K. Dus-seault; 4th prize - West-ern /Village Foods G.C. - “Bonnie”

Pirjo Raits photo

Taichi, 5 and Ella, 4, check out the Lego entries at the Sooke Fall Fair.

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Capital Regional District

Notice ofApplications for Membership Juan de Fuca Board of VarianceThe Juan de Fuca Electoral Area, in accordance with CRD Bylaw No. 3839, has three (3) vacant positions on the Juan de Fuca Board of Variance (BoV).The Capital Regional District (CRD) invites applications from residents (East Sooke, Otter Point, Shirley, Jordan River and the Rural Resource Lands) interested in sitting on the Board of Variance. Appointments will be for a three (3) year term commencing October 10, 2012. Send us a summary telling about yourself, your area of knowledge and why you would like to serve on the Board. Deadline for receipt of applications is October 1, 2012.

Mail, fax or email your application to:Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Planning Services PO Box 283, #2 – 6868 West Coast Road Sooke, BC V9Z 0S9 E: wmiller@crd.bc.ca T: 250.642.1500 ext. 208 F: 250.642.5274

SOOKE BAPTIST CHURCH7110 West Coast Road | 250-642-3424

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

Pastor Dwight GeigerEmail sookebaptistchurch@telus.net

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 Offi ce Hours: Tue 12-3 Wed 10-2 Thurs 1-3

Rev. Fr. Michael Favero

KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH2110 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 | 250-642-3172HOLY COMMUNION SERVICES

Sunday & Wednesday 10amSaturday 5pm

Revs Dr. Alex and Nancy Nagywww.holytrinitysookebc.org

TThe he PPastor's astor's PPenenBells of Gold

In many towns and cities for many years church bells could be heard, calling the faithful to worship on Sunday mornings. In the traditional Roman Catholic mass the gentle ringing of altar bells invites parishioners to prepare their hearts for the Lord's table. Here in Sooke the resounding toll of a one-hundred-year-

old cast-iron bell can be heard throughout the community each Sunday as a symbol of faith in our community.

According to the Bible bells were associated with worship in ancient Judaism as bells of gold were sewn on the hem of the priestly garments. (Exodus 39:24-26) The ringing of bells could be heard as the priests went about their daily responsibilities.

Interestingly, last year, a tiny golden bell was found in an archaeological dig in the old city of Jerusalem. This rare nd was in close proximity to where the temple once stood. The ancient bell, dating back to Jesus' day, has a loop which appears to have been sewn on a piece of clothing similar to the biblical description, indicating that it may have fallen off the robe of a temple priest. Even today, this bell still works. One commentator said that each of those priestly bells had a distinct mellow ring, yet amazingly, they were in full harmony with one another.

These harmonious bells of gold were a symbolic reminder that God is present and active at all times working through people to show love and care.

Knowing this, each time you hear a bell, remember that God is an active presence desiring to work in harmony with you in your daily responsibilities.

Pastor Gordon Kouwenberg

We would like to welcome Dr. Lisa Meister to our practices in the West Shore and Sooke. While experiencing an externship in Australia, Dr. Meister developed an appreciation for the science of contact lenses and takes pleasure in fi tting patients with the newest contact lens technology. Dr. Meister delights in providing eyecare for people of all ages and is currently accepting new patients.

Did you know that 80% of a child’s learning is based on their vision? With school now in session, a comprehensive full health eye examination is necessary to detect early issues which may hinder your child’s learning.

Dr. Louise Morin, Dr. Brian Joslin & AssociatesOPTOMETRISTS

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SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 www.sookenewsmirror.com CLASSIFIEDS • 25

NYBERGStig Olov William

September 20, 1923-

September 7, 2012

Dad was born in the parish of Långsele in the province of Västernorrland, Sweden. He came to Canada in October of 1925 with his mother Margareta to homestead in the Shuswap area with his father, Anders Verner Nyberg, who had arrived previously. They worked hard to suurvive the depression years.

Stig learned tree-falling from his father when he was big enough to hold up the other endof the cross-cut saw. It was his trade of choice throughout his wage-earning years. Dad’s experience in hand-fallinng and bucking, and later falling and bucking with the very fi rst power saws, earned him a reputation as a top notch west coast faller and a good man to work with.

Mon and Dad married in 1949, lived in Jordan River until 1963, and then settled in Sooke until his death. Dad’s passion for hunting and fi shing provided excellent food for the family table. Dad taught us all to hunt and fi sh and to respect our harvest, by using it the best we could.

Stig loved his family, and the pets were family too. Dad loved all our pets but had a special soft spot in his heart for cats. It seemed that his chickens had a special spot in their hearts for him too.

Dad is survived by his wife of 63 years, Irene; three sisters, June, Anna and Helen; three sons, Arne, Vern, and Rodney; 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. There were many other family members and friends who also came in touch with his quiet kindness and boisterous strength who passed away before him, and we miss them all.

A memorial will be held to celebrate Stig’s life on Septem-ber 22, 2012 at 1 pm. at Camp Barnard in Sooke. If direc-tions are required, please call 250-642-5592 or 250-642-4786. An open house will be held at Stig and Irene’s place in Sooke after the service.

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The Goldstream News Gazette has an immediate opening for a full-time editor. The News Gazette covers the West Shore area of Greater Victoria.

Reporting to the editorial director, the Editor is part of the management team and will be instrumental in helping guide the overall strategic direction of the News Gazette.

The successful candidate will possess above average leadership skills, will be a strong communicator, pay attention to detail and can manage and work under pressure in a deadline driven environment.

Previous editing experience would be considered an asset.

As well as editing copy and paginating pages, the successful candidate can expect to produce news copy and editorials, take photographs, attend events and generate story ideas.

The ability to organize copy and supervise the production of special supplements is also required.

In addition, the successful candidate will have a passion for all aspects of multimedia journalism, including a track record of turning around well-written, fact-based, concise, well-produced content quickly for posting online that day. In addition, you have skills in search-engine optimization of all content, social media (Facebook, Twitter) as both research tools and traffic generators.

The News Gazette offers a great working environment with a competitive remuneration plan coupled with a strong benefits package.

The News Gazette is owned by Black Press Ltd., Canada’s largest independent newspaper company, with more than 180 community, daily and urban newspapers and extensive online operations with over 250 websites.

Interested candidates should send resume, clippings and cover letter by Sept. 14, 2012 to:

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Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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KITCHEN PARTY Music Jam at Kemp Lake Cafe, 2-4pm, Sunday Sept. 23. Bring an in-strument or just relax & enjoy the music and great food. Call 250-642-7875 to reserve

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FRESH & DELICIOUS

A trip through the Sooke News Mirror’s archives.

Sept. 20, 1995Concert rocks

despite bylawPromoters of an

Aug. 26 outdoor rock concert in East Sooke that attracted more than 2,000 patrons were given permis-sion to hold the event by regional director Bob Clark and issued a liquor permit for a beer garden by the RCMP --- even though the event violated zoning bylaws.

This information was contained in a staff report presented to a meeting of the General Municipal Services Committee of the CRD last week.

CRD directors were further informed that the promoters Bruce and Brian Henson have now been told that outdoor music con-certs are not permit-ted on their Llanilar Road property and any future concert “would be subjected to bylaw enforcement action.”

Neither Henson was available for comment.

The nine-hour event, dubbed the East Sooke Fest, was held on three acres of fenced-off land zoned rural residential 3.

Sept. 17, 1997Pool proposal resur-

facesSooke’s regional

director moved one step closer last Mon-day to making good on a campaign prom-ise to hold a swim-ming pool referendum.

Diane Bernard told Sooke Electoral Area Parks and Recreation Commissioners to include the cost of a pool referendum in their upcoming budget.

“I would like the commission to gear up for the referendum in 1998,” she said.

Bernard asked the commission to look into what the refer-endum would cost and the details associ-ated with holding one.

“It’s time that that question was clearly answered in the Sooke Electoral Area,” Bernard said.

A referendum that would have allowed residents to vote on whether they would pay $1.24-million in local taxes to build a $3.75-million swimming pool, was cancelled in February 1995 despite support from local parks commissioners.

The referendum, scheduled for March 11, 1995, was cancelled by then regional direc-tor Bob Clark after he learned an application for a grant under the Canada/British Colum-bia Infrastructure Works Program was refused.

Sept. 21, 2005Infant fights rare

form of cancerLong before

her daughter was born, Emma Irwin dreamt of a baby girl called Daisy Gail.

On June 15, 2005, the day Emma’s girl was born -- the daisies were growing in vast profusion along the side of the road and the nurses were hum-ming “Daisy, Daisy.”

When the baby arrived she was fair-skinned, with large blue eyes and a little up-turned nose. She is a happy baby, normal in every way... except for the biphenotypic leukaemia that has invaded her system.

Her cancer is rare

and the treatment in many ways is experi-mental, as there is no known protocol for the combination leukae-mia Daisy has. She is one of three patients in Canada with this par-ticular type of cancer.

Daisy is in treatment at Vancouver Chil-dren’s Hospital and her parents Emma and Patrick are there with her to help ease her dis-comfort and suffering.

“She is a little per-son and that’s what is so awful about cancer, these are regular chil-dren with very bad luck. They go through way more than anyone should ever be expected to,” says Emma in her

online weblog the fam-ily has to keep family and friends updated on Daisy’s health.

Sept. 22, 2010 Port Renfrew phones

a ‘go’ The residents in Port

Renfrew will soon be able to rely on secure phone system dur-ing the stormy winter months. The commu-nity has been without a reliable phone system and residents worried about consequences if an emergency arose.

Thanks to an infu-sion of capital funds from Capital Regional Emergency Service Telecommunications INc. (CREST), the

Province of B.C., and Telus, the emergency phone system is a go.

Juan de Fuca Area Director Mike Hicks had been seeking fund-ing earlier this year and a July 1 deadline had come and gone without a secure fund-ing source for the $100,000 price tag.

Hicks did not stop there though, he con-tinued to pursue options and success came on Sept. 15 when he announced the funding was in place for the phone system.

Somehow, the cost had been reduced to $50,000 making it a feasible project.

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LOOKING BACKTwo years ago

Filephoto

Al Jones, Fire Chief Steve Sorensen, Mayor Janet Evans, Wally Vowles and Capital Regional District’s Juan de Fuca Regional Director Mike Hicks and Ray Vowles in front of the The Juan de Fuca Salmon Restoration Society Charters River Salmon Interpretive Centre in September, 2010.

Put your garden on displaySharron HoSooke News Mirror

The Sooke Philhar-monic Society is at it again -- searching the region for beds of green treasures for the upcoming Secret Gar-den Tour.

“We have exhausted our own sources at this point, so we were just hoping there are peo-ple in the community who have a garden that they’d like to share or let us consider,” said Sue Hyslop, Sooke Phil-harmonic member.

“What we like to do is to go around in Sep-tember and look at as many as we can and

then make our selec-tion from that list so that we have a compre-hensive tour that repre-sents different kinds of gardens.”

Hyslop said all sorts of gardens are wel-come for consideration including city gardens, vegetable gardens, and gardens that focus on native plants or water features.

“We certainly want to have some very showy ones, but we also like new gardens to show people.”

The next Secret Gar-den Tour will be held on June 2, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Viewers will travel through 10

gardens in the commu-nity, and all proceeds will go to the Sooke Philharmonic Society.

The submission deadline is in mid-Octo-ber to ensure a proper viewing of gardens before the winter frost takes over.

“We like to see their potential, and we have a better idea at this time of year than if we waited too much lon-ger.”

To submit a garden for consideration, con-tact Hyslop at bshy@shaw.ca or 250-642-1397.

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SEAPARC STAR SEAPARC STAR of theof the WEEK WEEK✪✪Congratulations to this week’s SEAPARC Star; four year old Jack Lauzon. Jack is a familiar face at SEAPARC, having participated in many of our programs. He is quite the little sports enthusiast and has been in Lacrosse, Soccer, Skating, Swimming and Taekwondo. He hasn’t played hockey yet, but says he wants to someday. He is in the second level of Taekwondo and plans on continuing in the sport. Jack was happy to announce that he can now ride his bike without training wheels and likes spending time on his trampoline and playing on his big outdoor play set. He likes helping his Dad cut the grass (and has his own mini John Deere Tractor). When we asked Jack what things he is good at doing; he told us that he is very good at driving an excavator and his Mom confi rmed that he really can do it. Jack has been watching his Dad drive the big machine so long that when his Dad let him try, he was surprised to see that Jack had been paying attention and could actually use the controls and dig holes just like a pro! Jack also loves helping his with baking and cooking adding that making chocolate cookies is his favourite. He is a smart little guy who is described as being compassionate, active and very thoughtful towards others. Jack plans on being “an ice cream guy” when he grows up, but added that business will slow down during some seasons so he will only do that during the summer and plans on running a restaurant in the winter and will build houses in the fall. That’s a well thought out career plan Jack! We know that a fellow like you will do well at anything he tries, thank you for being our SEAPARC Star of the Week!

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Young racers place first in age categories Sooke residents, Gary Isacson Jr., 9, and sister Jackie, 7, are Skagit Midget Quarter racing champions

Sharron HoSooke News Mirror

Two Sooke young-sters claimed cham-pionship titles in their respective classes at the Skagit Quarter Midget Racing series in Washington on Sept. 1.

Gary Isacson Jr., 9, won the Seniors 120 championship tro-phy, with a six point lead going into the final race. The young racer earned second place in the final event to take home the top standing in his class.

Meanwhile, younger sister, Jackie, 7, won the Juniors 120 cham-pionship trophy with an impressive 18 point lead head-ing into the final race.

“She didn’t even have to run in it, she did really good this year,” said father, Gary Isac-son. “She’s kind of a nat-ural, they’re all saying.”

There were 11 sepa-rate racing events in total, with about eight kids competing per class. The small, novelty sized quarter midget cars ran on a quarter of a mile clay track.

For both kids, it was their first year racing in each class. Due to Jackie’s outstanding performance, she will

be bumped up into the Seniors 120 class.

“She dominated her class in her first year, so they’ll pretty much make us move up,” Gary Sr. said.

When asked what they liked most about racing, the brother and

sister duo, who both started race car driv-ing at the young age of five, said, “Going fast.”

The kids also play in the Sooke Minor Hockey league in rep teams -- Jackie with the Novice 3 team, and Gary Jr. with the Atom

development team. “They’re just both

really competitive,” said Gary Sr., add-ing a majority of that stems from the racing.

Their need for speed and gift for racing seems to have been passed down from

their father, who raced sprint cars on both pavement and dirt tracks for over 20 years.

The sport, which is a family activity in the Isacson household, is also considered a privi-lege, as the kids have to earn good grades in

order to race -- a restric-tion enforced by dad.

“That’s in their heads -- if they don’t do good in school, they don’t get to race.”

Clearly passionate about their craft, both children said they hope to continue racing into

the future, with Jackie holding the aspiration to become a World of Outlaws driver -- a multi-million dollar sprint car racing team.

Sharron Ho photo

Nine-year-old Gary Isacson Jr., left, and sister, Jackie, 7, showcase their trophies earned for the year in their quarter midget cars.

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Sharron HoSooke News Mirror

Beads of sweat in Odyssey Health & Fit-ness will now fall in a bigger and brighter space, following the completion of a year-long renovation.

The gym, located on 6625 Sooke Road, has doubled in size from 3,000 to 6,000 sq. feet. The cost was approxi-mately $110,000.

According to Rachel Dyer, one of the owners, the change rooms were completely redone, new cardio and weight room equipment was added, a proper recep-tion desk was set up and laminate flooring

was installed. Located downstairs

is the weight room and fitness room, where group classes are held.

“We did quite a major renovation,” Dyer said.

Aside from complet-ing finishing touches like adding trimming, the renovation was completed in August.

The expansion occurred after a neigh-bouring business left the building.

“We took over the spot next door and just took part of the wall down. It was great that they were right next to us, so that when the time came we were able to do all this,” Dyer said.

Although the cost of renovations went over-budget due to unforeseen problems with plumbing and a wall on the lower level, Dyer said the new and improved atmosphere was, “worth every sin-gle penny.”

“It’s so much better, it’s so much brighter. Obviously there’s a lot more room, which is a big, big thing,” she said.

“It’s been just posi-tive feedback from members and people who have come into join who may have come in and looked at the club before.”

The revamped gym will be accompanied with a name change to Sooke Health and Fit-ness.

Dyer said the name change -- which is actu-ally a reversion to the gym’s legal name -- was prompted by a change in ownership and desire to have “Sooke” in the brand.

Members will still have access to the Odyssey Health & Fit-ness in Victoria and

vice versa. To introduce the

improved facility, there will be a Grand Reopen-ing and Members’ Appreciation event on Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be kids’ activities, contests and prizes and free food and refreshments.

Sharron Ho photo

A Grand Re-opening has been slated for Sept. 22.

Local gym doubles in size A year-long renovation has improved the club’s atmosphere and amenities

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CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

The District of Sooke requires an individual with strong administrative and management skills to fi ll the position of Chief Administrative Offi cer.

Natural mentoring ability and skills to nurture and develop an excellent staff, strong communication skills, and demonstrated ability to work effectively at the local, provincial, and federal level, all are

vital to the success of an applicant for this position.

More information, including the opportunity to discuss the position, and obtain the job description and details of the competitive compensation and

benefi ts can be obtained from:

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This Competition closes October 15th, 2012 at 5:00 pm.

Additional details are available on the District of Sooke’s website at www.sooke.ca.

Please note that only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart perfom on July 30.

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The 25th Sooke Fine Arts Show opened on Thursday night with purchasers waiting in line to get into the show and see the latest

works from the 275 artists who submitted entries.The adjudicators chose 375 pieces from the 551 art-

ists who responded to the call for entries to the juried art show and sale.

The 10-day show was once again staged in the SEA-PARC Leisure Complex where a group of talented and hard working volunteers transformed the cavernous space into an amazing gallery.

“We had a lovely weekend and a lot of people,” said Sally Manning, show coordinator. “It is a colourful and happy show.”

Many Sooke artists stood out as the winners in the 25th Anniversary Artists Awards. They included Pat-rick Irwin for his acrylic and oil two-dimensional paint-ing “Port Alberni,” Best Two-Dimensional work.

The Best Three-Dimensional work award was awarded to Jan Johnson for his “Minotaur Overseeing Intake,” while Debbie Clarkson took the award for the Best Photography for her “La Habana Elegante #3.” Dana Sitar’s “When I Do Not Follow the Rules” took the award for Best Fibre. Honourable mentions were given to Chuck Minten for his “Circle of Friends” wood table and Anne Boquist’s “YoYoTokTik” gourd and found object piece.

Other winners include Heather Hamilton’s “Internal Reflections” pendant (Best Jewellery); Jo Ludwig’s “No Title” glass piece (Best Glass); Metchosin’s Judi Dyelle won Best Ceramic for her “White Series #1”; and Jeff Molloy’ for his mixed media piece “A Man of the Cloth.

Other honourable mentions went to Debbie Jansen for her fused glass, “Untitled”, Eliza Heminway’s fibre wall piece, “The Haberdasher’s Garden” and Leonard Butt’s “Uchi” raku sculpture.

The adjudicators each chose a work for Juror’s Choice. Richard White gave full marks to Nicolas Van-dergugten’s lino block print “Bridgework #3”; Grant Leier (substituting for Carol Sabiston) awarded Dee de Wit’s “Still Life with Mango” his kudos; and juror Nixie Barton chose Johannes Landman’s oil painting “Benchwarmer.”

Manning said the attendance was keeping in line with past years as were the sales.

25 Years of incredible art

Pirjo Raits photo

Bonnie Jones takes a close look at Michael MacLean’s “Ambassador”

The Sooke FolkMusic Society normally cur-

tails it’s activities for the summer, but thisSaturday, July 30, we are delighted to bringback Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart for a spe-cial summer concert at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, as part of their “Driver ‘til she drops”tour; a reference to their Chevy Suburban,which now has some 465,000 miles on theodometer

Stacey Earle andMark Stuart met for the first time 1991 ata songwriters night in Nashville TN. Theyknew that night it was one of them things thatare just meant to be. They were married in 1992.

It would be quite a balancing act at that time raising a family and trying to make a living along with all theother stuff that came with getting by, “but wemanaged,” Stacey said as she looked back ather first encounter with the world of touring.

Stacey Earle’s first show was on an arena stage in Sydney, play-ing rhythm guitar in her brother’s band, Steve Earle & the Dukes.

She spent about a year and a half on tour with her brother, and then returned to Nash-ville to start a career of her own as a country/folk singer/songwriter.

“I was 30-years-old and asking/seeking a recording deal in Nash-ville.At that age it was like asking God to turn back the world clock.”

Mark Stuart went to the finest of music schools, he started his schooling listening and admiring his uncle’s guitar playing and his dad’s fiddling. By age 15 he would find himself

playing in the school ofhonky tonks and beer joints in and around Nashville in his dad’s band.

Mark was off the road when he met Sta-cey and that very night he would play the firstnote of her music never leaving her side. Mark

still somehow foundthe time to work on his own music record-ing his solo record and touring.

Mark, as well, spent some time in the Dukes in the 1990s. Like Earle, he recalls it as a time ofglamour: appearing on the Tonight Show with

Jay Leno, and MTV. “I had someone tun-

ing my guitar, strappingon my guitar,” he said. “Now we carry our stuff three flights up in the Red Roof Inn.”

Over the years Sta-cey and Mark havelearned so much from each other. Their songs are the diaries of their life — good times andbad, thereby complet-ing the love they have.Together they share the full load of gettingby day-by-day.

They’ve gone onto release their duo albums, Never GonnaLet You Go in 2003 and S&M CommunionBread in 2005, and their Gearle Records 2008release Love from Sta-cey and Mark which is available at thehir live shows only.

While, no doubt, each still remains an individual solo artist with solo releases, suchas the 2008 release of Mark Stuart’s Left of

Nashville and Stacey Earle’s The Ride also in 2008), it is throughthe respect of each oth-er’s work and years ofplaying together that they have created theirunique sound. And that sound allows each indi-vidual to shine through. Stacey and Mark are no doubt together ‘til death do they part.

Please be sure to join us for what will bea memorable evening with these two very engaging singer/song-writers.

The gig is on Satur-day, July 30 at Holy Trin-ity Anglican Church, at 1962 Murray Road.Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with show at 8. Ticketsare $15 and are avail-able at the door or in advance at Shopper’s Drug Mart.

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Folk Society puts on a special summer concert

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Pirjo Raits photo

Community abundanceEmily Moreland waters some of the plants atthe Sunriver Allotment Garden. Moreland is one of the faces behind the gardening mentorshipprogram at the community garden.

The gardens were reclaimed from 2.5 acres off fallow land along Phillips Road almost three years ago. More than 60 plotsare available for the community to use togrow their own produce.

Small 3.0 earthquake felt in Sooke and areaPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

At 3:20 p.m. on Aug. 29 a thunderous rumble and a tremor, which could be felt underfoot, signalled a earthquake in the Sooke region.While it was not large, according to the Richter Magnitude Scale, it was large enough to be recorded as 3.0.Shortly after questioning whether others had heard or felt anything, comments on the Sooke

News Mirror’s Facebook page said the quake had been felt in Otter Point, Shirley and everywhere in between. Comments such as, “the house shook after a loud explosion; heard the rumble then the house shook; my house actually jumped; felt it so much at Whiffin Spit that my chair moved; and a picture fell of the neighbour’s mantle.” were posted on the site. The earthquake was cen-tered 10 kms. northwest of Colwood toward Sooke Lake, and was 25 kms.

underground.This was a small quake, but it is also a quake up call.Emergency preparedness is essential if and when a large, more severe earthquake or natural disaster were to occur. While Sooke does not have a full-scale emergency evacuation plan, there are a few things people can do to help themselves.Sooke Fire Chief Steve Sorensen said, “the best thing to do to be prepared is to look after your self, home, workplace and

car. We will have limited resources. If your house collapses we will open up the community hall.”Sorensen said there are back-up plans to utilize schools if necessary.He re-emphasized that the first plan of action should be to ensure your family and neighbours are looked after with essentials such as water, food, blankets, portable radio, shelter. Some communities already have a pod system where neighbours look after neighbours.

Currently there is a group in place, the Local Government Emergency Program Advisory Commission (LG EPAC), a function of the Capital regional District. Sorensen said they are working out how they can help each other out if some natural disaster were to take place.The LG EPAC meets monthly and consists of a representative of the emergency program from each Capital Regional District municipality and electoral area. A representative of

PEP attends all meetings as a guest of the advisory commission to maintain a strong link between the local government programs and the Province.The LG EPAC is focused on developing initiatives to create strong communication links and increased efficiencies for regional emergency programs. This includes how they can partner together as local governments during planning and response phases of emergencies.

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Bonnie Coulter and Angela

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HOCKEY SCHOOL

Third year for Dapps hockey

challenge.

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Pirjo Raits photo

Community

abundanceEmily Moreland waters

some of the plants at

the Sunriver Allotment

Garden. Moreland is one

of the faces behind the

gardening mentorship

program at the community

garden.

The gardens were

reclaimed from 2.5 acres

off fallow land along

Phillips Road almost

three years ago.

More than 60 plots

are available for the

community to use to

grow their own produce.

Small 3.0 earthquake felt in Sooke and area

Pirjo Raits

Sooke News Mirror

At 3:20 p.m. on Aug.

29 a thunderous rumble

and a tremor, which

could be felt underfoot,

signalled a earthquake

in the Sooke region.

While it was not large,

according to the Richter

Magnitude Scale, it was large

enough to be recorded as 3.0.

Shortly after questioning

whether others had

heard or felt anything,

comments on the Sooke

News Mirror’s Facebook

page said the quake had

been felt in Otter Point,

Shirley and everywhere in

between. Comments such

as, “the house shook after

a loud explosion; heard

the rumble then the house

shook; my house actually

jumped; felt it so much at

Whiffin Spit that my chair

moved; and a picture fell

of the neighbour’s mantle.”

were posted on the site.

The earthquake was cen-

tered 10 kms. northwest

of Colwood toward Sooke

Lake, and was 25 kms.

underground.

This was a small quake,

but it is also a quake up call.

Emergency preparedness

is essential if and when

a large, more severe

earthquake or natural

disaster were to occur.

While Sooke does not have

a full-scale emergency

evacuation plan, there are

a few things people can

do to help themselves.

Sooke Fire Chief Steve

Sorensen said, “the best

thing to do to be prepared

is to look after your self,

home, workplace and

car. We will have limited

resources. If your house

collapses we will open

up the community hall.”

Sorensen said there are

back-up plans to utilize

schools if necessary.

He re-emphasized that

the first plan of action

should be to ensure your

family and neighbours are

looked after with essentials

such as water, food,

blankets, portable radio,

shelter. Some communities

already have a pod

system where neighbours

look after neighbours.

Currently there is a

group in place, the Local

Government Emergency

Program Advisory

Commission (LG EPAC),

a function of the Capital

regional District. Sorensen

said they are working out

how they can help each

other out if some natural

disaster were to take place.

The LG EPAC meets

monthly and consists of

a representative of the

emergency program from

each Capital Regional District

municipality and electoral

area. A representative of

PEP attends all meetings

as a guest of the advisory

commission to maintain

a strong link between

the local government

programs and the Province.

The LG EPAC is

focused on developing

initiatives to create strong

communication links and

increased efficiencies

for regional emergency

programs. This includes how

they can partner together

as local governments during

planning and response

phases of emergencies.

250.642.6361 www.ShellyDavis.ca

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spacious sidewalks, attractive streetlights & up-

scale homes. This superb custom home has too

much to list but some features include , gourmet

kitchen with 30 gas range, polished concrete

touches., dramatic views in a light drenched interi-

or. Workshop, games room, & study in addition to

3 BRs + 2BR legal suite. Three garages & spa-

cious 19,000 sq ft lot with underground sewer,

water, natural gas & high speed internet.

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BREAKING THE LINEBonnie Coulter and Angela Menzies exhibit.

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Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Editorial Page 8 Entertainment Page 15Sports/stats Page 21

Agreement#40110541

SOOKESOOKE NEWS2010 WINNERM I R R O R

1387x2.5

Pirjo Raits photo

Community abundance

Emily Moreland waters some of the plants atthe Sunriver Allotment Garden. Moreland is one of the faces behind the gardening mentorshipprogram at the community garden.

The gardens were reclaimed from 2.5 acres off fallow land along Phillips Road almost three years ago.

More than 60 plotsare available for the community to use togrow their own produce.

Small 3.0 earthquake felt in Sooke and areaPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

At 3:20 p.m. on Aug. 29 a thunderous rumble and a tremor, which could be felt underfoot, signalled a earthquake in the Sooke region.While it was not large, according to the Richter Magnitude Scale, it was large enough to be recorded as 3.0.Shortly after questioning whether others had heard or felt anything, comments on the Sooke

News Mirror’s Facebook page said the quake had been felt in Otter Point, Shirley and everywhere in between. Comments such as, “the house shook after a loud explosion; heard the rumble then the house shook; my house actually jumped; felt it so much at Whiffin Spit that my chair moved; and a picture fell of the neighbour’s mantle.” were posted on the site. The earthquake was cen-tered 10 kms. northwest of Colwood toward Sooke Lake, and was 25 kms.

underground.This was a small quake, but it is also a quake up call.Emergency preparedness is essential if and when a large, more severe earthquake or natural disaster were to occur. While Sooke does not have a full-scale emergency evacuation plan, there are a few things people can do to help themselves.Sooke Fire Chief Steve Sorensen said, “the best thing to do to be prepared is to look after your self, home, workplace and

car. We will have limited resources. If your house collapses we will open up the community hall.”Sorensen said there are back-up plans to utilize schools if necessary.He re-emphasized that the first plan of action should be to ensure your family and neighbours are looked after with essentials such as water, food, blankets, portable radio, shelter. Some communities already have a pod system where neighbours look after neighbours.

Currently there is a group in place, the Local Government Emergency Program Advisory Commission (LG EPAC), a function of the Capital regional District. Sorensen said they are working out how they can help each other out if some natural disaster were to take place.The LG EPAC meets monthly and consists of a representative of the emergency program from each Capital Regional District municipality and electoral area. A representative of

PEP attends all meetings as a guest of the advisory commission to maintain a strong link between the local government programs and the Province.The LG EPAC is focused on developing initiatives to create strong communication links and increased efficiencies for regional emergency programs. This includes how they can partner together as local governments during planning and response phases of emergencies.

250.642.6361

www.ShellyDavis.ca

Shelly Davis

Only wide curving boulevards, mature plantings, spacious sidewalks, attractive streetlights & up-scale homes. This superb custom home has too much to list but some features include , gourmet kitchen with 30 gas range, polished concrete touches., dramatic views in a light drenched interi-or. Workshop, games room, & study in addition to 3 BRs + 2BR legal suite. Three garages & spa-cious 19,000 sq ft lot with underground sewer, water, natural gas & high speed internet.

No Small Lots Here!

Call me for a private viewing.

NEW PRICE !!! 2160 Erinan Boulevard

BREAKING THE LINE

Bonnie Coulter and Angela

Menzies exhibit.

Page 18

HOCKEY SCHOOL

Third year for Dapps hockey

challenge.

Page 21

Your community, your classifi eds P23 • 75¢

Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Editorial Page 8

Entertainment Page 15

Sports/stats Page 21

Agreement

#40110541

SOOKESOOKE NEWS 2010 WINNER

M I R R O R

1387x2.5

Pirjo Raits photo

Community abundance

Emily Moreland waters

some of the plants at

the Sunriver Allotment

Garden. Moreland is one

of the faces behind the

gardening mentorship

program at the community

garden.

The gardens were

reclaimed from 2.5 acres

off fallow land along

Phillips Road almost

three years ago.

More than 60 plots

are available for the

community to use to

grow their own produce.

Small 3.0 earthquake felt in Sooke and area

Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

At 3:20 p.m. on Aug.

29 a thunderous rumble

and a tremor, which

could be felt underfoot,

signalled a earthquake

in the Sooke region.

While it was not large,

according to the Richter

Magnitude Scale, it was large

enough to be recorded as 3.0.

Shortly after questioning

whether others had

heard or felt anything,

comments on the Sooke

News Mirror’s Facebook

page said the quake had

been felt in Otter Point,

Shirley and everywhere in

between. Comments such

as, “the house shook after

a loud explosion; heard

the rumble then the house

shook; my house actually

jumped; felt it so much at

Whiffin Spit that my chair

moved; and a picture fell

of the neighbour’s mantle.”

were posted on the site.

The earthquake was cen-

tered 10 kms. northwest

of Colwood toward Sooke

Lake, and was 25 kms.

underground.This was a small quake,

but it is also a quake up call.

Emergency preparedness

is essential if and when

a large, more severe

earthquake or natural

disaster were to occur.

While Sooke does not have

a full-scale emergency

evacuation plan, there are

a few things people can

do to help themselves.

Sooke Fire Chief Steve

Sorensen said, “the best

thing to do to be prepared

is to look after your self,

home, workplace and

car. We will have limited

resources. If your house

collapses we will open

up the community hall.”

Sorensen said there are

back-up plans to utilize

schools if necessary.

He re-emphasized that

the first plan of action

should be to ensure your

family and neighbours are

looked after with essentials

such as water, food,

blankets, portable radio,

shelter. Some communities

already have a pod

system where neighbours

look after neighbours.

Currently there is a

group in place, the Local

Government Emergency

Program Advisory

Commission (LG EPAC),

a function of the Capital

regional District. Sorensen

said they are working out

how they can help each

other out if some natural

disaster were to take place.

The LG EPAC meets

monthly and consists of

a representative of the

emergency program from

each Capital Regional District

municipality and electoral

area. A representative of

PEP attends all meetings

as a guest of the advisory

commission to maintain

a strong link between

the local government

programs and the Province.

The LG EPAC is

focused on developing

initiatives to create strong

communication links and

increased efficiencies

for regional emergency

programs. This includes how

they can partner together

as local governments during

planning and response

phases of emergencies.

250.642.6361

www.ShellyDavis.ca

Shelly Davis

Only wide curving boulevards, mature plantings,

spacious sidewalks, attractive streetlights & up-

scale homes. This superb custom home has too

much to list but some features include , gourmet

kitchen with 30 gas range, polished concrete

touches., dramatic views in a light drenched interi-

or. Workshop, games room, & study in addition to

3 BRs + 2BR legal suite. Three garages & spa-

cious 19,000 sq ft lot with underground sewer,

water, natural gas & high speed internet.

No Small Lots Here!

Call me for a private viewing.

NEW PRICE !!! 2160 Erinan Boulevard

BREAKING THE LINEBonnie Coulter and Angela

Menzies exhibit.

Page 18

HOCKEY SCHOOL Third year for Dapps hockey

challenge.

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Editorial Page 8

Entertainment Page 15

Sports/stats Page 21

Agreement#40110541

SOOKESOOKE NEWS2010 WINNER

M I R R O R

1387x2.5

Pirjo Raits photo

Community abundance

Emily Moreland waters some of the plants atthe Sunriver Allotment Garden. Moreland is one of the faces behind the gardening mentorshipprogram at the community garden.

The gardens were reclaimed from 2.5 acres off fallow land along Phillips Road almost three years ago.

More than 60 plotsare available for the community to use togrow their own produce.

Small 3.0 earthquake felt in Sooke and areaPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

At 3:20 p.m. on Aug. 29 a thunderous rumble and a tremor, which could be felt underfoot, signalled a earthquake in the Sooke region.

While it was not large, according to the Richter Magnitude Scale, it was large enough to be recorded as 3.0.

Shortly after questioning whether others had heard or felt anything, comments on the Sooke

News Mirror’s Facebook page said the quake had been felt in Otter Point, Shirley and everywhere in between. Comments such as, “the house shook after a loud explosion; heard the rumble then the house shook; my house actually jumped; felt it so much at Whiffin Spit that my chair moved; and a picture fell of the neighbour’s mantle.” were posted on the site.

The earthquake was cen-tered 10 kms. northwest of Colwood toward Sooke Lake, and was 25 kms.

underground.This was a small quake,

but it is also a quake up call.Emergency preparedness

is essential if and when a large, more severe earthquake or natural disaster were to occur. While Sooke does not have a full-scale emergency evacuation plan, there are a few things people can do to help themselves.

Sooke Fire Chief Steve Sorensen said, “the best thing to do to be prepared is to look after your self, home, workplace and

car. We will have limited resources. If your house collapses we will open up the community hall.”

Sorensen said there are back-up plans to utilize schools if necessary.

He re-emphasized that the first plan of action should be to ensure your family and neighbours are looked after with essentials such as water, food, blankets, portable radio, shelter. Some communities already have a pod system where neighbours look after neighbours.

Currently there is a group in place, the Local Government Emergency Program Advisory Commission (LG EPAC), a function of the Capital regional District. Sorensen said they are working out how they can help each other out if some natural disaster were to take place.

The LG EPAC meets monthly and consists of a representative of the emergency program from each Capital Regional District municipality and electoral area. A representative of

PEP attends all meetings as a guest of the advisory commission to maintain a strong link between the local government programs and the Province.

The LG EPAC is focused on developing initiatives to create strong communication links and increased efficiencies for regional emergency programs. This includes how they can partner together as local governments during planning and response phases of emergencies.

250.642.6361 www.ShellyDavis.ca Shelly Davis

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Your home is perhaps your most important investment. It costs money to maintain it, and needs energy to run it. By choosing the right energy for the right use, you can maximize energy efficiency and value for your energy dollars.

Natural gas is a good choice for heating, whether it’s hot water for a shower or warmth from the furnace or fireplace. It’s also great for barbecuing burgers on the patio. And, with the variety of stylish natural gas appliances and rebates available, upgrading your appliances to natural gas is more affordable. Find energy efficiency rebates that meet your needs at fortisbc.com/offers.

Natural gas makes your summers seem endless A natural gas barbecue never runs out of fuel. If you have a natural gas patio heater or fire pit, you can stay outside long after summer‘s over. And when that blustery storm hits, you can stay warm and well fed with a natural gas fireplace and range. Both will continue working during a power outage.

For comfort, convenience and value balance your home’s energy mix with natural gas. Visit fortisbc.com/gasisgood to watch our video on how natural gas fits into your everyday life.

Come home to natural gasNatural gas offers comfort, convenience and value

Choices to fit your lifeStylish, convenient natural gas appliances increase the comfort of your home, indoors and out. Find out more about energy efficient appliances at fortisbc.com/gasappliances.

Let energy saving start with a rebate

Program1 RebateFurnace replacement pilot program

$800 (Hurry, only 2,000 rebates available!)

ENERGY STAR® water heater up to $500

EnerChoice® fireplace $300

LiveSmart BC (only until March 31, 2013)

Up to $7,000 in grants available

1 Terms and conditions apply.

Visit fortisbc.com/offers or call 1-800-663-8400 for more information.

Furnaces and boilersHeating systems provide even warmth and comfort throughout the home.

Cooktops, ovens and rangesChefs prefer natural gas for instant heat, a variable flame and precise temperature control.

BarbecuesWith a quick connect you’ll never lift a propane tank or worry about running out of fuel.

DryersNatural gas dryers heat up instantly and dry your clothes with gentle warmth.

FireplacesFireplaces provide ambience and cosy warmth. An outdoor fireplace, firepit or patio heater can extend summer evenings.

Backup powerA natural gas generator can power your lights, electronics and fridge during a power outage.

Water heatersStorage tanks heat water faster than electric models. Tankless models save space and heat water only as needed.

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YOUR HOMEWindow Fashions Checklist

Here are the key things to think about when you’re choosing your window coverings.

Talk to us and we’ll help you meet your needs from our huge selection of beautiful styles, popular colours, magnifi cent fabrics

and convenient features.

PRIVACY - How Much privacy does your room need? How much do you want

to see out or let people see in? Does it change at different times of the day?

LIGHT CONTROL - Is this for a bedroom, TV room or computer room?

Do you have possessions that should be protected from UV rays?

ENERGY EFFICIENCY - Would you like to increase the insulation factor? Solid fabrics and cellular blinds with air pockets inside

can help you save on heating and cooling.

FUNCTIONALITY - Consider how your windows open, how easy they will be to

clean and if humidity will be a concern.

STYLE - How will your choice fi t in with your furniture, fabrics, carpets and wall colours? Do you want your window

coverings to be a strong visual element or part of the background?

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Grand Opening & Park Dedication This Sat. 11 am - 4pm

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BEST SPEC HOME under 2000 sq. ft.

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Stop by Saturday and join the fun-The Ocean FM will be onsite check out our Tot-lot Park, see our NEW show-homes and tour Sooke’s award-winning built-green development!

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Sooke Sustainability Day, Sunday, Sept. 23

Sooke Transition Town Society, the JDF Cycling Coalition, Slow Food Vancouver Island and Sooke Region Food CHI present three great community events:

1. Sooke Slow Food Cycle Tour 2012

Sustainable stayca-tion on two wheels. A 33-km circle tour of Sooke from Edward Milne community school with stops at 16 workshop locations and points of interest around town. Tickets $21 per person/$42 for family groups. Drop-in visitors welcome at each stop by small donation.

2. Collective Tran-sition: Sustainability Expo & Marketplace at EMCS.

Come one, come all by small donation to this Transition Town village for the day. Demos, displays, lively debate, music, e-bike and e-car test rides and much more.

• Reskill yourself with tips and techniques on permaculture, solar power, backyard chick-ens, food preservation, distillation, small-space gardening and the ‘strawberry fence;’

• Browse 30-plus stands at our harvest marketplace featuring local and regional farm-ers, artisans and ven-dors;

• Talk shop with experts on energy effi-ciency, local currency, food foraging and the Transition Town move-ment;

• Singalong with Sooke musicians (bring an instrument), stretch out with yoga classes, enjoy Tai Chi and mar-

tial arts demos, watch inspiring films (includ-ing Revenge of the Elec-tric Car) and hang with friends & neighbors who share the green dream

3. Sunriver Harvest Feast

A delicious, locally grown multi-course feast with seafood entree at Sooke’s lovely community garden. Gates open at 4:30. Seat-ing limited to 200; a sep-arately ticketed event at $20 per adult/$10 kids.

Full details @ http://www.sookeslowfoodcy-cle.com

Please walk, bike, car pool or take BC Transit! All who do so will be entered into a raffle for cool prizes. A portion of proceeds go to the Sooke Bike Skills Park and the Seedy Saturday heritage seed-saving project.

p.s. another news-worthy point is that Marlaina Elliot is work-ing with the Prestige Hotel and Sooke Har-bour House to get the town’s first electric-car charging stations installed prior to the

event. There’s a big e-car component to the Collective Transition at EMCS. Victoria Leaf Club will have a dozen new e-cars in the park-ing lot for test rides

and we’ll have a late-afternoon screening of Revenge of the Electric Car courtesy the Leaf Club and Jo Phillips of Awareness Film Night.

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