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More than 45 firefighters responded to the scene of a house fire along Sooke Road. Fire departments from Langford, Otter Point, Shirley, Metchosin and East Sooke came to the aid of Sooke Fire and Rescue.

The fire closed Sooke Road just as rush hour was underway and some people waited from 4:30 until 10 p.m. in a extremely long line up that stretched all along Sooke Road in both directions.

House fire closes only road in/out of Sooke

Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Stranded motor-ists waited for hours on Sooke Road as fire fighters battled a blaze that destroyed a house at 5158 Sooke Road on Thursday, July 31. Sooke Fire and Rescue responded to the call at around 4:38 p.m.

The fire was fought by more than 45 fire fighters from all of the area’s fire halls, plus a small crew from for-estry.

“It was a couple of hours of pretty intense fire fighting,” said Sooke Fire Chief Steve Sorensen.

Smoke from the fire could be seen from East Sooke.

Sorensen said it wasn’t just the house that caught fire but also an RV, garage and car. A boat on the property was slightly damaged.

On Friday he said they were at the scene trying to determine the cause.

What kept the road closed for so long were the spot fires which were being discov-ered as they fought the major blaze. Sorensen said four other spot

fires were started and one was pretty big at 3,000 to 4,000 feet on the hill behind the house fire. Fire fighters were successful in put-ting out a fire that was 30 feet from another house up the hill.

They returned around midnight to put out a stump fire.

There are no fire hydrants in that por-tion of Sooke Road and crews had to get water into the pumper trucks from a large stor-age tank at West Coast Tire and from a 10,000 litre storage tank the district has around the corner. Trucks also pumped water from the closest hydrant at Coo-pers Cove.

“It was a great job of cooperation and team-work between every-body,” said Sorensen. “It was tough to han-dle and the guys did a remarkable job.” Sorensen said it was a lot of work when water had to be shuttled.

Sooke fire fighters left the scene at about 9:30 p.m.

He also gave kudos to the RCMP and Main-road Contracting.

At the time of the fire the line of commuters

coming back into Sooke stretched to the end of the four-lanes. Single lane traffic was in effect at about 7:30 p.m. but it was slow going. Buses in and out of Sooke were stopped until clearance was given to proceed in either direc-tion.

One rather frustrated Sooke resident said he waited five and a half hours in the lineup to get back to Sooke.

“I’m telling you this was unreal,” said Gor-don Stewart. “They said it was one-way traf-fic and we counted 250 cars going to Victoria from Sooke. Our lane never moved.”

He said he under-stood propane tanks blew up but said they weren’t going to take out Sooke Road.

“It just doesn’t make sense,” he said in regard to the traffic control. He said it was time that the four lanes was completed all the way into Sooke.

“We’re not a bed-room community any-more. This is a wake up call,” he said in frustra-tion. “It was a bit of a fiasco.

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Silversmith Brett BorriePirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Tucked away at the back of B&K Jewelry

& Gifts, Brett Borrie meticulously carves scroll designs into a bracelet. His work bench is cluttered with the tools of his trade — silversmithing. His steady hand guides the impact hammer onto the piece of silver creat-ing swirls, leaves, hum-mingbirds and all man-ner of intricate scrolls.

Borrie is a self taught hand engraver. He came by his profession from fashioning hand made and handcrafted bits, spurs and belt buckles for the horse trade. At first he just sculpted the pieces out of metal leaving the engraving to someone else, then when he needed a job he started engraving. That was 15 years ago and he has been mak-ing his living at silver-smithing ever since.

“People have always called me an artist,” said Borrie, “but to me, I’m just someone who makes things. I prob-ably failed in art,” he joked. He didn’t really fail art class but it was not where he saw him-self, even though other people now consider him an artist.

He designs his pieces from start to finish and includes scrolls, filigree, lettering, Celtic designs and whatever else he feels would fit with the piece. He often sets gemstones into the piece. Custom made wedding bands are also a favourite as people can help design their own rings.

“I like the gold jew-elry I do,” he said. “Cuff bracelets are the big-gest thing I do in jew-elry.”

Borrie said he’s been doing it so long that it’s become pretty easy depending on how intri-cate a piece is. He will do the scroll work free hand, but lettering is a little more time con-suming.

He uses an impact hammer to carve because he can carve a deep scroll in one cut as compared to doing it by hand where he would have to go over and over the cut.

Borrie prefers work-ing with gold but sil-ver is more affordable for people. On the wall above his work bench are photos of some of the more indicate and complex pieces he has done.

Borrie had three pieces accepted for the 2014 Sooke Fine Art Show and has entered every year for the past seven, and he’s won some awards in the process. This year he put in two gold rings with diamonds and

rubies and a scroll pen-dant with sterling, gold and blue sapphires.

He’s never entered any other juried shows and keeps his work mostly in Sooke.

Behind the glass case are bracelets, earrings,

belt buckles, and even a knife. The pieces are one-of-a-kind and range in price from $50 to $800 for a silver belt buckle and belt hard-ware.

When he started making jewelry, his wife Kathy had the market-ing background and

they have thrived at their shop in the Vil-lage Markets shopping centre (Sooke Centre Mall). B&K Jewelry & Gifts is where they have worked for the past two years.

They don’t just carry Borrie’s work, but sell and support about 100 local artists and crafts-people. Nine of them have their work in the 2014 Sooke Fine Arts Show. The other artists make the store what it is, he said.

“We gets lots of sup-port from the commu-nity,” said Borrie. “We love it. I’m just the little guy that works in the back.”

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The little guy that works in the back

Pirjo Raits photos

Brett Borrie, right, is a self-taught engraver who fashions silver jewelry and has three pieces in the Sooke Fine Arts Show. Above samples of his cuff bracelets.

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Anchoring offshore in an area of heavy winds may not be the safest thing to do. One boater owner found out the hard way that the winds off the Strait of Juan de Fuca are strong willed and rather brisk.

On Wednesday eve-ning, July 29, the owner of a pleasure craft attempted to move his boat when it started dragging anchor in the area of Sooke Bay.

According to Jason van der Valk, Opera-tions Assistant and Coxswain, of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue, Station 37 Sooke, they were the first people to come out to assist.

“It got convoluted,” said Van Der Valk. “The owner got onto the vessel and he couldn’t start it or get it off the rocks.”

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deemed it unsafe and stood by while a com-mercial assist (C-Tow) was contacted. It was an ebb tide and the water was dropping, hampered as well by heavy fog. They too saw it as unsafe but they put in a de-watering pump and were there until 1:30 a.m., said Van Der Valk. The way the boat was sitting on the rocks meant that trying to move it might result in more damage to the bottom.

“We did stand by and ensure no one was hurt,” said Van Der Valk.

Once the tide came back up, the boat was hauled to Park Isle Marine.

“There are quite a few holes on the bot-tom,” said Van Der Valk.

The Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue is a volunteer-based operation on call to help in marine-related situations. They are there 24/7, 365 days

of the year. They are always looking for new volunteer members who might want to join them.

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Home sought for Megan, Dyer’s petPamella Dyer’s dog needs an adoptive familyPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Cocker spaniels are a sensitive breed of dog and steadfastly loyal. They don’t take well to change and six-year-old Megan is no exception. She’s been through a lot.

Megan was Pamella Dyer’s dog and she was in the home at the time of Dyer’s death. Dyer was found mur-dered in her home on July 20 and Megan was covered in her own-er’s blood. Megan was Dyer’s second cocker

spaniel.“Megan came in with

medical needs and Pamella offered to fos-ter her and fell in love with her and adopted her,” said Lisa Atterby, founder of Angels Under Our Wings, a non-profit cocker span-iel rescue organization.

Megan ended up in animal control after the death of her owner and the organization got a call from Kim, Dyer’s step-daughter.

“We picked up Megan and the parrot,” said Atterby. They are seek-ing a new home for Megan, as well as two other middle-aged dogs.

“It will take someone really patient and some-one who is at home,” said Atterby. “Megan gravitates to females.”

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is fearful of men as she has obviously been through a lot and has a bit of anxiety.

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pletely shut down, she didn’t,” she said.

Megan would be best suited for a retired per-son or a couple, some-

one who is patient and kind with her.

Cocker spaniels require special owners as they require more maintenance, such as grooming, and they have a strong prey drive. This means they try to flush out birds, rabbits, etc., as they were originally bred for flushing out wood-cocks, thus their name. They are a sporting dog and would suit a home with children over seven-years-of-age. They also need a fenced yard and should not be off leash because of their flush-ing instincts.

Other cocker span-iels in the care of AUOW include Salty, a four-year-old, who needs a dog savvy adoptive home where

the owners would work on gaining trust and socializing. He would not do well in a home with young children but would thrive in a home with another dog.

The other candidate is petite five-year-old Autumn, who has some vision limits and will need cataract surgery.

Angels Under Our Wings is seeking dona-tions for all aspects of dog care, including veterinary costs, trans-portation and boarding bills for the dogs under their care.

For more informa-tion on donating, on the adoption process and AUOW itself, go to: www.anglesunderour-wings.com or on Face-book. Lisa Atterby can be contacted at 250-889-8880.

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Marine search and rescue stands by to aid boater on rocksKen Davies photo

A pleasure boat sustained damage after resting on rocks in Sooke Bay.

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A look back at the news in years gone by.

August 5, 2009MP miffed at mute ministry

An alleged arson which consumed more of the MV Florence Fil-berg on July 3 was the latest development in the history of the once-useful tugboat.

The Filberg had cre-ated a local issue when it ran aground in Sooke Harbour near the East Sooke shore in 2007. Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca MP Dr. Keith Martin has since taken excep-tion with the Minister of Fisheries, Gail Shea, for a lack of action in dealing with the tug’s remains, and what he calls a lack of commu-nication on the matter.

Dr. Martin said he’s been frustrated for some time by federal government inaction in dealing with aban-doned vessels.

“We’ve drawn atten-tion to it publicly, in the press,” said Martin. “But there’s been no response.”

August 4, 2004Ministry letter indi-cates area headed to polls for amalgama-tion vote

The region seems headed to a vote on amalgamation in the near future.

Sooke Mayor Janet Evans recently received a letter from Murray Coell, Minister of Com-munity, Aboriginal and Women’s Services, indi-cating a vote would take place, agreeing to recommendations and announcing the approval of a $37,654 grant to assist in the boundary restructure process. While the study of Sooke open-ing its boundaries to include neighbouring communities is being directed by the Juan de

Fuca/Sooke Boundary Restructuring Steering Committee, the district is administering the grants used to fund the process.

Coell’s missive states he accepts the committee’s recommendation to have Sooke and the outlying areas vote separately. He also agrees to East Sooke and the western areas — Otter Point, Shirley and Jordan River — tally their votes separately.

The letter stopped short of stating in black and white that a vote would occur.

August 4, 199964 lbs at Sunny Shores!

John Hardy said this is by far the biggest fish he’s ever caught. Hardy is visiting Sooke for the second straight summer from his home in Seattle, Washington, where he lives quietly after retiring from the U.S. Navy.

He caught the

salmon while on Duff Johnston’s Saseenos Charters at 6:30 a.m. Friday morning, at the trap shack just east of Secretary Island and West of Beechy Head.

“It was a team effort,” Hardy said. “We had to chase it in. It ran out most of the line. I wouldn’t have caught it without Duff. I’m pretty excited about that one.”

The four-foot-long Chinook Salmon is the biggest one to come into Sunny Shores Marina since 1988, when a 66.4 pound salmon was caught.

August 3, 1994Firefighters fight car blaze

The Sooke volunteer fire department was called to the scene of a suspicious fire at the Saseenos Shell station on Sooke Road early Friday morning.

Fire chief Ric Raynor said a burning car

spread to the another, which threatened to speed to the build-ing, before firefighters extinguished the blaze at 1:30 a.m.

August 2, 1989Strike cuts numbers of fishboats

The current fisher-men’s strike has had a dramatic affect on the number of boats fishing the Strait of Juan de Fuca Fishery, says Larry Duke, dis-trict supervisor for the Department of Fisher-ies and Oceans.

Mr. Duke told the Mir-ror that 33 seine boats were operating in the Port Renfrew area Tues-day morning under the current salmon open-ing, whereas there would be about 150 if there was no strike.

Mr. Duke said he does not anticipate that the commercial open-ing would be extended because of the strike.

Looking back

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Thieves BewarePark Watch patroller Lavyna alexander gives Jamie Maquire, from Saanich, some helpful information at the Sooke Potholes.

Alexander has been a volunteer organizer with Park Watch for 14 years. Donations help keep Park Watch operational. Park Watch serves in the parks from Matheson Lake to Aylard Farm (East Sooke and Pike Road parking areas) Sooke Potholes, French Beach, China Beach and Botanical Beach in Port Renfrew.

The JDF Regional Park Watch Society is a local, registered non-profit society with charitable status which operates the annual Park Watch program in the region from May to September. The prime focus is to prevent theft from vehicles, break-ins and vandalism. Patrollers also provide information on keeping yourself and your vehicle safe while enjoying the spectacular scenery and the parks.

Since its inception in 2001, there have been no reports of vehicle break-ins or vandalism while Patrollers are on duty.

“Before 2000, 110 vehicles were broken into in two months at parks near Sooke,” said Alexander.


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“The basement was a black hole when we moved in,” recalled Walter. “After 12 years of skimping and saving, we made the downstairs completely wheelchair accessible, except for the bathroom. It was way too small. I could only stand for about a minute and a half without collapsing in the shower stall and I could no longer pull myself out of the tub in the upstairs’ bathroom, even with Lorie’s help.”

Through funding from BC Housing’s Home Adaptations for Independence (HAFI) program, Walter and Lorie were able to work with a contractor to transform the space. A wall was removed to make room for a wheel-in shower with benches, grab bars were installed, and the vanity and fixtures were relocated.

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On July 29, the Capi-tal Region Municipal Amalgamation Society (Amalgamation Yes) released the results of an online poll done in the Greater Victoria area. The results were overwhelmingly clear. Residents of the Capi-tal District are largely in favour of amalgama-tion.

Sooke, doesn’t fit the mold and there does not seem too much of an appetite for amalga-mation.

“Sooke is geographi-cally too far separated,” said Sooke Mayor Wen-dal Milne. “We don’t intend to put it on the ballot.”

Milne said there was some discussion in council about putting the issue of amalgama-tion on the ballot for the November election, but with one question already being asked of Sooke residents, it would be confusing to put on another. Sooke residents will be asked to give the district authority for long term borrowing of $1.5 mil-lion for a community public space.

In the poll, 83 per cent of the Sooke residents polled stated that hav-ing the CRD organiza-tion with its staff and board members is just too much expensive

government and 92 per cent of respondents stated the status quo is working, we should leave well enough alone. In Sooke 92 per cent of the respondents sup-ported holding a non-binding referendum.

Sooke residents stated in the poll that their most important issues in the Capital Regional District was transportation (58 per cent), sewage/waste water management (42 per cent) and coopera-tion between munici-palities (42 per cent).

Sooke residents polled felt that amalga-mation might mean the larger municipalities would dictate to the smaller ones.

In 2013 an amalga-mation survey was conducted in the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area and of those polled 50 per cent were satisfied with the present model of governance. The least favored options were amalgamating with Colwood, Metcho-sin and Sooke and the most favored gover-nance options were to create a separate electoral area west of Sooke encompassing Otter Point, Shirley, Jor-dan River, Port Renfrew and the Rural Resource lands.

The 2014 poll was car-ried out by Angus Reid Global in order to pro-vide greater insight into

what residents of the Greater Victoria area felt about the gover-nance structure of the Capital District and how they felt about amalga-mation in general.

Every municipal-ity was sampled and a strong majority in every district supported the idea of amalgamation, and highly supported having a non-binding referendum question on amalgamation on their ballots in the upcoming November election.

“What this poll dem-onstrates is that the people of Greater Vic-toria are ready to begin seriously considering amalgamation. This is what they want today,” said Susan Jones, Chair of the society. “A strong majority felt that amalgamation would improve the quality and

delivery of a number of municipal services to our region. Clearly the taxpayers of this area feel that the day-to-day business of local gov-ernment would ben-efit from reducing the number of municipali-ties through amalgama-tion.”

The society hopes that with such a clear indication of public support, the mayors and councils of the 13 municipalities will follow the will of the people and place a non-binding referen-dum question on their respective ballots in the coming November elections.

In the 13 commu-nities that comprise the capital region, 441 adults were surveyed online between July 16 – 17, 2014.


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Amalgamation won’t suit Sooke

A recent poll taken on amalgamation seemed to indicate that people in the Greater Victoria area were in favour of putting the issue of amalgamation on the November ballot.

People in Sooke don’t want more government, in fact they want less. A large portion of those canvassed said they thought the CRD organization was too expensive. A lot of them said to leave well enough alone.

Amalgamation for Sooke is not a good idea. We are too far removed to benefit from any of the decisions made by an unwieldy and cumbersome bureaucracy. A big corporation, that’s what it would be, would have a hard time understanding the distinct and unique needs of Sooke.

Amalgamating the core municipalities in the Greater Victoria region makes more sense than dragging Sooke kicking and screaming into it. The issues in the inner core are vastly different than those in rural Sooke. We already have the CRD to contend with.

An amalgamation of the communities in the Westshore does make sense. Langford, Colwood, View Royal and the Highlands would make a good unified municipality. They are geographically connected and one has a hard time knowing which community they are in at the best of times. Each of them, with the exception of Langford, are small and one must ask, do they really each need mayors, councillors, fire departments and police? Of course everyone wants to hang onto their autonomy, but it can be seen as a huge drain on the taxpayers.

It shouldn’t be up to the elected officials and staff to make those decisions as they have their own best interests at heart. We are being governed to death nationally, provincially, regionally and locally. Everyone wants to tell us what to do and how to do and then tax us for it. Just say ‘no.’

ANOTHER VIEW

B.C. Views The B.C. government’s move to

ease liquor restrictions is undergo-ing its hot summer test, and music festivals are only part of it.

Premier Christy Clark’s govern-ment loves its populist gestures, and as with increasing rural high-way speed limits, the negative effects have yet to be quantified.

Free-range drinking, or removing fences from festival beer gardens, is one of the moves that will be undergoing a post-mortem as com-munities clean up after their big summer parties.

One of the biggest, the Squamish Valley Music Festival with headline acts Arcade Fire, Bruno Mars and Eminem, is still to come, Aug. 8 to 10. Country fans gathered over the long weekend for Sunfest in the Cowichan Valley, with the Rockin’ River Musicfest in Mission coming up next.

(Another big bash next weekend is Shambhala, the popular elec-tronic music event on a farm near Nelson, but alcohol is officially banned there and their big issue is controlling the effects of “ecstasy” and other rave drugs.)

Early reviews of free-range fes-tivals have been positive. Victo-ria’s Rock the Shores event went smoothly without a fenced-in area for alcohol sales. Festival organiz-ers did create a fenced “dry” area, but I’m told hardly anyone used it.

Penticton has had its share of experience with summer bashes gone bad. For B.C. Day it inher-ited the Boonstock Music and Arts festival, sent packing from a small community in Alberta after complaints of rowdy crowds and crime, so Penticton officials were understandably cautious.

Boonstock organizers were refused a provincial liquor licence after struggling to arrange security and emergency services. The festi-val licence process is likely getting renewed attention these days.

After attending the recent Cal-gary Folk Festival, where the beer garden was securely fenced and the capacity monitored, I’m won-dering what is really achieved by these measures. Litter and empties were contained, but since under-aged festival visitors are allowed into the serving area, it’s not clear to me whether the fence was ever worth the effort.

It’s unlikely that there will be riots at farm markets as a result of allowing sales of locally made beer, wine and spirits, or from relax-ing rules for operation of winery tasting rooms. But there are more reforms to come.

New regulations are on the way for the Agricultural Land Reserve. As it stands, farms are allowed to have a winery or cidery, but not a brewery or distillery. Expect that to be changed as B.C. and other provinces strive to develop their

craft beer and spirits industry, try-ing to emulate the tourism benefits that have come from an expanding wine industry.

One area where the B.C. govern-ment has screwed up is its mini-mum pricing rules, introduced along with the overdue move to allow “happy hour” discounts in pubs.

The minimum price of 25 cents an ounce for beer, 60 cents an ounce for wine and $3 an ounce for hard liquor was an effort to bal-ance business-friendly policy with legitimate public health concern about over-consumption.

But the minimum beer price prompted protests from a few watering holes that had been sell-ing pints or jugs of beer for slightly less. Some media made a big deal of this, and the government over-reacted to this tempest in a beer stein with an ill-thought-out cut in the minimum price to 20 cents an ounce – for beer in jugs only.

The pub industry was not impressed with this bit of knee-jerk populism. Encouraging beer jug sales makes it difficult to see if someone at a table of revelers is being over-served, drinking most of the jug himself.

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

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Poor bylaw decision

Re: “Mayor irate over decision made in his absence.”

Wendal seems upset! And, do you blame him? What, was council think-ing? Or, were they think-ing? Did they make a mistake? You be the judge.

A definition of “Mayor” is, “The head of government of a city, town, or municipal cor-poration.” I person-ally would add to that “a leader.” I have great respect for our Mayor Milne and wonder what happened. Should we (the people) of Sooke be suspicious?

On July 14, the third reading of Bylaw 596 and 597 passed with the mayor and Councillor Reay opposed and with Maja Tait (absent) but expressed her opposi-tion prior. Then on July 21 before the final step, the adoption of the bylaw, it was rescinded due to an error on other properties, so a revised first and second reading was brought forward with the same (for and against) result. And it now it goes for a pub-lic hearing in Septem-ber. So, it’s not a Bylaw ... yet? On July 24, a Special Council Meet-ing was held where the mayor said he was using his authority to bring this back for reconsid-eration.

Earlier, in Mayor Milne’s absence, a deci-sion was made to allow a waste management transfer station on Idle-more without bylaw, permits and/or zon-

ing. What, are you kid-ding me? Could it have waited until the mayor returned? If so, the ques-tion is ... why wasn’t it? Could this have an affect on the November 15 election? I think it might.

I’m not saying I’m in favour or against the outcome. But, I do agree with the mayor’s state-ment, “that elected offi-cials only have one or two things in life and that’s integrity and the perception of honesty” adding in summary “being up front with people.”

I’m sure that’s exactly what Sooke residents want. That’s what they hope for, when they vote. I wish Wen-dal would reconsider his decision of not to seek re-election in the upcoming election. He has been good for all the people and the busi-nesses of Sooke and still could be.

Many years ago, my father told me that I should give every per-son, I meet and come in contact with, my respect without ques-tion. But, he added ... if they lose that respect, it’s up to them to earn it back. Some have had enough chances. If it doesn’t serve any prac-tical purpose, it serves no purpose.

I hope there’s some new honest faces com-ing forward for council in the next election. It has sparked my interest.

Kel PhairSooke

Revisit bylaw

I think the article on the Idlemore waste transfer station needs to be revisited by the Sooke News Mirror.

The waste transfer station is not operating legally as the rezoning has not been adopted and goes back to public meeting in September.

Linda DuffinSooke

Feeling unsafe

I am the fifth genera-tion of one of Sooke’s first families. Kitty and Aaron White-Woodfruff were my great, great, great grandparents and great grandparents.

I’ve lived all of my 65 years in Sooke, from my early childhood to my seniorhood. I know that sad, vicious events happen behind closed doors, but rarely out-side.

As a child playing in the woods making fern plates and hav-ing a meal of imagery food, riding our bikes through Saseenos we felt safe. I grew up hav-ing doors unlocked, having possessions in the yard all day and night and taking walks on streets day and night.

I have watched the many changes in Sooke, some I liked and many I did not, but I still felt safe.

After the last week, with the murder of a lovely woman, with a beautiful smile, and the rumors of cars of men trying to lure young women into their cars, things have changed.

Sooke is still a beauty, spiritual place to live and love, but I don’t feel safe for the first time in my life. I am sad, very sad.

Pauline Kissinger-Hamilton (nee

Laberge).Sooke

Waste of police time

Monday evening, a Sooke RCMP constable knocked on my door. He asked me if I drive a (he described my car), and was I in the area of Logan Lane about half an hour before. I said yes. He said they received a report of a man wip-ing clean a big knife and disposing the wiper in a litter bin, and the man had some sort of metal detector with him.

I told him what I was doing there. I’m a metal detectorist, it’s my hobby and I clean my gear when I’m done hunting. I showed him my detecting gear and the garden trowel I was seen cleaning by an apparently easily excit-able Sooke resident walking down Mur-ray Road. It’s a garden trowel, not a knife. Big difference. The consta-ble left satisfied.

Whoever it was obvi-ously got my license plate number. They watched me clean my digger. Why couldn’t they have watched me when I was picking up surface litter and bring-ing it to the litter bin, or saw me 10 times before in the same place, doing the same things?

Most passers by in that area are great - friendly, interested, and they approve of my per-sonal policy of cleaning up and leaving things better than before I came. I go there to sim-ply to look for coins or rings, etc. lost in the grass over the years.

The residents of Murray Road and the streets below it are great people. Even the teens are polite and friendly ... but someone walked by who wasn’t all that friendly. Not all that smart either.

My apologies first to the Sooke RCMP, you have better things to do. Secondly, my apol-ogies to the caller ... your anticipated drama scene never came to fruition.

G. SaundersSooke

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Mon Aug 11PARENT & TOT DROP-IN Child, Youth, & Family Centre, 9:30-11. 250 642-5152.CALLING ALL QUILTERSKnox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call 250-642-0789 for info.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONEuchre 6:30 p.m.SOOKE SENIOR’S BUSAyre Manor Residents trips.

Sun Aug 10ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSunday breakfast brunch, 9-1 p.m., $5, kids welcome.SOOKE SENIOR’S BUSDinner at a Restaurant. Call Kay 250-642-1521 for info.

Tues Aug 12BABY TALKInfant massage. At Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre,10-11:30 a.m. ADULT WALKING GROUPSEAPARC. 10-11 a.m. Registration required. Info 250-642-8000.YOUTH CLINICAges 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic.KNITTING CIRCLESooke Library, 6:30–8:00 p.m. Free, all levels. Drop-in. 250-642-3022.WOMAN’S CANCER SUPPORTMeeting, Sooke Harbour House, Potlatch Room 7-9 p.m. Phone Mary 250-646-2554 or Phoebe 250-642-4342

Wed Aug 13PEOPLE’S WALKING GROUPPeople’s Drug Mart hosts a walking club, 9:15 a.m.PARENT DISCUSSION GROUPSooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (250) 642-5152 for info.FREE ARTS AND CRAFTSSooke Library. 4 - 8 p.m. All ages, no registration required.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONDominos 10 a.m. NASCAR 7 p.m.Legion Riders, 7 p.m.TOASTMASTERS Upstairs at Village Foods, 7 p.m. For info 642-7520.

Sat Aug 9ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONMeat draw 3 p.m.SOOKE COUNTRY MARKET10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Otter Point Rd. across from Eustace Rd.

Child, Youth & Family Centre: 2145 Townsend RdFamily Medical Clinic: 1300-6660 Sooke Rd

Holy Trinity Church: 1952 Murray RdKnox Presbyterian Church: 2110 Church Rd

Legion #54: 6726 Eustace RdLibrary: 2065 Anna Marie RdMuseum: 2070 Phillips Rd

Peoples Drug Mart: 8-6716 Sooke RdSEAPARC: 2168 Phillips Rd

St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church: 2191 Townsend RdVillage Foods: Right smack downtown, you can’t miss it

Sooke Senior’s Bus: $15 annual membership. 250-642-4662

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Call 250-642-0789 for info.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONEuchre 6:30 p.m.Euchre 6:30 p.m.SOOKE SENIOR’S BUSAyre Manor Residents trips.

On this day of August 9, 1878 in Victoria BC, legisla-ture votes to secede from Canada. This vote gives impe-tus to � nancing of CPR and Imperial loan guarantees.

Question grant to SAFARS

It is difficult having compassion for Ms. Dominquez and her supporters after read-ing letter after letter accusing us, the citi-zens of Sooke, of being uncaring and irre-sponsible towards the abandoned, feral and abused animals in this area.

I hope her charity realizes that where ever they go they will create another “town without mercy” until they themselves change. I encourage them to stop blam-ing everyone, to get rid of their anger and bitterness and to take responsibility for their actions.

Just like the rest of us, they have limi-tations, they are not God and they cannot save every abandoned, abused or feral cat within Sooke.

Surely they must see that they have alien-ated themselves from the citizens of Sooke. When they attack the

mayor and councillors, they attack us. When they expect the town of Sooke to give them property and money, they are asking us to financially support them. There is only so much money for charities. Give to one charity and you lessen the portion another charity will get. I’m still questioning the grant of $4,300 given to them to build a shed to house the cats they have rescued.

Feral cats do not want to be housed. They were born in this area and live quite comfortably outside in our mild winters dressed in their fur coats. They are quite capable of feeding themselves and their kittens - nothing like a big, fat juicy rat.

I wouldn’t have objected if the $4,300 grant was to help the pet owners in Sooke to feed their pets, to buy medication for them or to pay part of their owner’s vet bills.

I wish this charity and its members well in whatever decision

they make. I hope that they understand that they create their own reality, they don’t have to be victims.

Good luck and God bless you and all the little critters you help.

Doreen EffaSooke

Be of service

Do you feel a need to serve your com-munity in some way? Are you reasonably fit and like adrenalin rushes other than from extreme sports? Are you new to the region and would like to meet high energy men and women who love the challenge and/or want to serve in a meaningful way in their community? Check out the fire department. Here is an opportunity for you to perhaps live out your childhood dream, to drive a fire truck and run the siren, or rise to the challenge of a raging fire or to res-cue some unfortunate in distress. This is not

for the faint hearted. There is an unman-aged time schedule and it may fall into a birthday party, or anniversary or night out, so be prepared.

We appreciate the men and women who volunteer their time in the community, who are well trained to rise to the diverse needs in the commu-nity. There are likely more road incidents than fires and with proper education fires will hopefully be kept to a bare minimum, especially with the extremely dry condi-tions we are under. I would hope that there would be greater edu-cation re: alcohol and driving and texting and driving as well. Many accidents can be prevented. There are many reasons to com-mit your time for the fire department and if you have a more flex-ible schedule and/or are a contractor or are self-employed in the area, contact the fire department to see if you can be of service. You are appreciated, all of the fire depart-ment, for your efforts.

Ellen LewersSooke

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Be Septic Savvy This SummerWHAT SHOULD WE ADD? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

TIP FIVE

It’s not necessary to add anything to your septic system. There is no need for yogurt, raw chicken or hamburger, yeast or anything else other than what comes through our bodies naturally.

Stay informed.

A bylaw is in effect in Saanich,

Colwood, Langford & View Royal, stay informed about the

requirements for your septic system.

Get your Septic Savvy Household Info Kit at your municipal hall or visit crd.bc.ca/septic for more tips and resources, or to register for a free workshop.

Call 250.360.3030 for more information.


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Corn onthe Cob

159

Fresh Whole Sunrise

FryingChickens 4.83/kg

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Heinz Squeeze

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SunRype Pure

Apple Juice 1.89L

189ea + depea

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Wieners

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GarlicSausage300g ..................................399

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Orange Pekoe Tea Bags

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Fresh Pork Shoulder

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Fresh Boneless Pork Shoulder

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Smoked Whole or Half

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/lb219

Heinz Squeeze

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4/500

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Fresh Wild

Coho SalmonSteaks

199

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89¢

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Unico

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125 mL ......................199

General Mills Gluten FreeRice or Honey Nut Chex Cereal

365-395g ...................399

Hunt's Thick & Rich

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680 mL All Varieties 2/300

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1.5 kg .........................469

Sunlight Lemon Liquid

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Kraft

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455 mL All Varieities .....219

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170g ..........................129

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Realemon

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945 mL ..................2/400

Dempster's Ancient Grains

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600g ..........................269

Alcan

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Unico Stuffed

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Purina Beneful Prepared

Dog Meals

283g All Varieties ...2/400

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30m ............................179

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Stir FrySauce355 mL All Varieties

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Texana Thai

Jasmine Rice

2 kg ............................499

Organic Baby Peeled

Carrots

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400g 3 Varieties ...........179

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200g All Varieties ....2/300

Crystal Light

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Mr. Noodle

Cup Noodles

64g All Varieties .......79¢

454g bag

2/600Various Weights

All Varieties+dep

Christie Birthday Cake

Chips Ahoy Cookies280g ...........................329

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Mexican

2.18/kg

6.37/kg

398 mLAll Varieties

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Cascades

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Apple Juice 1.89L

189ea + dep

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179ea

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699 /100g

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NATURAL FOODSNATURAL FOODS

Dream

Non DairyBeverages946 mL

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227g ...........................539

Tortellini Marinara

Salad...................................109German

EdamCheese...................................229

Sliced

SwissCheese..................................249

Capri

Margarine

454g ......................89¢

Powder

DonetteBites270g ...........................399

Kraft

PhiladelphiaCream Cheese250g All Varieties ........369

Dr. Oetker Casa di Mama

UltimatePizzaAll Varieties .........

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Pasta or Rice Entrées241-297g Selected Var. 229Island Farms Vanilla Plus or Classic

IceCream1.65L ..........................399

Que Pasa OrganicTortillaChips425g .......................269Gulf IslandsOrganicCoffee300g ......................799

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Mixed Nuts 179Fiesta DeluxeSoy Trail Mix .....89¢

Simply Natural OrganicMustards

330 mL ...........2/400

VEGANutritionBars60g .................

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CheeseCakeAssorted Slices .............349Blueberry

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The exhibit, at the Charters River Salmon Interpretive Centre, opened with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, July 31. Ray Vowles is on the left, Mayor Wendal Milne on the right.

The much anticipated Water Pipeline Exhibit opened to the public on August 1. Many of the invited guests were unable to attend due to the closure of Sooke Road due to a fire. In his open-ing remarks, Ray Vowles, president of the Juan de Fuca Salmon Restoration Society said, “When we turn on the tap we don’t think of where the water comes from. Good clean water is one of our precious resources.”

Mayor Wendal Milne stated, water is something we take for granted. What is so interesting is that 100 years ago the City of Victoria needed a reli-able, long term source of water which they found at Sooke Lake. In 1911 they built a gravity flow system through lots of hills and valleys. “Now they can’t even get a sewer system in Victoria. It was an amaz-ing feat,” he said. “There was blood, sweat and I’ll bet a lot of tears.”

Some of the celebratory goodies at the opening of the Water Pipeline Exhibit. The exhibit runs from August 1 to September 28.


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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

DEATHS

Kathleen Elizabeth (Betty) Robbins died suddenly in her home on July 24, 2014. She is survived by her son David (Ju-lia); her daughter Louise (John Morgan); her daughter-in-law Paulette and grandchildren Carla, Zachary, Emily, Sophie and Sarah. She is pre-de-ceased by her husband Ralph and her sons Colin and John.The family welcomes friends who wish to gather and re-member Betty at a reception in her honour at her home on Fri-day August 1 from 2-5 pm. Flowers gratefully declined.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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SOOKE NIGHT MARKET!

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Evening until-Sept 4th at the

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Membership $15.00 Monday - Ayre Manor Resi-dents trips.Tuesday & Thursday - Lunch and Bingo Community Hall.Wednesday - Special trips ad-

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SOOKE FAMILY Resource Society (SFRS) is seeking a part-time Children’s Program Assistant position within the Family Resource programs to provide support, facilitation, and activities for the parents and children’s programs in the Sooke area (av.4-8 hours a week plus sub opportunities). A valid First Aid Certifi cate and a clear criminal record check are requirements for hire. SFRS follows the CSSEA wage scale. Resumes with cover letter should be submit-ted to Sooke Family Resource Society, #105-2145 Townsend Road, Sooke, BC, V9Z 0H3; fax 250-642-7663; attention: Child and Family Services; or email to [email protected] until 1:00pm, August 8, 2014.

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CLEANING SERVICES

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Got news?If you have a news tip or a story which would interest our readers give the editor a call at 250-642-5752 or email: [email protected]. Sports, business, community, or arts or entertainment story ideas are welcome. You can even write us a letter. If we don’t know about it we can’t write about it.

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Hot dogs and plansUnder clear blue sunny skies, RBC gave away free hotdogs, drinks, cookies and chips to anyone who cared to drop by.

The event was in appreciation of the support and loyalty of their clientele and the community that supported them. It was held exactly one year after the fire that devastated their location at 6660 Sooke Road—August 31. Building plans have been drafted, with construction to begin sometime in the late summer.

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Investing can seem complicated.Our advice isn’t.Meet Christina Brown, our Financial Planning Pro who’s recently joined the Coast Capital Savings Sooke Branch. As a Personal Financial Planner, Christina has helped customers meet their financial goals for over 15 years. And, like our entire team, she does it all with an approach that’s simple and easy to understand, so you know exactly how you can achieve your financial goals. Whether you’re planning your retirement, your child’s education, or looking for ways to protect your family or business from the unexpected, Christina and our team can help with all your financial needs. Call or visit Christina at our Sooke branch, she’d love to help.

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Sports & Recreation Please send sports tips to Britt Santowski at:

[email protected]

Annual slow pitch tournament in full swing

Sooke girls go for gold in the North American Indigenous Games

Britt Santowski photos

The Sooke Invitational Slo-Pitch Tournament was in full swing on the sunny long weekend. Due to the holiday falling on Monday, the paper was put together before the results of the tournament were in. Here are scenes from some of the games.

Three girls from Sooke participated in the North American Indigenous Games on Team BC. The games were held in Regina, Saskatchewan.

In the final game, Team BC played Sas-katchewan. A 6-5 win for BC meant taking home gold.

The girls in the pic-ture are Alison Sudlow, Ali Gallant and Mariyah Dunn-Jones.

Story and photo submitted by

Mariyah Dunn-Jones and Helen Jones

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Parents Room and well equipped Nursery

HOLY TRINITY Anglican Church1962 Murray Road | 250-642-3172

HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE: 11amEVENING PRAYER: Saturday 5pm

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

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

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JUAN DE FUCA SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

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

A day, full of fun & good times with family & friends.

A day of care for our wilderness.

A day of care for our children’s future.

A day of care for those suffering injustice in our beautiful country.

A day of care for those in need everywhere.

A day of care and thanksgiving for the many gifts God has given us.

A day of prayer that we not be accused of”operator error.”

Larry RumsbySt. Rose of Lima

Wishing everyone a safe and joyful

British Columbia Day.


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I recently had the honour of watching three of our Sooke boys participate in the BC Summer games, in the Lacrosse competition, a couple of weeks ago. Right from the opening ceremonies there was a feel of almost an Olym-pic style event. The ath-letes marched in pro-

ceeded by a contingent from the military cadets and the RCMP. The Zones were announced with much fanfare and excitement. Zone 6 Van-couver Island - Central Coast Field Lacrosse team, was given the honour of the last con-tingent in, and they looked sharp in their

zone colours. In the days that fol-

lowed, we started play-ing against the other Zones’ lacrosse teams. The boys played a total of three games in their march to the medal game.

One of our boys, Dal-las Brooks, played on the Vancouver Island

– Central Coast Team Two. This team showed well, but were unable to make it to the medal rounds. Teagan Knoles and Jack Kendal both played on the Vancou-ver Island – Central Coast Team One. Their team made it through to the Bronze medal game and were suc-cessful in winning the Bronze medal game.

The team rallied, scoring four goals in the last three minutes to overcome a three goal deficit and win the medal.

The BC Summer Games ended with a parade of athletes in the closing ceremonies. Many smiles were evi-dent from the athletes who sported medals whether it be gold, sil-ver or bronze. All ath-letes showed pride on their faces enjoying an experience that they will never forget.

Submitted by Sean Knoles

A parent’s perspectiveBC Summer Games brings home a bronze in lacrosse

Sports

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Parents and coaches can now access the latest evidence-based information on concus-sion diagnosis and care thanks to a new, free online resource: the Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) for Parents, Players, and Coaches.

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GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21A few more tweaks

and your master plan will be complete, Gem-ini. Now you just need a few able-bodied volun-teers to work with you through some of the hard labor.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, a late-sum-

mer trip makes the per-fect finale to a few good weeks of recreation. A little adventure is in your future, so make the most of this opportunity.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, once you have

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LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23A small disappoint-

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SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

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SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Financial issues come to the forefront of a relationship, Sagit-tarius. Keep arguments from escalating by being open and honest about all purchases. Things can be worked out together.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Few things can wipe away the smile on your face this week, Capri-corn. You are in an eter-nally good mood, and your positivity is intoxi-cating to others around you.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, you will have an enormous sense of accomplish-

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PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20There is little room

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Your Weekly Horoscope

Linda J. Jones photo

Reader’s Photo of the WeekSooke News Mirror reader Linda Jones captured this super moon on July 12. This week’s Reader’s Photo of the Week is sponsored by Stickleback. We welcome your submissions. Send your good quality jpeg photos to: [email protected].

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TUESDAYS

WEDNESDAYS Nascar 7:00 Dominos 10:00 am THURSDAYS Cribbage 7:00FRIDAYS

$12 FRIDAY Steak Night

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THURSDAY FRIDAY SUNDAY

Mainly Sunny High 18 Low 13

Hours of sunshine 11

Cloudy Periods High 19 Low 13

Hours of sunshine 9

Cloudy Periods High 19 Low 13

Hours of sunshine 9

SATURDAY

Sunny High 21 Low 13

Hours of sunshine 15

AUTO CENTER

YOUR COMPLETEAUTO CENTER

2079 OTTER POINT RD. SOOKE250 642-6665

SUMMER IS IN THE AIR!

Air Conditioning CheckOver and Recharge

NOW$115.95Reg. $129.95


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Beauty!A happy Eugene Kancair from Gibsons is shown with his 35-pound spring salmon.

Salmon fishing continues to one of the pleasures that brings people to Sooke.

The waters along the Strait of Juan de Fuca and beyond pro-vide fishers with many opportu-nities to catch the “big ones.”

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Sooke’s only Strata Mobile Home Park only $50/mth. NO PAD RENT

Immaculate well maintained 2 BR 920 sf unit in OCEANFRONT park

Vinyl sided, covered front verandah, attractive landscaping

5 Mins to Sooke shops & amenities shows very well indeed

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The Cedar plan is the perfect family to fit your lifestyle today

Bright main living open Kitchen, Dining & Living areas

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WEEKLY TIDE TABLES

TIMES ARE IN STANDARD TIME, HEIGHTS IN FEET

Day Time HT Time HT Time HT Time HT08 07:27 1.6 14:17 6.9 17:16 6.6 23:48 9.809 08:10 1.3 14:52 7.2 19:13 6.2 10 00:45 9.8 08:54 1.0 15:27 7.5 20:35 5.911 01:46 9.8 09:35 1.3 16:03 7.9 21:37 5.2 12 02:49 9.2 10:14 2.0 16:40 8.2 22:35 4.913 03:53 8.5 10:51 2.6 17:17 8.5 23:31 4.314 04:56 7.9 11:26 3.3 17:55 8.9 15 00:28 3.9 06:02 7.2 11:57 4.3 18:32 8.9 CANNING CENTRAL

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30%FRUIT PECTIN GELSFruit/sugar mixtures for cooked or freezer jams

277

Liquid5870-103Reg. 3.99

Freezer jam5870-102Reg. 2.99

197Original5870-100Reg. 1.67 167

No Sugar Needed5870-101Reg. 1.67 257

SAVE

20%

28 LITREENAMELCANNERWith rack.Holds up to 8 1litre jars.

4017-076 Reg. 24.99

$1997ea

5 PC. CANNING KITIncludes funnel, magnetic lid lifter, jar lifter, jar wrench and tongs

$957ea

4418-053 Reg. 15.99

SAVE

40%

6 6 2 6 S o o k e R o a d 2 5 0 - 6 4 2 - 6 3 6 6

Sooke Sale ends August 16, 2014Cash & Carry Pricing

Open weeknights until 7pm

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