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The Sooke Santa Run makes its tour through the district on Saturday. Joining firefighters will be Santa and a host of other volunteers.

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Sooke first responders care for two students struck by a vehicle Friday on Edward Milne Road. Both students received non-life threatening injuries. Charges are expected to be laid against the driver of the vehicle.

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Two students who were struck by a vehicle Friday morning as they walked along Edward Milne Road are expected to make a full recovery, says EMCS principal Pat-rick Swinburnson.

The incident happened at 11:14 a.m. on Edward Milne Road, where a white sedan driven by a “new” driver lost control, colliding with students walking along the road,

said Sooke RCMP Cpl. Joe Holmes.A teenage boy and girl, one with

a broken leg, were taken to hos-pital.

On Friday, Swinburnson wrote to parents and guardians, inform-ing them of the incident and sup-plying them with online resources for youth who might want to learn more about their responses.

The Sooke School District initi-ated its critical incident response team and school counsellors were also made available to students.

When school resumed Monday, students appeared to be in high spirits, Swinburnson said. The girl who was struck by the vehicle returned to school in a wheelchair, but appeared happy.

“We seem to be pretty resilient. The important thing is everyone is going to be OK, but I was worried, to be honest with you,” Swinburn-son said.

Bonnie Leadbetter, a professor of psychology based at the Uni-versity of Victoria’s Centre for

Youth and Society, said the inci-dent, while stressful to everyone involved, is a good opportunity for parents to open up a conversation with their teens about road safety.

“Kids will no doubt be upset, but people respond in different ways to these type of things,” she said, “but now is the time to talk to them about road safety, driving, even about walking safely on the roads.”

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Teens recovering after being struck by car

NEW BOSS FOR SOOKETeresa Sullivan hired as CAO

The District of Sooke has hired a new chief adminis-trative officer.

Teresa Sullivan takes over Monday (Dec. 14) from the departing Gord Howie.

Sullivan brings a “trans-formative leadership style” to the position of CAO, drawing on her extensive management experience with the provincial govern-ment, said a district press release.

For the last eight years she has run her own con-sulting company. She also served on Colwood council between 2011 and 2013.

“Ms. Sullivan’s experi-ence and positive approach will be extremely beneficial to the District of Sooke and we look forward to welcom-ing her to our team,” said acting mayor Kevin Pear-son.

Sullivan has a master’s degree in business admin-istration from Royal Roads University and has worked in both the public and pri-vate sector providing con-sulting services in govern-ment relations, leadership, and media relations.

“I feel serving as the CAO for the District is an exciting opportunity to help council and staff build strong com-munity relationships and shape the future of Sooke,“ Sullivan said.

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Three people were arrested Tuesday following a violent altercation with Sooke Mounties behind Western Foods on Sooke Road.

RCMP officers arrived at the scene around 9 p.m. after someone called about a woman screaming in the forested area behind Evergreen Centre. There, they located a tent with three people in it, one man and two women.

The man and one of the women got out of the tent, nude and intoxicated, refusing to identify themselves

and becoming confrontational towards police, said Cpl. Joe Holmes.

One of the women tried to bite, kick, punch and spit on the officers, while the man

was trying to fight with police.

Once in handcuffs, the woman suspect continued to resist and attempted to run away. She was soon recaptured.

Nude woman and man attack Sooke Mounties

The story Choir brings on holiday season with chest full of air, published Dec. 2, contained errors.

The Sooke Community Choir does not collaborate with the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra. Both organizations are their own entities. The Philharmonic has its own choir to provide vocals when needed.

•••The story Workers boost United Way

coffers, published Nov. 18, contained errors.

The District of Sooke campaign chair is Sarah Temple. The United Way of Greater Victoria’s email address is uwgv.ca.

If people would like to run a workplace campaign for United Way in Sooke, the contact person is Brittany Decker, director of community campaign at [email protected].

The Sooke News Mirror regrets the errors.

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Firefighters, Santa collecting for food bankSooke Santa Run spreads Christmas cheer this SaturdayKevin LairdSooke News Mirror

A group of Santa’s helpers, who double as firefighters, will be out spreading Christmas spirit while collecting food for the Sooke Christmas Bureau and Sooke Food Bank.

More than 60 Sooke firefighters and other community volunteers will suit up and travel throughout the municipality in four shiny firetrucks collecting non-perishable food donations on Saturday (Dec. 12) evening between 4:30 and 9 p.m. in the annual Sooke Santa Run.

“I’ve been with the fire department five years and every year I’m blown away by how excited people are about it and how it grows every year,” said firefighter Ben Temple, who helps to organize the annual

event.Every year since 1993,

firefighters have paraded through Sooke with decorated firetrucks, handing out treats to children and collecting donations.

The Santa Run is the flagship event of the Fill-a-Firetruck initiative, which begins in late November. Last year, the Santa Run collected more than $100,000 in food, toys and cash donations.

Over the next few days, paper bags will be distributed by Sooke News Mirror carriers in the town centre core. Other areas will have the bags delivered at their usual mail outlet dropboxes.

Sooke residents are asked

to fill the bags with groceries or toys. Firefighters will then arrive at the end of driveways and collect the bags. Maps of the firefighters’ route are printed on the bags.

A fun feature is the ability to track each truck live.

On Dec. 12 as each truck leaves the firehall, its location will be tracked using the District of Sooke’s mapping system. Location updates are available on social media. To follow the trucks go online to sooke.ca/districtnews/santa-run-for-sooke-food-bank or on Facebook at Sooke Fire Rescue Service.

“It’s a really big community event and we’re super proud to do it. It obviously helps those who are less fortunate in our community, and it provides those people who want to give an easy and fun way to do it,” Temple said.

The Santa Run is a joint initiative of the Sooke Fire Department, Sooke Firefighters Association and International Association of Fire Fighters Local 4841.


Assistant fire chief Matt Barney prepares bags for this Saturday’s Santa Run. The run collects donations for the Sooke Christmas Bureau and Sooke Food Bank.

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Six vehicles were broken into on Monday night in the Sunriver area, with wallets, iPods, and other personal belongings stolen from them.

Sooke RCMP are investigating the break-ins and are looking for suspects in the bizarre slew of vehicle thefts that occurred on multiple streets in the Sunriver sundivision.

RCMP Staff Sgt. Jeff McArthur said some of the affected vehicles were left unlocked, while others were forced-entry.

“What we’re usually getting is people leaving their vehicles unlocked and they get run through,” McArthur said. “On some of these the windows were actually smashed out, so this is kind of a new thing for us.”

McArthur added that this

is just a reminder for people to be vigilant up in the Sunriver area and watch for any suspicious persons in the early hours of the morning and late hours of the evening.

Police patrols in the area will also be stepped up as a result.

How to harvest a Christmas tree

Free use permits to cut a Christmas tree on Crown land are available from forest district and FrontCounterBC offices in most areas of the province.

Local district offices can identify areas of Crown where one tree may be legally cut for personal use. Permits are not available for the South Island forest district due to population density and tree

demand.The ministry’s Christmas

tree website at for.gov.bc.ca/mof/xmastrees.htm has links to offices that offer tree permits for designated areas, with online permits available in some regions.

The website has links and phone numbers for FrontCounterBC and forest district offices.

There is also a link to the B.C. Christmas Tree Council, which has a list of private tree farms around B.C.

Autism project for parents gets funding

The B.C. government has budgeted $3 million for a research project to explore the benefits of “parent coaching intervention” for infants and toddlers who

show early signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

The project will follow about 70 children and their families, selected by a committee from ACT-Autism Community Training, the Pacific Autism Family Centre (PAFC) and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. The screening process for subjects is expected to begin in early 2017.

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To celebrate, East Sooke Fire and Rescue will have a grand opening ceremonyOctavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror

Christmas will come early this year for East Sooke Fire and Rescue staff and volunteers, who will now be operating from a new, state-of-the art fire hall.

To celebrate, East Sooke Fire and Rescue will have a grand opening ceremony on Saturday (Dec. 12), at 1 p.m.

Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan, T’Sou-ke Nation Chief Gordon Planes, Capital Regional District

chair Nils Jensen, CRD Juan de Fuca Director Mike Hicks, East Sooke Fire Commission chair George May and East Sooke Fire Chief Roger Beck will give short speeches followed by a ribbon cutting and tour of the facility.

The location of the new fire hall is 6071 East Sooke Rd., replacing the

old fire hall at 1397 Copper Mine Rd. The two-storey, 11,000-square- foot building can

house six vehicles thanks to its six bays, five of which have already been filled: two tenders, a fire engine, a first-responder vehicle and a trailer.

Other features include a radio room, rack room, classrooms, laundry and storage room, a kitchen, activity room, washrooms and three offices. In other words, more than enough room to house the 28 volunteer firefighters and their equipment.

The modern facility was also built for the times and this part of the world with longevity in mind. Its all-steel construction allows it to fare well against the threat of forest fire, a feature that, thankfully, was sought from the beginning, said George May, chair, East Sooke Fire Commission.

“We’re happy the design went in favour of a steel building. It’s nice to have it finally done, it was a lot of work,” May said, adding that the new hall

comes after two years of planning, budgeting and construction.

Strength was also in mind. The facility is earth-quake-proof, and is built strategically on high ground, so it can survive any tsunami activity that may pass through the region.

It’s also what May and Hicks call a “post-disaster” building, so it can serve as a refuge for the people of East Sooke in the case of a serious emergency.

All that glitz may sound expensive, but May pointed out the community wanted a fire hall that was going to be modern, not crippling to their wal-lets.

And despite several delays in the design process and availability of materials, the new fire hall still retains the least cost per square foot of any fire hall on the Island.

The building was constructed by Verity Con-struction for a cost of $2,592,100, which was par-tially funded with a $150,000 Juan de Fuca Gas Tax contribution, according to a CRD report.

The East Sooke Fire Department also put $564,800 into the pot. The East Sooke Community will carry an additional loan of $1.8 million over the next 10 years.

The old fire hall won’t just become an empty husk, either.

While the East Sooke Fire Commission will con-tinue to manage it, the Juan de Fuca land-based Search and Rescue team will be moving its opera-tion to the top floor with three truck bays, offices and meeting room. On the bottom floor, the East Sooke community will utilize the meeting room, kitchen and washrooms.

“They [East Sooke residents] have built a first-class fire hall, kept their valued community hall and provided a home for our JDF Search and Res-cue. I hope they come out and meet their volun-teers that made it happen,” Hicks said.

The East Sooke Fire and Rescue crew will also be getting a new fire engine that will replace the cur-rent one sometime this month.

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For millennium, humanity looked towards the sun to harvest its power, whether it was for food, navigation or time, but if the last several decades are any example, the focus is towards something even bigger: electrical power.

Last week, T’Sou-ke Nation Chief Gordon Planes, along with Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan and Alberni-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser demonstrated the potential of several solar arrays on roofs of T’Sou-ke buildings that feed electricity back into the grid.

The solar project, which came online six years ago, is an ongoing demonstration of renewable and off-grid generation of electrical power, which, as recent technology shows, will only get more efficient, less expensive and more compact to install.

The project also led to a feed-in-tariff agreement between the T’Sou-ke Nation and B.C. Hydro, which, instead of electrical bills coming in, the T’Sou-ke bills B.C. Hydro for the generated power. As of October, the electrical bill for the building was $6,222 credit from B.C. Hydro.

It’s not just a marketing gimmick either. In the administration building everything, from the heaters to the lights, computers and coffee machines, are all powered by solar panels installed on the roof. Energy from the array is also distributed to the fisheries and treaty buildings.

Planes said this is just the tip of the renewable energy technology available out there, adding now is the time to start investing into it.

“If we’re not on top of it, then we’ll lose out,” Planes said, adding that if no one is trying this technology, conventional means of power such as hydro, oil and coal will remain in power for generations to come.

Planes laughed when the comparison was even mentioned.

“What do you get when you get a solar spill as opposed to an oil spill? You get a very nice day.”

The facility also includes a charging station for electric cars, which can take as little as two hours to charge a car, all for free. The station is also integrated in an app network that tells electric vehicle drivers on their cell phones that there is a charging station here.

“The goal for the chief and the T’Sou-ke Nation is to demonstrate to

British Columbians that innovation is happening right now, not sometime in the future,” said Horgan, who recently put forward a plan for renewable energy, for conservation and for keeping B.C. Hydro rates low.

Planes isn’t stopping for breath either. He and the T’Sou-ke council is looking towards even more efficient solar technology, such as experimenting with microfibre panels that weigh close to nothing and can be slapped onto any surface with instant potential to generate electricity.

There’s also plans to extend the creation of “solar hot water” among the band’s buildings and residents, some of whom already use the technology now.

Horgan agreed with the idea, noting the cost of solar technology dropped by 80 per cent in recent years, making it far more affordable. In contrast, he poked at the provincial government’s

current proposal to invest in existing infrastructure as being simply out of date.

“It’s why spending $9 billion on 1950s technology just doesn’t make any sense,” he said. “If you have $9 billion to spend on energy conservation and retrofitting, spend it on new technology.”

Current storage technology could be in their favor as well, which allows solar array systems to retain significantly more electricity in their batteries during nighttime than ever before.

Even when the project began in 2009, there were no high expectations the results would be so successful.

“When we embarked on this venture, we didn’t think that we would get cheques from B.C. Hydro every month, but we have,” Planes said. “Imagine what we could do as citizens of B.C. if we took this technology and put it toward the future.”

At this point, the T’Sou-ke’s solar setup is what’s called “net zero.”

“That means that during the summer, you sell to B.C. Hydro, they store it, then in the winter, you buy it back, but you’ve designed it to be zero over the whole year,” Planes said.

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Alberni-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser , left, T’Sou-ke Nation Chief Gordon Planes and Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan at solar grids.

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The Capital Regional District (CRD) invites applications/nominations from residents interested in sitting on the Water Advisory Committee to provide advice on water supply, water quality, the stewardship of the lands held by the CRD for water supply purposes and water conservation measures. There are vacancies for members representing environmental groups, commercial/industrial organizations, agricultural groups, and resident/ratepayers associations.Meetings are held at 9 am on the first Wednesday of each month at CRD Integrated Water Services office, 479 Island Highway, Victoria, BC. Appointments will be for a two (2) year term commencing January 2016.Send us a one-page summary telling about yourself, which interest group you represent, your area of expertise, and why you would like to serve on the committee.Deadline for receipt of applications is December 10, 2015. For a copy of the Terms of Reference contact CRD Integrated Water Services.Mail, fax or email your application to:CRD Integrated Water Services Phone: 250.474.9606479 Island Highway Fax: 250.474.4012Victoria, BC V9B 1H7 Email: [email protected]

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Old-fashioned ChristmasStephanie Adamek, left, with Elizabeth Scriber in 18th-century dress at the Moss Cottage Christmas event at the Sooke Region Museum on Sunday. The ladies served visitors with goodies and gave tours of the historic building. There was also a snowman building contest.


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Public Members

Applications are invited from Sooke residents or business owners interested in serving on the newly established Sooke Fire Services Commission. Three appointments to the Commission must be made at this time.

Applicants should have knowledge and experience pertaining to the operations of a fire department. Successful applicants will be appointed with remuneration to the Commission for a two year term beginning in January 2016.

If you are interested, please submit a completed Appointment Application (with resume) on the form available at the District of Sooke Municipal Hall or at www.sooke.ca by 4:30 pm, Wednesday, December 16, 2015 to:

Bonnie Sprinkling, Corporate OfficerDistrict of Sooke2205 Otter Point RoadSooke, BC V9Z 1J2fax: [email protected]

For further information on the Fire Services Commission, please see District website www.sooke.ca.

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A8 I OPINION I SOOKENEWSMIRROR.COM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2015

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They Said It

Our View

The fledgling South Island Economic Development Association will soon assume the responsibility of going to bat for the Capital Region, collectively, and begin working to attract new business, create jobs and strengthen those businesses already in place.

Last week, the District of Sooke became the seventh municipality to support the association, joining Langford, Colwood, View Royal, Victoria, Oak Bay and Sidney. In doing so, these communities have put stock in the idea that a regional

body can, through its actions, make a difference to the economic health of all parts of the region.

We like the fact Sooke council looked at the big picture and realized that what is good for the region can be good for its municipalities.

Contrary to what some may have believed, the Capital Regional District had nothing to do with the creation of this new agency. Had that been the case, it would naturally raise the eyebrows of those area politicians who see the CRD as an unwieldy bureaucracy.

No, it has its origins in the business community, spearheaded by the Greater Victoria Development Agency, a non-profit organization affiliated with the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

The key measuring stick for the new group’s work will be to see Greater Victoria reverse its downward trend to the bottom of the list in terms of GDP among Canada’s metropolitan areas. Going from fourth in the country to 27th has clearly scared many of the movers and shakers in the region,

enough to prompt new action to be taken.

No longer can we rely on tourism, or the fact Greater Victoria is a great place to live to attract new business or grow existing ones. We need look closely at what we can do better; what our real strengths and weaknesses are.

•••We want to hear from you. Send

comments on this story to [email protected]. Letters must include daytime phone number and your name.

Regional growth is all of our businessWE SAY: Entire region must look at what it can do to create rosier economic future from Sooke to Sidney

Publisher Rod Sluggett

Editor Kevin LairdOpinion

The important thing is everyone is going to be OK, but I was worried, to be honest with you.

I’ve been with the fire department five years and every year I’m blown away by how excited people are about it and how it grows every year.

It’s going to be a bright season – it’s very exciting and very promising.

Patrick Swinburnson, principal of EMCS– Page A1

Ben Temple, Sooke firefighter– Page A3

Trevor Bligh, EMCS coach– Page A23

8 I OPINION I SOOKENEWSMIRROR.COM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2015

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I never thought I’d be the one saying that Christmas isn’t about the gifts and all the shiny stuff you get from the bearded guy in the red suit. No, really, I wouldn’t even look at the cards, I’d just shred my way through the wrappings to get to that big Lego set that I could hear shaking from a mile away.

Funny how things change and how we grow up. Most of us anyway.

What I haven’t been able to understand in the last few years however, is why there’s a twinkle of madness in everyone’s eyes once the calendar rolls into December, a feeling driven by an irresistible urgency to shop and slam down your credit card first in line.

And it gets worse from there.

Parking lots disintegrate into shocking charades of recklessness and vanity, from drivers backing out in a hurry without looking and speeding like the hot winds of hell, to people running around aimlessly without paying attention to their surroundings whatsoever.

In the malls, stores reek of BO, frustration and bad financial decisions as hundreds of thousands cram themselves into claustrophobic places, only to wait several hours to get something that may not even be worn, opened, or used in any way.

Black Friday, Green Monday, Red Tuesday, Pink Wednesday, Boxing Day, it doesn’t matter what it’s called, the end goal is the same: disguise a mediocre discount to make it look

so irresistible that you’d sell your children for medical experiments just to get it.

Reality is, if a “deal” runs out, it runs out. Often times it’s not so much the gift that matters, it’s the gesture. It won’t matter to your special someone if you don’t get them that special-edition Power Rangers scarf they wanted, they’ll be OK with a plain-but-just-as-warm one too.

But is this what Christmas is all about nowadays? Getting the hottest deal and buying stuff? Let’s not forget that millions around the globe can’t even understand what Christmas even is, as their more immediate line of thought is, “What am I going to eat tonight” and “I am cold and alone.”

Not getting that Xbox One from

Santa doesn’t make the world feel hopeless, a child who dies alone from starvation does.

Let’s change the beat this Christmas. Be respectful and mindful of everyone around you and don’t rush to the nearest mall like the sky’s falling. Visit the local food bank or shelter and drop off some canned food or a pack of warm socks you don’t need. Reach out to your friends and family, see how they’re doing. Everyone should have someone by their side this Christmas and be warm and with a full belly, not just the select few.

After all, that’s what Christmas is all about, isn’t it?

•••Octavian Lacatusu is a reporter with

the News Mirror.

We can’t forget what Christmas is really all about

Octavian LacatusuReporter

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2015 SOOKENEWSMIRROR.COM A9

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They Said It

Our View

The fledgling South Island Economic Development Association will soon assume the responsibility of going to bat for the Capital Region, collectively, and begin working to attract new business, create jobs and strengthen those businesses already in place.

Last week, the District of Sooke became the seventh municipality to support the association, joining Langford, Colwood, View Royal, Victoria, Oak Bay and Sidney. In doing so, these communities have put stock in the idea that a regional

body can, through its actions, make a difference to the economic health of all parts of the region.

We like the fact Sooke council looked at the big picture and realized that what is good for the region can be good for its municipalities.

Contrary to what some may have believed, the Capital Regional District had nothing to do with the creation of this new agency. Had that been the case, it would naturally raise the eyebrows of those area politicians who see the CRD as an unwieldy bureaucracy.

No, it has its origins in the business community, spearheaded by the Greater Victoria Development Agency, a non-profit organization affiliated with the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

The key measuring stick for the new group’s work will be to see Greater Victoria reverse its downward trend to the bottom of the list in terms of GDP among Canada’s metropolitan areas. Going from fourth in the country to 27th has clearly scared many of the movers and shakers in the region,

enough to prompt new action to be taken.

No longer can we rely on tourism, or the fact Greater Victoria is a great place to live to attract new business or grow existing ones. We need look closely at what we can do better; what our real strengths and weaknesses are.

•••We want to hear from you. Send

comments on this story to [email protected]. Letters must include daytime phone number and your name.

Regional growth is all of our businessWE SAY: Entire region must look at what it can do to create rosier economic future from Sooke to Sidney

Publisher Rod Sluggett

Editor Kevin LairdOpinion

The important thing is everyone is going to be OK, but I was worried, to be honest with you.

I’ve been with the fire department five years and every year I’m blown away by how excited people are about it and how it grows every year.

It’s going to be a bright season – it’s very exciting and very promising.

Patrick Swinburnson, principal of EMCS– Page A1

Ben Temple, Sooke firefighter– Page A3

Trevor Bligh, EMCS coach– Page A23

8 I OPINION I SOOKENEWSMIRROR.COM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2015

••

••

I never thought I’d be the one saying that Christmas isn’t about the gifts and all the shiny stuff you get from the bearded guy in the red suit. No, really, I wouldn’t even look at the cards, I’d just shred my way through the wrappings to get to that big Lego set that I could hear shaking from a mile away.

Funny how things change and how we grow up. Most of us anyway.

What I haven’t been able to understand in the last few years however, is why there’s a twinkle of madness in everyone’s eyes once the calendar rolls into December, a feeling driven by an irresistible urgency to shop and slam down your credit card first in line.

And it gets worse from there.

Parking lots disintegrate into shocking charades of recklessness and vanity, from drivers backing out in a hurry without looking and speeding like the hot winds of hell, to people running around aimlessly without paying attention to their surroundings whatsoever.

In the malls, stores reek of BO, frustration and bad financial decisions as hundreds of thousands cram themselves into claustrophobic places, only to wait several hours to get something that may not even be worn, opened, or used in any way.

Black Friday, Green Monday, Red Tuesday, Pink Wednesday, Boxing Day, it doesn’t matter what it’s called, the end goal is the same: disguise a mediocre discount to make it look

so irresistible that you’d sell your children for medical experiments just to get it.

Reality is, if a “deal” runs out, it runs out. Often times it’s not so much the gift that matters, it’s the gesture. It won’t matter to your special someone if you don’t get them that special-edition Power Rangers scarf they wanted, they’ll be OK with a plain-but-just-as-warm one too.

But is this what Christmas is all about nowadays? Getting the hottest deal and buying stuff? Let’s not forget that millions around the globe can’t even understand what Christmas even is, as their more immediate line of thought is, “What am I going to eat tonight” and “I am cold and alone.”

Not getting that Xbox One from

Santa doesn’t make the world feel hopeless, a child who dies alone from starvation does.

Let’s change the beat this Christmas. Be respectful and mindful of everyone around you and don’t rush to the nearest mall like the sky’s falling. Visit the local food bank or shelter and drop off some canned food or a pack of warm socks you don’t need. Reach out to your friends and family, see how they’re doing. Everyone should have someone by their side this Christmas and be warm and with a full belly, not just the select few.

After all, that’s what Christmas is all about, isn’t it?

•••Octavian Lacatusu is a reporter with

the News Mirror.

We can’t forget what Christmas is really all about

Octavian LacatusuReporter

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WE ASKED YOU: What drives you crazy about Christmas?

The lack of parking spaces everywhere you go.

Angela FoulkesSooke

Over the top Christmas decorations.

Dawson McCormackSooke

The commercialism. It’s all about money, when it should actually be about giving back.

Jordan JessmanSooke

It has lost part of its magic and spirit, so it feels less and less exciting for me.

Kiomi YatesSooke

EDITOR’S NOTE: Would you like to be considered for We Asked You? If so, contact reporter Octavian Lacatusu by email at [email protected] or phone 250-642-5752.

Readers’ lettersCartoon insulting to art community

I would like to comment on the cartoon that was printed in your Dec. 2, edition showing an accountant with what appears to be a fat woman artist sitting on her behind demanding money.

How incredibly insulting to the volunteers of the Sooke arts Community.

I can assure you the volunteers for the arts in this community do not sit on their behinds and demand money. We work tirelessly to promote the arts and the community of Sooke through the events we put on, all with a mere pittance of money which is doled out grudgingly by Sooke council and its community grant review committee.

How this was allowed to go into this newspaper is beyond me. What a slap in the face!

Caryl WilfordPresident

Sooke Community Arts Council

Sooke’s cultural identity under threat

Recommendations regarding funding for the arts organizations in Sooke will go to council on Dec. 14. If approved, funding will be slashed.

Undoubtedly this will be a significant threat to the cultural identity of this community.

Decades of effort and tens of thousands of hours of volunteer time have contributed to Sooke being recognized as a center for the arts on south Vancouver Island. Let’s not destroy what we have achieved.

A few years ago council questioned the level of community support for the Sooke Region Museum and balked at committing to a level of support that would keep the museum viable. A subsequent referendum resulted in 80 per cent of voters supporting the museum.

I believe an overwhelming number of the members of

this community support arts organizations. Sooke council must recognize this and maintain funding levels.

Bob StinsonOtter Point

Funding likely available for community hall

Re: Seniors centre faces uncertain future (News, Nov. 18)

I wonder if anyone has checked out funding for upgrades at the Sooke Community Hall, and especially wheelchair accessibility improvements from both the provincial and federal governments?

ESDC (enabling disability federal funding), Heritage B.C. and hopefully Regeneration 150 will be revised under Trudeau (a fund for community heritage building revisions in time for 2017 Canada Day) come to mind.

It is grand to see the Sooke Community Association and council working together.

I agree with those who feel the Sooke Community Hall is a wonderful heritage building and, as such, deserves to be maintained and upgraded so that it can both remain as a testimony to the Sooke area’s notable history and better serve the community as a place to hold meetings and events.

Jo PhillipsSooke

Town centre project well worth the effort

Thanks to Mayor Maja Tait and council for the beautification of our town center. Though the construction was a nightmare at times, the result is well worth it. Traffic is flowing and the sidewalks and boulevards are very attractive.

Carol PinalskiSooke

Tree symbolizes what Sooke is about

Charlie Brown tree or not,

it’s the spirit of giving (Opinion, Dec. 2)

Sooke core is looking great. There are a lot of people to thank - thanks to Coun. Brenda Parkinson who led the decorating effort with a group of volunteers. Big thanks to the Brooks family for the tree donation. This is what our community is about and why I love living here.

Doni EveSooke

Donors deserve a big thank you

Charlie Brown tree or not, it’s the spirit of giving (Opinion, Dec. 2)

It was a donated tree! Has anyone even thought to say thank you to whoever donated it? Maybe the tree isn’t perfect to some, but life isn’t perfect.

It’s our town Christmas tree and it’s great and it was donated in the spirit of Christmas. Thank you to the donors. I love the tree.

Diane WilsonSooke

Some people are never happy

Charlie Brown tree or not, it’s the spirit of giving (Opinion, Dec. 2)

The people that complain wouldn’t be happy if we had the biggest most beautiful tree.

Melissa SzooSooke

Politicians misled public on roundabout

Is anyone else confused?After seeing the big

roundabout “Mission Accomplished” picture in the Sooke News Mirror, I believed it.

Imagine my complete surprise when I was stuck again in traffic last Friday when trying to get into the town core.

I don’t get it – either it is done or it’s not. Clearly, it was

not.Was there some

promised deadline that they needed to meet? Are the politicians trying to mislead us? Come on, show us a little bit of respect.

In other words, tell us the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Linda BessontSooke

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Saturday, Dec 12th From 10 am to 3 pm At Sooke’s best ever STICK in the Mud Coffee HouseEustace Rd across from the Legion

Join Phoebe and Mike at the STICK, we have wonderful handmade reasonably priced unique Christmas gifts. For a pleasant Saturday, don’t do 4 lanes, stay in Sooke, excellent gift stores nearby, and at 2 pm take in the Sooke Community Choir afternoon concert in the community hall next door – Songs Of Winter

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The following opinion piece was written to Sooke council.

•••Geraldine McGuireGuest comment

The Sooke Fine Arts Society has appeared before Sooke council on more than one occasion to plead its case for support. We have provided extensive statistics, backed by extensive, independent research, explaining the beneficial role arts and culture in general, and events like the Sooke Fine Arts Show in particular, plays in a community like ours. We do not wish to reiterate them here.

There should be no question by now that the social, economic and health benefits to every member of this community – whether they are patrons of the arts or not – are significant.

Indeed, that role is enshrined in the District of Sooke’s official community plan. It is cited in the District’s corporate vision, and it is teased out in great detail in the cultural plan – all of it drawn from considerable community input.

We are therefore deeply troubled by the district’s community grant review committee’s recent

recommendations to halve the Sooke Fine Arts Society’s funding for Sooke Fine Arts Show programming, and slash other arts funding entirely.

The basis for these recommendations was not in accord with the criteria set out in the community grant application, and flies in the face of the values and policies laid out in the OCP.

Council should not agree to a grant reduction that could be seen as council going against community aspirations for increased support for the arts, not less. It risks triggering a cascade of negative consequences, perhaps quite unintended, that would result in a crippling loss of financial and community support to the Sooke Fine Arts Show.

It is a slap in the face to the more than 1,000 District of Sooke residents that participate in the show as art lovers and volunteers, and make up a significant proportion of the district’s constituency.

Looked at through a purely financial lens, the Sooke Fine Arts Show provides an excellent return on investment.

We have leveraged district funding to obtain funding from

other levels of government, leveraged our credibility and resources to raise additional funds for other non-profits in need, and leveraged an event that is, as one business sponsor has described it, “revered in Victoria”, to make Sooke a more attractive community live and do business in.

We have expanded the show’s programming to engage children, youth, seniors, volunteers and ordinary citizens in activities that promote community beautification and pride, self-esteem, social inclusion and skill development. We have even created jobs in the community (a feat to be lauded, not decried, and one that more than pays for itself).

The Sooke Fine Arts Show is something this community does very, very well. It is time, as we approach the show’s 30th anniversary, that we celebrate Sooke’s extraordinary achievement over three decades. It is time we work together, as a community, to ensure its future.

•••Geraldine McGuire is

president, Sooke Fine Arts Society

Arts funding cut could trigger cascade of negative consequences

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There’s still a little time to put a smile on a stranger’s face this holiday season. To remind them that they are not alone and they mean something to someone.

That’s the idea behind The Shoebox Project, a national campaign that distributes shoeboxes filled with little gifts, warm clothes and words of inspiration to women in shelters and outreach programs.

One Sooke woman has jumped behind the initiative, organizing box drop-off locations across the West Shore and elsewhere in Greater Victoria. Linda Ferguson, in her third year organizing the local campaign, will distribute them to at least nine different shelters across the south Island, based on their need.

“It’s all done by word of mouth,” she said. “It’s grown from 59 the first year to 624 last year.”

Last December, The Shoebox Project delivered gifts to 17,000 women using 270 shelters and outreach programs in 72 communities in Canada and the U.S.

Ferguson said the shoebox is a reminder for women that “somebody out there, a complete stranger, loves them.” A number of recipients keep the boxes as a memento, she added. “You just don’t realize the impact you’ll have.”

But it’s not just the recipients who are benefiting. Ferguson said a number of families get together and make building a box a tradition, and groups or businesses host parties where attendees bring items to build and decorate boxes.

“It starts that whole conversation,” she said, adding it is a great way to help children learn about different shelter programs. “They really are moved by the experience when they know where it’s going.”

Deb Alcadinho, founder and director of the Westshore

Women’s Business Network, said when she found out one of their members was organizing the local campaign, it seemed like a perfect fit for the group.

“Each year we align ourselves with charities … with the mandate in mind that we support our community,” she said. “It’s all about giving

back at a time of year when it’s important.”

Celebrating its fifth year this month, the Network has grown from a handful of women to over 1,000 members. “What struck a chord was we provided a place in the industry for women to network,” Alcadinho said. The purpose of the group, besides networking

and helping women grow their businesses, is to support them in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.

“We’ve all been in some sort of transition in our lives … We’re always transitioning from one aspect to another,” Alcadinho said. She noted, however, that the women receiving the shoeboxes are

probably going through more significant life changes than most.

The deadline for shoeboxes to be dropped off is Dec. 10, which is also the WWBN’s annual Christmas party. While the group is encouraging its members to bring shoeboxes to the event, Alcadinho is

encouraging members of the public to come join them.

“We have amazing perks and benefits to being a member, but I always want to encourage women to come as a guest.”

There are some specific regulations for the shoeboxes: they must have their lid wrapped separately so they can be inspected upon arrival at the different shelters.

Ferguson said this was just a precaution to make sure the women receiving them are protected.

For a full list of the 26 drop-off locations, as well as gift suggestions, go to shoeboxproject.com or visit the Vancouver Island group on Facebook.

For more information on the Westshore Women’s Business Network, visit wwbnvictoria.com.

A filled shoebox helps fill a need at Christmas time

It’s all about giving back at a time of the year when it’s important.

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The Sooke Community ChoirThe Sooke Community Choir The Sooke Community Choirpresents

The Sooke Community Choirpresents presents …

The Sooke Community ChoirThe Sooke Community ChoirThe Sooke Community Choir…

Songs for a Wintere ’er’s Nightht

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Artistic Director Bruce Ruddell

Accompanist Kathy Russell With special guests

Trevor MacHattie on cello and David Cunningham on guitar

The Sooke Community Choir presents …

Songs for a Winter’s Night

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Sunday, December 13, 2PM Metchosin Community Hall

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Artistic Director Bruce Ruddell

Accompanist Kathy Russell With special guests

Trevor MacHattie on cello and David Cunningham on guitar

The Sooke Community Choir presents...

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Artistic Director Bruce RuddellAccompanist Kathy Russell

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Mon Dec. 14

PARENT & TOT DROP-IN Child, Youth, & Family Centre, 9:30 to 11 a.m. 250-642-5152.CALLING ALL QUILTERSKnox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Info: 250-642-0789.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONEuchre 6:30 p.m.WINTER ART SHOW & SALESooke Community Arts Council, Reading Room.FESTIvAL OF TREESSEAPARC Leisure Complex, until Jan. 4

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ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSunday breakfast brunch, 9-12:30 p.m., $5.Drop in pool tournament every second Sunday.Bluegrass Jam, first and third Sunday, 2:30 to 5 p.m. October to May.DROP-IN ULTIMATE FRISBEESooke Elementary School, 3 p.m. Info: Facebook: Sooke Drop-in Ultimate.QI GONG & TAI CHIBy donation. Sooke Yoga and Wellness, 6750 Westcoast Rd., 6 p.m.MINDFULNESS MEDITATIONBy donation. Sooke Yoga and Wellness, 6750 Westcoast Rd., 7:15 p.m.WINTER ART SHOW & SALESooke Community Arts Council, Reading Room.FESTIvAL OF TREESSEAPARC Leisure Complex, until Jan. 4.

Wed Dec. 16

WALKING GROUPPeople’s Drug Mart hosts a walking club, 9:15 a.m.PARENT DISCUSSION GROUPSooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30 to 11a.m. Information: 250-642-5464.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONDominos 10 a.m.Shuffleboard, 6:30 p.m. NASCAR POOLMeet and Pick, Sooke Legion 7 p.m.TOASTMASTERSVillage Foods meeting room, 7 p.m. Info: Allan at 250-642-7520.SOOKE COMMUNITY CHOIRPrestige Hotel, 7 p.m.

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BABY TALKTravel and Car Seat Safety. Youth and Family Centre, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Info: 250-642-5464.

YOUTH CLINICAges 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic.SOCIAL CONTRACT BRIDGESooke Community Hall, 1 to 4 p.m.WINTER ART SHOW & SALESooke Community Arts Council, Reading Room.FESTIvAL OF TREESSEAPARC Leisure Complex, until Jan. 4.KNITTING CIRCLESooke Library, 6:30–8:00 p.m. Free, all levels. Drop-in. 250-642-3022.WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT GROUPSooke Harbour House. 7 to 9 p.m. Ongoing every second Tuesday.

Sat Dec. 12

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONMeat draw 3 p.m.WINTER ART SHOW & SALESooke Community Arts Council, Reading Room.FESTIvAL OF TREESSEAPARC Leisure Complex, until Jan. 4.GINGERBREAD HOUSEGingerbread House Contest. Prestige Hotel lobby, until Dec. 15.SANTA RUNFundraiser for Sooke Christmas Bureau. Throughout Sooke, beginning at 4:30 p.m.

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BREAKFAST WITH SANTAHundreds of children took advantage of a free breakfast, sponsored by the Lions Club, to tell St. Nick their Christmas wish

Parker Bligh was all smiles when he visited with Santa at the Sooke Community Hall on Saturday. Hundreds of kids showed up for the annual event hosted by the Sooke Lions Club

Derek Huppie couldn’t resist giving Santa a High 5. Hundreds of Sooke youngsters made the trek to the community hall to tell their Christmas secrets and to make sure they were on Santa’s “good” list.

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Oare,Richard George

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Richard George Oare on November 28, 2015 at the age of 73 years. Born on April 5, 1942 in Vancouver, B.C.

Richard is lovingly remembered by his wife Bettina; children, Stacy (Mike), Tim (Kelly), Neil (Erin); grandchildren, Everett, Aden, Grayson and Amelia; sister Louise (Gerry), brother Stephen, and their families. Richard was predeceased by his parents, Miriam and George Oare and brother David. Richard was a positive, happy person with a good sense of humour. He loved flying, adventure, and people. Blue skies and tailwinds my love. Family will hold a private service.

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Oare,Richard George

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Richard George Oare on November 28, 2015 at the age of 73 years. Born on April 5, 1942 in Vancouver, B.C. Richard is lovingly

remembered by his wife Bettina; children, Stacy (Mike), Tim (Kelly), Neil (Erin); grandchildren, Everett, Aden, Grayson and Amelia; sister Louise (Gerry), brother Stephen, and their families. Richard was predeceased by his parents, Miriam and George Oare and brother David. Richard was a positive, happy person with a good sense of humour. He loved flying, adventure, and people, and was kind and caring. Blue skies and tailwinds my love. Family will hold a private service.

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Sports

A year of changes in the making and hopes of a trip to B.C. finalsKevin LairdSooke News Mirror

As the senior boys high school basketball season began last night at Edward Milne Commu-nity School, there was the usual air of optimism.

Overlooked, though, was how this is already a season of firsts.

The most noticeable difference is at coach-ing.

Long-time coach Trevor Bligh, who has led the Wolverines since 1995, will share bench duties with EMCS alumni Alex Wright. Wright was successful with the junior program and last year assisted Bligh on the sidelines.

On the court, the Wolverines will be led by the returning Brady Greenwood, a six-foot-five forward, and six-foot point guard Frederik Moeller.

Moeller is the first exchange student to lead the starting five.

This year’s squad will have 14 players, including an impressive lineup of Grade 11 students. Leading the squad is graduates from last year’s junior program including six-foot-six Alec McKenzie and six-foot-four Andy Abel.

“I like the size and athletic ability of the team. We’re larger than most our competi-tors,” Bligh said.

Due to a re-organization, the Wolverines will drop down to double A from triple A this sea-son. The move may be a benefit to the Sooke club.

Last season the Wolverines made to the Island semifinals and lost with one second remaining in the game. “It still gives me night-mares,” laughed Bligh.

This year, the Wolverines are ranked sixth on the Island. The top three teams from the Island advance to the provincial champion-ship.

“Over the last few seasons we were playing

above our tier, now we’re the biggest school in double A. So, it should benefit us,” Bligh said.

The team’s goal this year is to win the Island and qualify for the B.C. championships. It will be tough, though, as Sooke needs to get past top-ranked Sidney’s Lambrick Park and St. Michael’s University in Victoria.

“It’s an achievable goal,” Bligh said, adding no Sooke high school basketball team has ever qualified.

“It’s going to be a bright season – it’s very exciting and very promising,” he said.

A season of firsts just waiting to [email protected]

Wolverines expect year of firsts

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The EMCS Wolverines senior boys basketball team hopes to improve on its record from last season, with a trip to the provincial championships.

Midgets take PR by storm

On a stormy day that took the Sooke Thunderbirds more than 11 hours to get to Powell River, it turned out be a good weekend after all.

The Midget A club travelled to the Sunshine Coast and walked away with a 3-1 win and a 3-3 tie.

Powell River Kings are likely the Thunderbirds’ biggest challenge this season as the two battle out in the Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association.

The weekend games leave the two squads within a point of each other.

Unfortunately for Sooke, the first game on Saturday was exhibition and meant nothing in the standings.

Sooke goal scorers were Aiden Goluch, Boston Greenhough and Nin Dougall.

On Sunday, each squad took home a point in the standings. This time, Dougall, Tyson Friesen and Carter Navarrete tallied markers.

Sooke coach Kevin Berger was happy with his team’s performance over the weekend,

“We had all lines firing, from our rookies to our veterans,” he said. “Powell River is a tough team and we held our own in both games.”

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Rick StiebelContributed

Learning to skate at the tender age of 62 certainly has its ups and downs. On the plus side it’s rewarding and gratifying to learn a new skill that develops balance, muscle memory and other athletic components that leave you feeling exhilarated, whether you’re moving backwards or forwards.

On the down side, watching six-year-old future NHLers and Ice Capades stars fly around the ice performing feats you can’t even dream of doing can be a little daunting, if not downright disheartening.

My wife decided that we should take lessons a couple of years ago, and I reluctantly tagged along, clutching the boards in terror the first two times we ventured onto the ice.

After a few sessions, however, we began to look forward to our Sunday morning lessons, determined to master cross overs, transitions and stopping without skidding into the boards

There were a few significant bumps, bruises along the way, including in Joan’s case a wrist she broke in five places when she was skating backwards and fell awkwardly into the unforgiving boards.

Once her cast came off and she was cleared to return to the ice, however, she was back on her skates, this time with her wrists adorned with guards.

When I got accidentally levelled at full speed by someone twice my size, I’ll admit there was a moment that caused some sober second thought as I watched my blades hurtle toward the ceiling while my helmet slammed onto the ice with a sound that echoed throughout the arena. I had a disc replaced in my neck 25 years ago and I currently have the cervical stability of a house crumbling from the attic down.

The staff at SEAPARC were absolutely amazing in both instances, immediately providing professional first aid, care and comfort. I was back on the ice the following week, albeit a little tentatively, but buoyed by the knowledge that I could take a licking and keep on ticking.

We’ve had at least five different instructors during the seven week sessions we take three times a year while the ice is in place, and they are an amazing crew, each with their own skill sets and areas of emphasis. They range in age from just out of high school to old enough to relate to my taste in music, and share a passion for teaching toddlers and grandparents that makes every session rewarding on many levels. Their patience and enthusiasm, especially watching them work with the wee ones, is truly inspiring.

Now that I’m semi-retired, I take advantage of the public skate Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and feel so much better with each session, although the jury’s still out on whether

I will ever develop an appreciation for hip hop while doing laps that have stretched from 30 to 60 minutes at a time.

Although I have resigned myself to the fact that I may not master the backwards crossover in the near future and my transitions still need work, skating has added a layer to my life that has improved me mentally, physically and spiritually. I don’t think it would have been possible without the staff at SEAPARC, so to all of you, including the friendly folks at the front desk, thanks from the bottom of my blades.

•••Rick Stiebel is a Sooke resident.

Helmets off to SEAPARC staff

Liane Brooks photo

Rick and Joan Stiebel during skating class at SEAPARC Leisure Complex arena.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGThe Council of the District of Sooke will hold a Public Hearing pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act in the Council Chambers at 2225 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC on Monday, December 14, 2015 commencing at 7:00 pm.

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2205 Otter Point Road, SookePhone: 250-642-1634 Fax: 250-642-0541

email: [email protected]: www.sooke.ca

Proposal: The purpose of Bylaw No. 622, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-19) is to rezone 2182 Church Road from “Large Lot Residential (R1)” to the proposed “Wadams Way Comprehensive Development Zone (CD14)”, which will encompass a range of single family and multiple family residential uses, to a maximum of 133 residential dwelling units as described in the zone. Adoption of Bylaw No. 622 will be subject to the registration on title of Section 219 Covenants relating to road dedication, improvements and affordable housing.

Further Information:Copies of the bylaw(s), supporting written reports and any relevant background documentation may be viewed in the “Public Notices” section of the District of Sooke website www.sooke.ca or inspected at the District Municipal Offices at 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), commencing December 2, 2015 to and including December 14, 2015.

Public Input: All persons who believe their interests in property are affected by the proposed bylaw(s) will be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing on the matters contained in the proposed bylaw(s). Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to convey to Council, please submit in writing by fax to 250-642-0541, email [email protected] or in person to the Corporate Officer at the District Municipal Offices no later than Monday, December 14, 2015 at 4:00 pm. Please be advised that submissions to Council will become part of the public record. NOTE: Council cannot receive further information concerning this application after the Public Hearing has concluded.

Bonnie SprinklingCorporate Officer

Application Information: Bylaw: Bylaw No. 622, Zoning Amendment Bylaw

(600-19) File No: PLN01123 Civic Address: 2182 Church Road (shown outlined in black

and hatched on the subject map) Legal Description: Lot 13, Section 10, Sooke District, Plan 1057,

Except .036 of an acre thereof conveyed to the crown for road purposes as shown on explanatory plan deposited under No 68404I and except part in Plan EPP32377 (PID 008-078-416).

Applicant: David Smith, McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. #500 – 3960 Quadra Street Victoria BC V8X 4A3

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Regular MeetingJuan de Fuca Local Area Services Building#3 – 7450 Butler Road, Otter Point, BCTuesday, December 15, 2015 at 3 pmPublic Welcome to AttendAny inquiries or correspondence for the Commission can be directed to:3 – 7450 Butler RoadSooke, BC V9Z 1N1E: [email protected]: 250.642.1500F: 250.642.5274

Notice ofJuan de Fuca Electoral Area Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission

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Puck chaseSooke peewee C1 player Darcy Stanley fights for the puck against Amira Zreizk during Sunday’s C1 versus C2 game at SEAPARCLeisure Complex. The C1 team won the matchup 3-2.

Octavian LacatusuSooke news Mirror

It’s often said in the car enthusiast world that “you are what you drive” which can be interpreted 100 differ-ent ways.

What can certainly be taken from that is what you drive is, in a way, an expression of yourself; after all, cars and vehicles of all types still have a human ele-ment of design and art put into them.

Maybe you like the curves, or the boxy shape, or the way those exhausts curl up or twist sideways. Doesn’t matter how many ways you cut it, gearheads are a mixed and colourful bag of varying tastes, styles and expression.

Ken Knight is what you’d call a pure classic car guy. Throughout his life, he’s owned close to 75 cars, all from differ-ent makes and models. Older cars in particular fit his savvy, as he feels he can work on them easier, and just gener-ally loves the classic look.

“From 1934 back are the ones I prefer, because they are really simple cars. You got a fender and not any-thing else,” said Knight, who builds custom cars just for fun.

His favourite how-ever, is the sweet-heart of today’s Hot Car, this one-of-a-kind 1930s Ford Model A rat rod. And regardless of whether you like cars, it’s undoubtably hard to miss.

The car sits low, like a prowling panther, an effect Knight has man-aged to pull off without actually having to cut the roof off, a method of coolifying the low-stance, low-brow look common among rod-ded up Model A’s. Knight’s Model A how-ever, is also a marvel to look at, and even learn a few things about cars in general.

For one, you can see just about everything; from the drum brakes, to the suspension components, steering shaft assembly, and of course, the piece de resistance, a good old-fashioned 239-cubic-inch Ford flathead V8

from 1950s. The engine has been restored.

The car even has its own hood mascot: a garden ornament of a hummingbird, which Knight hand-painted a little mouth and eyes on to give it a bit more personality.

And don’t let the “rust” paint scheme put you off, in fact, it’s all new and beautifully-pol-

ished; the chrome is of a fine and silky nature, reflective enough to be worthy of a mirror. If anything, Knight’s car brings together the unlikely worlds of American Graffiti and Mad Max all into one car.

It’s not crude on the interior either, with the bright red velure seats, white steering wheel

and hand-grenade shifter add that extra bit of detail and colour. It even has a modern heater core installed, along with every gauge a driver needs, so one could go on a limb and say that it is fairly prac-tical.

“Got my wiper work-ing, so what more do I need?” Knight chuck-led.

It ain’t just all show and no go either, after all, aside from Knight and an engine, it’s not carrying much weight. To make it go forward in accelerative fashion, he’s installed a five-speed manual trans-mission from an S10 pickup truck, so it’s quick enough.

In the end, it’s about expression. Knight’s ’rodded-up Model A isn’t only a cool car, it’s a personal ballad about the pure love for cars.

“Very old school, that’s me,” Knight said.

Hot Car

Rodded up Model A Ford machine for pure car lovers

Octavian Lacatusu

Ken Knight and his Model A

ST. ROSE OF LIMA Roman Catholic Parish2191 Townsend Rd. | 250-642-3945 | Fax: 778-425-3945

Saturday Mass 4pm | Sunday Mass, 9amThursday Mass 10:30 am

Children’s Religious Ed: Sat. 5pm Of� ce Hours: Tue 12-3 Wed 10-12 Thurs 1-3

Rev. Fr. Marinaldo Batista

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 TRINITYAnglican Church

1962 Murray Road | 250-642-3172HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE: 11am

The Rev. Dimas Canjurawww.holytrinitysookebc.org

The Pastor's Pen

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

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

Pastor Rick Eby Email [email protected]

www.sookebaptistchurch.com

JUAN DE FUCA SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

4251 Sooke Road | 778-425-3403SATURDAY SERVICE

9:30 am Bible Study • 11:00 am Church ServicePastor Lowell Holmquist

Sunday @ 10:30AM | clachurch.com/sooke 6851 West Coast Road | 250.642.4822

ADVENT 2015

Advent is a time to give Hope to those who are in need, give peace to our restless hearts and help others to � nd their own peace. Joy is the manifestation of our happiness to � nd the light of our life in Jesus Christ, and love is to give love to others as God

loves us and cares for everyone in the whole world.

We live in a very complex world, and our daily activities do not let us to � nd our peace, and sometimes when we don’t have peace of mind, we get depressed. We often get angry and lash out at God or someone else near to us. Where we can � nd peace? Do you want to � nd real peace?

Well the best place to start is to trust in God’s promises, Jesus said, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me” (Jn 14:1. NRSV). All of us want to have inner peace, want to rest, avoid all our worries, feel free, and enjoy every second of our lives.

Meditate on the word of God so that you might be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Jesus wants to liberate his people from anxiety. Top of Form People are called to remember the living God who works out all things for good for those who love him. Having God’s word in our heart is to live in peace, peace that can never be taken from us.

Rev. Dimas CanjuraHoly Trinity Anglican Church

Thank you!To all of the companies and especially the workers for their energy, friendliness and diligence during the Sooke roundabout and downtown revitalization project.

Merry Christmas

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British Columbia has many iconic species, but one of the best known lives just off the coast – the Orca whale.

Orca whales are also referred to as killer whales and blackfish. Historically, Orcas were very misunderstood and thought to be terribly dangerous; however research on these exquisite mammals began to show just how remarkable and complex they really are.

These black and white beauties are found around the world, but there are three different ecotypes that exist off the coast of British Columbia – the Residents, Bigg’s and Offshores.

One of the best ways to separate Offshores, Bigg’s and Residents, apart from a few physical differences, is by the food they prefer. Not much is really known about the Offshores as they spend so much time far off the coast. However, it was recently confirmed that they can and do eat sharks, particularly sleeper sharks.

Bigg’s (formally known as Transients), named after Canadian scientist Dr. Michael Bigg, eat other marine mammals. These mammals include everything from dolphins to seals to even other whales. Bigg’s also enjoy playing with their food and can be seen putting on extravagant shows by throwing their dinner high into the air – a rather morbid, but oddly fascinating thing to watch.

Finally, the Residents, which can be seen throughout the Gulf Islands and off Sooke (mostly in late spring and summer) love fish. Residents eat

many kilograms (some 225 kilograms a day) of salmon, their favourite being chinook.

Residents find salmon through echolocation, a process similar to that used by bats, where they send out a “ping” and wait for a return signal off a fish.

Echolocation is a very important tool for Orcas along with the other ways that they use and produce sound. While there is much to discuss – like the Orca’s social structure, intelligence or behaviours – I will focus on one amazing aspect of this creature, how they “view” their world – through sound.

Humans are extremely visual beings and tend to use our sense of sight above our other senses to explore our world. Orca whales, on the other hand, rely on sound, especially to communicate with family and for finding prey. Orca whales

make several different sounds including clicks, whistles and calls; the tone, frequency and pitch of these sounds can tell scientists which ecotype (and often pod) of whale is vocalizing.

Different groups of Orcas can sound very different to a trained ear. For example, the Southern Residents are split up into pods J, K and L. Each of these pods can speak to each other, but have a unique dialect. An analogy would be like a Brit, an Aussie and a Canadian all speaking to each other – they all speak English, all understand each other, but there are some

words or phrases that the other groups may not fully comprehend. Although Residents and Bigg’s are often inhabiting the same area, they don’t speak to each other at all, not even realizing they are similar species.

The vocalizations of an Orca are beautiful, almost haunting. In some portions of their calls you can hear their emotions and almost sense how they feel. Vocalizations of marine mammals are captured by underwater microphones, called hydrophones that passively listen to the world around them. Depending on the frequency of the hydrophone, it can pick up an Orca from several kilometres away.

•••Natasha Ewing

inspires teachers and students to incorporate hands-on experiential ocean science into the classroom for Ocean Networks Canada.

Blackfish chatterOrca whales are an icon of the British Columbia coast

Natasha EwingTales from the tidepool Historically,

Orcas were very misunderstood and thought to be terribly dangerous.

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The District of Sooke takes public safety seriously and will make every effort to keep main throughways clear of debris, snow and ice.While many home and business owners think the District is responsible for clearing sidewalks, this is not the case. Under the Traf� c and Highways Bylaw, whether you are a property owner or tenant, you are responsible for keeping public boulevards clear of snow, ice, debris – and any obstacles to pedestrians.

We all play a role in keeping Sooke sidewalks clear and the District appreciates your cooperation.

Let’s keep everyone safe.

For information,please see District website www.sooke.ca

has arrived!

Winter weather

NOW OPENin our new location

For our clients with a safe deposit box, your box has been securely moved from the Westshore branch location to the new Sooke branch and will be accessible with your current keys.

We value and thank you for your business. We look forward to continuing to meet your banking and financial needs.

For additional details, alternative banking locations and/or personal assistance, please

speak to us or contact us at 250-356-3355

6639 Sooke RoadSooke, BCV9Z OA3

MORE EVENING AQUAFIT WITH MYLES!

AQUA BLASTMondays and Wednesdays

at 5:00 pm

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Rent the best ice on the island!

Private Ice Rentals are available at SEAPARC

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Call SEAPARC at 250-642-8000 to book your ice now for only

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Sooke History

Elida PeersContributed

Tugwell Creek is seen as a lovely oceanfront location, with wonderful views of the breakers crashing ashore. Historically it was backed by enormous stands of timber.

The man whose name the creek bears was a colourful char-acter, Thomas Tugwell, believed the first immigrant settler in the Otter District in the late 1860s.

Tugwell’s first sortie to the new colony of Vancouver’s Island was in 1858, when he arrived in Fort Victoria as an 18-year-old midshipman aboard the British naval frigate Calypso, after an arduous journey around the Horn.

Leaving his ship, he found employment as a census taker, enumerating the First Nations’ populations on the west coast of the Island. Returning to England briefly, he arrived once again in Victoria in 1865.

As he was of an entrepreneur-ial nature, his name found its way into newspaper accounts that indicated a mysterious fire and questionable liquor sales at a hotel he operated in Esquimalt before he moved west.

When he established his seed farm (he called it Sea View Farm) at the location we know today as Gordon’s Beach, he harvested fir and spruce cones for an over-seas market. He also ran a horse stage.

Tugwell and his wife raised a foster son, Oscar Scarf, who is remembered today as a master mariner and by the historic Scarf House on Otter Point Road.

Tugwell was employed taking the 1881 Census for the Otter District, but within a few years he sought greener pastures and sold his farm to Ted Gordon, another British immigrant. We

next see references to Thomas Tugwell as a leaseholder in Atlin in 1899, where he had followed the gold rush trail, and where he developed several businesses.

As further settlers arrived in the Otter District, such as the Andersons of Malahat Farm, they wanted a school for their children, and kindly Ted Gordon, then-owner of the Tugwell/Gor-don farm, made a parcel of his land available. This was at the western end of his land hold-ings, near to where Blackfish

Road is today. The log schoolhouse, called

Tugwell School, was built by the settlers and opened in 1899, where classes were taught for several years. It was when the large family of John and Mary Ann Goudie moved to another location and there weren’t enough pupils for the govern-ment to pay the teacher’s wages that the Tugwell School closed.

•••Elida Peers is the historian of

Sooke Region Museum.

Pioneer Thomas Tugwell a colourful local character

Sooke Region Museum

First arriving at Fort Victoria in 1858, Thomas Tugwell’s life was spent as a British Columbia entrepreneur, his name remembered here by Tugwell Creek.

Provincial and municipal officals are urging residents to use caution while walking along local beaches this month.

Higher than normal storm surges, caused by high winds push-ing waves onto the shore, are pre-dicted between now and January for the Greater Victoria area.

This, combined with expected king tides and the presence of El Niño conditions, is predicted to result in higher than normal water levels.

A king tide is an extreme high tide (more than three metres) that results from the sun and moon

aligning.The phenomenon happens a few

times per year, but tides in our area are most dramatic during the win-ter months.

This winter is also expected to be warmer, with El Niño weather pat-terns predicted for the area.

This often results in extended periods of heavy rainfall.

While these conditions can pres-ent great opportunities for storm watching along the waterfront, offi-cials warn the public to remain a safe distance from the waterline. Water levels can surge unexpect-edly.

Higher than normal tide levels prompt warning

Traditional Christmas Dinnerwith Turkey and Ham, Sunday December 13

Tickets $15.00 for members & $17.50 for non-members with a Toy for a Tot or $ or

can for the Food Bank. Tickets areavailable at the bar at the Legion.

Happy New YearNew Year’s Eve 2015

Featuring CURLDoors at 6:30, Dinner at 7pm,

Dancing at 9pm

DROP IN POOL TOURNAMENT 2nd SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH

LEGION RIDERS 2nd WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 7 PM

BLUEGRASS 1st & 3rd SUNDAYS 3 PM

Branch #54 6726 Eustace Rd. 250-642-5913

SUNDAY BREAKFAST BRUNCH 9AM - 12:30PM $5 Children Welcome

SUPPORT THE FOOD BANKDonate non-perishable food items

Find us on facebook Sooke Legion branch #54

MONDAYS

TUESDAYSWEDNESDAYS

THURSDAYSFRIDAYS

6-7:30 PMONLY

General Meeting 4th Tuesday of the month @ 7pm— Members and Bona Fide Guests —

Tickets @ Bar$1300 FRIDAY Steak Night

KARAOKEEvery Friday 8:00 - 11:00 p.m.

with Pete & MeganMaster Card, Visa and Interac now accepted

Short Mat Bowl 1:00 pmEuchre 6:30 pmDrop-in Pool 7-10 pmPool League 7:00 pmLadies’ Darts NoonDominos 10:00 am NASCAR 7:00 pmShuf� eboard 6:30 pmCribbage 7:00 pmShort Mat Bowl 1:00 pm

SUNDAYS

MEAT DRAWEVERY SATURDAY @ 3:00 PM

HAPPY HOUR MON. - SAT. 5-6 PM • ALL HIGHBALLS $3.75

ANNIVERSARIES / BIRTHDAYS / GROUP PARTIES WELCOME!

BUY TICKETS AT BARTHEN PROCEED TO REGULAR TABLE

AS PER USUAL.

Hosted by54/50’s

Hosted byPipes & Drums

Christmas10 Turkeysand 4 Hams

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

THURSDAY FRIDAY SUNDAY

Light Rain High 9 Low 7

Hours of sunshine 1

Rain High 8 Low 6

Hours of sunshine 0

Light Rain High 8 Low 7

Hours of sunshine 2

SATURDAY

Chance of a Shower High 8 Low 5

Hours of sunshine 3

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From Page A1The cause of the accident is still under investi-

gation, but speed and inexperience appear to be factors, Holmes said.

There was no indication that alcohol was involved in the incident.

Police would not say whether the driver was also a student at the school, but Holmes said she is classified as a “new” driver.

Charges are expected to be laid under the Motor Vehicle Act.

[email protected]

Crash sends two to hospital


With 2015 pretty much done, folks at the Sooke Fall Fair are already busy putting together next year’s fair, with the focus this time on beans, calling it “Finger on the Pulses, but we are Full of Beans.”

No, it’s not a riddle, but more so a celebration of beans and what they do for us and this good green Earth of ours. The “Pulses” stand for all the dried fruits and vegetables in the world, notably dried beans and peas. International year of the Pulses is to help educate people around the world on their benefits.

It’s also a long-standing fall fair tradition that every year it celebrates what the international year is on, as it did with last year’s International Year of Soil and of Light. In that case, emphasis was on elements such as light technology, composting and protection of the soil and how we treat our environment.

And, like every fall fair, there will be multiple contests, like naming all the types of beans, the longest bean and the fattest bean. The contest even includes whoever has the most human-looking bean of all, so no doubt, the focus isn’t only on fun, but on education as well.

As such, fall fair organizers will go to every school handing out bean feeds and teaching the kids how to grow them, notes Sooke Fall Fair president Ellen Lewers.

“Beans are so easy to grow, and it’s exciting for the kids, because after three days of planting them, they can already see a little leaf push out of the soil,” Lewers said.

The fall fair will also do potted beans for the Sooke Food Bank to encourage people to grow beans as they are good source of protein, and they’re relatively easy to grow.

[email protected]

Sooke Fall Fair will celebrate power of the bean


The Capital Regional District is seeking individuals to serve on the Arts Advisory Council. The AAC adjudicates funding programs and provides advice to the CRD Arts Committee on issues relating to the arts in the capital region.For details and how to apply: crd.bc.ca/arts/service/arts-fundingApplication deadline is Friday, January 29, 2016 at 4:30pm.Contact: CRD Arts Development 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1R7 T: 250.360.3215 [email protected]

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CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT Hunt

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13There are 100 SNOWMEN hidden

throughout the store; find one,and it’s yours to keep!

(Limit one per child.)

PLUS Parents will receive 10% OFF their

purchase with every snowman found! (Limit of one per transaction.)

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Believe it or not, we’re well on our way towards the end of the year, which means Christmas shopping, cooking, and working long shifts to get everything done before the clock stops.

Ah, but there’s a reward at the end of the day: sitting back and reflecting on a long year of hard work and adventures with a fine drink in your hand. And you don’t have to look too far for it either, as the Sheringham Distillery unveiled its latest hot stuff: Seaside Gin.

Yup, the Shirley-based distillery is at it again, after brewing the idea for a unique and local fine gin since July.

A gin that, no matter where you are in the world, will make you feel like you’re taking a refreshing seaside stroll by the shores of Shirley and beyond, notes Alayne MacIsaac, who helps run the Sheringham Distillery with her husband, Jason.

“We were walking along French Beach and all the wonderful wild roses were there, and we thought, this would be so great to have a gin that sort of

encompasses the [local] seaside,” she said.And the inspiration certainly paid off.

The end result is a cool gin that includes wild rose, lavender, coriander, and

citrus, as well as some locally-harvested winged kelp for a slight marine touch.

The distillery has two other spirit products: vodka and white whisky.

Like the gin, the spirits stand on their own as unique to the region, and indeed the world.

The vodka is smooth in texture, leaving a mysterious but light after taste of salt, while the William’s White white whisky offers bright aromas, sweet grains and a clean, yet slightly spicy flavor.

William’s White holds a particularly special place in Jason MacIsaac’s heart; it originates from his middle name, William, and that of his father, Joseph William MacIsaac.

It also pays tribute to Royal Navy Captain William Kellet, who explored and named Sheringham Point in 1846.

The current location of the Sheringham Distillery also happens to be along a famous and historic rum runners’ route which operated feverishly during the prohibition era back and forth between the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

The Seaside Gin is now available in local stores such as Buffy’s and Castle beer and wine.

To learn more about the Sheringham Distillery, or if you would like to book a private tour, please visit: www.sheringhamdistillery.com.

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New local gin will take you to the shores of Shirley

Submitted

Sheringham Distillery pre-production label of their new gin.

Unique aromas include locally-harvested wild rose, lavender, coriander and winged kelp

It would be so great to have a gin that sort of encompasses the seaside.

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Collective launches second Anthology of written worksA second publication has emerged this

year from talented writers of the Sooke Writ-ers Collective, known as Anthology Two.

The 113-page book features a collection of short stories, poetry, memoirs and non-fiction from well-known authors to students and emerging authors, all of whom are from the Sooke region.

Highlights include a short story from A. Y. Dorsey’s “The Crossing Dance”, from artist and poet D. L Clay, three delightful samples of poetry from the recently created chap-book, On Location, featuring poems about Vancouver Island.

The anthology also includes the win-ning entries from the Edward Milne Com-

munity School 2015 student writing con-test, authors Kara Lebold, Mikayla Sharf, Morganne Orchard, Jessica Thompson, and Heidi Anderson.

Last but not least, noted local historical author Bard van den Berk expands on one of the fascinating characters featured in The History of Leechtown in “Tomo Antoine”.

Before the Collective, there was the Sooke Scribblers, founded by Shirley Skidmore, providing members with writing talk, feed-back and mutual support.

The initial idea was to gather writers of every genre to provide community support and writing practice for all other writers in the Sooke region (East Sooke, Sooke, Otter

Point and Shirley).Readers can find Words and Imaginings

for $12 at the Barking Dog Studio, The Reading Room bookstore, the Sooke Region Museum, Well Read Books and online at sookewriters.com.

Proceeds from the sales go to support future Edward Milne Community School student writing contests and a 2016 anthol-ogy.

The work of contest winners is included in the anthology. Membership is $20 a year and includes publication in the annual print anthology and the chance for writing feed-back from the community.

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The Sooke Commu-nity Choir wants to thank all who sang with them at their Christmas Kick-Off Singalong, the community’s generous donations provided a bounty for the Sooke Food Bank.

Now the choir moves onto the Winter Con-cert, Songs For a Win-ter’s Night, where the audience gets to expe-rience an enchanting collection of music and poetry that weave a stunning tapestry of spirit, reflection and peace.

The concert starts on Dec. 11 at the Sooke Community Hall at 8 p.m., and will continue on Dec. 12 at 2 p.m., until Sunday (Dec. 13) at the Metchosin Com-munity Hall.

Tickets are $15, chil-dren under 16 free, and visitors can also win a unique door prize.

One of the special guests that night is Trevor MacHattie, prin-cipal cellist with the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Community Choir will also introduce one of their own, Dave Cun-ningham, on guitar. Over 60 voices will be accompanied by pianist Kathy Russell and guided by Artistic Director, Bruce Rud-dell.

They will take on timeless classics such as Sting’s soothing Fields of Gold, Rain Rain, Beautiful Rain, (an African accapella about wanting rain), Winter Song, Every Time I feel the Spirit, and Gor-don Lightfoot’s clas-sic, Song for a Winter’s Night, hence the name for the concert itself.

The community hall stage won’t just be bar-ren either, it will fea-ture a full backdrop

set, which is provided by the Sooke Har-bour Players. Both the backdrop and the new lights were made pos-sible with funding from Sooke District.

The next singing session starts up on Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at 7 p.m. at the Prestige Hotel, and peo-ple are welcome to try out the first practice with no obligation.

In March, the Com-munity Choir will also do the Spring Sing-Out Festival loosely based off 70s hits, such as Eagles, Beatles, Queen, and Pink Floyd.

An accapella of Bohe-mian Rhapsody is also in the mix, which Rud-dell says will be the choir’s “show stopper.”

They will be singing with all the local ele-mentary school choirs.

The Community Choir will perform its spring concert in Sooke and then in Courtenay.

For more informa-tion, visit sookecom-munitychoir.com, email [email protected] or call 250-642-3566.

Tickets for all three “Songs For a Winter’s Night” concerts are available, with thanks, at Shoppers Drug Mart and The Stick.

Metchosin tickets will also be available at the Metchosin Country Store.

Upcoming Youth Show Choir will put stars in your eyes

Don’t miss it

n EVENT: Songs For a Winter’s Night

n WHEN: Dec. 11 to Dec. 12

n WHERE: Sooke Community Hall, Metchosin Hall

n INFO: 250-642-3566

The Sooke Youth Show Choir is back again with their winter show next week at the Edward Milne Community School theatre, this time taking on a popular TV show.

It’s called Stars in their Eyes and it is based on the British TV talent show of the same name, where contestants would impersonate showbiz stars.

The TV show itself ran from 1990 until 2006 on UK-based TV network ITV and was revived again in early January 2015 until being cancelled in April.

In SYSC’s version of the show, there are going to be “celebrity judges” who will critique each of the kids’ performances (no Simon Cowells, only nice judges of course) and the roles of the judges will be played by some high-profile Sooke residents.

This clip from YouTube provides a good idea of what the youth choir will try to emulate in their performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkpYU6ptl5E.

Not all of the kids in the choir will be doing a character (there are about 16 solo/duet numbers) and there will be several group numbers the kids will all sing as a chorus.

Kids from West-Mont Montessori will also be joining SYSC in some of the group numbers that night.

The event takes place at the EMCS theatre on Wednesday night, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m. Tickets are available at the door, $10 for adults, $5 for youth 16 and under.

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Singing loud and clearStudents at Poirier Elementary School performing their school anthem following a presentation in the gym. The students were split into two groups, one side being the choir and vocals, the other being solely instrumental. The song itself was composed by their fellow Poirier teacher, Caledonia Robertson.

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Gingerbread house contest shinesAnnual Gingerbread House Contest helps feed Sooke Food BankKevin LairdSooke News Mirror

The ancient and aromatic tradi-tion of building structures from ginger-scented cookies continues this holiday season in Prestige Best Western Hotel lobby, where 12 gingerbread houses covered with candy embellishments went on display last week.

The fifth annual Gingerbread Contest attracts hundreds to the hotel, but the biggest winner is the Sooke Food Bank, where funds from the contest are donated.

“Any age can enter it, and it’s never too late. The earlier they get it in the better chance they have of winning, but if someone was to bring in a house halfway through, the more the merrier,” said Dan Houle, general manager of West Coast Grill, the event’s sponsor.

The way it works is that peo-ple come to the hotel and check out the gingerbread house entries which are in the main lobby. They can then bid on their favourite with a donation to the food bank.

The first-place builder takes

home a certificate for a one-night stay at the Prestige and a $100 gift certificate to the West Coast Grill. The under 12 winner takes home a Christmas gift goodie bag.

Each year the Gingerbread House Contest brings in between $450 and $650 for the Sooke Christmas Bureau and Sooke Food Bank.

“It’s something nice and Christ-massy for the community, and it’s a way to give something back, especially the food bank and help people who are less fortunate,” Houle said.

The Gingerbread House Con-test runs through Dec. 15.

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West Coast Grill general manager Dan Houle, above right, with one of the many gingerbread house on display at Prestige Best Western Hotel; a gingerbread house with all the trimmings.

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Here’s some tips to keep you safe

Near hurricane force winds, Arctic outbreaks and heavy rains are three severe weather patterns typically experienced in B.C. in late fall and winter.

They can result in downed electrical lines and power outages, flooding, landslides and hazardous driving conditions.

With inclement weather and storms in the forecast this week, Emergency Management B.C. offer these tips to prepare for all winter-like weather can throw at you.

• Get storm ready. Ensure your home emergency kit is refreshed and can support you and your family for a minimum of 72 hours without power or heat.

• Do not go near dangling power lines. Report them to the power company.

• Report any broken sewer lines or water mains to your local authority.

• Drive cautiously and only if necessary. Debris, downed power lines or damaged roads will make driving dangerous. Ensure you have a winter emergency kit for your vehicle.

• Police, fire, ambulance and local emergency authorities work to ensure public safety. If ordered to evacuate, do so. And take your grab and go emergency kit with you.

• Utility providers and city crews will work as quickly as possible to restore services.

• Leave phone lines free for emergency use. Call 911 if there is danger of serious injury.

• Winter weather

can mean unexpected surprises. Before the lights go out, create a preparedness plan for your family and visit Emergency Info

B.C.location. • If instructed, turn

off utilities at main switches or valves. Do not touch electrical equipment if you are

wet or standing in water.

• Stay out of moving water and never walk through it. Even six inches of moving

water can make you fall and because of dangerous debris beneath the surface or strong currents, it can put you at risk of

drowning.• To report severe

flooding in your area, contact your local municipal government.

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