Sooke News Mirror, April 22, 2015

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Help promote Sooke and area

I had 4,727 readers for the 13 reviews I personally (important point) wrote on Sooke businesses, activities, scenic places, etc… in Sooke and our Sooke region.

I still think the chal-lenge needs to be for-malized to help every-one understand how easily we can make Sooke and the Sooke region more in the mind of people so they think Sooke more often than any other place like Tofino, etc. We will get more visitors, more dol-lars will flow through our region and into the local businesses, etc… easy and at no cost!

It is not only through Trip Advisor but with Yelp and Google + that we can market our region for free.

Also use through Facebook (every time you notice something about Sooke) com-ments, likes, share, etc. that highlight every time what is about Sooke and the region.

Frederique PhilipSooke

Paper is getting out of touch

Really, that “Big Bad Oil” cartoon in the April 8 edition of the Sooke News Mirror was seri-ously out of touch with the community. The “protestors” shown in the cartoon are nothing like the people active on the “no more tank-ers” issue. Satire needs a little spice of truth—that cartoon seems closer to slander.

There is a little truth in the cartoon. That placard showing envi-ronmental issues from the past? Acid rain, the ozone hole and green house gas emissions: each of these issues was identified by sci-ence, brought to gov-ernments’ attention by citizens and has resulted in legislated changes to production and use of materials to lessen the environmen-tal effects of pollution. Perhaps this nod to informed citizen pro-tests was unintended.

The editorial themes in “Our View” recently also seem a little out of touch. After lectur-ing Sooke’s volunteer community on how to

behave one week, the next week they are asked to use less of their energy to protect the environment and more to lobby for side-walks.

The mayor, council and staff are competent to sort out planning and funding sidewalks. When I connect the dots, I see that getting a competent mayor and council is huge and I thank the idealists and altruistic people who voted in District of Sooke.

Heather PhillipsOtter Point

Illegal dumping concerns EMCS students

We are 25 Edward Milne community schools Environmental Studies students who would like to see an end to the illegal dumping of wastes in and around our beloved Sooke.

Our exploration of Sooke’s supernatural backyard has revealed some horrific dumping grounds. We’ve seen everything from appli-ances and mattresses to run of the mill household garbage. All of these sites have been near rivers and creeks and we worry about toxins leaching into local water sys-tems, harming salmon spawning grounds and transporting plastics into the ocean. We are also concerned for

local wildlife that might consume bits of plas-tic or be poisoned by leaching toxins.

Our class decided to clean-up Sooke’s worst dumpsites located at the gate to Butler Main Road. Sooke Dis-posal kindly donated a massive bin for us to use. At first glance, we thought the clean-up would entail haul-ing out the mattresses, plastics and drywall on the side of the road. However, when we moved into the bush, we were mortified by the amount and type of refuse there. We pulled out more than 20 tires, gallons of paint cans and used motor oil, furniture, bags of household garbage including kitchen and toilet waste, hundreds of Keurig coffee cups and aerosol cans. We

removed layers of gar-bage unearthing older layers beneath.

“How could some-body do this?” we asked ourselves.

Our class feels good about our clean-up efforts but we also know that we must stop future dump-ing. Presently, there is a maximum $2,000 fine from the CRD for dumping if a culprit is caught. Capturing indi-viduals can be difficult as the dumping occurs late at night and CRD resources are limited.

It is our hope that bringing public aware-ness to this problem may help hinder illegal dumping. Sooke resi-dents can recycle elec-tronics at the Salvation Army for no charge. Also for free, Sooke Disposal will take appli-ances, automotive bat-

teries, paint and aero-sol cans. EMCS is also collecting scrap metal in our parking lot for the next month.

We are asking our community to help bring better awareness to this issue so that we might preserve Sooke’s natural beauty for all!

EMCS Environmen-tal Studies Class 2015

Math mistake bypassed

Your front page on oil spills while interest-ing contains an awful mistake by the Kinder Morgan speaker and, apparently, not noted by any one. As reported increased pipeline capacity to Burnaby

will go from 300,000 barrels of oil to 900,000 per day; an increase of three times. Yet the number of tankers transporting the stuff in the article goes from five to 34; an increase of nearly seven times.

Did no one attend-ing not speak up about this wild discrepancy of simple math?

What happened to the Sooke News Mirror reporter and /or it’s edi-torial staff in not notic-ing the error?

This sort of article –while important-shoots itself in the foot by reporting such silliness.

Fred WhittakerSooke

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We asked: What is your favourite thing to do in the spring?

I like to go out and do photog-raphy.

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Everything out in the sun.

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Go hiking in the hills.

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Get out and go for a walk, to the beach, the park, enjoying the

great outdoors in general.

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Port Renfrew sets sights on new vision for village New developments will raise visibility of Port Renfrew

Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Things are happen-ing in Port Renfrew. The sleepy little hamlet that has been home to fish-ers, loggers and surfers is changing - rapidly. Rapidly in Port Renfrew terms.

Back in 2006 there were 270 residents, in 2013 there were 268. But with the 60 vaca-tion homes (West Coast Cottages) devel-opment by Jack Julseth of Three Point Proper-ties, the population in the summer months expands considerably.

Victoria developers Julseth and Ian Laing are putting their energy and money into three fixtures in Port Renfrew which they just pur-chased; the Port Ren-frew Hotel with its 11 waterfront cabins, the Lighthouse Pub and the 25-room West Coast Trail Motel.

“We’re really excited about it,” said Laing. “We want to get the Tofino feel and vibe

and with a little more growth in town, it will be perfect.”

The Port Renfrew Hotel has a long history in Port Renfrew. Built in 1927 by James Islay Mutter, it had replaced a similar structure across the cove. Fires plagued the first couple of hotels but it was re-built each time in Snug-gery Cove. The last reincarnation, built by Richard Bonnycastle and Perry Heathering-ton, opened in 2006 and included the waterfront cabins. Their plans, at the time were expan-sive and included 32

cabins, a 21-suite hotel and restaurant and full-time employment for 40 people. That didn’t happen.

“The hotel is truly a pub and not a hotel,” said Laing. He said it carries the name, but not the hotel rooms and they’ll change the sign to reflect what it is.

The waterfront cab-ins by the Port Renfrew Hotel will be substan-tially upgraded to cre-ate what Laing said will be the “Four Seasons” of Port Renfrew. The Lighthouse Pub will have a cold wine and beer store and renova-

tion work has already started on the motel.

Laing said they want Port Renfrew to become The Gateway to the Pacific.

“You can fish in the Pacific Ocean from here,” he said. “Give us 90 days,” said Laing. “We can’t wait for this season, we love Port Renfrew.”

Mike Hicks, Regional Director for the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area, said there is nothing new going on except new energy. “If you’re looking at develop-

The ‘end-of-the-road’ hamlet has been discovered

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The deck at the Port Renfrew Hotel offers views of the harbour and mountains around Port Renfrew.

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Some brief stories which may be of inter-est to Sooke News Mir-ror readers.

Council Briefs

Upgrades to infra-structure suggested for Coopers Cove area

The implementation of sewer-connected public washrooms was suggested at the water-front parking lot near Coopers Cove due to high volume of visi-tors in the area. As this has become a hot spot for tourists due to its easy access to the Gal-loping Goose, the only washroom is at the local restaurant, which runs on a septic tank and is not connected to the district’s sewer system. The business owner noted that the increased usage may put a burden on the restaurant’s wash-room facility, as it was built to handle a lim-ited number of users. Council suggested pos-sible development of the parking lot, which would include proper public washroom facili-ties.

In addition to pub-lic washrooms, there was also suggestion for council to review a traf-fic study to address the area’s troubled turning lane (not being able to properly turn left back towards Sooke). Resi-dents agreed that as the spot grows more popular, the amount of vehicles going in and out of the adjacent parking lots will go up as well.

C o m m o n w e a l t h Games to be local

Council voted in favour of having the 2022 Commonwealth Games taking place in the Greater Victo-ria Area, which would also involve the Dis-

trict of Sooke. This was in response to David H. Black’s open letter to council suggesting that the event would be significantly benefi-cial to the region as it would promote culture, sports and tourism. Black mentioned that while it won’t be the same as the Victoria 1994 Games, it would be “just as satisfying.”

The proposal by Black to put forward a bid for the games is only if the games are not held in Durban, South Africa.

District 2015

Strategic Plan

The District of Sooke Council has approved their 2015 Strategic Plan at the meeting held on April 13, 2015. The role of the Strategic Plan is to guide all municipal processes within the District of Sooke over the next 4 years based on five fundamental principles: fiscal sus-tainability, excellence in management and

governance, streamlin-ing community plan-ning, promoting eco-nomic prosperity and enhancing community livability. The Plan is the result of a Coun-cil and staff workshop with Paragon Strategic Services Ltd. Held on February 13, 2015 and a series of meetings to develop objectives for the work plan.

“The intent of the Strategic Plan is to identify and focus on objectives where we as an organization believe changes and improve-ments can be made to enhance the livabil-ity of our community for all citizens,” says Mayor Maja Tait. “As our community contin-ues to see growth, we are faced with unique and important oppor-tunities and challenges that need to be pro actively addressed in order for us to achieve our goals.” Some key objectives addressed within the Strate-gic Plan include: pro actively plan for replacement of our infrastructure, ensure we are properly struc-tured and re sourced to meet the commu-nity’s needs, ensure

the Official Community Plan is current; pur-sue economic oppor-tunities, and focus on making the Town Cen-tre vibrant and acces-sible. “Working within these framework, spe-cific objectives have been identified which will guide the District’s annual budgets and work plans over the term,” says Mayor Tait.

The 2015 Strategic Plan is available for viewing on the District website at: http://www.sooke.ca” www.sooke.ca (Plans & Reports).

Police seeking

B&E suspectsJust after 4 a.m., early

Tuesday morning, April 21, three male suspects broke into the Shell Station at 5529 Sooke Road.

Entry was gained by compromising the front door.

“The thieves got away with some cigars and tobacco products, but of most significance to the owner was the extent of the damage caused by the thieves on entry and while rummaging through the store,” said Cst. Reid Miller of the Sooke RCMP. The RCMP Forensic Identification Services attended and are assisting with this investigation of break, enter and theft.

We have no better description at this point other than it appears to be three males. They arrived at the station in a vehicle.

Sooke RCMP are seeking public assis-tance for the identities of the suspects respon-sible for this crime. If anyone has witnessed this crime or knows who committed the crime, please call the Sooke RCMP Detach-ment at 250-642-5241 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-TIPS (8477).

Your information to Crimestoppers will be taken in strictest confi-dence. You never have to give your name.

Tips that lead to the arrest of suspects, as well as the recovery of stolen property and drugs are eligible for cash rewards.

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ment,” said Hicks, “Jack Julseth built 80 cabins and doubled the num-ber of parcels - almost doubled the assess-ments in Port Ren-frew. He also donated $10,000 towards the new fire truck.”

Hicks said Julseth (and Laing) will bring “a wonderful new energy and professionalism to the whole hospitality industry in Port Ren-frew.”

Hicks thinks the new developments will absolutely change Port Renfrew from a seasonal economy to a year-round one.

Other players in the mix are Karl Ablack who owns 500 acres and wants to create two-hectare parcels to attract families out to Port Renfrew.

Richard Bonnycastle is currently develop-ing a mine in the hills above Port Renfrew, and a potential sale of same to Chinese inves-tors.

Andrew Purdy is looking to increase the size of his marina from 45 boats to 150 boats

and open it year- round.Hicks also mentioned

the entrepreneurs who are holding the Tall Tree Festival and encourag-ing tourists to visit Ava-tar Grove. Then there is the Pacific Marine Circle Route which is helping draw tourists and investors to Port Renfrew.

“They’re coming, they’re building… we’re just humming,” said Hicks.

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Port Renfrew on the brink of change

Mike Hicks

Pirjo Raits photos

Welcome giftVancity, Langford, was on hand at the community garden on April 15 to give Sooke Region Food CHI a cheque for $8,000 for spring and summer gardening instruction. From left to right, Anita Wasiuta, President of Sooke Food CHI, Evan Horgan from Vancity, Paul McCormick, Phoebe Dunbar and Lorraine Hayhoe from Vancity.

Teaching garden will offer mentorship for area residentsPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Sooke’s Sunriver Community Garden is a place of learning, growing and harvest-ing. More than anything else it is a community of people of all ages who enjoy growing their own food while enjoying the ambiance of a green garden space and the company of like-minded people.

A new program is in the works for those who may not be as familiar with growing produce as they would like to be. Sooke Region Food CHI received a grant of $8,000 from Vancity, Langford to hold a teaching garden this spring and sum-mer. This is all meant to encourage more Sooke area residents to grow food in their backyards. Whether you may be thinking of a small kitchen garden, patio gardens in tubs

or a small veggie patch, these courses will pro-vide hands-on garden-ing mentorship.

Paul McCormick will be instructing using the book, Backyard Bounty, as a reference guide.

“We’re really excited about this program,” said Anita Wasiuta, President of the Sooke Region Food CHI Soci-ety. “People are losing skills in growing food.”

She mentioned the huge amount of food that even a small plot

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Upcoming Public MeetingsRegular Council Meeting

Monday, April 27, 2015 at 7:00 pm

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Sooke has been in the process of a major makeover in the last year or so; a round-about, sidewalks, an RBC bank (being built as we speak) and a new library, which is still in the discussion stages.

And local develop-ers, such as Jeff Zigay, have been eager to get the ball rolling on even more projects - this time, the rezoning of 6645 Sooke Road (which includes the west half of the future Brownsey Boulevard between Sooke Road and Goodmere Road) from Manufactured Home Park (MHP) to Town Centre Mixed Use (CTC).

But the rezoning pro-cess has been slow, as there are limitations in place under Bylaw 613 - notably in regards to building height, which restricts the maximum height to four stories, and what the property in question is prohib-ited from being used

for, such as a car wash, a funeral home and drive-thru facilities.

The developer of the property, Jeff Zigay, said at last week’s council meeting that while he doesn’t have a problem with the sug-gested prohibited facili-ties, the time that has taken since the rezon-ing application was put in to the district over seven months ago is costing him money.

“I would endeavour council to vote against these amendments, they’re very difficult for me to swallow,” Zigay said. “You don’t under-stand the pressure I’m having with my part-ners to turn it back into a mobile park; and not a pretty one. We need some income off this land.”

The site - which is approx. 1.7 acres in size - is located just below Sooke Road and slopes down toward the newly-dedicated Good-mere Road. The prop-erty has been cleared of most vegetation and contains two mobile homes that are owned

by the applicant. It was formerly used as an Mobile Home Park which closed in 2010.

According to the dis-trict’s planning reports, the CTC zone was intentionally created to be flexible for develop-ers and provide a mul-titude of commercial/residential uses in the town centre.

Zigay however, noted that the additional restrictions the CTC zone currently has in place are too difficult to deal with.

“I had to re-mort-gage at very high rates because I don’t have any income coming from the property,” he said. “I would like this amendment to be denied, and get some-thing going there.”

Mayor Maja Tait pointed out that there’s great potential for the land there, highlight-ing the importance of cooperation between the district and the developers who wish to invest in Sooke’s cen-tre attractions.

“Council is support-ive of town centre ini-

tiatives, because it is and always has been a priority for us, so with all the things happen-ing underway, let’s bring it forward, lets have a discussion,” Tait said, adding that she doesn’t have a problem with the height of the building “I’m excited to start a discussion on it because it’s the first one that’s occurred in a long time.”

Tait also suggested that an institutional use of the building - such as the library - would not have a constraint, however, and could be another possible option.

Councillor Kevin Pearson, along with several others, also expressed interest in re-assessing the CTC zone restrictions, as it could be counter-intuitive to potential new develop-ers in town.

“I don’t like restric-tions going on proper-ties and I’m in support of business in general, knowing the market and knowing what they should put on their properties,” Pearson

said. “I get frustrated when I hear ‘prohib-ited’ - I think you can operate within the CTC zone and use the Offi-cial Community Plan as your guiding docu-ment.”

Discussion is ongo-ing and council will re-evaluate the future of 6645 Sooke Rd. rezon-ing application at the upcoming April 27 council meeting.


Rezoning eyed for former trailer park property

CRD gets Sooke Potholes campgroundTLC to transfer Sooke Potholes Campground to the CRD

The Capital Regional District (CRD) Board is pleased to announce the pending transfer of Sooke Potholes camp-ground to the Region, with the support of The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) in consideration of their overall restructur-ing plan.

Sooke Potholes Regional Park in-holdings, known as the Campground, the Works Yard and Lodge Site, are held by TLC with reversion-ary rights secured by CRD under registered Option to Purchase and Right of First Refusal agreements. The CRD previously exercised its Option to Purchase and Right of First Refusal for the lands owned by TLC at Sooke Potholes Regional Park. The Court stayed the com-pletion of the transac-tions pending comple-tion of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act process. With TLC’s

restructuring plan accepted by the Moni-tor and the Court, TLC is in a position to trans-fer the Sooke Potholes parcels to the CRD.

“As a result of the transfer, the CRD will resume discussions and explore opportuni-ties with the T’Sou-ke First Nation who pre-viously expressed an interest in operating the campground,” said the CRD Board Chair Nils Jensen.

This place is also sacred to the T’Sou-ke. It is important as a bathing and ceremonial place and is called “Kle-e-len” by the T’Sou-ke which means “spring salmon place.”

“In our language one word can mean a lot, Kl- e-len means a “place where salmon give back to Mother Earth,” said Planes in a previ-ous reference to the Sooke Potholes lands.

“We are thrilled that the Potholes will remain protected and that the CRD will be continuing our discus-sions with the T’Sou-ke First Nation regarding operating the camp-ground,” said John Shields, TLC’s Director of Operations. “This recognizes the impor-tant connection the

band has to that land.”CRD staff will return

to the Regional Parks Committee with a rec-ommendation on next steps following discus-sions with T’Sou-ke First Nation.

Shaw Communica-tions Inc., a major con-tributor to the initial acquisition of the Sooke Potholes has agreed to donate a further $50,300 the amount of TLC’s tax arrears with the District of Sooke, following the transfer of the Sooke Potholes lands from TLC to CRD and the dedication of the Sooke Potholes lands as part of CRD’s adjacent Sooke Pot-holes Regional Park.

“We are extremely grateful to Shaw Com-munications for their generous contribu-tion,” said Susan Brice, CRD Regional Parks Committee Chair. “The CRD’s primary inter-est is to secure these properties because of their ecological values and great cultural sig-nificance to the region.”

TLC and CRD first worked together in partnership to secure these lands to ensur-ing future generations will continue to ben-efit from this unique regional treasure. In

2004, TLC and the CRD purchased lands neigh-bouring Sooke Pot-holes Regional Park for $3 million, effectively creating a regional park managed by the CRD and a campground managed by the TLC. Shaw Communications Inc. also contributed to the TLC’s campaign to purchase the property and improve the facili-ties.


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On March 22, a few members of the Sooke community were sur-prised to find an adult Bald eagle resting on the ground, seemingly unwell and approach-able. BC SPCA Wild ARC was contacted immediately and fol-lowing a successful herding in an enclosed area, Jeff Krieger from Alternative Wildlife Solutions volunteered his time to contain and transport the large bird to Wild ARC’s facility in Metchosin.

Upon arrival, the wildlife rehabilitation staff performed a full physical examination which revealed that the eagle was suffering from what appeared to be the result of eagle rivalry. She was weak and had several punc-ture wounds and abra-sions on her chest, abdomen, and both legs. Her right leg was also swollen and edem-atous, and she had lim-ited use of her foot.

The eagle also had a brood patch, an indi-cation that she would have been incubating eggs. During breeding season, staff takes into consideration the fact that injured adults may have young to care for. In some cases, the staff may decide to release the animal as soon as it would be able to go back to tending to their young even though in other circumstances, staff would keep them in care until they have fully recovered. In the case of this adult female, a premature release could not be considered due to the fact that she did not have full use of her right talons, which is cru-cial to perform a wide range of things such as hunting and perching. Both male and female Bald eagles care for their young, so staff hoped that in this case the male would provide care until the female was able to return.

As part of the diag-nostic procedure, blood was collected to be analyzed to assess her condition and radiographs were taken to confirm that the leg injury involved only soft tissues. A splint was then applied onto her right foot to pro-vide support and full range of motion of the halux, the birds’ equiva-lent of a human thumb. She was initially kept in a small enclosure to minimize activity,

allowing her to recover slowly. She had to be hand fed for several days before she started self feeding. Fluid ther-apy, anti-inflammato-ries, antibiotics, and homeopathic remedies were all part of her treatment plan. As she regained strength, she was transitioned to larger enclosures and became increasingly strong and difficult to handle by staff. Once the splint was removed, it was still unclear if she

would regain full use of her foot. To minimize handling, staff had to provide her with the opportunity to do her own physiotherapy. Perches of various sizes allowed her to strengthen her foot while exercising by grabbing onto them. The last stage of her rehabilitation process was in Wild ARC’s larg-est flight aviary, where she was able to fly and rebuild flight muscle and regain stamina

prior to release. On April 15, after

just over three weeks of care, the nearly 6 kg Bald eagle was brought back to the location she was rescued from. Once the door of the kennel opened up, she promptly ran out and stood in the field for a few minutes before tak-ing flight, making large circles while raising high up into the sky. As the release team was leaving the area, she was back above

the release site, tum-bling down towards the ground while her talons were clenched onto another adult Bald eagle’s talons. They appeared to have landed in an adjacent field. The rehabilita-tion team ran to the suspected landing site, but as they were approaching, one of the eagles was seen fly-ing away into the dis-tance, shortly followed by the second one, who flew off in the oppo-site direction. Breed-ing season also means that animals are more territorial. Unfamiliar adults are not tolerated within an individual or a pair’s territory and the message is made very clear to intruders. Even though it was her territory, three weeks away from it can have changed the dynamic in the area.

It is uncertain if she will remain in the same area or if the nest will be successful, but what we do know is that with-out the help of the com-munity and the profes-sional care Wild ARC’s team was able to pro-vide her with, her sur-vival would have been unlikely. If you would like to learn more about Wild ARC and how you can support our work, please visit us at www.wildarc.com or contact us at 250-478-9453 with any questions concern-ing wildlife.

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A female eagle was released into the wild. She thrashed around in the cage until she was let out and then she got her bearings on the ground. She took off and circled slowly upward making her presence known.


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The Capital Regional District will be hosting their 26th annual public tours of the Greater Victoria Water Supply Area and water supply facilities including the Sooke Dam and the ultraviolet treatment plant. Learn how our high quality drinking water is delivered from the source to your tap.Three free bus tours will leave each day from the main parking area at Thetis Lake Regional Park from Monday, May 4 to Saturday, May 9. There are two tour options available and both require advanced reservations. Location: Main parking area at Thetis Lake Regional Park - End of Six Mile RdTimes: Full Day Tour: 9:30 am (returns at approximately 3pm)

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They are the new generation of people who are passionate about food. They are stewards of the land and what grows in it and on it.

For over nine years, Oliver Kienast and Brooke Fader have been partners in the preparation and deliv-ery of fine food and wine. They have 40 years of combined experience in restau-rants, inns and chefs’ tables.

On April 14, they opened Wild Moun-tain Food and Drink, a neighbourhood eatery nestled just above the government dock on Maple Avenue. It’s the site of Markus’ Wharf-side Restaurant and they have taken it over and have put their own unique stamp on the well-known restaurant.

“We feel like we are stewards of this land,” said Fader. “Markus and Tatum put so much heart and soul into this place. We both worked for them and they loved doing this.”

The duo has been supporting and using the products from farm-ers in the region. The fishers, suppliers, wine and cheese makers, and they are excited to give them a stage for their produce.

“Our concept is to celebrate this incred-ible food region — the West Coast of Canada. It’s wild, it’s fresh with clean flavors, bright and delicious,” said Fader.

They recognize that this is not the cheapest way to obtain food, but that’s the point.

“When food is cheap, someone is paying the price and it is usually the harvester,” she said.

The couple plans to

grow a lot of their own food and buy the rest from other gardeners. Local food in season, buying the whole ani-mal, preserving, and basically living the slow food movement lifestyle.

“Markus was already doing that and we want to do more of that, local food for local people. We wanted to create a place where you could go for a drink and a snack or dinner on Sat-urday or for a birth-

day,” she said.The menu will have

snacks, small bites, appetizers, fresh clams and handmade pasta to name just some of the delectables being offered. They want to have something for everyone.

“A vibrant food com-munity is where there are more places to eat at,” said Brooke. “It cre-ates a great food cul-ture for everyone.”

Their concept is to have all of the employ-

ees be a part of the whole. They can get their hands in the dirt in the gardens and they can offer suggestions in the kitchen.

“It’s a different sense of belonging, said Kien-ast. “It’s not a platform to show off my dishes.”

The idea is to have a neighborhood res-taurant which is acces-sible to everyone and part of the community. It’s not just about food and drink. They want people to feel like it is

“their” restaurant. “It’s about the rela-

tionship the restaurant has in the community, it attaches farmers and people and creates commerce in a way that is ethical,” he said.

In the end it is all about taste for Oliver and Brooke. The local wines will be paired to match the food and local spirits and beer will be offered as well.

“It’s about good food, not just for special occasions,” said Kien-ast.

They said they will be happy to honour Markus’ old gift certifi-cates.

Wild Mountain Food and Drink, at 1831 Maple Avenue South, began their dinner ser-vice on April 14; They will be open for dinner Tuesdays to Saturdays from 5 to 9 p.m. Reser-vations are not neces-sary for parties of four and smaller. Call 250-642-3596.


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It’s a secluded tran-quil little cove, enclosed by the rocky promonto-ries which guard it from the Sooke Basin itself, which, though beauti-ful, can get windy and stormy at times.

It was this little cove that became home to Mary Ann McFadden Caffery and her seven children, after her sea captain husband Thomas William Caf-fery was lost at sea in 1889. We understand that it was the Roman Catholic Church that settled her there, from Prevost Island where she had been living.

Perhaps one of the reasons for the move was that Mary Ann’s sister, Susan, was mar-ried to Charles Brown, who had already estab-lished himself at East Sooke. The Cafferys and the Browns each raised large families of youngsters, many of them settling in as long-time East Sooke resi-dents. (We should note that the real name for the inlet is Anderson Cove, but we all knew it earlier on as Caffery Bay.)

Frank Caffery, mid-way among her sons, established an oyster farm within the shel-tered cove, a seafood industry which was to continue for many years under different owners. Today one still sees the white oyster shells remaining on the shore from that long-time use. Frank Caf-fery married neighbour

Margaret Walker, only daughter of Lady Emily Walker of Ragley Farm in East Sooke.

Margaret’s daughter, who grew up Kathleen Caffery, but whom we knew more recently as Kay Jeffrey, used to share family lore with us: “Back in the influ-enza epidemic of 1917, my grandmother Caf-fery got out her Indian herbs for cures, and joined up with my other grandmother, Lady Emily Walker, and my two grandmothers went around minister-ing to the sick neigh-bours. With one having money and a car, and one with the know-how, they helped a lot of people.”

Granny Caffery lived until 1936, witnessing

her pioneer community developing into indus-tries of logging and fishing besides subsis-tence farming. It wasn’t until much later, in the 1960s, that subdivi-sions and new housing

began to take place.In the first term of

Sooke’s first Mayor Ed Macgregor, it was thought useful for the new Sooke Council to charter a harbour cruise on Jack Homer’s cabin cruiser Secre-tary Isle. I was along to provide a history com-mentary, and one of the memorable parts of the tour was anchoring in the calm waters of Caffery Bay, where we enjoyed a picnic feast on the deck, just before viewing the glorious colours of the setting sun on the way home.

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Who’s in control of our tax dollars?

We have a problem with entitlement. It starts at the top federally and it continues to trickle down to the lower levels of government. It seems we, as citizens, are not privy to the decisions being made by our governments. For example, the sale of taxpayers’ properties (they call it Crown land/assets) at fire sale prices should be making ripples and waves among us, but apart from a few news stories and an opinion or two we’ve let it go. The province essentially gave away $43-million of our money to a party contributor. How many homeless people would that feed? How many affordable homes could be built? It seems our government talks about families/seniors/homeless/single parents but does nothing for them, except a small token gesture now and then.

If the province recorded a surplus of $350-million, why was the sale of the land so necessary? Didn’t the government accountants already know what their surplus would be? They are the ones in charge of our money and they appear to be unsure of the numbers. Would you want them as your accountants? This deal, and likely others, did not favour the taxpayer.

Then there are the senators who seem to feel that they are entitled to whatever they want. They spend our hard-earned money giving themselves luxuries most of us can not afford. The arrogance stinks.

Those is positions of power seem to forget who they are representing. They get this “nanny state” attitude and act as though we are mindless children who can’t possibly have an opinion. This has to change. Everyone cries about transparency and openness and we have yet to see either.

Our local government is the only place where we can honestly have a say. We know those people on council and we can look them in the eyes and offer suggestions and we should. It’s at least a little bit of taxpayer control.

ANOTHER VIEW

B.C. Views The B.C. Liberal government’s

sale of Crown properties to help balance its election budget was the dominant story in the legislature last week, as the NDP revealed evi-dence of a “fire sale” that may have left millions on the table.

They started with Burke Moun-tain, the biggest single deal involv-ing 14 view properties in Coquitlam. The buyer was a prominent devel-oper whose array of companies hap-pened to donate nearly $1 million to the B.C. Liberal Party since 2000.

The $85 million price tag was simi-lar to the B.C. Assessment Authority value on these forested properties, but an outside appraisal concluded they could have fetched an addi-tional $43 million if they had spent more time on the hot Lower Main-land real estate market.

(This sale made headlines last fall for the province’s $8 million buy-out of the local First Nation’s unde-fined territorial claim, when it was revealed the chief of the tiny Kwik-witlem First Nation pocketed an $800,000 commission.)

The government’s defence of the sale went from wobbly to weak. Citi-zens’ Services Minister Amrik Virk was caught flat-footed and tried to get by on platitudes rather than retreat and find some answers.

Premier Christy Clark weighed in, arguing that the budget would have balanced without the property

sale, and that some sales closed too late to help the election-year budget. Finance Minister Mike de Jong stressed that all these asset sales were detailed in three succes-sive budgets. They downplayed the notion of land sales being rushed.

Then the NDP produced a string of emails sent between senior offi-cials responsible for selling two big properties across the street from the legislature.

“To be part of the sale and devel-opment of over eight acres of Vic-toria’s beautiful inner harbour area is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. An opportunity that normally would warrant years of planning and prep-aration,” wrote one citizens’ ser-vices bureaucrat. “Unfortunately we don’t have unlimited time – our goal is to have For Sale signs up by Oct. 31 with sales proceeds in the bank by March 31, 2013.”

Then came a disclosure about a property in Surrey that had been bought as a potential hospi-tal site. Once the existing hospital was expanded, that property was declared surplus. Indeed, de Jong featured this property to promote the government’s plan to stimulate local economies with private sector investment on unused land.

The Surrey deal closed for $20.5 million on March 21, 2014, just days before the end of the fiscal year. NDP leader John Horgan pointed to an outside appraisal of $23.5 million, and an assessment for tax purposes

of $27.2 million.The appraiser also recommended

that the “highest and best use” for the Surrey land was to hold it until had been rezoned for commercial, retail or office development.

De Jong cited another big health property in Vancouver that sold for more than its appraised and assessed value. It’s only the actual market that determines worth, he insisted.

But it’s now clear that these and perhaps other sales were done with arbitrary deadlines that had every-thing to do with the B.C. Liberals’ need to balance the books. When elections are a battle of sound bites, perception matters more than real-ity.

It’s also worth recalling that the budget deficits prior to the 2013 election were largely a result of the B.C. government’s costly undoing of the harmonized sales tax, rather than the harsh forces of interna-tional finance.

Surplus asset sales have a long tradition in B.C., where the govern-ment owns more than 90 per cent of all land. But after this round, full disclosure will be demanded.

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

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Bread570g ........................99¢

Silver HillsFlaxBread615g ..........................319

Glad

SandwichBags100's ........................99¢

Betty Crocker

FrostingAll Varieties

340-450g ...................199

Miss Vickie's XL

PotatoChips220g All Varieties ...

2/600

Glad

GarbageBags40's ............................899

Uncle Luke's No.1

MapleSyrup250 mL .......................489

Purina Mainstay

CatFood8 kg .......................1099

Sunlight Lemon Liquid

DishwashingDetergent442 mL .......................139

M'Lord Marinated

ArtichokeHearts398 mL ........................169

Dasani

RemineralizedWater1.5L .......................

5/500

Grape Tomatoes

Heinz

TomatoPaste156 mL ................

2/89¢

Quaker Corn Bran, Oatmeal or Maple Squares Cereal375-500g .....................299

Mott's

AppleSauce620 mL ........................189

Chef Boyardee

Pasta in Sauce425g All Varieties ...

4/500

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TostitosTortilla Chipsor Salsa

2/600

HoneydewMelon1.96/kg ...............................89¢

BartlettPears2.18/kg ................................99¢

Ken L Ration

Kibbles 'n BitsDog Food6 kg ......................1399

ea

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2/600

/lb /lb

ea

454g

/lb

Candied

SalmonNuggets

2/400

BULKFOODS

Bits & Bites ...................179/100g

Chocolate

Ju Jubes ...........................99¢/100g

GummyBears ........79¢/100g

Thompson

Raisins ...............................89¢/100g

Imported

/lb

/lb

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+dep

PlantersSmooth or Crunchy

PeanutButter

399

284 mL

/lb

Kraft

BBQSauce

229

Previously Frozen

Coho SalmonFillets

Del Monte

FruitCups

229Cups

222Cups

222

455 mLAll Varieties

/lb

2.18/kg

Money's UnsaltedPieces & Stems

Mushrooms

99¢

/lb

1.74/kg

1 Pint450g

3 Varieties

All Varieties

Coca Cola

2/900

/lb

/100g

Australian

299

2.5 kg 1 kg

California

GreenCabbage

69¢

Cat's Pride

Fresh CatLitter9.52 kg ..................1199

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12x355 mL

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1.5L

Organic

Lemons

2/800

Various Weights

Paci� cEvaporatedMilk

139370 mLea

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Christie Red OvalStoned Wheat Thins

Crackers

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2015 Fall Fair Quilt

Submitted photo

Here it is in living color with many of the lovely ladies whose labour of love is encased in this wonderful quilt. If you look closely you will see stitching on four of the squares relating to Sooke.Members of the Sooke Quilting Club have stitched together many wonderful quilts over the years and all of the money raised in the raffle goes to the Sooke Fall Fair.The tickets are ready and printed and will be for sale starting Wednesday, April 22.The quilt will be on display and tickets will be for sale at the Sooke Fall Fair Market on April 25 at the Community Hall from 10-2. Tickets are $2 and may be purchased from Sooke Quilters, Sooke Fall Fair members, and will be for sale at the Rotary Auction and as well at the grocery stores and Home Hardware. First prize, the quilt ( $3,000); second prize, Home Hardware Gift Cards-$250;t hird prize, gift cards $75 each respectively from Western Foods and Village Foods; and fourth prize, two valuable framed valued at $250. For tickets contact Ellen [email protected]

Phoebe Dunbar photo

Nursery on a limbA goose has laid her eggs on a low-lying maple tree branch by the Sooke River. There were originally six eggs, now there are just five.

Redeem the May Pass and receive $25 off an Annual Pass or an Annual Regional Pass at participating recreation centres.

Regional May Pass$25

COMMIT TO BE FIT

Try all 15 Centres for only $25

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL CENTRE FOR DETAILS

• Archie Browning Sports Centre• Cedar Hill Recreation Centre• Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre• Esquimalt Recreation Centre• Gordon Head Recreation Centre

• Greenglade Community Centre• Henderson Recreation Centre• Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre • Oak Bay Recreation Centre • PISE Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence

• Panorama Recreation • Pearkes Recreation Centre• Saanich Commonwealth Place• SEAPARC Leisure Complex• YMCA-YWCA Downtown

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Wanna Learn to Grow Your Own Backyard Food?

Thinking about the small kitchen garden, patio food garden in tubs, or the family veggie patch? YOU CAN DO IT – with some basic hands-on gardening mentorship.

Sooke Food CHI is offering hands-on mentoring sessions for the novice and experienced gardener. Pick the session and time that works for you:

Sunriver Community Teaching Gardens on Phillips Road

INSTRUCTOR – Paula McCormickTEACHING GUIDE – Backyard Bounty by Linda Gilkeson

INFO SESSIONS AT SUNRIVER – Start Growing Your Food A free orientation session 7 pm to 8:30 pmMay 7 or June 4 – Possible ways to be mentored or learn through volunteering at Sunriver Community Gardens

PARENT & KIDS – Growing TogetherCost $80 plus text Backyard Bounty, $20Materials are freeMay 6 to 27: Wednesdays, 9:30 to noonJune 3 to 24: Wednesdays, 9:30 to noonJuly 8 to 29: Wednesdays, 9:30 to noon

HANDS-ON MENTORING – Grow Your Own Backyard VegetablesCost $100 plus text Backyard Bounty, $20Materials are freeMay 3 to 24: Sundays – 1 to 4 pmJune 6 to 27: Saturdays – 1 to 4 pmJuly 5 to 26: Sundays – 1 to 4 pmAugust 8 to 29: Saturdays – 1 to 4 pm

HANDS-ON MENTORING – Grow Your Own Backyard VegetablesCost $80 plus text Backyard Bounty, $20Materials are freeMay 4 to 25: Mondays – 6:30 to 8:30 pmJune 8 to 20: Mondays – 6:30 to 8:30 pmJuly 6 to 27: Mondays – 6:30 to 8:30 pm

What you will learn• Basic growing methods• Planning a productive garden• Seeds and starts• Preparing the soil• Managing pests and challenges• Maximizing your yield• Harvesting tips• Seed saving

Thanks to our partner for these programs!

To register and find out more visit www.sookefoodchi.ca

For more info contact call Paula at 250.642.5572 or email at [email protected]

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Stage 1 - Water Conservation BylawIn effect May 1 to September 30Lawn watering is permitted two days per week as follows:Even numbered addresses may water Wednesday & Saturday from 4-10 am & 7-10 pmOdd numbered addresses may water Thursday & Sunday from 4-10 am & 7-10 pmNewly installed lawns (sod or seed) may be watered outside the permitted days detailed above by special permit only.

Watering of trees, flowers, shrubs & vegetable gardens is permitted as follows: Established trees, flowers, shrubs and vegetable gardens may be watered any day and any time if watering is done by a hand-held container, a hose equipped with ashut-off nozzle, or a micro/drip irrigation system.

Established trees, flowers, shrubs and vegetable gardens may be watered with a sprinkler any day from 4-10 am & 7-10 pm.For further information, please call 250.474.9684 or visit www.crd.bc.ca/water


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

Fresh Pork

ShoulderButt SteakThick Cut

Campbell’sSoupMushroom,Vegetable or Tomato

Powerade Team PackSportsDrink

Annie’sMacaroni& Cheese

Clover Leaf Wild

SockeyeSalmon

599 Dad’s Oatmeal Chocolate ChipCookies1.8 kg ...................................899 Dempster’s Sesame or BlueberryBagels6’s ........................................299

Crunchmaster Gluten FreeMultigrain Crackers567g .........................................699

Idahoan InstantMashed Potatoes389g .....................................189Lysol AdvancedToilet Bowl Cleaner946 mL ..................................199

Gain Liquid Laundry Detergent5.02L ..................................1399

AlcanFoil Wrap100’ ......................................399 FructisShampoo or Conditioners384 mL .................................499Milkbone FlavouredDog Treats6.5 kg ..............................1099

SteakhousePieces & StemsMushrooms

1599

599

3/400

499899

1399

499

799Kraft Cracker BarrelMarbleCheese

Aylmer Diced or WholeTomatoes8x796 mL

Hidden ValleyRanchDressing

White Swan JumboPaperTowels

Newman’s OwnPastaSauce

Imported Whole

Lamb ShoulderCut into Chops

Island Pride Frozen Lean

Burger Patties5lb bag ...........................2000

Maple Leaf Original or Singles

Top Dogs 375-450g ..................

3/1000

Milford Farms FrozenChicken Cordons142g .....................

10/1000

Camp� re

Bacon375g ........................

3/1000

Frozen Boneless, Skinless

Chicken Breasts4 kg ...............................2699

1199 399

1499

399

Fresh Whole

Pork Tenderloin

8.80/kg

249 399/lb

5.49/kg

Meat

199Fresh Whole Bone In

Pork Shoulder Butt4.39/kg

Organic!

Zucchini 2.20/kg ..............100

Organic!

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

Organic!

Strawberries 1lb ..................398

Organic!

Celery 2.20/kg ..................100

Organic!Red Chard ................2/300

Organic!

Carrots 5lb bag .................498

BulkCarnationHot ChocolateVariety Pack

CascadeDishwasherActionPacs

899

Prego OriginalPastaSauce

ZiplocSandwichBags

1699 349

Dan D Pak In the ShellSalted or Unsalted

Peanuts 400g ..... 2/500

In the Shell

Peanuts ..............59¢

Dan D Pak

Rainbow Mix 1kg ....899

Salted or Unsalted

Royal Nut Mix .......269

Dark or Milk Chocolate Covered

Almonds .............159

Chocolate Covered

Raisins or Peanuts 129

Box of 16

Sesame Snaps ....499

Whole Natural Almonds 289

Expo Mix ...........99¢

La RestauranteMildSalsa

Old DutchPotatoChips

Kellogg’s Mini Wheats orVectorCereal

3/800

699

HeinzWhiteVinegar

299499

399


AlmondsChocolate Covered

Raisins or Peanuts

Box of 16

Ocean SprayCraisins1.36 kg

Organic!

Green KaleOrganic!

Strawberries

ZucchiniOrganic!

Green KaleOrganic!

Strawberries

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

B.C. GrownHot HouseTomatoes

4x645 mL

CarnationCarnationHot ChocolateVariety PackVariety Pack

88Nature ValleyTrail Mix BarsMixed Berry

Peanuts

Dan D Pak

Rainbow Mix Salted or Unsalted

Royal Nut Mix

General MillsHoney NutCheerios

1.45 kg

Kraft Squeeze 355 mLTartar Sauce ........299

Taipan Water Chestnuts orBamboo Shoots 227g 89¢

/100g

/lb

/100g

/100g

/100g

Swiss or Broccoli & Cheese


Fresh Produce

Organic

Avocados

567g

1.89L

/lb

/lb

699

699

1.15 kg

24 pk +dep

999

418g

12x170g Variety Pack

6 roll

Butter CupWhite or 60%Whole WheatBread

150’s

799

HeinzAlpha-Getti

Organic!

ZucchiniZucchiniOrganic!

Zucchini/lb/lb88¢

/100g

24’s

36’s

1.31-1.6 kg

36 pack

4L

88¢

115’s

/lb8.80/kg

/lb

4 kg ...............................26

1.94/kg

Case of 12 or 69¢ ea Case of 12 or 89¢ ea

Variety Pack 12x170g

1.18L

CesarDog FoodVariety Pack

Case of 9 or 99¢ ea

255g All Varieties

1.75L

/100g

/lb

Grocery

5/400

8”

La RestauranteLa RestauranteMildMildSalsaSalsa

Old DutchOld DutchPotatoPotatoChipsChips3/3/

44

Nature ValleyNature ValleyTrail Mix BarsTrail Mix BarsMixed BerryMixed Berry

99

77HeinzAlpha-Getti Alpha-Getti Grocery

399

Capri

CanolaOil3L

FreshFreshFreshFreshSeafood

899


FRESH IN THE SHELL

Oysters

1199

Dozen Med Beach

eaeaReady to Serve Imitation

Crab Meat ................88¢Frozen Wild

Sockeye Fillets ....... 220

SunRype Blue Label

Apple Juice

12x1L

Dog FoodDog FoodDog FoodDog FoodDog FoodDog FoodDog FoodDog FoodDog FoodDog FoodDog FoodHOT BUY!

6 Roll

/100g

Grocery

499

CharminUltra Soft Megaor Double Roll

BathroomTissue

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FreshFresh ProduceProduceProduceProduceProduceProduceFreshFresh ProduceProduceProduceProduceProduce

B.C. Grown

Red, Yellow, OrangePeppers 198

/lb4.37/kg

/100g

+dep


All sorts of talent on stage SaturdayPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

It’s kind of a cross between American Idol, America’s Got Tal-ent and The Voice. It’s Sooke’s version of an old time talent show, where everything goes from tap dancing to jug-gling, singing to reciting poetry. It’s old time, it’s retro and it will be a good time. It’s a real competition and it comes complete with a grand prize of $500. It’s the Small Town - Big Talent Show tak-ing place on Saturday, April 25 at EMCS The-atre from 7-10 p.m.

“It’s like watching late night TV except it is presented on stage,” said co-producer Ste-ven Anderson. “The show will have com-

mercials like on TV.”Anderson and his

partner in the produc-tion, Mel Dobres, have been working on this idea for some time. Anderson said they wanted to just do some-thing different. He said

there are all ages in the talent show, including kids who perform for Sooke Harbour Players.

“They just want to keep on performing,” said Anderson.

They’ve also got some very qualified

performers on board, including a live band.

Three judges will give the thumbs up or the hook to perform-ers. The judges are Juno nominated blues musician Bill Johnson, Karen Clark from Karen Clark Dance Studio, and musical theatre per-former Terry Rowsell.

Bill Johnson has been playing blues for 40 years. A master gui-tarist, musician, and vocalist, Bill has devel-oped his own brand of laid-back, soul-thump-ing blues while living on Vancouver Island. From a slow burn to a blast of blues energy, his show is not to be missed. With every new town and perfor-mance comes many new amazed fans, as he works his way coast to coast.

He will also be per-forming in Sooke on April 24 at Hilltop House Concerts, Moun-tain Heights, call 250-642-0949 to reserve your seats.

“To move like the wind, in the still of the night, to be a sun lit tip on a wave in the ocean, to fly on the wings of a Angel, to be one with the stars… is to be a Dancer!” said Karen

Clark.Terry Rowsell is the

President of the Four Seasons Musical The-atre and has decades of experience in musi-cal theatre. The latest production for Four

Seasons is Shrek the Musical, May 22-31 at Isabelle Reader Theatre in Langford.

“Sit back and be entertained,” said Anderson.

Arts & Entertainment

Small town big talent on stage Saturday at EMCS

Local musicians perform at Legion just for Kicks The Kicks will get you off your feet

Earl found Steve floating in a leaky boat in the Sooke Inlet; Steve found Glyn building a mud hut in Papau, New Guinea and Glyn found Janet in a Southern Georgian gospel choir. Now whether any of that is true of not, it doesn’t matter because these four musicians have actually come together and formed a band called The Kicks.

This local band has a definite West Coast vibe despite the fact that all the members

migrated to Vancou-ver Island from other parts of the country. With sets consisting of cleverly arranged cov-ers and original songs with funky Latin over-tones, this group is set to appeal to a wide audience. The band’s goal is to get everyone out of their seats, danc-ing from the start of the show until the last song.

The band was founded by profes-sional singer/song-writer and lead guitar-ist Earl Gray and drum-mer/percussionist Steve Mullen. Brought together by an appre-ciation of music and a desire to create a dis-

tinct sound, they began collaborating to find songs and rhythms that inspired them. They sought out like minded musicians bringing in bassist Glyn Davies and vocalist Janet McTav-ish to complete their vision.

They are no strang-ers to the music scene and have a wealth of musical experience behind them, if you counted up the years it would be well past 100.

The Kicks have a sig-nature style filled with solid bass grooves, dynamic percussion accents, smooth har-monies and wicked gui-tar solos.

“It all culminates into

a fusion of rhythmic fun! We challenge you to try not clapping your hands and tapping your feet,” said Gray.

The band looks for-ward to sharing their infectious enthusiasm with everyone when performing at the Sooke Legion on Satur-day, April 25. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are currently on sale for $10.00 at the Legion bar and a limited amount of tickets will be available at the door. You do not have to be a Legion member to attend con-certs (or anything) at the Legion.

Check out their Face-book page for more information.

Submitted photo

The Kicks are: Earl Gray, Steve Mullen, Glyn Davies and Janet McTavish.

File photo

Blues musician Bill Johnson, will be one of three judges for talent show.

Octavian Lacatusu photos

Family funKids had the best time of all at the Family Arts Festival at SEAPARC on April 18. Kelly MacMillan has little Eva creating with a variety of materials, while her mom Jill looks on. The event was sponsored by the Sooke Community Arts Council.

Making Harmony...NaturallyMaking Harmony...Naturally

PRIZES DONATED BY

Sooke Philharmonic Societypresents the

FINALISTS of the 10th Annual

Don ChryslerConcertoCompetitionfor Young Musicians

Sat, April 25 • 7:00 pmPhillip T. Young Recital HallUniversity of VictoriaFree Admission - Donations Appreciated

Alyssa Fu - PianoRae Gallimore - ViolaAshley Green - CelloYa-Ping Huang - PianoLeo Phanichphant - ClarinetNelly Tian - Violin

Info: 250-419-3569 / 250-642-5760sookephil.cafacebook.com/sooke.philharmonic

FeaturingStudent PerformersfromVancouver Islandand the Gulf Islands


PLAY! In May: Three day Circus Festival for Families May 1-3

This three-day fes-tival of Circus Arts & Music at the Sooke River Campground encourages adults as well as kids to join in, laugh and play.

Brought to you by Dream CO, a non-profit who has been build-ing kids’ zones, stages, events, festivals and aiding in community fundraisers since 2001.

Featuring over 30 performers in onstage acts, workshops and jams, along with aerial arts. Include as well acroyoga, a Ninja Jedi camp, Kids’ Market & Trading Corral, mycol-ogy workshop by

Michael Vossen, break-dance workshop by Steve Hall, aerial silks and hoop playshops. Performances by Phoe-nix Farm Circus/The Elvolutionaries and a group hula hoop choreo class and night time performances by Vesta Entertainment.

The stellar multi-genre musical lineup includes Canadian fes-tival favorite Adham Shaikh, an Emmy and-Juno award nominated music producer, Aus-tralia’s DJ Dakini, in the area to play Shambhala Music Festival this year, the funky vocal stylings of Erica Dee, Victoria Ska Festival associated Hillside Hooligans, Las-queti music producer Beatfarmer and Vic-toria music producer Anchor Hill as some of the musical highlights.

Right now, early bird all weekend event passes are available

with or without camp-ing. Kids 15-years-of-age and under get in free/by donation if the family chooses and are sold at the Stick in the Mud Coffeehouse and the Sooke River Campground. Contact Lilith for more info, to volunteer and for Ear-lyBird Single Day Entry Passes: $15 for Sunday only, $30 for Saturday only and $15 Sunday only.

At the gate day of the event weekend event passes are also avail-able at a higher price.There are also single day entry passes avail-able at the gate.

Contact Lilith for more info, to volunteer and for Earlybird Single Day Passes at 250-580-9418 or email [email protected]

There’s no place like Sooke to take you to the wondrous land of Oz…

Sooke Youth Show Choir presents the beloved family musical adventure, The Wizard of Oz at Edward Milne community school theatre May 2 and 3, 2015. Under the musical direction of Sarah Wilson and the artistic direction of Johanne Thompson, the production will feature a cast of more than 40 talented local performers from ages 4 to 81.

After a tornado sweeps Dorothy from her hum-ble Kansas home, she encounters both wicked-ness and wonder, wizard and witches, munchkins and monkeys. Dorothy and her new-found friends journey on a quest to find a heart, courage, brains and most importantly, home.

Fly over the rainbow with Dorothy into the merry old land of Oz where she learns that no matter how far our journeys take us – there’s no place like home. Suitable for all ages, this musical based on the classic story inspires and reminds us of the power of self-confidence and the strength of imagination.

Show Times:May 2 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.May 3 at 2 p.m.

Tickets on sale at: Sooke Shopper’s Drug Mart, Stick in the Mud

Coffee, Serious Coffee Westshore and East Sooke Grocer.

Arts & EntertainmentFollow the Yellow Brick Road

Circus Festival for families coming up

Octavian Lacatusu photo

Mud HensCaryl Wilford got the kids interested in playing with clay at the Family Arts Festival at SEAPARC on Saturday, April 18.

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The winners and finalist results from the April 11 Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards (winners are in bold). All the nominees deserved an award but only one could be cho-sen. Congratulations to everyone.

PROFESSIONAL SER-VICES EXCELLENCE AWARD

West Coast Medi-cal (winner)

Hallgren & Faulkner S.D. Robb & Associ-

ates

RETAIL AND SER-VICES EXCELLENCE AWARD

Barking Dog Stu-dio (winner)

Little Vienna Bakery & Cafe

The Stick in the Mud Cafe

MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY EXCEL-LENCE AWARD

Sea-Flora Wild Organic Skin-care (winner)

E-Fish-Ent Fish Co. Ltd.

Jake Grant Jewellery Design

DINING AND HOSPI-TALITY EXCELLENCE AWARD

Stickleback West Coast Eatery (winner)

Little Vienna Bak-ery & Cafe

Shirley Delicious Cafe

SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP EXCEL-LENCE AWARD

Sooke Harbour House (winner)

Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society

The Stick in the Mud Cafe

H O M E - B A S E D EXCELLENCE AWARD

Star Mobile Aesthet-ics (winner)

Country Canine Salon

Puddle Jumpers Day-care

NOT-FOR-PROFIT O R G A N I Z A T I O N EXCELLENCE AWARD

Sooke Fine Arts Soci-ety (winner)

Sooke Food CHI Sooke Philharmonic

Society

NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR EXCEL-LENCE AWARD

Tastes of India in Sooke (winner)

Barking Dog Studio Sooke Laundry

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR EXCELLENCE AWARD

The Stick in the

Mud Cafe (winner)Little Vienna Bakery

& Cafe Sooke Centre Auto

Repair

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

The Stick in the Mud Cafe (winner)

PRESIDENT’S AWARD OF RECOGNITION

Michael Nyikes, Past President of Sooke Region Cham-ber of Commerce (win-ner)

Sooke businesses shine at annual awards dinner

Pirjo Raits photos

Left to right: Karen Mason presents Retail and Service Excellence award to Barking Dog Studio, New Business of the Year was won by Tastes of India in Sooke. The Sooke Harbour House won the Sustainability Leadership award, Frederique Philip accepting from Chamber president Sean Dyble. The Not-for-Profit Excellence award was given to the Sooke Fine Arts Society with Dave Bennett and Catherine Keogan accepting from Frederique Philip of the Sooke Harbour House. Below Attendees Carol Christie and Linda Ferguson.

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

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

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

Rev. Fr. Michael Favero

KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH2110 Church Rd | 250-642-4124

SUNDAY SERVICE10:15 am Pre-Service Singing

10:30 am Family worshipRev. Dr Gordon Kouwenberg

Parents Room and well equipped Nursery

Sunday @ 11AM clachurch.com/sooke

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

HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE: 11amEVENING PRAYER: Saturday 5pm

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.sookebaptist.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: Mike Stevenson

Earth Instruction ManualA person carries a heavy box into the garage, places it on the fl oor, and begins to assemble the lawnmower contained inside. Their life-partner comes to watch. “Honey, you seem to be having some trouble,” the partner observes. “No, I’m doing okay, dear. I’ve put things like this together

before.” “But there appear to be some parts left over. Don’t you think you should read the instruction manual? It says here that the mower should be put together according these diagrams, or the warranty will not be honoured, and it could even be dangerous,” urges the observer. “Well, all right. Oh! I see where I went wrong,” the fi rst exclaims, who then proceeds with verbal guidance from the one with the instructions, fi lls the mower with oil and gas, and successfully goes on to cut the grass. (You might notice I made no gender specifi c references to this couple... I will leave it to the reader to determine which one was male and which one female!)Have you ever gone through an assembling exercise and felt rather foolish for not fi rst beginning with the written instructions? This can be equated with living one’s life without guidance from the One who created us. Manuals are prepared for equipment, so that their parts can be assembled properly and the items repaired if needed. God offers us a better way to assemble our lives and to repair any damage, rather than the fl ying-by-the-seat-of-your-pants approach of the world. We have His manual, the Bible, to get us through this challenging life.On ‘Earth Day’ let’s remember to check the instruction manual — the Bible —the Best Instructions Before Leaving Earth.

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Octavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror

Eddy Grant. Bob Mar-ley. The Jackson Five. Canadian composer and vocalist Mark Holder has worked with all of them in his 30 years as a Carib-bean-themed musician.

And now he’s chosen a new place to use as a source of inspiration and continue his pas-sion for music. Yup, you got it: Sooke.

Before moving here from Ottawa, Ontario with his family five months ago, Holder says his first trip to Van-couver Island left him deeply inspired.

“When I found Sooke

I said, this is where I like it… it works with me, you know,” he said. “It’s a beautiful island, it just touched me.”

Soon enough, Holder, who’s been playing everything from jazz, to calypso, and what he calls “mellow reg-gae”, began working on a new album titled, Van-couver Island: Victoria.

“It’s a love song to the Island; it has smooth reggae and blended local beat,” he said, adding he doesn’t nor-mally play in my ses-sions because he likes hiring local musicians.

“Playing local gives the music a better, more authentic fla-vour.”

Born in British Guy-ana, South America, becoming a recording artist was always Hold-

er’s dream. In order to attain this goal, he worked to complete a degree in cabinetry and

construction to earn the necessary funds to finance his own record-ing label.

He recorded his first single, co-written with his father, Those Thrill-ing Emotions, and as a pioneer of Caribbean music, he was one of the first Caribbean art-ists to sign up with two major labels, Atlan-tic Records & Capitol Records.

This year, Holder will be performing on Victoria Day (May 18) - which will also mark the official launch of his new album. After that, Holder says he’ll be taking a Canadian tour to the Caribbean with musicians from the

Greater Victoria Region and from around B.C.

Now being a resi-dent here in Sooke, he says it’s his way of giv-ing something back for the natural beauty and coolness of the people who’ve inspired him.

“When you change residence and move

someplace else, espe-cially a place like this, you have to give to the community, show what you can do,” Holder said. “Sooke is a small town, very country - and I love country, it’s really nice.”

Thurs Apr 23ODTODDLERTIMEAt the Sooke Library 10:30 to 11 a.m.,Hands-on activities for ages 18-36 months. Register at 250-642-3022.ADULT WALKING GROUPSEAPARC 10-11 a.m. Registration required. 250-642-8000.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONCRIBBAGE 7 P.M.BINGOSr’s Drop-In Centre, 12:45-3 p.m. Sooke Community HallBABYTIMEOn the first Thursday of each month, 2 p.m. Sooke Library.

Fri Apr 24italVITAL VITTLESFree lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSteak Night, 6-7:30 p.m.Karaoke 8-11 p.m. SOOKE SENIOR’S BUSLunch and shopping trips to Victoria. Call June 250-642-2032 for information.SACRED CHANT CIRCLE7:30 p.m. Sooke Yoga & Wellness, Hope Centre. 6750 West Coast Road.ARTIFACTS ART SHOWat the Sooke Region MuseumVI EMERG PREP CONF.Prestige Hotel to Apr. 26, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Mon Apr 27PARENT PARENT & 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.EMERG PREP MEETINGCouncil Chambers 7 p.m.

Sun Apr 26AROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSunday breakfast brunch, 9-12:30 p.m., $5.Blue Grass Music, 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. Drop in pool tournament every second Sunday.

Wed Apr 29WALKING 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.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONDominos 10 a.m.Shuffleboard, 6:30 p.m. NASCAR POOLMeet and Pick, Sooke Legion 7 p.m.

SAT APR 25ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONMeat draw 3 p.m.EMCS STUDENT ART SHOWSouth Shore Gallery 12-4THE KICKSSooke Legion 7:30 p.m.SOOKE TALENT SHOWEMCS, 7-10 p.m.PLANT SALEKnox Church 9 a.m. -1 p.m. SOOKE GARDEN CLUB 44th PLANT SALEEvergreen Centree, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.FALL FAIR MARKETUpstairs at the Sooke Community Hall, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tables $10, call 250-474-5771.

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Tues Apr 28BABY TALKReturning to Work/Daycare. At the Child, Youth and Family Centre, from 10-11:30 a.m. 250-642-5464.YOUTH CLINICAges 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic.KNITTING CIRCLESooke Library, 6:30–8:00 p.m. Free, all levels. Drop-in. 250-642-3022.STORYTIMEAges 3-5, 10:30-11 a.m. Sooke Library. Free but call 250-642-3022 to register CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS7:15 p.m. Holy Trinity Church.WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT GROUPSooke Harbour House. 7-9 p.m. Ongoing every 2nd Tuesday of the month.BOOKS FOR BREAKFASTShirley Comm Hall

Child, Youth & Family Centre: 6672 Wadams WayFamily Medical Clinic: 1300-6660 Sooke Rd

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

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

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

St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church: 2191 Townsend RdSooke Senior’s Bus: $15 annual membership. 250-642-4662

Municipal Hall: 2205 Otter Point Rd Sooke Community Hall: 2037 Sheilds Rd.

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Musician finds haven of inspiration in Sooke

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Musician Mark Holder is calling Sooke home.

B.C. arts students can apply for B.C.

Arts Council scholarships

British Columbia residents attending a full-time arts degree or diploma program this fall are eligible to apply for up to $6,000 per person through the BC Arts Council’s scholarship program. Professional half-day dance pro-grams in conjunction with high school are also eligible.

The program, designed to develop professional B.C. artists by assisting with post-secondary education for outstanding arts

students, entails a highly com-petitive, adjudicated process including assessment of indi-vidual portfolios. Recognized disciplines include arts admin-istration, community-based arts practice, museology, conserva-tion, dance, media arts, theatre, music, curatorial practice, visual art and creative writing.

B.C. students attending a rec-ognized college, university, insti-tution or academy in any coun-

try can apply. Applications will be accepted until April 30, 2015.

With funding from the Govern-ment of British Columbia, the BC Arts Council has again allocated $750,000 towards the scholar-ship program this year.

For more information, guide-lines and application forms, please visit: https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/guidelines/art-ists/youth/scholarship_awards.html

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We would like to thank all involved, ambulance, fi re, Westshore Police and VGH Emergency staff. Special thanks to the ones going to work that made the time and effort to stop and help. For those that were inconvenienced on Monday morning April 13th by our head on collision that is the price we pay for living in paradise.

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The École Poirier Elementary Choir par-ticipated in the Greater Victoria Fine Arts Fes-tival on April 13, 2015, performing at First Metropolitan United Church.

The choir is the first from Sooke to partici-pate in the GVPAF and was warmly welcomed by the choral section volunteers.

The fifty-three stu-dents from Grades 2-5, directed by Sandi Arts

and Caledonia Robert-son, sang two pieces for adjudicator Dr. Adam Con, and were delighted to be chosen to receive the Adjudi-cator’s Choice J. Phillip Fawcett Spirit Award for their performance.

This group of very committed singers rehearses throughout the school year, most often during their lunch period. They perform at many school assem-blies, and visit Ayre

Manor to share their music each Christmas.

The Sooke public will see and hear their voices and music, along with students from Sas-eenos, John Muir, Jour-ney, and Sooke Elemen-tary, on Music Monday, May 4, as they take to the streets and busi-nesses around town to raise awareness of the importance of music in schools.

École Poirier choir wins award at fine arts festival

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10 things you can do for cheapPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

1. Go play a round at Sooke’s par three golf course- Demamiel Creek on Throup Road. It costs $16 for nine holes and on seniors’ day you can play 18 holes for the price of nine. The course opens in April. Call 250-642-2500.

2. Go camping. Take the kids and head for the French Beach or Juan de Fuca camp-sites. For front coun-try camping at China Beach you pay $18/night; at Goldstream $35/night and French Beach $26/night. Rates differ for group camp-sites. Fee schedules for all camping can be found at:http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/fees/

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Parks for full details or www.hellobc.com.

3. SEAPARC Leisure Centre has swimming and fitness programs for all ages. You can swim a lap or two for just $5.75, kids six to 12-years-of-age for $2.90, seniors $4.35, and youth get in for $3.45. Call SEAPARC for more information on all the programs offered: 250-642-8000. They have a calendar at: www.crd.bc.ca/seaparc.

4. Play a game of bil-liards or pool at one of the establishments in and around Sooke. Buffy’s, the Royal Cana-dian Legion, and the 17 Mile Pub all have tables. Depending on the day it will cost you either nothing or $1 to $1.25 to chalk up your cue. There are also pool leagues in Sooke where you can compete with local pool sharks.

5. Take in a Sooke Folk Society coffee house performance for

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about $7 depending on the concert. Season begins in September and runs to the end of June.

6. Watch an aware-ness video on issues of societal concern. On a Wednesday once a month from Septem-ber to June. Cost is by donation.

7. Take in a Sooke Philharmonic Orches-tra Concert for less than $20. Hear profes-sional and semi-profes-sional musicians per-form the world’s great-est classical music. Concert series tickets are available. Go to www.sookephil.ca for more information on upcoming concerts.

8. Join a group or organization and learn something new. Some groups have a small yearly membership fee. There are groups and organizations for every interest and taste. A list is in the back of the Sooke phone book, or go to www.sookeregion-resources.com/volun-teer-opportunities. The Sooke Volunteer Centre is a community-based organization where you can find out all about volunteer opportuni-ties.

9. Sing your heart out in a choir. Sooke boasts a number of choirs where you can raise your voice in song. There is a choir for every age group.

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Moss Cottage at the Sooke Region Museum is surrounded by native plants. It is a great place to visit whether you are from Sooke or places far away. The museum captures the history of the Sooke region through displays, dioramas and artifacts.

Tom FletcherBlack Press

The B.C. government has killed 11 wolves in the South Selkirk Moun-tains and another 73 in the South Peace region in the first year of a five-year plan to pro-tect dwindling caribou herds.

The South Selkirk program left seven to 10 wolves alive because they were not target-ing caribou, and their movements continue to be tracked. That moun-tain caribou herd is down to 14, compared to 18 last year and 46 in 2009.

The South Peace herds have also seen significant losses from wolves, with 37 per cent of adult mortali-ties confirmed as wolf kills. Four herds in the region, the Quintette, Moberly, Scott and Kennedy-Siding, were targeted in the wolf removal program.

The 700-member Graham herd, the larg-est in the South Peace, is being left without protection as a control group.

The program to shoot wolves from the air was a last resort after targeted hunting and trapping of wolves proved inadequate,

sometimes splitting up wolf packs and increas-ing predation of cari-bou.

The South Selkirk herd has been subject to intensive protection efforts on both sides of the Canada-U.S. bor-der. In 2007 the prov-ince banned logging and roadbuilding in its 2.2 million-hectare B.C. range and restricted off-road recreation to reduce human distur-bance.

In the Peace region, restrictions were approved in 2012 to protect 498,000 hect-ares of high elevation winter range.

The modern pro-gram began in 2003, after decades of man-aged hunting and other wolf control measures.

For the first part of the 20th century, B.C. offered a bounty on wolves that ended in 1955. Beginning in 1950, baits laced with poison were used in bait sta-tions and later dropped onto frozen lakes and rivers, which killed other species as well as wolves.

Large-scale poison-ing in wilderness areas was suspended in 1960, but targeted baiting to protect livestock con-tinued until 1999.

Wolf cull ends with 84 killed

Gerry Kuzyk/B.C. government

The B.C. government has completed the first season of a five-year targeted cull of grey wolf populations.

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That sick-looking arbutus may not beThis time of year routinely affects native broad-leafed evergreen Mike DaviesNews Gazette staff

Spring has sprung. The clocks have been reset to give us an extra hour of daylight – pos-sibly getting us outside in the wild a bit more often for a bit longer periods of time.

One of the things you may notice while you’re out in the won-ders of nature around the West Shore is fun-gus, particularly on the arbutus trees around. You may even have a few in your yard you’re wondering or worried about. Many of you are, apparently, as Natural Resources Canada gets a ton of calls this time of year about whether their arbutus trees are sick or dying.

“You can think of your arbutus tree as a salad bar for insects and fungal disease,”

says Brenda Callan, a scientist with Natu-ral Resources Canada at the Pacific Forestry Centre on Burnside Road West.

Known elsewhere as the Pacific madrone or madrona, arbutus trees on Vancouver Island are at the northern most extent of their natural range, Callan says, and it doesn’t take much for them to become stressed. They cling to shorelines and rocky areas where they can outgrow Douglas fir, digging their roots into marginal sites, making them more at risk for disease or stress from adverse weather.

This doesn’t mean the sick-looking arbu-tus on your property is dying, however.

“Arbutus trees always look their worst in spring, before the old spotty and winter-dam-aged, browned leaves are cast in the summer” says Callan. Arrays of organisms can cause leaf and twig blacken-ing, and arbutuses are especially prone to win-ter damage.

Over a dozen differ-

ent leaf spot fungi will cause brown leaves, she says.

“If you look closely, you may find evi-dence of leaf-mining

insects such as windy tracks. That’s where a little burrowing insect has gotten into the leaf and eaten it away.

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arbuti, a fungus that occurs naturally in this region, can cause stem and branch cankers and some of the branch dieback,” adds Callan,

but normally it only causes disease symp-toms when the trees are stressed by other factors such as drought or winter wind damage. A tree heavily affected by this fungus can go into a downward spiral of decline, and in this weakened state, other agents might join in and finish the tree off.

The good news is that by mid-spring the majority of arbutus trees will have healthy green buds. In summer, most of the affected leaves will fall off. Once the old blotchy leaves are gone and the new leaves are fully flushed, most trees will look healthy again.

How you can help your arbutus

Insects, disease and wildfires thin out older and weaker trees as part of a natural eco-system process. But homeowners can help their arbutus trees through activities like fertilizing, and prun-ing dead branches as soon as they are dis-covered. Callan also

recommends avoid-ing watering foliage to decrease the spread of fungal spores, and gathering fallen leaves in early fall.

If you plant under an arbutus, choose drought resistant plants, as too much watering promotes other organisms that will harm the tree. You should also avoid park-ing on unpaved areas under arbutus trees as compacted soil may stress the trees.

Trees will also react poorly if they have grown in a protected area and are suddenly exposed to excess sunlight and wind as a result of clearing trees around them.

If you have questions or concerns about the trees in your area, or would like more tips on how you can help keep them healthy, contact Callan at the Pacific For-estry Centre at [email protected], call 250-363-0600 or visit nrcan.gc.ca.

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People who find these newborns alone often mistakenly believe they have been abandoned, but usually their mother has only left them temporarily, and will return. Inter-vening in these situa-tions by ‘rescuing’ the fawn or calf is rarely necessary and will usu-ally do more harm than good.

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Most fawns have their mothers nearby and are not lost or abandoned.

Later Life Rambings: History

History has a huge effect on our lives. The teachings and exam-ples we follow are a culmination of the models of each genera-tion. The Victorian Age from 1837 to 1901 was a huge influence on our grandparents and par-ents. History recalls it was an age that began with entitlement. The upper class did not work. Income came from inherited land and investment. Class dis-tinction was rampant. It was highly moralis-tic, the language strait-laced with Victorian morality.

Fifteen million immi-grants left the United Kingdom for the U.S.A, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The adventurous became our ancestors who struggled to make a living, follow the laws, rules and religions they brought with them. For many the only book for guidance was the bible. It was many years later when there was enough prosperity to finally question the rigid rules for living. Many rules went against human desires, normal behav-

ior and the right to be an individual.

In the 1950’s we were still trying to follow the model but much of real-ity was suppressed and denied. People were still trying to “keep a stiff upper lip”. Maga-zines were printing articles with sugges-tions on child rearing, health, marriage and individuality. Self-help books started to sur-face. It was becoming a more relaxed way of life. Censorship was still keeping us inno-cent and married peo-ple had twin beds in the movies.

There was a drastic shift in the 60’s when youth rebelled and openly exchanged the model to free think-ing and free love. They seemed to turn against the establishment and for a while made their own rules. It was writ-ten that “in the 60’s people took acid to make the world weird - now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal”.

Each era creates a different confusion and stress as we try to fig-ure out what is best. The pendulum swings from one extreme to another. Dare we hope that one day there will be “a happy medium”. Soren Kierkegaard 20th century philosopher wrote “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be expe-rienced”. You live, you learn and you upgrade.

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Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Sections 890, 891 and 892 of the Local Government Act, that a Public Hearing:Will be held at: Port Renfrew Community CentreLocated at: 6638 Deering Road, Port Renfrew, BCOn: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 starting at 7pmTo consider adoption of an amendment to Bylaw No. 3109:Bylaw No. 3986 - cited as “Comprehensive Community Development Plan for Port Renfrew, Bylaw No. 1, 2003, Amendment Bylaw No. 7, 2014”.The purpose of Bylaw No. 3986 is to amend Bylaw No. 3109, Comprehensive Community Development Plan for Port Renfrew, Bylaw No. 1, 2003, by amending Section 4.4 to include residential uses, by amending Section 17 to clarify wording and by deleting the easterly portion of Lot 1, District Lot 17, Renfrew District, Plan VIP79040 from the Residential designation and adding it to the Tourism Commercial designation and by deleting the easterly portion of Lot 1, District Lot 17, Renfrew District, Plan VIP79040 from the Community Residential One (CR-1) zone and deleting the westerly portion of Lot 1, District Lot 17, Renfrew District, Plan VIP79040 from the Tourism Commercial One (TC-1) zone and adding the entire parcel to a new Tourist Commercial 1A (TC-1A) zone for the purpose of reconciling existing land use with the property’s land use designation and zoning (17242/17245 Parkinson Road – Coastal Kitchen/Hicks), shown on maps below.

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“Why would my daughter do this?” That is what bewildered par-ents plead to me and other mental health professionals in BC too often these days. The youth — often but not always— is a female between ages 10 and 19 who is being treated for one of a variety of forms of self harm. Self-harm exists along a spectrum anywhere from self-injuries such as cutting herself with a sharp object, repeat-edly hitting herself, or burning herself, or sometimes even poi-soning herself with medications or noxious substances.

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about self harm is just emerging, my mental health colleagues and I believe some reasons may be worth further investigation : feelings of disconnection among youth from loved ones and from themselves;

youth feeling insignifi-cant and unworthy; the dominant 24/7 online culture that magni-fies bullying and social pressure and ramps up stress; and the normal-ization of self harm that youth find via the Inter-net. As well, self-harm, rather than being hid-den or dismissed as in the past, is now being more recognized.

At the heart of most self harm is usually psychological pain and a disordered way of coping with unbearable feelings or an inabil-ity to regulate emo-tional responses under stressful situations (somewhat similar to various addictions or eating disorders). Youth will often tell me that only way to relieve their emotional pain is by hurting themselves. Sometimes it is the lack of feeling that compels them to self harm. Youth will say they feel empty, numb, as if they don’t exist: “Feeling the pain feels better than feeling nothing at all.” For others, it gives a sense of control , that rather than being the victim of others inflict-ing pain on them, they are the ones controlling their own pain.

While self-harm occurs among BC youth from all sectors of soci-ety, it is more common among youth who are socially or economi-cally disadvantaged; who have past trauma, neglect or abuse; who have other diagnosed mental health condi-tions or other illnesses; and who have uncer-tainty about their sex-ual orientation or who have recently come out in the youth LGBQT community.

While self-injury such as cutting and burning is usually distinct from direct suicidal behav-iour, youth who self-harm in these ways are many times more likely

than the general popu-lation to eventually complete suicide. So it is very important that the youth gets effective help.

I am particularly con-cerned that self harm in the form of ingest-ing poison — taking high doses of over -the- counter medication, prescription medica-tion or ingesting a nox-ious substance —often represents a true sui-cide attempt in youth. Parents and health pro-fessionals must take poisoning actions very seriously and ensure the youth gets appro-priate, urgent help through emergency services.

In non-urgent self-harm situations, the first step is to see your family doctor or contact the Child and Youth Mental Health program provided by the Ministry of Chil-dren and Family Devel-opment in your region. Call Service BC at 1-800-661-8773 for the MCFD office nearest to you.

Good information and support can be found through links at the Canadian Men-tal Health Association (cmha.ca ), the Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre (keltyresources.ca) and heretohelp.bc.ca. As well , an excel-lent resource is the website for the National Interdisciplinary Net-work on Self-Harm , led by Dr. Mary Kay Nixon, a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist in Victoria (insync-group.ca).

Treatment focuses on addressing the underlying issues that are causing the pain and teaching the youth more effective cop-ing skills and stress reduction techniques. Cognitive behavioural therapy, group therapy, and dialectic behav-ioural therapy can be very helpful for these skills. Medications may

be given if co-existing depression, anxiety or psychosis are part of the underlying issues. Adults — parents, relatives, teachers, coaches, mentors— have a very impor-tant role in helping to support the youth to increase the youth’s feelings of connection. Teaching youth healthy ways to express feel-ings of pain and anger, and new ways to cope with life’s stresses can also help youth leave self harm behind.

Dr. David Smith is an adolescent and adult psychiatrist and the medical director of the Okanagan Psychiat-ric services for Interior

Health. This series of columns on common child and youth mental health issues is a project of the Child and Youth Mental Health and Sub-stances Use Collabora-tive. The Collaborative involves multiple indi-viduals, organizations and ministries all work-ing together across BC to increase the number of children, youth, and their families receiving timely access to men-tal health services. The Collaborative is jointly funded by Doctors of BC and the government of BC.


Dr. Smith: Understanding self-harmWhy is my child doing this?

Fall Fair Market coming upThe Sooke Fall Fair is getting into the swing of organizing for this year’s fair,

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Sooke Community Hall on the upper level. The market will highlight Needle-craft and ways to renew, re-stitch, reuse fabric and knitting in creative ways. Also for sale will be handcrafted, new and used, unique items, jewelry, plants, essential oils, baking. A light concession wih coffee and tea will be available.

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Vern Moore passed away peacefully at home in the early hours of April 9 with Martha, his wife of almost 57 years, at his side.

Vern’s life was given to the service of his country and his community. A proud Canadian Air Force veteran of WWII and a career service man, Vern retired as Corporal from the Armed Forces in 1972 with a long list of postings both in Canada and Europe. He moved his

family to Sooke and continued his working life as a member of the Cana-dian Corps of Commissionaires, serving at Rocky Point Depot until finally retiring in 1992.

Vern became a member of the Sooke Legion Br. #54 in 1986 and for his dedication as Chair of the Poppy Fund and the Scholarship Committee, he was granted Life Membership in 1997 and the Royal Canadian Legion Meri-torious Service Medal in 2003.

In his retirement, Vern was a champion of local arts; a regular fixture at the Sooke Fine Arts show, a season ticket holder for the Sooke Philharmon-ic and a member of the Sooke Community Choir for over 25 years. Anyone who attended an SCC Christmas concert will recognize his booming “Merry Christmas!” at the end of the show. He stirred the coffee vats at All Sooke Day, helped out at the Community Association conventions, and was photography section head for the Sooke Fall Fair. He was a loud supporter of Sooke ball teams at Art Morris Park.

Throughout all, Vern was very involved in Knox Presbyterian church as an elder, choir member and member of many committees.

Remembering him with love are his family, wife, Martha, daughter, Terrie (Steve), sons Jim and Bill, grandsons Garett Poirier, Kyle Poirier (Saman-tha), granddaughter Sydnee Ogden-Moore, great-grandson Kallen Poirier and numerous others welcomed into the family along the way.

The family wishes to thank for their care and attention Heather Southam, Dr. Pommerville and Dr. Valley, Sooke Hospice, Contact Loan Cupboard, and all the caregivers who supported Vern in his last days.

Everyone is invited to join in a celebration of Vern’s life to be held at the Sooke Legion, at 1:00 pm, Sunday, April 26. In lieu of flowers, Vern asked that people consider donating to the Canadian Cancer Society, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Legion Poppy Fund or Sooke Hospice.

Moore, Vernon KingAugust 11, 1922 April 9, 2015

Roselyn Teresa VeriMarch 28, 1937 – April 11, 2015

Roselyn passed away peacefully in the arms of her son, Peter on April 11, 2015. She will be missed by her 6 children: Anna, Laura, Chuck, Angie, Maggie-Rose and Peter, her grandchildren, and countless friends. Her sisters Liz and Shirley (who came from Toronto to visit her in 2011) will miss their regular phone conversations. Roselyn kept her sense of humour, her love & interest in her friends and family right up to her last breath. Early in 2012 she basked in the Hawaiian sun, and late in 2013 made a road trip down the Oregon and California coast and through the Redwood forests. Despite her failing health, her adventurous spirit moved her to explore the beaches along the way. Traveling was a new venture for her, but she caught on quickly.Special thanks to those who helped to provide care and comfort to our mother: Beacon Home Support, Dr. Yvorchuck, Dr. Owen White, Dr. Elizabeth Thompson, and a large staff of other doctors and nurses who aided her throughout the years.A service will be held on Saturday, April 25th at 2 pm, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2207 Church Rd. Sooke, BC.

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Sports & Recreation New baseball team plays first game in Sooke

The new Sooke Tri-angle teams played their first home games at the Fred Milne base-ball diamond on Satur-day.

Mayor Maja Tait threw out the first pitch in both games to the delight of the many Sooke fans assembled at Fred Milne Field.

The first home game was a blow-out suc-cess, complemented by hot dogs and con-cession by Kathy Hicks and Derrick Bishop, as well as a beautiful sunny day.

The Sooke Mosqui-tos division is man-

aged by Dave Meek and coached by Kris Bocci and assistant coaches Wayne Robinson and Rick Snyder.

Taking to the field on the first game against their Juan de Fuca opponents, Sooke pitchers Cameron Bocci, Kyran Rose, Chandler Alexander, Risto Ringma and Alex Jodoin were outstand-ing throughout the six inning game.

Burney Pedneault, Eric Neilson, Tyson Robinson, Faber Mossey, Daniel Wylie and Ryder McDonald were the backbone of

the infield and outfield making spectacular plays throughout the game and holding the score to 15-5.

Players Conner Keys and Bennet Garrat were missing from the line-up.

The Sooke Peewees playing Oak Bay Car-navaron were awarded their first win by default as Oak Bay failed to field a full roster of nine players.

With the help of Sooke’s full roster of 12 players, the game went a full seven innings and was a thrilling match enjoyed by many fans.

Shark Bainbridge, Chris Piatkowski and Storm Spackman pro-vided strong pitch-ing with Piatkowski’s exceptional speed and delivery sending shiv-ers through the Carna-varon dug-out.

Sooke slugger Tyler Fogarty nearly cleared the fence with a huge shot to center field driving home two runs.

The next games will be played this Sat-urday, April 25 at the Seaparc field.

Peewees will play the first game at 2 p.m. with Mosquitos taking to the field at 5 p.m.

Octavian Lacatusu Photos

(Above) Sooke Triangle Peewees player “Storm” Spackman eagerly swings at the ball, batting it straight into the atmosphere. The Triangles were facing against the Oak Bay Carnavaron team.

(Right) Mayor Maja Tait tosses a healthy first pitch at Saturday’s baseball game. Tait threw first pitch for both the 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. baseball matches that day.

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Local Seahawk play-ers helped the Warriors to their second consec-utive victory against our x-town rivals Saan-ich Wolverines.

In a hard fought back and forth game with the Warriors coming out on top 24-22, “machine” Carrier snapping and along with “Mountain-Man” LaMontagne dou-ble team blocking those massive interior line-man all day long.

Owen Cheng down field blocking, Spencer

Logan had numerous tackles on defense and Jared Steele in his first game of the season had a fumble recovery with a healthy 12 yard gain.

Riley Stratton also in his first tussle ham-mered away at those running backs all game. Next contest in two weeks against Penin-sula.

Coach Andy Car-rier

The Sooke PeeWee Seahawks outmuscled

the Peninsula Wildcats in a 42-0 win April 19 at Greenglade Community Centre in Sidney.

First-year players Quin Threlfall and Riley Berfelo both scored their first (and second) ever touchdowns.

Threlfall started the scoring by taking the opening kick-off all the way, then Berfelo dismissed a would-be tackler before running to the endzone on the Seahawks’ second pos-session.

Hunter Swift kicked both converts to put Sooke up 16-0. He also converted numerous third downs on the day, and scored just before half-time to remove any ambitions Peninsula might have had head-ing into the break. Swift finished three for four on convert attempts.

Sooke found the end-zone every time they had the ball, thanks largely to the strong blocking and power running of centers/full-

backs Anthony Tucker and James Mullen. Both were nearly flawless on their snaps, and both ran the ball effectively.

Two Seahawks played their first ever games after missing the Week 1 contest. Jordan Quissy’s and Connor Warford’s effec-tive blocking kept the offense rolling, while their stout play on the defensive line helped declaw the Wildcat’s attack.

Kingston Foster, Daw-son Reid and Paul Matt-son rounded out the linemen corp that dom-inated the trenches, giv-ing QBs Connor Keys and Brody Reinsch plenty of time to get the ball to their running backs. Both QBs also converted third and shorts with QB sneaks, and Reinsch added a fourth quarter touch-down.

Wide receivers Wil-liam Daoust and Simon Eskildsen both came close to hauling in passes. Eskildsen made a few key blocks on the outside, while Daoust earned the Seahawks a first down with a nice run.

Sooke’s defence was anchored by the outstanding play of outside linebackers

Power running carries Peewee Seahawks to impressive victory

Andy Carrier Photo

Sooke Seahawk players helping the Warriors face off vs. Saanich Wolverines.

Westley Cornwall and AvAn Wickheim. Both aggressively hemmed the Wildcat’s offence in, and the couple of times Peninsula did get around them, corner-backs Dane Pfeiffer and Reid Gerhardts were there to make the stop.

The 1-1 Seahawks

look to improve their record next week against their arch-rivals, the Westshore Warriors.

Kick-off is 3 p.m. Sat-urday, April 25 at Wes-thills Stadium in Lang-ford.

Coach Nathan Lowther

Going for a spinMountain biking fans got a hands-on first look at Giant Bicycles’ new mountain bike models for 2015 at Harbourview Road on Saturday. Riders were able to test out bikes of every price range and type, including several high-end models going for $7,500 in retail.

Octavian Lacatusu Photo


Regular MeetingJuan de Fuca Local Area Services Building#3 – 7450 Butler Road, Otter Point, BCTuesday, April 28, 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

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New Section: Hot Car of the Week

The Sooke News Mirror - and its in-house car nut/reporter, Octavian Lacatusu, would like to welcome our readers to a new section, Hot Car of the Week, featuring a special car from within the Sooke com-munity.

Hot this week? A 1987 Buick Regal that looks like it was cast as a Sith lord in the new Star Wars movie. It also bears the sinister looks of the iconic Buick Grand National, a turbocharged wonder from the mid-1980s that not only breathed life into Buick and GM, but also showed the world that cars can, in fact, be fast again. Doug Kerr’s Regal (pictured) doesn’t sport the Grand National’s legendary turbo 3800 V6, but a more hairy-chested, old-school 305 small-block Chevy V8, capable of turning the wide rear tires into smoke. Complemented by the clean lines and jet-black paint, this is without doubt, a cool ride.

The 1978 - 1987 Regal was also part of GM’s rear-wheel-drive G-Body; a chassis which gave birth to other sister cars, the Chevy Monte Carlo, Oldsmobile Cutlass and Pontiac Grand Prix.

Criteria for submission: Is your ride interesting? Is it a classic? Is it rare? Is it unusual, loud or all of the above? All years, makes and models are welcome, regardless of condition (either freshly restored, or if the doors are held together by prayer). Your mom’s minivan however, does not qualify, sorry. Send in your high-resolution JPEG photo along with a brief description that includes your contact info, model and year to: [email protected].

Octavian Lacatusu Photos

...aaand across the line!Marathon runners coming on the final stretch back towards Edward Milne

community shcool at the Sooke 10K Frontrunners Island Race Series on Saturday.



Local Seahawk play-ers helped the Warriors to their second consec-utive victory against our x-town rivals Saan-ich Wolverines.

In a hard fought back and forth game with the Warriors coming out on top 24-22, “machine” Carrier snapping and along with “Mountain-Man” LaMontagne dou-ble team blocking those massive interior line-man all day long.

Owen Cheng down field blocking, Spencer

Logan had numerous tackles on defense and Jared Steele in his first game of the season had a fumble recovery with a healthy 12 yard gain.

Riley Stratton also in his first tussle ham-mered away at those running backs all game. Next contest in two weeks against Penin-sula.

Coach Andy Car-rier

The Sooke PeeWee Seahawks outmuscled

the Peninsula Wildcats in a 42-0 win April 19 at Greenglade Community Centre in Sidney.

First-year players Quin Threlfall and Riley Berfelo both scored their first (and second) ever touchdowns.

Threlfall started the scoring by taking the opening kick-off all the way, then Berfelo dismissed a would-be tackler before running to the endzone on the Seahawks’ second pos-session.

Hunter Swift kicked both converts to put Sooke up 16-0. He also converted numerous third downs on the day, and scored just before half-time to remove any ambitions Peninsula might have had head-ing into the break. Swift finished three for four on convert attempts.

Sooke found the end-zone every time they had the ball, thanks largely to the strong blocking and power running of centers/full-

backs Anthony Tucker and James Mullen. Both were nearly flawless on their snaps, and both ran the ball effectively.

Two Seahawks played their first ever games after missing the Week 1 contest. Jordan Quissy’s and Connor Warford’s effec-tive blocking kept the offense rolling, while their stout play on the defensive line helped declaw the Wildcat’s attack.

Kingston Foster, Daw-son Reid and Paul Matt-son rounded out the linemen corp that dom-inated the trenches, giv-ing QBs Connor Keys and Brody Reinsch plenty of time to get the ball to their running backs. Both QBs also converted third and shorts with QB sneaks, and Reinsch added a fourth quarter touch-down.

Wide receivers Wil-liam Daoust and Simon Eskildsen both came close to hauling in passes. Eskildsen made a few key blocks on the outside, while Daoust earned the Seahawks a first down with a nice run.

Sooke’s defence was anchored by the outstanding play of outside linebackers

Power running carries Peewee Seahawks to impressive victory

Andy Carrier Photo

Sooke Seahawk players helping the Warriors face off vs. Saanich Wolverines.

Westley Cornwall and AvAn Wickheim. Both aggressively hemmed the Wildcat’s offence in, and the couple of times Peninsula did get around them, corner-backs Dane Pfeiffer and Reid Gerhardts were there to make the stop.

The 1-1 Seahawks

look to improve their record next week against their arch-rivals, the Westshore Warriors.

Kick-off is 3 p.m. Sat-urday, April 25 at Wes-thills Stadium in Lang-ford.

Coach Nathan Lowther

Going for a spinMountain biking fans got a hands-on first look at Giant Bicycles’ new mountain bike models for 2015 at Harbourview Road on Saturday. Riders were able to test out bikes of every price range and type, including several high-end models going for $7,500 in retail.


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Early spring fishing - make sure both you and your boat are prepared

Most anglers yearn for spring when the ice has receded from the lake and they can get back on the water to visit favourite fishing holes.

If you are like most and start your fishing early, here are a few tips to make sure that you don’t get caught by an unexpected break-down or emergency on the water (because who wants that when they’re out on the water on a sunny Satur-day, right?)

Start by reloading all your safety equipment onto the boat making sure that each piece is in proper working order and that all pow-ered equipment have fresh batteries.

You can minimize the chance of getting stranded out on the water by ensuring that all systems on the boat are mechanically sound and that the gas tank is full with fresh gas before heading out. If you have a boat with external gas tanks, hav-ing a spare full tank on hand is a sound prac-tice.

In spring, the weather can change quickly so be sure to check the (marine) forecast before you go and be familiar with you and your boat’s weather limitations. And don’t be fooled by balmy spring breezes into dressing in light cloth-ing.

The water is still very cold and has a large influence in the air tem-perature above it, so be prepared with warm thermal protective clothing so you won’t be cutting your time on the water short.

A key piece of safety equipment is a marine radio or, where service

is reliable, a cell phone to call for assistance. This time of year, there are fewer boats on the water to render assis-tance if you need it.

And before depart-ing, tell a reliable per-son where you are going, when you expect to return and the num-ber to call if you not return as scheduled.

As you head out, be sure to wear your life-jacket. The water is cold and the shock you may experience with an unexpected fall, could hamper your ability to swim or even simply catch your breath. A lifejacket will give you the necessary time to sort things out and the time to rescue yourself.

Plus with the num-ber of styles available today, some specifically designed for anglers, there really is no rea-son not to wear one.

And if you do end up in the water, have a way to get back in your boat unassisted. It can be as simple as tying a 4 or 5 foot loop of rope to a cleat and coiled just inside the boat.

Make sure that you can reach it from the water to use it as a step to get back into your boat.

Spring is a great sea-son for fishing and, with a little preparation, you can enjoy it safely so you can concentrate on what’s important -- fish-ing and having fun.

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Model engineersThe next meeting of the Otter Point Model Engi-

neers Club will be on Sunday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the Otter Point clubrooms, 8354 West Coast Road. Entertainment will include 8-mm films of the English locomotives and movies of the Mattocks Farm commercial miniature railway. It will also be auction night and those who attend are invited to bring anything of a mechanical nature that they don’t need.

April 23, 1980

Property purchased for future fire hall

Approximately three acres of property between Goodmere and Lincroft Streets in Sooke have been purchased by the Sooke Fire Protection District as the probable future site of a new fire hall in the village. Announcement of the $50,000 purchase was made at the district’s annual general meeting last Thursday by John McKay, chairman of the trustees.

April 23, 1975

Sooke Crisis Centre looks to change focus

There may not be a sign on the building, and the office may have gotten smaller, but there’s still a lot of activity behind the door of the Sooke Crisis and Referral Centre.

While the provincial government has cut fund-ing for an on-site counsellor, the crisis centre is struggling to provide three remaining programs including the Victim Services program with the RCMP, the Child Caregivers Program, and a crisis line.

The crisis centre opened its doors in December 1989 and has been in the same building ever since. But this year, after it lost a Ministry of Health con-tract, the centre downsized, moving into a smaller office in the building.

April 26, 1995

No Spanish Royals, but Count may come to Sooke

Despite the best efforts of the Regional Direc-tor and the Sooke Festival Society there will be no Spanish royalty attending Sooke’s bicentennial celebration in June, but they hope to get the next best thing - a count.

Spanish ambassador Antonio J. Fournier visited Sooke last week to announce that Count de Rev-eille de Gigedo, a descendant of the governor of Mexico after whom Sooke was originally named, is expected to attend the celebrations on June 23.

April 27, 1990

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