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A smarter-than-your-average-bear has been a problem for dwell-ers of the Botanical RV resort in Port Renfrew over the past couple of weeks.

The animal forcefully found its way inside four storage sheds and also got into a couple of refrigerators, which is what resident Ber-tha Gravelle thinks attracted it to the area in the first place.

“A gentleman had a fridge on his porch, which is a no-no, and he tossed it off the deck,” said Gravelle, adding the man has had it hap-pen to him before.

One of the sheds was storing apples that the bear helped itself to after breaking in.

“He literally ripped the boards right off the

side, there was a two-foot square hole in it.”

After the owner repaired the damage, the bear went for a repeat performance and scored itself some Thai noodles. The other sheds were either empty or contained non-food items like camping equipment.

This wasn’t Gravelle’s first bear encounter — last year one tried to pry open one of the windows on her travel trailer when she wasn’t home. She suspects the recent culprit is the cub of the mother who used to wander through the area. There have also been bear sightings in the past on the nearby beach where there are two fish cleaning sta-tions.

Conservation Officer Rick DeKelver made his way to the site after hearing about the inci-

dent to set a trap for the hungry visitor. Once caught, its fate is still to be determined.

“We’ll assess health, look at the totality of the circumstances, all the behaviour that’s been displayed up till now,” said DeKelver. The options are either relocation, or destruc-tion if its behaviour is beyond reversible.

At the time of the interview, a baited five-foot tall culvert trap with cages welded to

both sides had already been set up right inside the resort for a few days with no results. He said some bears are more intelligent than others, perhaps having a pre-vious encounter with traps or witnessing a family member getting caught, and may con-tinue their aggressive behaviour while avoid-ing capture.

“(We’ll leave it up) maybe a week or a little more. It’s dependent if people are seeing it.”

Bears are habitual creatures and may have a certain route they travel. While on that route, they may not be drawn to the bait, he said.

DeKelver added hav-ing freezers and fridges containing food out in the open is “not accept-able practice in what we consider bear coun-try.” While it’s hard to make something com-pletely bear proof, peo-ple should ensure at least basic precautions

are taken.Incidents have been

lower lately due to the natural food source of fish in the streams returning to spawn. Sightings will likely con-tinue into December until most bears hiber-nate for about three months.

“Some don’t hiber-nate if they are familiar with non-natural attrac-tants like garbage. Some become aware they can access a food source year round.”

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Boat launch now open for public useBenjamin YongSooke News Mirror

After a few delays, the Sooke Boat Launch facilities on West Coast Road at the Prestige Oceanfront Resort was officially launched last week.

Mayor Janet Evans said there were some issues with Fisheries and Oceans Canada regarding building into the water during salmon fry season that pushed the completion date back by a month.

“I would have liked to open a bit sooner, at least now it’s open,” said Evans. “It’s a fan-tastic asset for the community and I hope

all those people who petitioned us four, five years ago are happy we finally have a public boat launch.”

The endeavour — a cooperative result of all three levels of gov-ernment and local busi-nesses — provides much needed access to the water for locals and visitors and pro-motes increased use of the Sooke harbour and basin, said in a District of Sooke press release.

“The governments of Canada and British Columbia jointly contrib-uted $605,768 toward the project, through the Canada — British Columbia Building Can-ada Fund — Communi-

ties Component,” said in the release.

The final cost, includ-ing the $915,000 for the land the launch is built on, hasn’t been tallied yet, said Evans, who added staff is still wait-ing on the final invoices. Figures should be avail-able and made public record by the end of November.

“I’m just very pleased it was finished by the end of my term, it was on my list of things the public wanted me to do,” she said.

A formal opening ceremony featuring local dignitaries, com-munity representatives and funding partners is being planned.

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The public boat launch as seen from the hotel is now open and ready for use by local boaters. The site is also home to the Sooke Coast Guard Auxiliary who have their boats moored there.

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“We will not tolerate this group being mar-ginalized,” said Sooke School District superin-tendent Jim Cambridge of LGBT students.

This was in response to the announcementat the end of October that SD62 joined 14other B.C. school dis-tricts in adopting an anti-homophobia pol-icy in schools. Cam-bridge said it is no dif-ferent than the anti-ha-rassment and discrimi-nation policy alreadyin place that protect students and staff against facing prejudice towards things like raceand religion.

“Our harassment pol-icies go back 20 years. Similarly, back then,people didn’t see those actions as harassing.”

Unlike other school districts in the province that are either lingering in drafting a policy or facing controversy like Burnaby where an adhoc opposition group has formed, Sookeschool trustees passed the policy unanimously. Following a model from three or four other B.C.districts, the final draft has been a result of about two years of revi-sions from a committee formed of principals, vice principals teachers and parents, he said.

Not necessarily a response to any specific incident, Cambridgesaid from looking at demographic data they can safely assume a large part of the popu-lation have “alternate gender identification” and aren’t showing it in

schools, possibly due to social pressures.

“It’s more to tell fami-lies of youth that thisis something we’ve attended to and havesome concerns about.”

The policy is justas much about edu-cation as it is punish-ment for transgressors. Teams will be travel-ling around to various schools familiarizing people with the regu-lations and identifying why it’s an issue.

“For a lot of kids thatmessage of ‘it gets bet-ter’ is not good enough for us. It shouldn’t have to get better,” he said.

Roberta Kubik, prin-cipal at Edward Milne Community School,

congratulated the school board and alsothe town.

“It really speaks tothe community — how oriented we are to allmembers of our com-munity. I feel kind ofproud to be in this envi-ronment,” she said.

Kubik hasn’t wit-nessed any overt instances of sexual or gender bullying in her six years at the high school, but comes across students say-ing things like “that’s so gay,” in reference to something being undesirable or out of the ordinary. She said it’s subconsciously become part of every-day vernacular.

“We take the time tospeak with students. At times, they don’t evenquestion what they’re saying.”

Kids caught using those kinds of phrasesare taken aside by staff who explain what itreally means, said EMCS English 10 teacher Dan-ielle Huculak. Openly gay, she said her stu-dents are often sensitive to their language aroundher and apologize pro-fusely if they catch them-selves saying something inappropriate without realizing it.

She doesn’t broad-cast her sexual orien-tation on the first day of class, but keeps a picture of her partneron her desk that has served as an icebreakerfor conversations with students, she said. Justjoining the school this year, she is also form-ing a gay straight alli-ance starting next year.

Both Huculak and

Kubik agreed that there has been a greater awareness of sexualand gender diversity in the last three years or

so but acknowledged there is still much workto be done.

“I’m not that naive,”said Kubik. “I do see more openings with our children and our parents saying it’s OKto question themselves, it’s OK to accept oth-ers.”

With the policy beingpassed, she said it gives the school more tools and resources to address issues like giv-ing presentations and hosting seminars.

“Communities as a whole and govern-ments as a whole have highlighted that yes,this is something in society to be aware of,”she said.

“With this on the fore-front, people are more comfortable to come forward,” she said.

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Roberta Kubik, EMCS principal, left, in front of the high school totem pole with Danielle Huculak, an openly-gay EMCS English teacher.

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There was no road access to the lake ofcourse; so the resource-ful brothers built theirown, to bring supplies three miles upwardsto the secluded semi-alpine setting. Builtwith 10-inch split cedar boards on a founda-tion of cedar logs, with a cedar shake roof, thecabin stood for many years, even serving asa caretaker’s home for the YMCA children’s camp that came after the Glinzes.

Trying to develop a hunting lodge was uphill work, and in 1917 the

brothers saw an oppor-tunity to operate Wood-side Farm, home of thepioneer Muir family on West Coast Road, whenit became available for lease. By 1920 ArnoldGlinz and his wife Rosa had purchased Wood-side Farm, while Leon-ard got a hotel manage-ment job in Vancouver.

Besides farming and dairying at Wood-

side, the Arnold Glin-zes began a hospitality

industry, with payingguests and chicken din-ners served on sum-mer Sundays. Their son Teddy Glinz attendedSooke School and grew up to marry Elsa, a sweetheart from Swit-zerland.

While elder brother Leonard Glinz worked inother cities, he kept the cabin at Glinz Lake forvisits as a holiday and hunting retreat, until deciding in the 1930s to make it available for a children’s camp. Over the years, many Sookeyoungsters have joined the hundreds who haveenjoyed a week’s stay at Camp Thunderbird.

Besides the road

name, the Glinz story continues as part of Sooke’s history, asArnold’s grandson Charlie Glinz spendspart of each year at the old Woodside farm-house on West Coast Road. After Charlie’s dad passed away his mom Elsa married PhilWilford, and the old farmhouse rings tothe rafters with happy voices when Charlie’s half-siblings, the Wil-ford clan, get togetherto enjoy old-fashioned hospitality.

Elida PeersHistorian

Sooke Region Museum

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Glinz Lake cabin hand built out of cedar

Advertising Feature

Photos: Christine Muir

Denturist Allan Boos opening second location in Sooke

Jenn BlythWith many clients coming in from Sooke for their services,

Boos knew the time was right to expand services to that community. Come mid-November, Westshore Denture Clinic will open a second location at 6689B Sooke Road, at the corner of Otter Point Road, in the Academy Dental offi ces. “Th e Sooke region is growing quickly therefore we’re going out there to meet a need in the community,” Boos says, noting that pre-bookings for November are available through, 778-425-2255.

If teeth or denture problems have you reluctant to show your smile, Denturist Allan Boos and the friendly, skilled staff at Westshore Denture Clinic will be able to have you showing, eating and smiling with more confi dence.

Some may recognize the house on Goldstream Avenue as a Denture business that has been in the community for over 30 years. Boos bought the established Colwood clinic close to six years ago and enjoys providing patients with complete denture care from the convenient Goldstream Avenue location.

Understanding his patients have diff erent needs and expectations, Boos explains “we will take care of all their denture needs, from standard dentures to partial dentures, relines, repairs and the more advanced denture such as full implant-supported. “People like that they can feel confi dent in the work we do and the service we off er,” Boos says. “Th ey feel good knowing we have

their best interest in mind and we have the skills and knowledge to provide dentures that will help them feel and look their best.”

Allan can help you understand the circumstances involved inill-fi tting, loose or broken dentures. A reline may resolve your problem, as not all situations require a new denture. In most circumstances they can off er same day service for relines and repairs.

Completely current with the latest trends and technologies, Boos emphasizes how much dentures have changed in the last generation. “We are at the leading edge of denture technology,” he says. “We have so many more options today and during a free consultation I can explain which are the most benefi cial for an individual.”

Whether clients want a “perfect” set of pearly whites or an age-appropriate, characterized set of dentures for a natural look, “we can personalize dentures very easily to what the client would like to see,” Boos says, adding that current technology can also eliminate past problems of lower dentures not fi tting properly.

For those who are losing the last of their natural teeth we can prepare a denture ahead of time so they will never have to go without a smile.

Visit the Westshore Denture Clinic from Monday to Th ursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 434 Goldstream Ave. For more information, call the Colwood offi ce at 250-478-2114.

SookeSooke

OTTER POINT & SHIRLEY

COMMUNITY SIGNAGEThe Otter Point & Shirley Residents &

Ratepayers Association (OPSRRA)wish to thank the following for their contribution to the

Welcome to Shirley &Welcome to Otter Point sign project:

• JDFEA Economic Development Commission• MainRoad Contracting• Butler Brothers Supplies Ltd.• Sooke Home Hardware• Warburton’s Woodworks• Barker Manufacturing• Sooke Business Park (Otter Point)• 3L Developments (the Woods at Otter Point)• Murray Tomkins and Myron Teneycke

www.opsrra.ca and [email protected]

Rick Kasper for Council

Let’s work together to restore trust in Council, and create a better Sooke for everyone.

I will work for:

• What’s important to Sooke

families, youth and seniors.

• Downtown improvements to

attract more investment, jobs and

affordable housing

• A Council that takes care of your

interests, not their own interests.

• Better value for taxpayers’ dollars.

• Openness and transparency in

Council, and restored trust and

integrity.

Integrity –Trust – Fairness

Questions? Call Rick at 250-642-5919 or email: [email protected]

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POLICE BEATThere were 106 calls

for service between Oct. 28 and Nov. 2.

HalloweenRCMP Staff Sgt. Steve

Wright called Halloween an “awesome night.” Six police officers were out until 10 p.m., after that there were four. There were no major incidents or major acts of vandalism.

“(There were) lots of kids out but it was a very fun night to be out. Everyone had a good time, it was very safe — the fire hall looked like it was the busiest they’ve ever had and that helped contribute to a safe Halloween.”

Wright also tipped his hat to the Safe Hal-loween committee, which the RCMP par-ticipates in, who raised funds for the two nights of haunted house activ-ities. People were so well-behaved he said he didn’t even hear a single swear word. The police station was hand-ing out candy and ran out after going through

four boxes, and some teenagers even volun-teered their candy to the younger children.

RoadblocksPolice have started

up their holiday road checks for impaired driving. On the week-end, six drivers were caught over the legal blood alcohol concen-tration (BAC) limit of 0.08.

“That’s significant, obviously the message isn’t getting through,” said Wright.

The drivers were subject to the immedi-ate roadside prohibi-tion program that was implemented last fall.

Anyone over the legal limit has their driver’s license taken away on the spot for 90 days and their vehicle impounded for 30 days. They also have to pay about $700 minimum for towing and storage fees, an administrative penalty of $500, $250 to get their license back, and $800 to enroll in a anti-drunk-driving pro-

gram.

Serious accident On November 7, 2011

shortly before 7:30 pm, the Sooke RCMP received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a sin-gle vehicle roll-over crash on Sooke Road at Woodlands Road.

Upon arrival, police officers and BC Ambu-lance Service crews found the lone occu-pant of the vehicle par-tially ejected through the windshield of the overturned vehicle, a 2004 Chevrolet Aveo. Roads were wet at the time of the crash, with light rain falling.

The 58 year woman, a Sooke resident, was extricated from the vehicle by the Fire Department. She was transported to Victo-ria General Hospital by Advanced Life Support Ambulance, for treat-ment of serious inju-ries.

An RCMP Collision Analyst attended, and conducted a thorough investigation of the

crash scene. Alcohol & drug impairment is not suspected. Seatbelt usage remains under examination by the Analyst.

Sooke road was closed for several hours while the driver was extricated, and the investigation con-ducted. A detour was in place for motorists.

MiscellaneousThere was a a minor

car accident involving two cars on Oct. 29 at 9 a.m. at Sooke Road and Lazzar Road. There was alcohol involved and a man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

There were no breakins to either busi-nesses or residences over this period. There was one report of van-dalism — a large elec-tion sign was taken down and drawn on.

“We should remind everyone that it’s ille-gal under the criminal code to vandalize elec-tion signs or even tam-per with them.”

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We Shall Not ForgetSooke firefighter Cam Norris-Jones, left, raises the Remembrance Day poppy flag with the help of Tom Lott, Sooke Legion poppy chairman on Oct. 28, marking the beginning of the Poppy Campaign.

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EDITORIALRod Sluggett PublisherPirjo Raits EditorBenjamin Yong Reporter

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Our generation is one of the luckiest in history. We baby boomers have never

had to deal with a war on our own turf and have little understanding of what that could possibly be like. While many of us may be peaceniks, if we were occupied by another country chances are we would fight.

Living in Canada is a privilege. We have one of the healthiest economies in the world presently, one of the most beautiful countries on the planet and we have the resources which some would only aspire to have. Our social services

and medical plans are the envy of many countries.

This Remembrance Day it might be a good thing to remember what it is that we strive to protect. Those men and women who serve in the military should be honoured for taking on the role of protectors of our country, and those who served should be remembered.

Each year the list of veterans gets shorter and if you want to know what it was like for these men and women, take the time to listen to some of their stories. There are lessons there for all of us.

The future is secure if we pay heed

JDF fight may be nasty

OUR VIEW

Accusations, name calling, innuendo and gossip all seem to be a part of this election. The municipal council candidates have had ample opportunity to tell the electorate what they stand for and who they are. Two all-candidate meetings and two mayoral candidate meetings should be enough to get their messages across. The Juan de Fuca is another story.

The two candidates running for regional director in the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area are

in for a nasty fight. With the three-year fight to save the Juan de Fuca Trail from development, the forces have been rallied and they still want to fight what they perceive to be favouritism, bias and profiteering. The “green” forces won that war in the woods and they want

one of their own sitting in the director’s chair and they are not letting up.

What needs to be remembered is that many of those who fought against the development are not residents of the Juan de Fuca, they can’t vote here. It is up to the people in East Sooke, Shirley, Jordan River and Port Renfrew to decide who they want representing them based on the candidate’s performance. This is the electorate’s opportunity to speak out without having to go before a microphone at a public meeting. Those quiet voices who had something to say can now say it with their X on the ballot.

Both candidates are worthy and both have strong opinions and while they might not see eye-to-eye, this creates an opportunity for each to listen to the other and see where they are coming from and perhaps come up with some ideas of how to encompass other views.

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What do you think when you hear Remembrance Day?

An annual tradition. A memory. Appreciation

Nick Jones Gr. 11

Sacrifice, appreciation. A better understanding

of history. We’re learning about it in Socials 11.

Kayla FrenchGr. 11

The poppy. Flanders Fields.

Dylon Pallot Gr. 12

Remembering what we fought for.

Eric Albert Gr. 11

Do it for the kids

Halloween is such a great day for all kids of every age.

As usual, my chil-dren and I was getting ready to go trick or treating around 5 p.m. We always started our night by going down to the mall. It such a great place to go. It’s safe, close and we can see all the nice costumes and chit-chat with the parents.

I realized very soon, that a few of the major stores weren’t giving up candy, or what ever, on that special night. I remember Pacific Coast Capital used to put up a tent, and the kids loved it. Is it my imagination or are fewer storea will-ing to participate in that crazy night? And it looks to me, that those big lucrative companies could be part of our community and partici-pate to make this night a success.

For our children, as a community, should we continue this amaz-ing tradition? Should we remind them who’s bringing business to them? I was so disap-pointed for my children turning around and just going outside.

Of course children got plenty of treats on that night, and it’s true that not getting any from them don’t make a difference in their Hal-loween bag, but just for the tradition and the principal of it, I think they could make an effort. It’s only once a year.

And thank you to all of the other stores who-make Halloween so spe-cial for our children.

Melanie DubeSooke

Face lift needed

One of the two candidates for CRD JDF Director boasts “Proven” while the other boasts “Change.”

From my experi-ence with the bragging prover I give them an F minus report card. For this election, November 19/11, I am trusting the changer gets a chance to come out with an A plus report card.

Democracy desper-ately needs a face lift.

Bren KeetchSooke

Calling it a what it is

An overdose and now a death.

It’s time to call the protest what it is, it’s a squat. Squatting is ille-gal due to safety and health concerns and it’s resulted in tragedy.

I agree with most of the sentiments they’ve expressed, but not venturing construc-tive solutions for what you’re protesting is merely whining.

“You have too much money and you should give it to me” is not a solution, it’s mere petu-lance.

Tear down the squat and move on. You’ve overstayed your wel-come.

Jason KittSooke

Sooke needs investsment

For over 20 years, I’ve been trying to con-vince people, mainly Victoria folks, that the overall level of intellect in Sooke is higher than that which is perceived, and then I read certain council members’ mas-terpieces in the TC and I just want to bury my head in the sand.

Meanwhile, thanks largely due to the end-less self-defecating squabble that goes on in Sooke, Langford has somewhat graciously passed on the title of Pitbull and Mullet Capi-tal and elevated itself to become the economic

powerhouse of the region. None of us want to see big box stores in Sooke, but what sane individual would argue that a hotel and public access to the water-front is a bad idea.

If we can ever hope to enjoy lower tax rates in Sooke, we des-perately need outside investment because so far, the only significant local money invested here has been our col-lective contribution to our new hotel, and even though we might all question the cho-sen colour scheme, this investment has an important one for Sooke’s future.

Anyone who doesn’t understand the differ-ence between invest-ment and spending would be well-advised to look it up. It’s no wonder the CRD wants to turn everything west of Langford into a park; from the outsider’s per-spective, there doesn’t appear to be anything else worth protecting.

Dana LajeunesseSooke

Claiming editorial bias

The Oct. 26 edition of The Sooke News Mirror exposed editorial bias against Moonfist, Myke Colbert.

The information that Moonfist graduated post-secondary school with two Certified Network Engineering degrees was omitted.

There was failure to mention Moonfist’s community work. One

of which is his dedica-tion to the safety and beautification of Sooke. Another is teaching Wing Chun at the Com-munity Hall at no cost to the student.

It was entirely inap-propriate to mention Moonfist’s illness and subsequent surgeries. Having done so, peo-ple should be aware that Moonfist’s verbal communication was affected by the inva-siveness of the surger-ies. The quote “I’m a little different…” made him appear a fool. No doubt there were other quotes that could have been published.

Moonfist has never felt sorry for him-self. He has faced the extreme challenges pre-sented by the illness and the surgeries with fortitude, perseverance and hope. Most per-sons having endured similar surgeries spend their lives watching T.V. and perhaps walking the dog.

M. Jackson-HughesSooke

Editor’s note: Moonfist stated he was okay with

what was printed.

Gentler approach to conflict needed

The Juan De Fuca Electoral Area is a large sprawling Rural region that is in need of deft handling and measured consideration in deal-ing with the governance and land use issues that

arise.It will be vitally impor-

tant to elect our next regional director on the merit of their commit-ment and sensitivity to these problems.

In this deliberation I would like to draw attention to the follow-ing:

The Marine Trail hearings generated an enormous expense both in time and legal fees in trying to protect the Regional Growth Strategy from this huge and inappropriate development.

It was unfortunate that Mr. Hicks did not read the tenor of pub-lic dissatisfaction much earlier on before he finally had to change his vote at the CRD Board level. It appeared that political expediency won over his years of hard work promoting this development.

The public has every reason to question if this was responsible management.

Here in East Sooke he demonstrated a lack of sensitivity for demo-cratic principles when he appointed a profes-sional blaster to a place on the Land Use Com-mittee, this position should have been filled by the runner up in the election, as this had been his “modis ope-randi” when a position had to be filled at the fire department.

In my opinion, he has demonstrated that democracy is a tool to be gerrymandered if it serves private inter-ests.

Perhaps another kind of approach is needed that will give rise to a more cooperative way of actually dealing with the difficult issues of governance and land use. One that will explore due process and the bylaws that are already in place, and therefore result in a more transparent and direct way of deal-ing with the problems that arise. The politics of division and special interest that have ruled the day could give way

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Wild and free

Steve Arnett photo

A cow elk was spotted and photographed at Fairy Lake by Steve Arnett who was driving to Cowichan Lake along the Pacific Marine Circle Roure.

Cont’d on page10

SELLING SOOKE SINCE 1985

to a gentler and more considered approach to conflict resolution, and be altogether more successful for the next three years.

When you proclaim “Proven” on your elec-tion signs it gives one pause to reflect.

It is at the local level that we need to be most diligent. Let’s all get out and vote.

Diana PogueEast Sooke

Support local business

I am fairly new to Sooke (two years) and am currently in the pro-cess of opening a small business.

Recently I placed an add in the Sooke Direc-tory to advertise for my business. Since placing the ad I have had a few people tell me they had done the same in the past for their small busi-nesses and recieved no calls for their services.

I would like to encourage everybody to support local busi-ness by picking up their Sooke Directory before referring to the yellow pages. Not only is it good for our local econ-omy but it is put out by our fabulous Lions Club that does so much in our community.

Thank you for your time and keep shop-ping locally.

Shane RobertsonSooke

Becoming a nation

Those rails that lay behind the stone cairn at Craigellachie have been there for one hun-dred and twenty six years today.

I’m speaking figura-tively of course.

The actual rails from 1885 are long gone, replaced by CWR (Con-tinuous Welded Rail), who knows when.

For me, Nov. 7 each year is a time to reflect on the beginning of Canada.

Oh, you can believe we became a country back on July 1, 1867 if you like, shortly after those guys met in Char-lottetown on Prince Edward Island.

But to me, Nov. 7, 1885 is when we really became a country.

When Donald Smith drove that Last Spike in the Canadian Pacific Railway at Craigellachie in Eagle Pass early one damp, grey, November morning, that was the day we turned east and west, not south, to become the nation of Canada.

William SlimSooke

Tendering question

A paid fireman hasjust received $10,000 from the Distrct of Sooke to do landscaping in Sun-river.

Why did this not go

to a landscape com-pany that has a busi-ness license? Why was it not tendered?

This type of busi-ness must stop. We want responsibile gov-ernment in this town soon.

Does the school board really need their budget run by the same people?

Bill DonaldSooke

On school speed limits

Larry Klassen’s Oct. 26, 2011 letter “Speed Kills” states that the speed limit for schools in Sooke is 40 km/ph. Actually, I believe the B.C. Highways Dept.

signs state that the speed limit is 40 km/h when children are on the highway.

Therefore, if children are not on the highway when one is driving by that school, then it follows that the speed limit is as usual, either 50 km/h in Sooke or 60 km/h in Saseenos.

I appreciate that this is confusing to drivers, especially because the schools in Sooke and Saseenos post signs in front of their schools warning us that the speed limit is 40 km/h.

To test this descrep-ancy, I visited the RCMP detachment a few years ago seeking clarification about this contradictory signage: i.e., is it indeed 40 km/h during school hours, or only when children are on the highway, as the B.C. Highways Dept. sign states. The

Sooke RCMP told me that schools are not the establishers nor the enforcers of highway speed limits; this is the purview of the provin-cial Highways Dept. So I asked them, “ So, if I were to go 50 km/h in the Sooke school zone when children are not on the highway, would I be breaking the law?” They said “No.”

As a postscript, my husband was driving by Saseenos school a few years ago during the summer when school children were out, and he was stopped by the RCMP with a warning for driving too slow (40 km/h)!

G. Woods,Sooke

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LETTERSCont’d from page 9

The Revs. Alex and Nancy Nagy, Holy Trinity

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From the novel Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning: “Earth’s crammed with heaven and, every common bush a re with God; but only he who sees takes off his shoes.”

I shared these words with Alex recently because they continue to ll my head each time we’ve traveled the East Sooke to Sooke roads, roads that are ablaze with Fall colors these days. Indeed, it is the most beautiful Fall we’ve seen in the three and a half years we’ve lived here. How amazing that with the right conditions such beauty can shine forth. It made us wonder how that applied to us as we wander around so many people in our daily life; all of them are God’s masterpiece. Not just our family and friends but the others whom we barely see or notice. Because, to be honest, we usually nd we’ve passed the others by without a glance or a thought, just as we too often do with the rest of God’s creation. But are not people even more glorious, that vision of true beauty in others?

The beauty is always there, in every age and generation, in creation and especially in God’s Masterpiece, people.

Soon we will celebrate Remembrance day; a day set aside to remind us to remember those who gave their lives in our various wars. But there is no day set aside to remind us to pay more attention in daily life; to look more intentionally around us and at each other? It is completely up to us to remember and then to do it. And if we should make that our daily discipline then we’d be in such awe of God’s goodness to us that we too would take off our shoes and give thanks.

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Analyze first

Mr. Hicks’ cam-paign promises are interesting.I will direct this letter to only one; his promise to re-in-troduce pink salmon into Jordan River. As a retired chemist with some experience in dealing with pollution, I’d like to ask this can-didate if he is aware of certain factors that might affect this re-in-troduction.

First, abandoned mines are notorious for producing water pollu-tion for decades after mining has ceased. The ore body at this partic-

ular site was made up largely of chalcopyrite, a sulfide that contains both iron and copper. Such deposits usually contain small amounts of other sulfides, such as that of arsenic.

Air, in the presence of a little moisture, slowly converts these sulfides to water soluble chemi-cals. The sulfur forms sulfurous acid,which is then converted to sulfuric acid. This pro-cess results in the well known acid mine drain-age which is fish toxic. Arsenic is very poison-ous, even in extremely

low concentrations.Copper is also toxic

to fish. This toxicity is greatly enhanced because the soluble form of copper sticks to fish gills; salmon are thus asphyxiated. These effects are evi-dent even when con-centrations are in the one to three parts per million range.

When the first fall rains start, a significant amount of these toxic chemicals is flushed into the nearest water-course. That is, the tox-icity is greatest when salmon are heading

upstream to spawn.Some friends and I

visited one of the tail-ings dumps beside Jor-dan River a few months ago. Still, several decades after mining stopped, conifers were showing significant evi-dence of toxicity. They were stunted- just a few cm. in height, and they were a sickly yellow-green colour.

To the best of my knowledge, pink salmon are less ‘stream specific’ than other types of salmon. That is, a finite chance exists of them straying up a stream other than the one in which they were hatched. Other salmon spawning streams

exist in the area. That is, if the water in Jor-dan River were clean enough for fish to use, then they would have, in all probability, have re-established a spawn-ing run on their own.

Perhaps, before Mr. Hicks were to embark on a costly experiment such as this one, he should have a few water samples analyzed dur-ing the early fall rainy period, and he should consult with a fisheries biologist.

Dale W. ReadEast Sooke

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Welcoming signSign maker Murray Tomkins, left, with the help of Arnie Campbell holds the new Welcome to Otter Point sign he made to be installed at the Sooke boundary on West Coast Road. Four other signs will be displayed along Highway 14 to help differentiate the boundaries of Sooke, Otter Point, Shirley and Jordan River more clearly. Campbell, president of the Otter Point and Shirley Residents and Ratepayers Association said “it’s a long time coming” for the project.

The idea for the signs first came up about three years ago, and then a year ago OPSRRA took the initiative and fundraised $3,200 along with donations and discounts of materials from eight local businesses. On Thursday morning, a crew from MainRoad Contracting volunteered labour to dig holes in the ground to accommodate the massive sign posts.

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November 19th

For

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Standing Up for Shirley/ Jordan River

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Back room dealings?

At the Nov. 2 all-can-didates meeting in Otter Point, Regional Direc-tor Mike Hicks made the following statement giving one reason he felt he should be given another three years by the electorate:

“I’d like to finish negotiations with Ender Ilkay.”

Mike, what part of NO do you not understand? You have already cost taxpayers of the JDF as well as those in the CRD tens of thousands of dollars – it is we, the taxpayers, who paid for staff time, meetings, preparation of docu-ments, legal opinions, CRD Board time, Pub-lic Hearings, and the list goes on and on. You took almost three years out of our lives

flogging a proposal that no one in the communi-ties of the JDF wanted. It was only after pro-longed public hearings and debate that you finally ‘saw the light’ and changed your vote to properly reflect what your voters had been telling you all along.

Now, very recently, you have been heard to say that you want to get Marine Trail Holdings into a back room and come up with a ‘deal’ – a land swap of lands in the Shirley/Jordan River area acquired by the CRD from Western Forest Products, for the Marine Trail Holdings parcels above the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail.

I’m not sure why you feel that it is your job

to secure a profit for MTH’s shareholders. It isn’t. Your job is to rep-resent your constitu-ents and to make them part of the process in community land use planning. It’s your job to bring proposals to the affected communi-ties so that everyone is aware of what is pro-posed and how it fits with Official Commu-nity Plans and the com-munities’ visions for the future of the area.

If you have learned anything from the debacle that was the MTH proposal and subsequent process, it should be that commu-

nity consultation and decision making are vital to the success of any plan for the area.

Please, get out from behind closed doors.For whatever time you have left as Regional Director, we’d like to know what you are up to.

Terri AlcockShirley

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Teen won’t

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The staff sergeant added when someone is arrested for multiple charges, they would be held in jail until their trial date which could take months.

“There’s motiva-tion for guilty pleas to charges. It saves money

in terms of a trial, defence saves time in terms of their client spending time in jail so they enter in a plea bar-gain.”

Sometimes, however, public interest dictates that no deals be made and the defendant be detained. Minors face

the same charges as adults, although they typically would not sit in jail as long as adults. There are also different sentencing guidelines for young offenders, said Wright.

“Traditionally they don’t send young peo-ple to jail unless they’re

violent, and they’ve proven they can’t abide by court order condi-tions. I would hazard to guess if he breaches these conditions he’ll be going to jail next time.”

Police recommended the charge of robbery because there was an

element of violence when he used a weapon to aid in his escape. Otherwise, shoplift-ing would normally fall under minor theft. Wright was unsure why the cown didn’t pursue it.

“It’s something I’m going to follow up

with.”If you know of a crime

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Call: 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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What’s Up in SookeWhat’s Up in Sooke This WeekThis WeekWed.Wed.November 9November 9TOASTMASTERSTOASTMASTERS

Sooke Harbour Sooke Harbour Toastmasters meet and Toastmasters meet and greet night at Village greet night at Village Foods from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Foods from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Call Allan at 642-7520 Call Allan at 642-7520 with any questions.with any questions.

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Learn how to download Learn how to download the library’s ebooks to an the library’s ebooks to an ereader device. There will ereader device. There will be a brief demonstration be a brief demonstration followed by a question followed by a question an answer period. an answer period. Participants can bring Participants can bring their own equipment. their own equipment. From 6 to 7 p.m., space From 6 to 7 p.m., space is limited call 250-642-is limited call 250-642-3022 to register.3022 to register.

Thurs.Thurs.November 10November 10

LEGION LIGHTINGLEGION LIGHTING

Light up ceremony at the Light up ceremony at the Sooke Legion at 6p.m. Sooke Legion at 6p.m. Call 250-642-4414 for Call 250-642-4414 for more info.more info.

55+ CLUB55+ CLUB

Seniors day at the Seniors day at the Peoples Drug Mart. Peoples Drug Mart. Come for coffee, cake, Come for coffee, cake, prizes and a chance prizes and a chance to catch up with your to catch up with your friends. There is also a friends. There is also a 15 per cent discount on 15 per cent discount on many products in the many products in the store. Every Second store. Every Second Thursday of each month.Thursday of each month.

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At the Sooke library At the Sooke library today from 12 to 1 p.m.today from 12 to 1 p.m.

Fri.Fri.November 11November 11

REMEMBRANCE DAYREMEMBRANCE DAY

Take a moment to honour Take a moment to honour the brave soldiers that the brave soldiers that sacrifi ced their lives, sacrifi ced their lives, as well as those that as well as those that continue to serve our continue to serve our country. Service at the country. Service at the Legion at 11 a.m. Legion at 11 a.m.

MOVIE PREMIERMOVIE PREMIER

The Sooke Bike Club The Sooke Bike Club is hosting the debut of is hosting the debut of From the Inside OutFrom the Inside Out, , a mountain biking a mountain biking documentary fi lmed documentary fi lmed entirely in B.C. by The entirely in B.C. by The Coastal Crew. Tickets Coastal Crew. Tickets are $10 at the EMCS are $10 at the EMCS Theater, starts at 7 and Theater, starts at 7 and doors open at 6:30 p.m.doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Mon.Mon.November 14November 14

EUCHRE NIGHTEUCHRE NIGHT

Starts at 7 p.m. sharp at Starts at 7 p.m. sharp at Sooke Legion.Sooke Legion.

Sun.Sun.November 13November 13

OPEN MIC NIGHTOPEN MIC NIGHTDrop by the 17 Mile Drop by the 17 Mile House Pub and catch a House Pub and catch a musical act or two during musical act or two during their weekly open mic their weekly open mic night. Open until 11 p.m. night. Open until 11 p.m.

CRAFT FAIRCRAFT FAIRThe Sooke Prestige Craft The Sooke Prestige Craft Fair continues today Fair continues today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come for a one-of-a-kind Come for a one-of-a-kind Christmas shopping Christmas shopping experience! Plenty of free experience! Plenty of free parking availble.parking availble.

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At Harbour Medical Clinic At Harbour Medical Clinic from 4 to 7 p.m. For more from 4 to 7 p.m. For more info call 250+642-4233.info call 250+642-4233.

BABY TALKBABY TALK

The VIHA Sooke Health The VIHA Sooke Health Unit is featuring a talk on Unit is featuring a talk on preparing for toddlerhood preparing for toddlerhood from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Sooke Child, Youth the Sooke Child, Youth & Family Centre (CASA & Family Centre (CASA building 2145 Townsend building 2145 Townsend Rd). Call 250-642-5464 Rd). Call 250-642-5464 for info.for info.

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Sat.Sat.November 12November 12

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CRAFT FAIRCRAFT FAIRPresented by the Earthly Presented by the Earthly Goods Craft Market, Goods Craft Market, featuring hand-crafted featuring hand-crafted works from local artisans. works from local artisans. Debuting at the new Debuting at the new Prestige hotel from 10 Prestige hotel from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults, children is $4 for adults, children get in free.get in free.

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On Nov. 17 at 6 p.m., get ready to feast.

The EMCS culinary arts program is put-ting on its annual buf-fet, with this year’s star entree being a spiced and brined roast turkey with chanterelle mush-room, dried apricot and cornbread stuff-ing. Other options are of course available, but the real story is a new addition to the lineup, or rather, two, said culi-nary arts teacher Pia Carroll.

“We’ve got two young men that graduated last year that are back,” said Carroll, who has been teaching and also been a chef with the Sooke Harbour House for 15 years.

Gavin Boechler and Jonathan Evans, both 18, are in the kitchen at the high school again as part of a pilot semester-long program offered by the Camosun College Professional Cook Program. Called “E-PPRENTICE,” the

duo work online for the theory portion of their program, and are at the high school every day making salads, soups, pastries, and slew of other dishes as part of their practical.

“It’s a brilliant course, it offers students the possibility of getting their level PC1 (profes-sional cook 1 certifica-tion) instead of doing it at a job.”

In the past, Boechler and Evans would have had to find a restau-

rant to take them on as apprentices, which isn’t always easy given the limited number of eateries in town. That might not have been as difficult for Evans, how-ever, who has been in the industry since he was a child.

“I worked at the Sooke 2 for 1 Pizza when i was 11,” said Evans, a job his older sister helped him get. He has also been work-ing at Mom’s Cafe for the last four years.

Boechler had aspira-tions of being an actor before taking a foods class at Edward Milne.

“I found out it’s lots of fun,” said the tall fresh-man resembling a foot-ball player in a chef’s uniform. The two cooks, who have been friends since their secondary school days, hope to finish the Camosun pro-gram and one day open a catering business in Thailand after getting some experience.

The pair aren’t the only ones doing all the cooking for the buffet, which Carroll called a

“showcase of talents” for the students in the culinary arts program at the high school. Run by Carroll and another practicing instruc-tor from the harbour house, Marion French, the young aspiring chefs are prepare all the food. It’s nothing new, since they do it on a daily basis making meals for the cafeteria.

The facility the stu-dents work in looks very professional, and actu-ally possesses a com-mercial kitchen license

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Get ready for EMCS culinary arts buffet

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Professional cooks-in-training Jonathan Evans, front, and Gavin Boechlers perform some simultaneous flambeed apple flipping.

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A threat has sur-faced affecting Pacific salmon here in B.C., although it’s not a new one according to Rol-lie Rose, a fishing guide and director of the Juan de Fuca Salmon Resto-ration Society.

The Watershed Watch Salmon Society, a group of experts who advocate awareness and preservation of salmon, recently issued a press release indicat-ing that Simon Fraser University research-ers found evidence of a virus in wild juvenile sockeye off of B.C.’s central coast.

Called Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA), it can cause the circula-tory system of the fish to stop working result-ing in death. The WWSS is calling for a removal of farmed salmon — where the disease origi-nates — from open-net cages in the province.

“The DFO (Depart-ment of Fisheries and Oceans), up until now, denied that the virus was in B.C. waters,” said Rose. “

“The disease has fol-lowed the fish farms everywhere they have set up shop and (is) why they are always on the move looking for new places to operate from.”

First discovered in Atlantic farmed salmon in Norway in the 1980s,

ISA showed up in New Brunswick about a decade later. There have been more out-breaks in Scotland and Chile, as well. It is trans-mitted by contact and can survive in seawater. Likely sources are from infected live eggs or feed imported by the salmon farming industry, said the WWSS in the press release.

Rose said unlike avian flu, which can be contained by destroy-ing a farm, if ISA gets into the water it is cata-strophic.

“Once that disease gets into a wild popu-lation, the only way to stop the spread is to poison the river and kill them all,” he said.

“When you’ve got a wild thousand miles of ocean, how do you con-trol it?”

Sockeye salmon are very sensitive to their environment, and dur-ing reproduction they stop eating and their immune systems shut down to conserve energy. Anything that imposes a further bur-den means they’re more than likely to die before they get to the spawning grounds, said Rose.

“My main comment is the DFO, their main reason for existence is right in their mandate. Number 1 — conserva-tion of fish, to protect fish. (And) they’re not protecting fish.”

He said public aware-ness is critical, and that people should stop supporting the farmed fish industry. He is also pushing for a closed containment system where fish farms are located on land.

The WWSS concurred in the release, saying “net-cage salmon farm-ing has threatened B.C.’s wild fish popula-tions for too long, and this new threat empha-sizes the dire need for

the federal government to clear all farms from wild salmon migration routes immediately.”

Melanie McNabb, communications advi-sor at Fisheries and Oceans Canada, said in an email that the Canadian Food Agency and FOC are “working diligently” to determine whether the evidence is valid. Tests will take approximately four to five weeks.

In the meantime, she

referred to a statement issued by FOC Minister Keith Ashfield a little over a week ago.

“The recent reports stating the ISA has been found in British Columbia salmon have not yet been verified by federal officials through established pro-cesses,” said Ashfield in the statement.

“After initial inves-tigations, we are con-cerned that proper pro-tocols may not have been followed in the testing and reporting of these findings.”

The government is using “scientifically sound and internation-ally recognized proce-dures” to confirm the presence or absence of the virus, he said.

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Avid cyclists in Sooke willbe pleased to

know that yet anotherbike rack has popped up in town, this timeat the local Vancouver Island Regional Library.

A bright orange rack, donated by Urban Racksto the Sooke Slow Food Cycle who then gave it to the library, has been installed at the side ofthe building near the front doors. It can holdup to six bikes.

“There’s a lot more riders to the branch, so it’s absolutely fantastic.It shows the commu-nity spirit” said circula-tion supervisor David Findlay.

Another example of volunteerism in Sooke,the labour was also donated by local exca-vator James Reuter, who also installed simi-lar racks at Whiffin Spit (which he moved twice — once because it took up a parking spot,another because a car backed into it) and atthe Stick in the Mud. He was hard at work dig-ging up dirt from two rectangular “pits” cutout from the ground to accommodate the racks of the legs. He said there is already a palpable anticipation from the public for the new addition.

“I was test fitting it and put the rack down, and when I turnedaround people were already parking bikes in it.”

Since the slow food cycle debuted during Thanksgiving weekend, the organization has continued to be active in the community. The money raised from ticket sales is sitting in a bank account wait-ing for a consensus on what project the funds should be spent on.

Planning is also in full swing for next year’s SSFC that will take place on Sept. 23, said direc-tor Lee Hindrichs.

“People said they wanted it earlier in theyear,” she said.

The route will be changed slightly, start-ing and ending at

Edward Milne Com-munity School. It will also be a loop insteadof a linear ride, and will also feature somethingshe called the “world’s largest picnic table” atWhiffin Spit.

SSFC has also pur-chased three other bike racks for public use.They are portable and can hold up to 30 to 50bicycles.

See related story on page 13.

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“It’s going to look quite festive,” said Les-sard. “The Festival of Trees will be here as well.”

The main reason for holding the Ginger-bread House Competi-tion is to raise money for the Sooke Food Bank.

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Every Tuesday night a bunch of sharks start circling the tables look-ing for their next vic-tim. No, it isn’t a sce-nario out of Jaws, it is the Sooke Pool League matching their mem-bers up against each other looking to see who wins the pool game.

The Sooke Legion is now home to the league which used to gather at the Sooke River Hotel (the Castle) until it closed last year.

The league is made up of both men and women and each of the four teams of six have a female on them.

“We’ve got 28 play-ers and spares,” says league president Brian Green. “Because we just started we wanted to put teams together that would accommo-date make u games over the week.”

The teams rotate and play different play-ers each time ensuring everybody gets to play. Spares are important as many of the members go south over the win-ter.

They even have one member, Gary Robin-son who comes in from Victoria every week to play. He’s also a very good player, at the top of the league standings.

“It’s a fun league — recreational not profes-sional,” says past presi-dent Ken MacDonald.

Be warned though, there are a number of players who come sporting fancy cases containing their per-sonal pool cues. Are they better players than the rest? Who knows, but they look mighty fine.

The league does host a couple of tour-naments each year, one at Christmas and a wind-up tourney at the end of the season.

“Usually there’s food, prizes and a steak din-ner,” said MacDonald. The winning team also gets a Legion jacket.

Play costs $2 a night and all of the proceeds go back into the league fund.

They play straight eight ball, there is no billiard table at the Legion. Players begin

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Anyone who might be interested in join-ing the league can call Brian at 250-642-2522.

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Jane Blaney’s quilt block ranked second overall and Sara Gilbert-Bernard’s photograph in the Junior section received Honourable Mention. Both entries were required to depict agriculture.

Sooke also received an evaluation of excel-lence by the provin-cial judge who visited the fair last September. The Sooke Fall Fair is one of 49 agricultural fairs registered with the British Columbia Asso-ciation of Agricultural Fairs and Exhibitions.

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At its first Annual General Meeting, held Oct. 26 at the Prestige Hotel, the Sooke Classi-cal Boating Society rec-ognized the contribu-tions of two of its mem-bers with honourary lifetime Memberships. More than 40 society members were in atten-dance for the presenta-tions.

Judy Gilligan was recognized for her hard work over the past decade. In 2004 she took on the role of chair of the Maritime Committee, which then had responsibility for the longboats, Dona Rosa and T’Sou-ke. This was at a time when the Longboat Program was struggling. Over the next few years she was instrumental in organiz-ing longboat participa-tion in major events, such as the Classic Wooden Boat Show and the Tall Ship Festivals in 2005 and 2008, and in training students for the Pacific Challenge held in Sooke in 2006.

She has been very active in the recruit-ment of new members and in fund raising. Most recently she was a member of the group that undertook to cre-ate and register the new Classical Boating Soci-ety when the Edward Milne Community School Society divested themselves of the long-boats and for the past year has served as a director and treasurer.

The award was pres-ent by Sheila Nichol-son who noted Judy’s

ability to motivate oth-ers and to provide the leadership needed to undertake initiatives.

Also recognized was Kai Robinson for his contributions to the Longboat Program.

Kai began with the longboats in 1994 at age 12. Following his training he “graduated” to six years of service with the tall ships, Pacific Grace and Pacific Swift, first as a volun-teer and then as a pro-fessional seaman. Kai had returned to assist the Longboat Program, providing both train-ing for crew mem-bers and leadership as Coxswain for major events and festivals. He was also active in the Pacific Challenge, being named Best Coxswain at Port Townshend in 2004, and assisting with the training of students for the challenge held in Sooke. Kai is appre-ciated by all who have served with him for his

personal qualities, sea-manship and leader-ship ability.

In awarding the life-time membership the society is recognizing Kai as an exemplary role model for young people.

The award was pre-sented to Kai by May-well Wickheim, a direc-tor and the society’s senior member.

“I can say without a doubt that my time with these boats and this community of peo-ple has been life chang-ing. The confidence, skill and character I’ve gained from being involved has been of immense value to me in all aspects of my life,” said Robinson.

Chairperson Garth Gilligan reported favour-ably on the society’s progress and achieve-ments in its first year. Efforts have been made to further involve the larger community. Membership has risen

to over 60, and includes not only active or boat-ing members, but also patrons who support the longboats through their interest in them as part of Sooke’s heritage.

A new website has been created and can be accessed at www.sookeclassicalboating-society.ca. This attrac-tive site is still develop-ing but contains all the information for anyone who wants to know more or who wants to become a member. The society is fortunate to have the voluntary ser-vices and expertise of Deb Clay who created the site and maintains it.

The society has been able to accommodate student groups, both international and local, for outings on the boats, and has also worked with youth outreach. In the coming year the society hopes to expand its interaction with young people and will undertake to find partners and funding to assist in this regard.

A significant dona-tion was received from the Subaru Triathlon organizers; the soci-ety provided 25 mem-bers to supervise vari-ous stations along the routes. The society was successful in obtaining a grant from the District of Sooke to purchase a new cover for one of the longboats.

Recognition was also made of the ongo-ing and essential sup-port of Sooke Marine Industries. SMI contin-

ues to assist with the moorage for the Dona Rosa and T’Sou-ke and provides such impor-tant services as haul-outs without charge. Mr. Wickheim also pro-vides technical advice as needed.

Submitted by Garth Gilligan

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Judy Gilligan and Kai Robinson honoured by Classic Boating Society.

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Each of the can-didates run-ning for Dis-

trict of Sooke council were asked the follow-ing questions. Their responses are, for a change, in reverse alphabetical order.

1. What are your thoughts on in-camera meetings? Is council open and transparent enough?

2. How would you control municipal spending? Is it out of control?

3. Where should the sewer be expanded to first?

4. What should be done with John Phil-lips Memorial Park?

5. Are the commer-cial property taxes too high and is it dis-couraging new busi-nesses from coming to Sooke?

The mayoral can-didates speak to the issues on page 25 and the council candidates state their views on pages 26, 27.

Wendal Milne1. In-camera meetings

were designed to help councils work through issues that might prej-udice the interests of the district. Personnel issues, acquisition and disposition of property and litigation issues are examples of in-camera requirements.

Council has an obliga-tion to report the deci-sions made in-camera in certain cases and in a timely manner. On the acquisition of prop-erty, once the decision is made, there is no further need to protect that information. Coun-cil should “rise and report,” in other words, tell the public what is going on.

Council needs to use the in-camera process but it must be used sparingly and not just used to discuss and make decisions outside the public eye. Council needs to clearly define their rationale for the use of in-camera meet-ings.

It is perceived that this council is not open and transparent. They appear to use in-camera meetings more than necessary. Coun-cil is extremely slow to release in-camera deci-sions that should be made open to the pub-lic.

2. We have had a 65 per cent increase in taxes over the past six years. Our current council voted 5-2 in April to increase taxes by 27 per cent over the next five years based on a four per cent growth rate. This could jump as high as 38 per cent if growth is only two per cent as predicted. This is not acceptable nor is it sustainable for the

average family or busi-ness.

We have to have a philosophy that as a district we need to live within our means. We have to carefully exam-ine each of our expen-ditures and ensure that we are spending money on something we need and that it is not just nice to have. This requires careful spend-ing through balanced decision making. We cannot continue to hire more staff and spend more money on capital expenditures for equip-ment. Council and staff need to set an example by reducing expendi-tures on travel and con-ferences. We have to start doing things dif-ferently

Yes, I feel spending is out of control.

3. The first consid-eration should be land adjacent to the current system. The public in these areas should be encouraged to petition

the district for inclusion if that is their desire. Any expansion of the sewer has to be cost effective and ensure that the existing sewer users are not burdened with any further cost increases.

4. Agriculture and food security are issues that need to be addressed. The Official Community Plan recog-nized this and called for the creation of a farm-ers’ market to enable our citizens to sell or acquire affordable nutritious local food. John Phillips Memorial has large open spaces that would be suitable for this purpose and should be considered.

5. Yes, taxes are too high and it is discour-aging new business and equally as impor-tant those tax levels are close to driving existing business away. In our current financial situa-tion I am not sure we can reduce taxes but I

believe we can stop the spiralling increases in order to give business a chance to catch up.

Dave Bennett1. In-camera meetings

are a requirement of the Local Government Act, Section 90. It is in this venue that local governments deal with land, labour and legal issues. When an issue has been brought to a satisfactory conclusion, council will Rise and Report, and the issue that was under discus-sion will be reflected, or the details made avail-able in a media release, as examples.

I believe the District of Sooke council, given the parameters of the Local Govcnrnment Actand the Municipal Char-ter, is open, is transpar-ent. It is important for the members of coun-cil when they swear an oath to formally take office, that they respect the democratic deci-sions of council, and the ‘open and closed’ council meetings pro-cedures.

2. A local government

is required to have a five-year plan for their budget. Management staff reports to council on a regular basis. The plan can be subject to change – as building revenue goes up or we experience a short-fall, as examples – and the budget is adjusted accordingly.

As one member of council out of seven, I would be a participant in the budget planning, and a steward for effec-tive, sustainable use of our public funds. I would ensure the audited facts are the basis for discussion and response to questions from the general pub-lic. The budget-setting process is open to the public, is transparent, and is a management staff and council collab-orative approach. The District of Sooke is not bankrupt, and spending is not out of control.

3. With the defeat of the recent 21-year deal with EPCOR, expansion of our Sewer Specified Area will be more chal-lenging. Long-term planning and budget-ing on the part of DOS and EPCOR to allow for the expansion is now no longer a certainty. Expansion to the EMCS/Kaltasin peninsula area would allow for two more schools to be con-nected to the SSA, the probable development of a business park con-

cept in the area behind the high school, and go a long way toward the eventual restoration of shellfish harvesting in the Sooke Harbour and basin areas by our T’Sou-ke Nation neigh-bours as a traditional food gathering method.

4. John Phillips Memorial Park has the long-term potential to become a ‘green’ asset of our downtown area. Native plants and trees could be planted and protected, and an expanded trail sys-tem, connecting to the greater Sooke area trail grid, could be acces-sible, enjoyed by resi-dents and visitors of all ages and a gathering point for enjoyment or contemplation.

5. The District of Sooke has been work-ing hard in recent years to reduce the gap between the residen-tial and business tax ratio. In a comparison of 15 communities of a similar population size across British Colum-bia – seven of which were on Vancouver Island – Sooke was the third lowest of those 15 in 2010. I am con-fident our professional staff will continue to work toward a commu-nity that is receptive to businesses locating in our community and providing local employ-ment.

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ELECTION 2011Five topics of concern addressed by candidates

WendalMilne

David Bennett

JdF candidates for director talk about the important issuesAlanda Carver

I entered this elec-tion because I’m com-mitted to democracy and to making our com-munity better for every-one. Although new to politics, I have a long history of community volunteering; working for community inter-ests rather than special interests. I’ve lived in the Electoral Area for 25 years, and have no personal stake in land development. I am moderate, fair-minded, inclusive and acces-sible.

An important issue in this election is land use planning. Good plan-ning is a necessity for a safe, healthy commu-nity. With the release of land from Tree Farm Licences, more land will come up for rezoning.

Review of Official Com-munity Plans and the pressure for increased development on previ-ously forested lands mean that the com-munity needs strong, balanced leadership. In addition, many resi-dents receive water from local water sys-tems and wells. Good planning is what keeps your neighbour’s septic

system a suitable dis-tance from your water source.

Better local gover-nance is directly related to broader community input. All members of a community deserve to be heard and respected. In the past three years, many of the local advi-sory committees have met infrequently. When elected, I will revital-ize these committees so that citizens have a direct impact on deci-sion making. I will also hold town hall meet-ings in each community to provide an informal setting to express local concerns and exchange ideas.

Electoral Area resi-dents deserve to be represented by some-one who will act in their best interest without

bias. Decisions made by government impact us all. Electoral Area decisions are closest to home and have a direct impact on where we live, the water we drink, how we move, where we work and how we relax. These decisions are important, and every citizen’s voice should be heard. The time is right for change. Self-determination for our communities repre-sents real change.

Mike Hicks The two most impor-

tant issues in the Juan de Fuca revolve around governance and the land use decision mak-ing process. Although both are often related, they stand alone as to complexity and signifi-cance.

The Juan de Fuca Electoral area has a pop-ulation roughly the same as Metchosin. It has two communities Otter Point and East Sooke each roughly the same population as the High-lands. Both the High-lands and Metchosin are municipalities and are represented by a Mayor and four councillors.

They share the duties of attending meetings, making land use deci-sions, sitting on com-mittees , working with their staff and generally running the business of their municipalities.

The lone JDF Regional Director, with help from his alternate, attend to all duties of the mayor and coun-cils. In addition, he or she must convince the other CRD directors to endorse many of the decisions, must share staff with the rest of the CRD, and does not have a chief of staff or admin-istrator. The seven dis-tinct communities in the JDF deserve a more accountable gover-nance system.

The Land Use Deci-sion making process has been changed a few

times and currently has a fragile system involv-ing six elected volun-teers. The system fails somewhat when a vol-unteer from Port Ren-frew is making a deci-sion on East Sooke or visa versa.

Governance can only be improved with a provincial governance study and land use deci-sions can be improved with strengthened OCPs. To that end, I have recently met with Minister Ida Chong to hopefully look at a possible governance study in the 2012 and I would again commit Gas Tax money to com-plete the Otter Point OCP review and start further reviews in East Sooke, Shirley/ Jordon River and Port Renfrew in 2012.

Alanda Carver Mike

Hicks

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ELECTION 2011E

ach of the can-didates run-ning for Dis-

trict of Sooke council were asked the follow-ing questions. Their responses are, for a change, in reverse alphabetical order.

1. What are your thoughts on in-camera meetings? Is council open and transparent enough?

2. How would you control municipal spending? Is it out of control?


4. What should be done with John Phil-lips Memorial Park?

5. Are the commer-cial property taxes too high and is it dis-couraging new busi-nesses from coming to Sooke?

1. In--camera meet-ings are a necessary and oft-employed function of routine municipal governance. Approached correctly under the provisions of Section 90 of the Community Charter,the meetings may only deal with land, legal, and/or labour issues. Accordingly, this tact-fulness may reduce the district’s exposure to frivolous legal action. Unfortunately, those who do not accept this notion use the concept of in-camera dialogue to spawn conspiracy theories.

2. Municipal spend-ing should be guided by a very basic premise and litmus test which asks, “Does the munici-pality as a whole bene-fit from this decision?”

A sound rationale warranting the verdict is essential and con-sensus seeking over confrontation will often dissuade the waste of valuable resources (eg. threats of litigation as opposed to spirited debate).

3. The current “sewer specified area” (SSA) as

designated by the OCP has the capacity that it can be expanded through infill develop-ment. Fiscal prudence would dictate that these readily accessible opportunities be maxi-mized before expand-ing beyond the SSA.

4. Feedback regard-ing this matter as received from constitu-ents indicates a prefer-ence for simple ameni-ties such as allotment gardens, picnic tables, a fenced off-leash dog area and the like. A for-mal visioning exercise could promote simi-larly complementary ideas. Full scale devel-opment of this natural parcel would be most unfortunate.

5. The business to residential tax ratio has been declining since 2008 to approach the provincial ratio of 2.45 (Sooke’s ratio in 2011 was 2.9) with the sup-port of both council and staff. Provided this strategy is adhered to, Sooke’s commercial property taxes should not pose a major deter-rent to prospective business investment. What will discourage commercial interest is a perception of perennial in-fighting and distrust amongst council, staff, and stakeholders.

1. Direct democracy, community politics and grass root movements are the essence of true democracy and are ideas I truly believe in. By using an interactive website, town hall meet-ings, open mics, being approachable by creat-ing a non-intimidating atmosphere and listen-ing to our community associations, taxpay-ers will be, a valuable resource in the deci-sion making process. In-camera meetings lack transparency, giv-ing the misconception of inappropriate trans-actions and hinder pub-lic involvement. This needs to be avoided as

much as possible.2. A succession of

misguided choices and lost revenue has our current council plagued with problems. Fiscal restraint alone will not bring Sooke’s taxes under control, sending large expenditures to tender, assessing and evaluating all bids; will ensure good value for every dollar spent.


There are many ques-tions regarding our sew-ers, expanding it is not a priority of mine.

4. Put up a sign and encourage events.

5. Taxes are high for Sooke, not only does it discourage new busi-nesses but hinders established businesses that have been devoted to our community. Peo-ple are over taxed, over regulated and under appreciated.

1. The use of in-cam-era meetings is regu-lated by the Commu-nity Charter under Sec 90. Generally speaking, the only use of this pro-cess is for council to discuss issues of Land (around issues the acquisition, disposi-tion or expropriation of land or improvements) Labour (usually relates to labour relations of staff) and Law (usu-ally around litigation that the municipality is involved in). Anything outside of Sec 90 is not allowed by law. Given comments I have heard door knocking and have read in Letters to the Editor; it would appear that community mem-bers feel that council should be more open and transparent.

2. I cannot speak to whether or not council spending is currently out of control. I under-stand that municipal over spending is con-sidered to be an issue across B.C. One of the first orders of busi-ness of the new coun-

cil should be to review the current budget and commitments made for spending. The review must measure how that spending will occur in relationship to current taxes and proposed increases. The District of Sooke is a business and should be man-aged as a business.

3. Unfortunately, I think the whole issue of the Sooke sewer sys-tem is a very complex and complicated issue, that appears to have created division in the community and I do not feel that I am properly informed to comment. I do see an opportu-nity for this council to independently review the options that would be considered in the next round of negotia-tions that would pro-vide assistance to the elected council of 2014 on the EPCOR con-tract.

4. I think this piece of property if properly developed and main-tained as a park would be a central green space to the core area of Sooke, connected by walk ways to a devel-oped town centre. The park would be a place to draw local families for outings or picnics, for children to play, for seniors to meet and for leisure walks.

5. Being unfamiliar in this area, I canvassed a number of commer-cial owners and heard, overwhelmingly, that their commercial taxes have more than dou-bled in the last five to seven years. They also are very concerned with the probability that the commercial taxes will continue to rise to address munici-pal spending. They are frustrated by inequities of the commercial rates to other communities and the anticipated rise despite a weak local economy. With the lack of commercial space and tax rates, it would suggest that this cer-tainly could be a deter-rent to new business coming to Sooke.

1. In-camera meetings should be used spar-ingly where there can be very open dialogue without the fear of opinions being judged. At this point the notion seems to be that coun-cil is not open enough

2. I would control spending by analysing every cost line by line and put forward the opportunity for improvements by way of suggestions and careful review. Again it appears the spending is out of control.

3. I think the question should be first asked why expand? We have a lot of undeveloped land in the existing sewered area.

4. It should be main-tained as green space until the greater need comes into play, there are many alternatives that this land could be used for in the future. We don’t need to make hasty decisions

5. Commercial taxes are too high and it is not only discouraging it is preventing busi-nesses from consid-ering Sooke. With low foot traffic and a user unfriendly access, in many cases, the tax structure needs to be more in line to support economic develop-

ment. 1. In-camera meetings

should be eliminated. The public should be encouraged to attend council meetings so that they are kept informed. Council has

not been open in the past. There have been too many backroom deals and this has cost Sooke taxpayers a lot of money.

2. Sooke’s spending is presently out of con-trol. They are already spending funds from the 2012 budget and they are paying addi-tional funds to EPCOR when they do not yet have these funds bud-geted. Every expendi-ture that Sooke is pres-ently making will have to be reviewed in order to eliminate the waste-ful spending. I have looked at the financial statements and budget and know that we can eliminate more than $2 million in expenditures. We need a strong coun-cil to tell staff how the district is going to be run in the future.

3. The sewer system cannot be expanded at the present time as there is simply no money. Before we even consider expansion we will soon have to resolve the problems with the present system such as the undersized and inferior pipe that has been installed.

4. John Phillips Memorial Park is a jewel in the centre of our town. It could eas-ily be developed to provide proper ten-nis courts and other facilities. It is flat and has plenty of room for parking. We should consider selling off Ed Macgregor Park as this was a bad idea from the start and it has cost a lot of money needlessly and it will continually cost a lot of money to maintain. This park has no easy parking and it is on a steep hill. The funds from the sale could be used to prop-erly develop the golf course property and it shouldn’t cost the tax-payers anything.

5. All taxes are too high in Sooke. Sooke council seems to think that we can create many new businesses in Sooke out of thin air. You just have to look around Sooke and ask why there are few new businesses. When the commercial taxes are sometimes seven times what the residential tax rate is, then it is not fea-sible for a new business to locate in Sooke. We simply do not have the population to support many small businesses.

1. S. 90 of the Com-munity Charter defines meetings that may or must be closed to the public. William Buholzer, legal expert on the Community Charter and retained as the district’s counsel, states, “The complex-ity of the procedure evidences the strong Legislative preference that councils turn their minds to whether and to what extent exclud-ing the public is actu-ally warranted.”

I believe that indi-viduals controlling the current council have abused the discretion-ary power for personal reasons, to the detri-ment of community morale and trust, and that in-camera meetings should with very rare exception be reserved for those matters that must by statute be in-camera.

2. I would control municipal spending by implementing a line item audit of the CRD requisition, district financial plan, and dis-cretionary practices, and subject spending to cost/benefit analysis. I would not base bud-gets on future growth projections. Spending is out of control because these practices are not implemented. Forming a dependency between spending and growth projections necessar-ily puts spending out of control if growth pro-jections are not met, as is the case.

3. The sewer should not be expanded until in-fill of the current ser-vice area occurs, unless developments have sufficient density and value to properly capi-talize the total lifecycle cost of the develop-ment, including capital upgrades to the entire sewer system when capacity is reached on existing plant.

4. The future of the

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Kerrie Reay

Kevin Pearson

Terrance Martin

Jim Mitchell

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park is already decided in the Parks Master Plan, incorporated into the OCP. The sugges-tion that it should be returned to a golf facil-ity is a good one.

5. Yes, and yes. Con-sumers pay taxes, not businesses, and the notion that residential taxes can be reduced by shifting the tax burden to business is nonsense. That sim-ply forces taxpayers to pay taxes through local business, easily avoided by shopping elsewhere. The only sustainable way to reduce taxes and bal-ance between residen-tial and commercial taxes is to increase the residential tax base so that consumer demand supports business suf-ficiently to justify shift-ing some taxation to profitable business. The difference between success and failure in a small town busi-ness can easily be the amount of property taxes imposed, and the entire community is the poorer when a business closes.

1. A cloud of secrecy seems to exist at coun-cil meetings now. Spe-cial interests are being looked after, but not the taxpayers’ interests. We need to bring back transparency in coun-cil decision-making, so decisions are made in the best interest of the community as a whole, and restore trust in our local government. Give residents and taxpay-ers more of a voice and really listen and act on what they say are pri-orities. Keep in-camera meetings to a mini-mum to deal with those things that municipali-ties are obligated to deal with in camera – land matters, person-nel matters, and solic-itor-client information that directly relates to protecting the munici-pality.

2. Voters are saying

they are disillusioned with the way council has been operating. They have lost trust with our local govern-ment because of too many long-term con-tracts with no tender, and money going to things that they don’t feel are priorities. The real issues - like improving the down-town area and making it more attractive - are not being acted on. We should focus spend-ing on priorities for Sooke residents, elimi-nate wasteful spending, get back to basics and ensure we get the best value for tax dollars.

3. If the sewer is to be expanded, this work should be done in the core area, in particular those properties that are next to the exist-ing sewer service area and are designated for development expan-sion, as identified in the Official Community Plan.

4. Four years ago, when I was on coun-cil, the district com-pleted a public consul-tation process and a plan based on recom-mendations from local residents on what to do with this property. What happened to that plan? This was a good example of hearing from the public about what they wanted to see. That plan should be resurrected and completed.

5. When I served on council from 2005-2008 we made provi-sions to adjust com-mercial tax rates as commercial develop-ment expanded. So, as commercial develop-ment expands, exist-ing businesses should see a reduction in tax rates. As well, we need to make sure that any shift to lessen commer-cial tax rates should not be done at the expense of residential taxpayers

1. In-camera meetings should only be used in extreme cases and for

reasons outlined in the community charter. Our CAO and corporate offi-cer need to go back to charter school because they keep many issues from the voting public. In-camera is used as a tool by the mayor to keep the public from understanding what we are up to. This is exactly why the budget and taxes are so high. I am against in-camera for any reason but I am willing to follow the Community Charter. The hotel, the boat launch and the sewer agree-ment were all done in this clandestine way. We only told the public about these issues after all the decisions were final.

2. To control spend-ing I would rescind the bylaws passed to allow senior staff the ability to spend up to $75,000 without any permis-sion.This bylaw is why we have benches and advertising made in Langford instead of Sooke. Our administra-tor spends the money on anything he wants without oversight. We have no tender process if they choose to waive it. We need an audit on all senior staff wages and benefits if we want to bring this spending under control.

3. I would not expand the sewer until the EPCOR contract has expired or we have taken over the plant.The present contract is too high and the ser-vice is in trouble with huge warranty issues coming.They will not use a camera on the system because it will uncover gravel and water leaking in. The system needs repairs first.

4. As for John Phil-lips we have little or no money to do anything. We should sell some in order to create a park area around the pond. It is on a busy route for commercial traffic.

5. Commercial taxes are out of control and there is no help in sight. We need a smart mayor with some experience in leadership and busi-ness.

1. In camera meet-ings are a requirement under the Local Govern-ment Act and Commu-nity Charter Act. They state that issues on law, labour, and land dis-cussions be in-camera. When we sign the oath to become a councillor, we promised to uphold the Acts. Allowing the above-mentioned infor-mation into the public is against the law and could cause the dis-trict to be liable to be sued. This could cost the taxpayer enormous amount of dollars for insurance and payout. The council has made every effort to commu-nicate with the public via coffee gathering with individual coun-cil members, newslet-ters, center net, news releases, and meetings every Monday night.

2. Each year the coun-cil sets the budget for the next year and these meetings are open to the public. We are also required by law, to pro-vide a five-year budget plan for the province. The future spending and savings are set in this budget. Our bud-get must be balanced and must show reve-nues and expenditures to be as real as possi-ble. We do our best to have a savings plan for unforeseen costs or for future plans. For exam-ple large snowfalls. My opinion is that we are not over-spending.

3. The next area for sewers should over the Sooke River Bridge towards Kaltasin Road area as it is the cheap-est per household to install sewers. Sewers may also include First Nations lands. These areas of land need to be on sewers to pro-tect our environment of Sooke Harbour and basin.

4. John Philips Memo-rial Park should be con-tinued as a park with the hope to improve the use of the land for recreational purposes.

5. Commercial prop-

erty taxes may be too high but we have worked to reduce taxes as more commercial lands are developed. Many other efforts are being made to town center to encourage business growth.

1. In-chambers (cam-era) meetings are a part of the way things are done. Council is very open, even to the point of learning how to be more open in a way that is best for all.

2. Directed question... It’s not out of control.

3. At this point I would need to sit with district staff and EPCOR to make a true and proper determination based on wants, needs and locations.

4. The most we can! As long as we keep some of it for park and trail.

5. Commercial prop-erty taxes are a reality and things have to add up to make sense. To a certain point it is cheaper for people to maintain distance costs instead of new tax bur-dens, then it becomes more cost effective to pay tax burdens when business picks up. These are choices and permanent realities. People and press moan-ing is what discourages new business.

1. No, I feel our cur-rent council has had far too many in-camera meetings. I definitely understand the need for in-camera meetings when it relates to Sec-

tion 90 of the Commu-nity Charter, however, as a council we should be consulting with the public every chance we get.

2. Yes, I have person-ally voted against all of the municipal bud-gets over the past three years. I feel that we could be far more fiscally responsible. As we all know, we are still experiencing an economic down turn, and during this time our decisions should be made with a com-mon basic business approach. It’s time to asses the communi-ty’s Needs vs Wants.

3. Currently our sewer system is oper-ating at about half of it’s capacity, so person-ally I don’t see the need for expansion. I would like to see us utilize the current capacity we have, before spending millions of dollars to expand it.

4. This is a tough questions. Being a local Sooke girl, it’s easy to say that we miss the golf course, however that decision was made by the previous council and there is nothing we can do about it now. As for the future of John Phillips, I’d like to see the space utilized more, possibly some sports fields or even com-munity gardens with a larger farmers market?

5. I believe they are. Unfortunately we have started to become a bedroom community and having that name tag means that our tax generation comes solely from our residents and our local business com-munity. I would like to see the next council work closely with the Chamber of Commerce as well as the Economic Development Commis-sion to find out how we can better promote our local businesses. I per-sonally feel that if we as a municipality can foster a better working relationship with our local business and set them up for success, then they will in fact succeed.

1. In-camera meetings occur when labour, land or legal issues need to be discussed in private. Some in-camera issues are never released to the public but efforts are made to release the information if at all pos-sible. Councils do not try to hide information from the taxpayers but sometimes it’s impor-tant to keep private the rights of our citizens before dealings have been finalized. Council will be as transparent and open as necessary while protecting the district, council, staff and our citizens.

2. Municipal spend-ing is not out of control. Nor are municipalities allowed to have their spending out of control. Each department has its own budget to keep balanced. Changes can be made but it’s impor-tant for council to be aware of the changes.

3. Hopefully sewers will be able to go some-where now that funds may not be as available financially. My wish is that sewers go to Kal-tasin soon as that area us still environmentally compromised.

4. Four or five years ago John Phillips Memo-rial Park had a commit-tee that made decisions for the design of the park. Money was an issue then and now. I would like the plans to move slowly. Sooke is a creative town so being patient to really consider the future of the park would be a good idea.

5. Commercial prop-erty taxes have been high but the district has been lowering the business taxes. Busi-nesses are coming to Sooke in spite of the downturn but our busi-nesses are struggling. The chamber is starting a “Shop in Sooke” initia-tive which would help the stores through the rough times. I encour-age the Sooke citizens to support the Cham-ber of Commerce.

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AT CEDAR HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL (site of the old Mount Doug)

For all former staff and students of the original Mount Doug, 1931-1970.

Come and join the fun: music, memories, dance demos by

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SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2011 www.sookenewsmirror.com SPORTS • 31

By Benjamin YongSooke News Mirror

The boys from Edward Milne looked a little

sluggish as they hosted the Timberline Second-ary Wolves from Camp-bell River on a windy

Saturday afternoon.The usual group of

parents, students, and other football fans sat and stood along the sidelines and watched the Wolves draw first blood early in the first quarter with a touch-down.

The Wolverines wouldn’t respond until the third quarter when EMCS coach Matt Mortenson said “they did come alive and really moved the ball.”

Connor Gray caught

a pass from quarter-back Alex Wright for the score.

The home team failed to capitalize on the con-version and wouldn’t record any more points, eventually succumbing

30-6.“Mistakes cost them,”

said Mortenson. Team manager Lisa

Wright said the team was prepared but in her opinion “didn’t seem to have their hearts in it.”

The loss doesn’t affect the blue and yel-low squad’s playoff aspi-rations as they earned a spot two weeks ago in their 35-0 win over the Gulf Islands Scorpions.

Round one of the

playoffs is 4:30 p.m. against Belmont this Friday at Eagle Ridge.

Mortenson encour-aged community fans to come out and support their football team.

SPORTSSPORTS

Benjamin Yong photos

From clockwise top left: ready, set, hut!; Jesse Warby tries to escape capture; a mid-field Timberline dogpile.

Wolves bite WolverinesVisiting Timberline defeats EMCS 30-6 on weekend

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If everything goes as planned, the Sea to Sea Regional Park Reserve should be open some-time next year.

Doesn’t ring a bell? Locals might know it better by its other name, Harbourview Park.

“We’re probably at 50 per cent (complete),” said Janette Loveys, operations manager at CRD Regional Parks.

Working together with the International Mountain Biking Asso-ciation, The South Island Mountain Bike Society and the Sooke Bike Club, the CRD has been busy mapping out and laying out moun-tain biking, hiking and equestrian trails for the park this year. Last year, they built infra-structure like a parking lot, washrooms and a bike wash.

“We’re continuing to do the work getting the park ready for park visitors officially,” she said. After all the con-struction is completed, a report still has to be put together that speci-fies a proposed open-ing date as well as a finalized name for the park — Sea to Sea is only a working name, said Loveys.

During the planning phase, the CRD sought input from the above mentioned associations as well as the public, running training work-shops where mountain biker volunteers dis-cussed how to build sustainable trails.

“The South Island Mountain Bike Society has been involved in the planning process of the Sea to Sea lands as much as possible from the beginning. We ral-lied mountain bikers to attend meetings,” said president Scott Mitch-ell.

“The existing trails in the area are amazing for riding.”

Although there is still a lot of work to be done, there are already a lot of people using the facilities.

“We’ve met many of the park visitors there, I’ve been out on week-ends myself,” said Loveys.

One of the regu-lars has been Lorien

Arnold, Sooke Bike Club member and owner of Sooke Mountain Cycle. Loveys said the CRD collaborated with him on things like the instal-lation of a bike lock up that his shop also pro-vided the equipment for.

“It’s a room that’s in the washroom facility

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Submitted photos

Sooke local Lars Nyberg traverses down a trail at Harbourview. Below, Lorien Arnold flies off a jump at Harbourview Park.

‘Sea to Sea’ will see the light in 2012and (mountain bikers) would be able to store equipment in that room,” she said. It was modelled after a similar amenity available at the Hartland trails in Victoria.

“When we open, we would love to partner with (the Sooke Bike Club) around events.”

The club feels the same way. Arnold, in an email, said they already

have lots planned.“The Sooke Bike Club

will be organizing all sorts of stuff like trail maintenance days, group rides and races/events.”

“We’re supportive of this, we want to be able to continue work-ing with the groups and make more mountain biking happen,” said Loveys.


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and thrilled grand-parents Bob and Rosanne,

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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the electors of School District No. 62 (Sooke) that an Election By Voting is necessary to fi ll the offi ces of Trustees on the Board of School District No. 62 (Sooke) and that the persons nominated, for a three year term commencing December 2011 and terminating after the election held in 2014 in accordance with the legislation in the Local Government Act (2014), as candidates at the Election By Voting and for whom votes will be received are listed below: BELMONT ZONE: (four Trustees to be elected)Surname Given Names Residential Address

Brown Don 2743 Raycroft Place, Langford, B.C. V9B 3Z7Hobbs Wendy 3442 Luxton Road, Victoria, B.C. V9C 2Z8Horgan Dani 378 Chapel Heights Drive, Victoria, B.C. V9C 4A6Horgan Sean 893 Walfred Road, Victoria, B.C., V9C 2P1Riey Denise 376 Crystalview Terrace, Victoria, B.C. V9B 5S5Rud Tim 291 Hatley Lane, Victoria, B.C. V9C 4J6Seaton Dianna 2997 Glen Lake Road, Victoria, B.C. V9B 4B3Sutton Dean 2858 Hagel Road, Victoria, B.C. V9B 2J4

MILNES LANDING ZONE: (three Trustees to be elected)

Evans Janet 1658 Naissa Road, Sooke, B.C., V9Z 0T1Martin Terrance 6517 Stonewood Drive, Sooke, B.C. V9Z 0Y6Phillips Robert F. 2459 Kemp Lake Road, Sooke, B.C. V9Z 0R3Poirier Neil 5155 Sooke Road, Sooke, B.C.,V9Z Swinburnson Margot 4527 Otter Point Road, Sooke, B.C. V9Z 0K4Watson Allison 1894 Tominny RoadSooke, B.C. V9Z 0P8

General Voting Day for the election of trustees will be open Saturday the nineteenth (19th) day of November 2011, TO QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 62 (SOOKE) at the following places:

BELMONT ZONE

Ruth King Elementary School 2764 Jacklin Road Millstream Elementary School 626 Hoylake Road View Royal Elementary School (Music Room) 218 Helmcken Road District of Highlands Municipal Offi ces 1980 Millstream Road Colwood Municipal Hall 3300 Wishart Road Metchosin Community Hall 4401 William Head Road Malahat Fire Hall 935 Whittaker Road

MILNES LANDING ZONE

East Sooke Community Centre 1397 Coppermine Road Otter Point Fire Hall 3727 Otter Point Road Edward Milne Community School 6218 Sooke Road Shirley Community Hall 2795 Sheringham Road Road Port Renfrew Elementary School Parkinson Road

AND SUCH VOTING PLACES SHALL BE OPEN BETWEEN THE HOURS OF EIGHT O’CLOCK A.M. AND EIGHT O’CLOCK P.M. ADVANCED VOTING OPPORTUNITIES shall be open at the:

1. Offi ces of School District 62 (Sooke), 3143 Jacklin Road, Victoria, B.C. 2. Sooke Community Hall, 2037 Shields Road, Sooke, B.C.3. Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor,877 Goldstream Avenue4. Colwood City Hall, 3300 Wishart Road5. Metchosin Municipal Hall, 4450 Happy Valley Road6. District of Highlands Municipal Offi ces,1980 Millstream Road

between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, the ninth (9th) day of November 2011 and Wednesday, the sixteenth (16th) day of November 2011 of which every person is hereby required to take notice and be so governed accordingly.

Given under my hand at Victoria, B.C. this Twenty fourth (24th) day of October, 2011.

Thomas F. Moore,Chief Election Offi cer

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 62 (SOOKE)NOTICE OF ELECTION

BY VOTING 2011


from the Vancouver Island Health Authority. There, along with inde-pendent private chef Jason MacIsaac, the group will create the extensive buffet menu that includes roasted squash soup or tomato

and fennel broth with local mussels to start. Other entrees besides the turkey are a rolled pork loin roast, or vege-tarian wild mushrooms with smoked tofu crepe bundles. The fully-stocked buffet table will

have everything from local shrimp and crab to smoked tuna sushi. Finally, dessert features a few choices like a lay-ered chocolate mousse or cream puffs.

Seating is limited, and Carroll said it would be

ideal if people purchase their tickets ($29 each) by Nov. 10. To reserve spots, call the school at 250-642-5211 between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. or try the program office after hours at 250-642-6371.

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STARRs in St. GeorgeJackie, left, and Danny Eddy of the Sooke Trail and Road Runners sit with their Sooke News Mirror on a lava flow after finishing a triathlon in St. George, Utah. The couple were down south for the 25th annual Huntsman World Senior Games last month. Athletes over 50 competed in a myriad of sports like basketball, archery and even pickleball (racquet sport combining badminton, tennis and ping pong).

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34 • SPORTS www.sookenewsmirror.com WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2011 - SOOKE NEWS MIRROR


This Remem-brance Dayw e e k e n d

SEAPARC is going tobe transformed into the mecca for girls’hockey.

Coming from allover Vancouver Island and the Lower Main-land, 18 girls’ atom, pewee, bantam andmidget teams will pile into the arena for the13th annual Female Fall Face-Off Tournament.Taking a cue from the pros, something newhas been added for this year.

“The best skaters from every team (are going to participate) in an NHL-type skills com-petition on the Friday,” said Sebastien Trem-blay, director for the tournament.

There will be three categories in the com-petition: accuracy, speed and puck han-dling.

Action on the ice willbe happening Thurs-day, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.to midnight; Friday and

Saturday 6 a.m. to mid-night, and Sunday 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

“It’s mostly to help female hockey. There wasn’t many tourna-ments before, it wasone of the first on the

Island,” said Tremblay. Now, players and fami-lies are “pretty muchfilling up that whole new hotel,” he added.

All the girls from Sooke Minor Hockeywill be in attendance,

as well as a team from Kelowna and five teamsfrom the mainland. The games played don’t count toward their regular season records,but teams will be play-ing for medals all daySunday with the gold medal matches for alldivisions happening from 12 to 6 p.m.

Fans can expect really good hockey, espe-cially from the midget-age girls who play inthe late evening, said Tremblay. Sooke girlsteams have tradition-ally been very strong,with one of the highest per capita enrollmentsin the region.

“Thirty per cent inSooke Minor Hockey are girls. It has to dowith the people orga-nizing it.”

Tremblay is one of those people — his daughter plays on the Sooke atom girls team that he also man-ages. He pointed out that some much big-ger municipalities, likeSaanich, don’t even have an exclusive girlsleague but rather a coed system with boysand girls mixed teams.

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Sooke midget girls on the ice last November.

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Midget — Rep action continued this pastweekend with a home game Saturday againstAlberni Valley.

Jared Pleasantsopened the scoring for Sooke in the first with assist from Tom Kirk. Nick Dueck remainedstrong in net with help from his defence includ-ing Brandon Cornbill and Brendan David.

Later in the first, Nick Pfeifer assistedJared Pleasants for his second goal making itSooke 2, Port Alberni 0.

Midway in the sec-ond, Alberni scored with the man advan-tage. With Sooke hav-ing several players out on injury, AP players Michael Turcotte and Dallin Madill saw sev-eral chances on net for Sooke, but it was Tom Kirk early in the third who scored unassisted to make it 3–1.

Port Alberni kept the pressure on and again,on the power play, found a way past Nick

in net bringing them within one. Midway in the third, nice pass-ing from Braden Swaileand Nick Pfeifer helped Jared Pleasants bring ithome for Sooke’s final goal. Sooke 4, Port Alberni 2.

Sundays game inKerry Park found Sooke light on the bench, butworking hard to stay in the game.

The first period had the home team aheadby four goals. Jared Pleasants scored for Sooke in the second, but Kerry Park cameback with two more making it 6–1 after twoperiods.

The third period wasjust as tough, with many power play opportuni-ties for the opponents, and the final score Kerry Park 9, Sooke 1.

Bantam — A solid effort by the bantamC boys this past week-end.

Saturday saw them at Peninsula against the boys C major team, but despite good team play and outstanding goal-tending by Taylor Hai-sell, they weren’t able to overcome a strongPeninsula team to get on the score board.

Sunday’s game against South Island

Royals girls’ team was a good match that had the Bantam boys’ cap-tain Dryden Alexanderput up a hat trick with both shorthanded andpower play goals.

Assisting him were Bradley Staicu and Chadwick Mason. Thegirls matched each goal and the game ended ina tie.

Atom (1) — The boys beat the Kerry ParkIslanders 7-4 in a brisk-ly-paced game on Sat-urday. William Couture was turbo charged withtwo goals resulting from his many chances.

Finley Arthurs also scored two for Sookein this matchup. Blake Reymerink, John Rich-ardson and Ben Ackin-close each had a goaland an assist.

The Sunday meet-ing with the Saanich Braves resulted in a 0-5loss and some bumps and bruises.

Still, there were some great passes and play making from Braydon Blyth and Ben Ackin-close to create strong rushes.

(C2) — The Sookeatom C2 boys played two exhibition gameson the weekend against the Juan de Fuca Griz-

zlies and Peninsula Eagles.

In the first game, Sooke came out ontop with a great team effort 8-4. Contributingto the score sheet were Thomas Lowerison (2),Drew Mazar (2), Mercer Balzer (2), Noah Hamil-ton and Malcolm Isaac.

In the second game,Sooke dominated the Peninsula team witha 7-0 shut out by Mat-thew Ryan and a hattrick from Drew Mazar. Also scoring were Ian MacDonald, Austin Adrian and ThomasLowerison.

Peewee (girls) — The peewee girls playedagainst Victoria on Sat-urday Nov. 5 at ArchieBrowning Arena

After the first period,the team of coach Steve were behind by onegoal to make the score 2-1 Victoria (goal byOlivia Carello).

It was in the third period that everything changed. Alyssa Lloyd equalized the score 2-2 and then Olivia Carello scored the winning goal for the Sooke peeweegirls.

It was a tight game,but effort, determina-tion and hard workpaid off.

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2002 Home Features 4bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and 2 floors off com-fortable living. Bright livingroom with fireplace and rich wood lami-nated floors. Inline formal dinin-groom. Amazing kitchen with quartz counter tops, fabulous light-ing and breakfast nook. French door to quaint covered deck over-looking beautifully landscaped rear yard. Shows very well!

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You’ll just love the RISE a stun-ning Oceanview Townhome devel-opment-priced from $349,900. You’ll love the Gourmet Kitchen w/SS appls. Incl Gas cooking, hardwood floors, big windows allowing tons of natural light. Quality built by well regarded Road’s End Construction 3 BR 3 Bath Homes. Best value & best views Sooke has to offer!

‘TAKE A KID‘TAKE A KID FISHING’ FISHING’

Local Seafood • Bait • Tackle • Gear • Fishing ChartersLocal Seafood • Bait • Tackle • Gear • Fishing Charters250-642-4410 • 6947 Westcoast Rd. @ Jock’s Dock250-642-4410 • 6947 Westcoast Rd. @ Jock’s Dock

WEEKLY TIDE TABLESWEEKLY TIDE TABLES

Best fi shing time: 1½ hours after high tide.

TIMES ARE IN STANDARD TIME, HEIGHTS IN FEET

Day Time HT Time HT Time HT Time HT09 02:52 7.2 06:06 6.9 12:44 9.5 20:47 2.6 10 02:40 7.5 05:29 7.2 12:03 9.5 20:21 2.311 03:25 7.5 05:56 7.2 12:25 9.8 20:56 2.312 04:10 7.5 06:25 7.5 12:50 9.8 21:32 2.313 04:55 7.9 06:56 7.5 13:19 9.8 22:09 2.3 14 05:42 7.9 07:30 7.5 13:52 9.5 22:48 2.315 06:29 7.9 08:10 7.9 14:30 9.2 23:28 2.616 07:16 7.9 09:04 7.9 15:16 8.9

Winter ChinooksWinter ChinooksAre happening in our local waters. Are happening in our local waters. Dop by the Crab Shack and they can Dop by the Crab Shack and they can steer you into the right direction on steer you into the right direction on

how where you can catch them.how where you can catch them.2011 Coho Derby 2011 Coho Derby WinnersWinners


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