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COME TO THE F AIR

The Sooke Fall Fair is 100 years old.

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Infusion of funding for local projectsBritt SantowskiSooke News Mirror

On Wednesday, Aug 28, the Government of Canada announced spending specific to Sooke, which will ben-efit infrastructure proj-ects at Camp Barnard, the Sooke Region His-torical Society (our museum), and the Charters River Salmon Interpretive Centre. In total, $80,100 are being invested in the com-munity of Sooke. The funds come from the federal government’s Community Infrastruc-ture Improvement Fund (CIIF).

Youth attending Camp Barnard as a part of the cross country running group listened on the edge of their seats as the Honour-able John Duncan — Minister of State, Chief Government Whip, and Conservative MP for Vancouver Island North — made the announce-ment at the camp. Hon-ourable Michelle Rem-pel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, was unable to attend.

In his speech about the funds given to local programs, Duncan said “These [programs] are very much a founda-tion for our communi-ties, bringing families, visitors and residents

together, will enhance the qualify of life in our communities, and to generate economic activities and jobs.”

Program organizers took the opportunity to express their grati-tude and announce how their individual programs were going to use the funds.

Camp Barnard received $23,250. The funding model for Camp Barnard is pretty straightforward accord-ing to Gary Hendren, the spokesperson for Camp Barnard. The user pays a fee, and the camp makes up the difference with money raised through local fundraising events.

“One of the prob-lems that we do run into using that model is major infrastructure replacement,” said Hendren. The upcom-ing 2015 Scout’s Jam-boree, where the orga-nizers at Camp Barnard are expecting about 3,000 attendees, height-ened awareness of needed infrastructure upgrades. The funds they received will go towards replacing a “piece of pipe (that) was put in on a tempo-rary basis in 1987,” said Hendren. Currently, that pipe “leaks like a sieve.”

The Sooke Region Historical Society received $27,500. Lee

Boyko, the executive director at the Sooke Region Museum said the funds would be put towards roof upgrades, the installation of LED lights — making the museum more energy efficient — and space upgrades, allowing for larger groups to come through the infor-mation centre and museum. This funding will allow the museum to “prosper, develop and grow” summed up Boyko.

The Charters River Salmon Interpre-tive centre received $29,350. Speaking on behalf of the Charters River Salmon Interpre-tive centre, Elida Peers said “We are a strug-gling group of volun-teers dedicated to both enhancement of salmon habitat and to education in promot-ing understanding in the needs of our West Coast salmon popula-tion for future sustain-ability.” To further their mandate, the centre will use their funds to install skylights, cre-ate viewing areas and seating, provide pro-tective viewing cover-ings and install win-dow blinds. Septic upgrades and hookup are also planned. These improvements will assist in their plan to accommodate an on-site caretaker.

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Action for Sooke Elida Peers, speaking on behalf of the Charters River Salmon Interpretive Centre, addressed the infrastructure improvements that will ultimately help with their plan to accommodate an on-site caretaker. The federal government came through with funding which will see improvements made to the centre. Funding was also given to Camp Bernard for upgrades and also to the Sooke Region Historical Society for fixing the roof of the Sooke Region Museum and installing better lighting. In total the federal government handed out just over $80,000.

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Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Salt has been found in ancient Egyptian tombs,

caravans used to bring salt across the Sahara and the Chinese har-vested salt as far back as 6000 BC. It’s essen-tial to life in all forms and it is one of the old-est materials used for food preservation. It’s a natural product found and harvested all over the world.

Sea salt, or fleur de del, is harvested from the sea through evapo-ration and it is about as natural as you can get.

Jessica and Jeff Abel were sitting around a friend’s table and talk came around to local business and local food. At one point in the conversation Jeff asked, “We live on an island, why isn’t any-one making sea salt?”

This whole notion started the ideas roll-ing and since both Jes-sica and Jeff were not exactly happy in their work, they decided to pursue the idea further.

Research and more research led the couple to the shores around French Beach.

Jeff had a boat and was asked to bring in some seawater next time he was out fish-ing. So Jeff went out in his boat, used a hose and pump and brought Jessica sea water in large containers. That was the first in a series of efforts to get sea water easily and pain-lessly out of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. There are other stories of bro-ken pipes and pumps, crashing waves and ice cold fingers, but perse-verance paid off.

“I wanted to see if I was crazy,” said Jes-sica in reference to her first experiments mak-ing sea salt. “I tested

and tested and found I could actually make a business out of this.”

Neither of them has a entrepreneurial or business background, but entrepreneurs and business owners they became. That was in 2011 and their prod-uct, at the time was called Salish Sea Salt, but copyright issues forced them to find a new name.

The couple eventu-ally came up with the name Saltwest Naturals and they were in busi-ness. The name speaks to their core values of sustainability, natural organic and local foods.

“It has to be good for you and good for the earth,” said Jessica.

They have just fin-ished building a certi-fied kitchen and show-room/office on Lemare Crescent and are in the process of construct-ing a greenhouse which will allow them to use solar evaporation of the sea water to speed up the process. Right now, their process is labour intensive and

very hands on. They just purchased a 1,500 gallon cistern to stock-pile sea water for use over the year.

The salt they pro-duce is tested and has been deemed safe for consumption. It’s upstream from Vic-toria in the cold clear waters of the Juan de Fuca. Jeff researched the currents to make sure they had clean sea water. It is filtered twice through a 12 micron filter before evapora-

tion. A batch of salt can take up to a week to make and Jessica is at it from morning to mid-night. It’s manual work and she can be found in the kitchen stirring her pots of salt and added ingredients such as gar-lic or smoked maple syrup.

“It all takes time,” she said, “it’s a slow food. It falls into the 100 Mile Diet.”

What comes out of her kitchen is gourmet salt. The Sweet Smokey Maple is the most pop-

ular and is spectacular on wild salmon. They maple smoke the sea salt and it is all natural, no preservatives, glu-ten, MSG or binders.

It’s unique to Salt-west and Jessica is always busy coming up with new ideas and flavors. There is Presto Pesto, Lemon Pepper Infused sea salt, Chili Garlic and a host of oth-ers. Their most popular gourmet salt in Ocean Jewel, a premium salt made by growing the salt crystals into rare

formations. It’s a high-end finishing salt.

They also make bath salts of those who want a good soak.

“As we go along we’re learning,” said Jessica.

Currently they are selling their products through farmers’ mar-kets on the Island and on the lower Mainland. It’s time consuming and they are looking to hire someone from the Sooke area who might be inter-ested in such a venture.

“The great thing about the sea salt industry is there are so few in Canada doing it. We’re local to the edge of Ontario,” said Jeff.

Saltwest will be at the All Sooke Arts & Crafts Christmas Market in November.

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From the briny deep — Gourmet salt

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Entrepreneurs Jeff and Jessica Abel, above, are making salt. Right Jessica processing sea salt and below a sampling of their natural salt products.

GOLf TOURNY

The annual Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce golf tournament is being held on Friday, September 13.

Call The ChambeR office at 250-642-6112 to register your team for a fun day of gold at Demamiel Creek Golf Course.

HaRvesT feasT

caNceLLedDue To healTh issues

and timing, the harvest Feast which was to be held at Sunriver Community Garden on September 22 has had to be cancelled.

The oRGanizeRS apoloGize for any invconvenience this may cause.

cOUNcIL MeeTING

The ReGulaR SCheDuleD District of Sooke council meeting takes place on September 9 at 7 p.m. in council chambers.

To all oF the tireless volunteers who ensure the Sooke Fall Fair is a huge success each and every year for the past 100 years. (with a brief time out during the wars).

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BacK to schoolAs kids go back to school, remind them of a few safety and health tips:• Look left, then right, then left again before crossing the street• Cross in front of the bus only after the driver signals its OK to do so.• Kid’s backpacks should have padded shoulders, not exceed 10 to 20

percent of the students body weight, and should be carried in both shoulders... s1inging a backpack over one shoulder can cause muscle strains.

• Kids who bike to school should always wear a helmet, ride in the same direction of traffic, and wear bright oolored clothing to increase visibility.

• Pack healthy bmches and snacks, ... drinking one can of pop from a vending machine contains about 10 teaspoons of sugar.

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The Sooke News Mirror loves to travel. These folks took their community newspaper along on their trips.Clockwise, Taken at Quad City, Iowa for the Senior Mens World Fastball Championship. Avery Bryden, Kevin Maycock, Peyton Bryden. Avery and Peyton’s dad plays third base for the Loggers. A recent trip to Rouleau, Saskatchewan aka Dog River of the famous TV show Corner Gas. The old set is a museum now. The picture is in front of the police car used in the TV show and from left to right is Sara and Katrina Gilbert-Bernard, Mark Bernard, Liam and Josh Gilbert-Bernard. A very lucky group of kids/friends spent their Spring Break together in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii. The people in the picture are: Sydney Cumming, Alison Sudlow, Kailee Purnell, Desiree Cumming, Billy Beecroft, Brandon and Grant Jay and Tyson Purnell. Luke, Holly and Judi Conwright on their recent trip to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia where Judi grew up. Judi is a direct decendent of the first white settlers in this community.Lonnie and Ken Chekerda show off the Sooke News Mirror at Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia.

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Sooke Senior Drop-in Centre looking for volunteers

The Sooke Senior Drop-in Centre has found a new temporary home. After the Drop-in Centre lost its home on Sooke Road, the Sooke firefight-ers stepped up to pro-vide a temporary home which lasted for almost three years. As the fire-fighters prepared for their 100th Anniversary their plans to renovate the lounge was delayed due to the seniors still not having found a new location. The seniors were asked to vacate at the end of June as the renovations could not be delayed longer.

With the help of Mayor Milne and the folks at the Sooke Com-munity Association arrangements were made to accommodate the seniors for lunches and BINGO on Tues-days and Thursdays in the dining room at the Sooke Community Hall, Eustace Road entrance. The space is already being utilized by Sooke Meals on Wheels the rest of the week.

“While we appreci-ate having a space to open our doors again in September, this is still a temporary fix,” says

society President, Carol Pinalski. “We need to find a permanent home where we can run pro-grams and provide inexpensive meals for seniors. We won’t be able to provide our Wednesday hot lunches from this location and will lose a lot of income because of that. We are looking at how to make the most of what we do have though.”

In the meantime, the Sooke Senior Drop-in Centre needs help in the kitchen. Tasks would include: making sandwich fillings, mak-ing salads when and if needed, prepping for menu orders as they

come in (soup, salad, sandwich, desserts, etc.) as well as helping with the general clean up and dishes, etc.

They need volun-teers who can help out on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays for two – five hour shifts, as well as the odd time if the regular kitchen people are away. You will be part of a team.

“We are asking for a six-month commit-ment, if possible, and know that you will enjoy yourself so much you will choose to stay on with us,” laughs Gerry Quiring, SSDIC direc-tor and kitchen coor-dinator. “Above all we

need volunteers who really want to have fun, laughter, and friendship with the seniors as well as the rest of the volun-teers. We really enjoy ourselves and we want others to come out and join us!”

The planned opening date is Thursday, Sep-tember 26.

For more informa-tion Gerry Quiring at [email protected] or phone 250-664-6009 or cell phone 250-896- 1655. You can also find more details on the vol-unteer position at www.sookeregionresources.com/volunteer-posting/food-preparation-clean-assistant

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Giving because she can... 100 times!

Lynn Wormsley is shown giving her 100th pint of blood at the Blood Donor Clinic at Holy Trinity Anglican Church on August 29.

With her are her son Craig, on the left, husband Bob and Jen from Canada Blood Services.

Wormsley has a rare blood type and she likes giving blood, and she said, she enjoys it. “I can give so I do it,” said Wormsley, “people need it.” Her son Craig is also a blood donor.

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ARMY RESERVE CORPS

Ongoing Legion commemorations of the men and women who served Canada in World War II also bring to mind the groups that formed locally, such as the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers and the Civil Defense corps.

The fine group of men pictured here in 1944 were in the Army Reserve Corps mobilized during the war. They took part in weekly training ses-sions and liaised with the commanders of the local Canadian Army training camps at Otter Point and Milne’s Land-ing.

At rear are: Rupert Soule (think Soule Road) a faller and long-time community volun-teer; Dennis Lavender, a former BC Provincial Police officer who took a leading community role, including taking the federal Census; Ernie Welsh, the pio-neer family descendant who gave Moss Cot-tage to the museum; a Mr Hadgkiss and John E. Martin, community stalwart who farmed on Sooke River Road, served on the school board and became the first Sooke Regional Director for the CRD in 1965.

Middle row: Ernest Pontious, a fishtraps employee who also farmed at Caldwell Road in the centre of Sooke; Frank Rumsby, electrician, who raised two electrician sons and initiated the pit-barbecued beef at All Sooke Day; Pete Wadams who farmed at Church Road and

excelled in produce at the Fall Fair; Len Hewlett, a Saseenos resident who drove a truck for the Public Works dept; Stan Giles who was a piledriver engineer at the fish-traps; and centre-of-Sooke residents Albert Constant and Jack Myers.

Front row: Mr. Mitch-ell, Scott Robinson who was a cook on the fishtraps boats, and Captain Gillett, a WWI retired officer who lived in Saseenos and acted as commanding officer for the group. Next is Fred Thornber (with the stripes) a man who came to Sooke as an executive with the com-pany building the water flowline and stayed to go in to the merchan-dising business and become a JP.

Far right, front, is Kai Jensen, a Dane who came to Sooke to find work as a log-ger, married Margaret

King (think King Creek) and became a dairy farmer in Saseenos. Both Kai Jensen and Frank Rumsby became known for harvesting shrimp in Sooke basin as well.

Though not called into action, these men and many others stood ready.

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Putting the brakes on park demands

There have been a lot of letters to the editor about the proposed bike skills park. Most of them have been on only one side of the fence. There are the detractors and there are the supporters, and it doesn’t seem they can come together for the good of all.

The site proposed by Mayor Milne is already in place. It doesn’t flood anymore than the ball diamonds do and the site in John Phillips Memorial Park floods as well, although not at the higher reaches of the park. Water is an issue we have to contend with in Sooke. We live on the coast and it rains and sometimes it submerges portions of land. That’s a fact. Bicycles in soggy weather will tear up the ground, wherever they go.

For any one group to say they can afford to build and maintain a bike park is questionable. Great if they can, but they couldn’t come up with the funds for a project plan, the district paid for that. It is most likely the district will have to subsidize the park, so it is only reasonable council has the say in where it is to go. There is no parking at the JPMP site while there is at the SEAPARC site. There are concerns with supervision and safety. Parents should be with their younger children and teens are going to do what teens do no matter where they are. And if the bike club states they are going to supervise, then there shouldn’t be any safety concerns. After all, ball players are there most of the time as well and they’ve been safe.

The area around Sooke is full of trails and places, like the CRD park off Harbourview, where cyclists can go to hone their skill and enjoy the terrain. In fact, outside of town is where they choose to go once they bore of anything in town. And that’s the way it should be. They can learn to ride in a smaller bike park where they are with skilled riders and their parents. Compromise is the name of this game and that is what each side needs to do.

ANOTHER VIEW

B.C. Views

Another school year dawns in B.C., with the prospect of disruptive labour disputes.

First up are 27,000 support staff, in a legal strike position. These are the teacher aides, custodians, bus driv-ers and crossing guards. Most are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, with a few Team-sters and other locals scattered around the 60 school districts.

Public discussion about these disputes usually focuses on wage increases, which CUPE members in schools haven’t seen for four years. Their current deals expired more than a year ago, after they were subject to the same two-year wage freeze imposed on the rest of gov-ernment.

The B.C. government moved from the post-recession wage freeze to a system they call “co-opera-tive gains,” where raises must be financed by savings in other areas of the operation. Only two provincial employee groups have yet to do this: school support staff and teachers.

(Education Minister Peter Fass-bender confirmed last week that teacher raises will be funded by extra transfers from the provincial treasury as they try to get a long-term deal. But that’s a topic for another day.)

CUPE, the largest union in the country, has a sophisticated media campaign to generate public sym-

pathy. We are repeatedly reminded not only that the last raise was 2009, but that the “average” pay is a mere $24,000 a year. If that number is accurate, it reflects a large number of part-timers.

Let’s look at a few provisions CUPE doesn’t talk about, on behalf of those self-employed taxpayers who have no paid holidays, no employer pension or benefits and no paid overtime, but are expected to help pay all of the above to government workers.

The 60 contracts have many variations, but core elements are the same. In the Central Okanagan school district, the starting CUPE wage rate is $17.37 an hour. The top rate is $26.59, or $28.78 for work-ers who qualify for a “trades adjust-ment.”

All contracts have rigid seniority and “bumping” clauses to ensure that new employees absorb any reductions in working hours. From a taxpayers’ perspective, this leads to the maximum number of employees make the highest wages.

Overtime in Central Okanagan is time and a half for the first two hours, and double time after that. Contracts also include the provi-sion that unscheduled overtime is subject to a four-hour minimum. It’s amazing how often an unexpected hour of work can arise when it’s paid at quadruple time.

The Surrey school district con-tract details how even “spare board”

employees are to be enrolled in the municipal pension plan, a defined-benefit system most private-sector employees can only dream about.

Then there are paid sick days. The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation reports that the average B.C. private sector worker took 7.4 sick days last year. The public sector average was 12.

The Surrey contract details the windfall of unused sick days that must be paid out to employees who retire as early as age 55. The maxi-mum is 150 days, for a lavish perk only available to employees hired before July 1, 1996. Even so, we’ll be paying these bonuses out for years to come.

It goes on and on. Six weeks’ paid vacation after 20 years, with an extra day added for every year after that.

There are many little things, such as a $60 “swimsuit allowance” for teacher aides who take part in swim-ming instruction.

This is not to devalue the work done by these people. It is to suggest that given the growing gap between public and private employment ben-efits, finding savings is reasonable.

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

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Be proudRe: “Compassion

Shown,” July 31, 2013, Sooke News Mirror

The above men-tioned letter to the edi-tor was about a serious motorcycle/car acci-dent that took place on July 24 at Sooke Road-and Woodlands.

I was the bike rider in question, and would like to take an oppor-tunity to thank every-one involved. The let-ter was written by Amber McIntyre who apparently was on the scene immediately to help, and she mentions the many others who stopped and helped however they could.

I can’t begin to tell you how heartened and grateful I am for every-one who responded, both the profession-als and the ordinary people who stopped to direct traffic, keep me comfortable, call for help, etc.

I am still not allowed/able to walk and have a long road of rehab ahead, but it is wonder-ful to realize that there all those good people out there.

Please all be proud of yourselves.

Randy BethelVictoria

Let us do... This is a small com-

munity in a big world. A world that is rife with obesity, consumerism, and pollution. What is being proposed is a step in the right direc-tion. Let our commu-nity be an example. We are fortunate to not yet be over-developed. We

are growing. Let us grow as our own com-munity and not just a bedroom community to feed those big box stores in Langford.

We have the opportu-nity to build something that will showcase the beautiful town in which we live. We have experts in the field will-ing to contribute.

Lorien Arnold has invited big names from the biking community to our town to see what natural beauty is available for the world to enjoy. He has encouraged youth to be political, active and make good choices. He chooses to keep a small business in his own town, rides his bike to work. He is a leader and mentor for the youth of our com-munity, not to mention the rest of us.

Let us not be the community that has a high rate of youth drug, and alcohol abuse, or of high school drop outs. Let us be the community that has an extremely high rate of active and healthy youth, and maybe we’ll have a bike pro come out of our midst.

Studies have shown that children who play outside are more likely to care about environ-mental effects on the world. Let us be a com-munity with youth who care.

A biking commu-nity lets people, often youth with extremely high energy levels have

an outlet. What would those youth be doing if not biking with the Sooke Bike Club every week?

The people who love biking, and who are excited about the park, will help to main-tain the park. Part of the fun for them is the building and maintain-ing of jumps and tracks.

I am not saying that the bike skills park will solve all of the prob-lems in our community. Let us start by believ-ing in our future. Let us start by building towards something, so that we can have a well-rounded commu-nity that all walks of life can enjoy.

Katriona MitchellSooke

Mayor’s decision is right

Two thumbs up for the mayor:

I am in total sup-port of Mayor Milne’s proposal, as stated in the Sooke News Mirror dated Wednesday, July 24th, 2013.

His choice to not divide the commu-nity any further, but to work together in the best interests of the residents of Sooke in regards to the Bike Skills Park at John Phil-lips Memorial Park.

My dad (Bob Clark) was a politician (two terms as CRD Direc-tor) and my inspira-

tion. The best advice he ever gave me while I was on Council, was that when the commu-nity was divided and/or you were not 100% sure in which direction you should go, you need to vote against the pro-posal. You always have the opportunity to bring back the proposal at a later date, but once you vote in favour, you have lost it forever.

Brenda ParkinsonSooke

Be part of the arts

The Annual General Meeting of the Sooke Community Arts Coun-cil will take place on Tuesday, September 24 at 7 p.m. in the Potlatch Room of Sooke Har-bour House.

As you have been informed on count-less occasions dur-ing this past year, the positions of President, possibly Vice President and Treasurer will fall vacant and in order for the arts council to con-tinue these positions must be filled.

The work involved would be at most two hours per month and is pretty straightforward.

To date we have had no one step forward.

It must be stressed that this is the time for someone new to take over these positions - new blood if you will - with fresh ideas and perhaps different ways of doing things.

It should also be stressed that if no one takes on these some-what easy tasks then what could happen is that the arts council will cease to exist (after 26 years!.

What this would mean is there would be no money for grants, no community events. Yearly amounts of $1,500 for the Fine Arts Show and $1,500 for the Philharmonic would not be paid, no Art in the Park, no Fam-ily Art Fair, no Beach Art, no yearly art show at the Museum, no Xmas members’ art show! And the list goes on...

I for one certainly do not wish to see this happen. Surely with all the enthusiasm seen for all the arts and cul-tural events and all the artistic people in our community, there is a bunch of you willing to take on these some-what mundane tasks of running a small arts council? You could take it on as a group??

Please respond!It is now in your

court!Marion DesRochers

Sooke

We asked: Looking back, what was the funnest thing you’ve done this summer?

Having a swim at Lizard Lake, jumping off the dock,

a month ago.

Christopher LucasShirley

A family gathering in Tofino for two days.

Jasmine GuaySooke

Travelling around BC with the West Coast Amusement fair.

Jordan DixonSooke

Becoming a belly-fit instructor and staring my career in fitness. Getting out there and talking to

people. And taking my son to the lake.

Rebekaah KennedyVictoria

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Strings/violin teacher requested for Journey middle school

Recently Sooke Jour-ney middle school stu-dent Maya Wood (11 years old, in grade 7) started a petition to gather support for a part-time strings/vio-lin music teacher for her school. In a short, four-day campaign, Maya — with a little help — collected 152 signatures from Sooke residents. This petition, along with letters writ-ten by other Journey students and support-ers, will be sent to the SD62 Superintendent Jim Cambridge and the school Trustees requesting funding for a part-time (0.2) strings/violin music teacher for Journey middle school.

In their letters requesting support for their music program, student’s were articu-late and passionate.

“I love and take pride in playing the violin. I am really happy and thankful we have a string program,” wrote one.

Another wrote, “Please support the string section at Jour-ney, we need all the instruments, not just some of theme. We also need a teacher!”

A third one echoed the request for a teacher, “Other kids still want to try out in strings class but many not get the chance to even try it out if we don’t have a strings teacher.”

Last year Journey’s Grade 6 and 7 string ensembles took part in the Vancouver Island Concert Band Festival held in Port Alberni under the fine tute-

lage of volunteer Anne McDougall and both Grade 6 and Grade 7 strings were adjudi-cated with a Superior Plus grade for their wonderful perfor-mances.

Every Journey mid-dle school string stu-dent that took part in that festival was a proud ambassador for Sooke. They took pride in their achievement and were focussed, dis-ciplined and enthusias-tic and that is a fantas-tic educational experi-ence that is worthy of our support!

Many of the Grade 6

students had never played an instrument before and this excel-lent grade was a tes-tament to how hard they had worked both individually and collec-tively as a team. These students to not have a strings music teacher as yet, and without a teacher they will not be able to continue play-ing and learning strings together. They need a part-time teacher!

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

WHAT’S NEW AT THE DISTRICT - CHECK IT OUT! At www.sooke.ca

Public Hearings will be held in the Sooke Council Chambers at 2225 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC on Monday September 9, 2013 at 7:00 pm to hear presentations on the following matters:

Bylaw No. 577, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-4) The intent and purpose of Bylaw No 577, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-4) is to amend the Knox Centre Comprehensive Development Zone (CD11) to allow more “principal” uses for 2096 Church Road in addition to “assisted living facility” and “community care facility”. The proposed addi-tional uses for 2096 Church Road include cooperative housing, health services, institutional use, of� ce, personal services, restaurant and retail.

All persons who believe their interests in property are affected by these proposed amendments shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions before Council on the matters contained in the proposed amendments at the above time and place. If you are unable to attend the hearing, we ask that written submissions be provided prior to the close of the public hearing. Please be advised that submissions to Council will become part of the public record.

Copies of the covenant modi� cation, the application and relevant background documents, may be inspected at the of� ces of the District of Sooke Planning Department, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), commencing August 28, 2013 to and including September 9, 2013.

If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact the Planning Department at(250) 642-1634.

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• Wording to include a new map to identify 2096 Church Road as a separate “Area” from 2110 and 2120 Church Road and;

• Add “Maximum Lot Coverage” of 50% back into the CD11 zone as this was removed accidently during the formatting of Zoning Bylaw No. 600. Looking at the section numbering within the CD11 zone the numbering goes from 811.4 to 811.6. Maximum lot coverage should be 811.5.

The Applicant has also applied to amend covenant CA2524734 that was registered to 2096, 2110 and 2120 Church Road at the time the properties were rezoned to CD11. The Applicant would like Council to consider two amendments to this covenant:

1. Remove the requirement to consolidate 2096 Church Road with 2110 and 2120 Church Road; and

2. Due to the connector road that is to con-nect Church Road to Otter Point Road with a 3m multi -use trail, it is not neces-sary for the applicant to provide a 5 metre right-of-way along the north property line of 2120 Church Road. The Applicant is asking Council to consider removing this from the covenant.

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Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

One hundred years ago life was a lot dif-

ferent in Sooke, but one thing has been constant and that is people planting gar-dens, tending their flowers and harvest-ing their bounty. Back then it was called the Sooke Farmers Institute but the role was the same. They arranged for speakers on agricul-tural techniques, held demonstrations of skills and organized fall fairs. The Sooke Hall Associa-tion built a hall in 1915 close to the present Sooke Community Hall and it was the place to show off one’s flowers and produce. The fall fairs were a chance for people to get together and socialize at the end of the summer growing season.

Today, 100 years later, it is still that to locals. People bring in their biggest pumpkins and potatoes, their nee-dlework, art and flow-ers.

This year the Sooke Fall Fair will be opened by B.C. Lieutenant Gov-ernor Judith Guichon.

“We sent her an invi-tation back in Novem-ber,” said fall fair presi-dent Ida McDonald. “We knew of her agri-cultural background.” The opening ceremony takes place on Satur-day, September 7 at 2 p.m.

There’s a lot of new at the old fair.

A downstairs area in the community hall will be transformed into a heritage room with lots of vintage things and a collection of items that people can guess the origins and uses of. There is even a couple of news-papers from 100 years ago, trench art from the First World War and some other household items such as an old washing machine. Just to give you a glimpse

into what a home would have looked like around the turn of the century.

“We even put some windows in there,” said McDonald.

Upstairs there will be some new sections, one which includes soap making, heirloom veg-etables and the Quilt of Valour.

Crafts and games for kids, face painting, skateboarding demos, the Great Sookeini Race,

concession, chicken plop bingo, pet parade and animals are all a part of this year’s fall fair. The literary arts, art and photography exhibits and entries will be upstairs at the Legion, just across the street from the hall.

This year small keeper trophies and medallions, made by Dave and Yvonne Court will be handed out in certain sections.

The Pet Parade, spon-

sored by Dr. Amanda Booth and staff of the Saseenos Vet Services, takes place at 1 p.m. on Sunday on Eustace Road. This is a favou-rite with the kids.

There’s a pancake breakfast on Sunday morning taken care of by the Lions and the Harbourside Lions.

It’s a packed week-end and a Sooke tradi-tion enjoyed by those who like community events. It is also the unveiling of the Centen-nial Cookbook, a local cookbook with 160 pages containing 200 recipes, anecdotes and photographs.

It’s all there, it’s Sooke, it’s fun and it’s almost free. Admission is by donation.

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The track is set up for those who would like to try out their cars on the track for size with zuc-chini for test runs.

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Cars should be no higher than 11 1/2 inches and no wider than 9 3/8 at the out-side of the wheels. Make sure your vehi-cles are tough enough to withstand a long ride of about 30 feet.

There will be several awards for creativity, speed — of course —size and more. Be cre-ative with design, mak-ing sure the height and width requirements are met.

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Sooke News Mirror reader Parvez Kumar captured this sunlight filtered through the clouds west of Sooke.B e l o w, K a t h r y n Alexander’s photo of a white crowned sparrow.

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Ironically (and most helpfully), the Internet is a great source on how to deal with cyber-bullying.

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• Seventy-three per cent of educators are famil-iar with the issue.

• Seventy-six per cent of educators believe cyberbullying is a prob-lem at their school.

• Educators consider cyberbullying (76 per cent) as big an issue as smoking (75 per cent) and drugs (75 per cent).

• Thirty-eight per cent of girls online report being bullied, com-pared with 26 per cent of online boys.

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cent) have been cyber-bullied, compared with 22 per cent of online teens who do not use social networks.The website also

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What’s Up in SookeThurs.Sept 5YOUNG PARENTS’ GROUPWith lunch 11:00-1:30 2145 Townsend. Please call to confirm 250-642-5152 for info. SEAPARCFree Community Adult Walking Group. Tuesdays & Thursdays 10-11 a.m. Preregistration required. Call 250-642-8000 for info.

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lying), did much of the above. She offers the following advice, which reappears often in her many interviews: In an exclusive with Yahoo!, she said, “ensure that your child has three to four adults that they can trust or talk to. Whether its a teacher, an aunt, a pastor at a church ... someone that your child can go easily to and talk to.”Tips for bystanders

Author Barbara Colo-roso, identifies the three parties involved in bul-

lying: as suggested by the title of one of her books, the three players are The Bully, the Bul-lied, and the Bystander. When it comes to stop-ping bullying, whether online or in person, behaviour modification will not come willingly or effectively from the first two parties; it is the intervention of the third, the bystander, that can make the criti-cal difference.

All too many times, supporters come out of the woodwork when it is too late. Amanda

Todd was overwhelm-ing supported by her peers — after she died. Yet, as evidenced in her video, in her cue card that read “I have nobody, I need some-one,” she felt horribly alone while alive.

If you really want to stand out in a crowd and shine your unique-ness onto the world, step up when no one else will, speak out, and stop the bullying.

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Use caution

A black bear was been spotted, over the last couple of weeks in the marsh by the museum eating swamp grass. Drivers who pull over to have a look are endan-gering themselves and snarling traffic. If you want to have a look, please use the parking lot at the museum, rath-er than pulling off along the highway.


Groups seeking help to deliver servicesMaking contact is what volunteering is all aboutPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Diane Campbell began volunteering when she moved to Sooke back in 1994. She said she did it because she didn’t know anyone and was a good way to

meet people. That was close to 20 years ago and she is still at it.

Campbell is volun-teering for two non-profit organizations in Sooke, the Loan Cup-board and Contact Transportation. Each of these groups relies on good souls to hand out medical aids and drive people. The medical aids, things like wheel-chairs, are loaned to those who need them for the short term or for those who can-not afford to purchase

them. The transpor-tation end transports people to doctor and medical appointments in Victoria.

“The older people don’t want to drive all the way into Jubilee,” said Campbell.

It’s a vital and much appreciated service and this summer it’s been tough, said Camp-bell. Volunteer drivers are getting older them-selves and can no lon-ger put in the time and effort they once did. So, new drivers and volun-

teers are needed.Those who volunteer

to drive people need to have a good driv-ing record, $2 million in liability insurance and must be willing to undergo a police record check. The drivers are compensated for their gas.

It should be empha-sized that this is not a full time volunteer posi-tion.

The Contact Loan Cupboard, located at the Sooke Community Hall, lends out medi-

cal equipment. They are also in a struggle finding volunteers. They don’t have to go through any record checks or carry insur-ance, they just hand out the equipment.

“We need volunteers badly,” said president Linda Nex.

To volunteer for Con-tact Transportation, call Diane Campbell at 250-642-3113. To help out at the Contact Loan Cupboard call Jan Wat-son at 250-642-2951.

Campfires allowed within the Coastal Fire Centre

Effective at noon on Aug. 26, 2013, the campfire ban in the Coastal Fire Centre was rescinded due to a decreased risk of wildfires. Campfires now will be permitted throughout the Coastal Fire Centre. The public is reminded that campfires cannot be larger than a half-metre high by a half-metre wide. Anyone who lights a campfire must have a hand tool (such as a shovel) or at least eight litres of water available to fully extinguish it. Never leave a campfire unattended and make sure that the ashes are completely cold to the touch before leaving the area. Anyone found in violation of an open burning prohibition may be issued a ticket of up to $345 or, if convicted in court, be fined up to $100,000 and sentenced to one year in jail.





Public Hearings will be held in the Sooke Council Chambers at 2225 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC on Monday September 9, 2013 at 7:00 pm to hear presentations on the following matters:

Bylaw No. 578, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-5) The intent and purpose of Bylaw No 578, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-5) is to rezone 6669 Horne Road from Large Lot Residential (R1) to a Comprehensive Development (CD) Zone to allow for a 31 unit cohousing community. The proposed permitted “principal” uses within the CD zone are: apartment building, assisted living facility, townhouse, duplex, cluster dwelling units, stacked townhouse, and one single family dwelling per lot. The proposed “accessory” uses are: limited home-based business, boarding and lodging and one secondary suite.


Copies of the application and studies such as the Traf� c Impact Assessment, and all other relevant background documents, may be inspected at the of� ces of the District of Sooke Planning Department, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), commencing August 28, 2013 to and including September 9, 2013.

If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact the Planning Department at (250) 642-1634.

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Fortunately, most of us do not have earth-shattering events but rather smaller crises consisting of unpleasant and unexpected turns of events. Much as we’d like to pass on them all together, if we find we are handling them correctly they will move us to the next step on our path toward growth. While we first address a crisis as ‘this shouldn’t be happening- not to me, not now, I’m not prepared’, our success in coping with it depends on how quickly we move to acknowledge it and then move to acceptance.

All of this works better if we take time out to just be. Give our self time to allow the resources from our inner self, our God-self to come forth. We may get the message that we should be doing things differently, or perhaps we are not being appreciative

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But know this: when these times come, take the time to be alone with God and listen. You are not alone and the answer is within you, because God is with you at all times.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ed, (Ted, Mac, E.T.) on August 24, 2013 after a long courageous battle with cancer.

Ed leaves his wife, partner and best friend Lynda, his sons Glenn (Carol), Keith (Bonnie), his grandaughter Tara (Cody) and grandson Cole, great grandaughter Sierra~ sisters-in-law Sue and Linda, numerous nieces and nephews. His extended family Graham (Jen), Lynette (Andy) and granddaughter’s Laura (Sean), Alicia, Leah, Amanda and great granddaughter Paisley. Known by all his grandchildren as “Grandpa Chicken Wing”. Ed was born November 19, 1931 in Vancouver, he lived all over the province but spent his childhood in the interior of B.C. and on the island in Port Alberni.

Ed left home at a very early age and went back to Vancouver where he got a job with two of his uncles in a Sawmill. Ed worked his whole life as a Sawfi ler in the Sawmill Industry. Ed was a Volunteer Fireman for Sooke Fire Dept from 1963 to 1980 and a Scoutmaster from 1968 to 1973. He loved to play cards, especially Bridge, Crib and Euchre, which he did most every week until he got too sick. His favourite time was playing crib with Lynda every morning over a cup of coffee.

In later years Ed and Lynda travelled to Yuma, Arizona for many winters and cruised to Hawaii, Alaska, San Diego and San Francisco, while spending the last 10 years travelling to Skagit and Bellingham, Washington.

We would like to thank Dr. Tomas Vally and staff, Dr. Paul Singh, Dr. Gary Steinhoff, all the Home Care Nurses, especially our dedicated Home Care Nurse Michele, the Nurses of 4AS at VGH. To the wonderful caring staff of Ayre Manor, you have all been outstanding and the memories spent there will be treasured forever.

A very special thank you to Paul and Claudette West for your caring and compassion, it was so greatly appreciated by us.

At Ed’s request there will be no service. In lieu of fl owers, please make donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or Diabetes Association.

Ed’s favourite sayings: Have A Good Day, and if you don’t, it’s your own fault. Please carry-on his

saying, it’s so true and DEAL THOSE CARDS!

Edward Theodore Ted, Mac, ET MacDonald1931-2013

It is with much sadness, the family of Morris Rob-ert Flett announces his passing on August 25th 2013 at Victoria General.

Morris will be great-ly missed his loving wife Margaret of 65 years, son Matthew(Ali)of Creemore, Ontario, daughter Mau-reen (Dan) of Sooke, BC

and Karen and Ken Longland of Sooke, BC, along with a multitude of friends and acquaintances. Morris is predeceased by parents Robert and Mary and Sister Irene.

Morris was born February 5th 1922 in Hamilton Ontario, he married the love of his life, Marga-ret(Dyson) on July 24th 1948. Together they built their home in Aldershot Ontario, where they raised 2 children and lived for 48yrs before moving to Sooke British Columbia where they made it home for the past 16 years.

A WW2 overseas military veteran Morris re-turned home from the war to work at Westing-house in Hamilton Ontario as a machinist. His pas-sion for photography soon took over, he started his own successful photography business of 30 plus years. One could always count on Morris to tell funny stores of events thru out his life, be the life of the party and always offer kind words of ad-vice on many of his favorite topics, photography, gardening and cooking would be at the top of the list.

The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Doctors and Nurses at Victoria General Hospital.

If desired, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society for Prostate Research in memory of Mor-ris, would be appreciated.

Morris’s wishes were not to have a funeral but a party! The family will hold a celebration of Morris’s life in the spring.

Morris Robert Flett

Dunn, James (Jim) HighetAugust 17, 2013

Jim passed away, peacefully, at Victoria Hospice, after a long and courageously fought battle cancer.

Jim leaves to mourn his loving family, wife of 58 years, Sharon, his son Marty (Kim) and Marty’s three sons, Kyle Zea) Ryan and Tyler, and his daugh-ter , Lauren (Darren) of Red Deer, Alberta and Lauren’s children, Blair and Megan, and one great grandchild, Kyle’s daughter, Athena.

Jim worked for B.C. Telephone Company and then Telus from 1952-1989. He was the district repairman in Sooke, B.C., from 1962 until his retirement in 1989.

He lived in Sooke for 69 years and loved fishing, golf and coached softball and hockey teams when his children were young. In later years he was an enthusiastic casino supporter.Jim will be missed by family and friends.A memorial service will be held for family at a later date.

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SOOKE CRISIS & Referral Centre, 2043 Church Rd. Open 10am-1pm, Mon.-Fri. 250-642-0215.

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GARDENING

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HAULING AND SALVAGE

ED’S HAULINGCheap disposal of

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

BRAD’S HOME CAREQuality with competitive

prices for all your home needs.

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Ticketed in municipal water, sewer w/exp in carpentry & an eye for curb appeal.Senior & new referral dis-count.

One call does it all.778-679-4724

& MOVING STORAGE

SOOKE MOVING ANDSTORAGE

Heated indoor storage, self contained, various sizes, 24 hr. security. outdoor storage available. Public access 9-5pm. Mon.- Sat. 2018 Idle-more Rd. 250- 642-6577www.sookemovingandstorage.com

PAINTING

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ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

AFFORDABLE ROOFING

*New Construction*Reroofs *Repairs

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. Allshapes & colours available.1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

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STEEL BUILDINGS, Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28,30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120,60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

REAL ESTATE

APARTMENT/CONDOS

2-BEDROOM CONDO groundfl oor in desirable Saanichton.Open concept, electric fi re-place, custom kitchen. Carpets& laminate. Ensuite laundry,small pet ok. Low strata fee.Great starter, $235,000. Byappointment 1-250-652-1218

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SAANICH WEST- 1246 Has-tings St, 3 bdrm Rancher, 2garage, dining/living/familyrooms, 2 bath (ensuite), F/P,appls incld, new roof. Walkingdistance to Interurban cam-pus. $484,900. 250-477-4600.

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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

OTTER POINT RV Trailer Park. 40’ park model trailer (no pad fees) 3 slide outs + 30’x52’ lot, fi nished deck & shed in new cond. Reduced to $117,900. obo. 306-290-8764.

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GRANT MANOR Newly renovated

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$675 per moTo view call 250-380-8133

COTTAGES

1 & 2 BR Cottages, waterfront, Sooke core, Avail. Now $650/mo. 250-882-6621

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

2 BEDROOM , 900 sq.ft. Adults only park, F/S, W/D, $750 + util. N/S, N/P, #7-6171 Kirby Rd ( off Sooke River Rd). 250-642-5003

HOMES FOR RENT

SOOKE. 3BDRM + den, 3 bath, newer half duplex. Fully fenced big yard, deck, garage, gas fi replace. Bright kitchen with DW, F/S. W/D in sep. laundry. Nice views, forest, trails across road. $1650 in-cludes weekly garbage pickup and water. Avail. Oct 1st. 250-508-4064. [email protected]

SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

SHAMROCK HOUSE has a suite available for Senior, Sept. 1. See us on lineseniorsinsooke.com or call 250-642-6009

SUITES, LOWER

SOOKE: LARGE ground lev-el, 3br, den,storage, W/D, wa-ter inc., close to town core on bus route. No Dogs, No Smok-ers. References required. Avail. Oct 1st. $950.00. 250-642-4572

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ANTIQUE/CLASSICS

1966 CHEVY Pick up, 1/2 ton short box, burgundy. 3 in the tree, 6 cylinder. Good condi-tion, runs great, comes with second set of winter tires and rims. Second owner for last 45 years, in Victoria. $10,000 obo. Call: 250 479 0441 or email: [email protected]

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1982 GRAND Prix LJ, only 29 original km on car, 350 4 bolt Vette motor and 350 Turbo trans installed in 1985. Seals done in 2008. A.C. works, New head liner 2014, a true time piece. $6,900 o.b.o Call Terry 250-478-1426.

1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z 24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5- sp trans, near new Hankook tires. Red, sun roof, mint interi-or, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pio-neer stereo w/iPod adapter, sub woofer, Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers. Same owner since 1990, have all receipts. $3000. Chris, 250-595-0370 lv mess.

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RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

2004 TITANIUM 29E34RL (new May 2005), good condi-tion. One slide out, rear living room with fi replace, chair, hide-a-bed couch, sliding glass doors leading to fully screened patio. Patio deck slides out from underneath. Centre kitchen, double door refrigerator, microwave, dou-ble sink. Hardwood fl oors, oak cabinets, washer/dryer, porce-lain toilet. Ducted A/C, gas/ electric hot water with DSI. Fi-berglass exterior, dual paned windows, Polar Pak insulation, power front jacks, rear stabiliz-ers. Ideal for traveling south in winter, parking at the lake or touring. Length/benefi ts of 34’ but tows like 29’. $65,000 new, asking $19,900. 250-881-8833, [email protected]

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The Royal Canadian LegionBr. #54 Phone: 250-642-5913

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Public Hearings will be held in the Sooke Council Chambers at 2225 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC on Monday September 9th, 2013 at 7:00 pm to hear presentations on the following proposed bylaw:

Copies of the proposed bylaws, and application, may be inspected at the of� ces of the District of Sooke Planning Department, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), commencing from August 28, 2013 to and including September 9, 2013.

If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact the Planning Department at (250) 642-1634.

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Black Press is proud to be an official sponsor for the 2013 Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, with photojournalist Arnold Lim on the 21-member tour team as a media rider. Follow Arnold’s personal story of training for the Tour and the ride itself at tourderock.ca under the blog posts, or on Twitter at@arnoldlimphoto.

ON TOUR: This year’s Tour de Rock begins in Port Alice on Saturday, Sept. 21 and ends Friday, Oct. 4 in Victoria. Tour de Rock raises funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research and programs.

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Chris Bush and Auren RuvinskyBlack Press

Few reasons are more compelling to grab a spot on the 2013 Tour de Rock team than to help give your own son and other children a fighting chance to beat cancer.

Const. Misty Dmytar, 39, is relatively new to the Nanaimo RCMP detachment, but she and her two-year-old son, Griffyn, are well known in the Comox Valley where she served until recently, and to Tour de Rock teams from the last couple of years.

She is one of two riders from the Nanaimo area, joining Const. Ed de Jong, who is based at the detachment on Gabriola Island.

When Griffyn was just four days old he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare form of infant cancer that presents about 50-70 cases a year in Canada.

Dmytar and her partner had to get Griffyn into treatment immediately.

“Griffyn was the youngest they’d ever seen that had come in with neuroblastoma,” Dmytar said.

Surgeons took a tumour the size of a baseball, weighing 230 grams, off of his right adrenal gland. They took the gland too.

Initial treatment produced positive results, but an ultrasound taken a few months later revealed a tumour on Griffyn’s other adrenal gland and spots on his liver.

Five months of chemotherapy treatment halted the disease. The tumour shrunk to half its size and the spots on his liver are still there, but the disease has been effectively dormant since 2010. For now and hopefully forever, Griffyn has

beaten cancer. He returns for more tests this month.

In the meantime, Dmytar is training for the tour, which starts Sept. 21. Combined with fundraising, it’s a big commitment for a mother of two who works 12-hour shifts.

Const. Ed de Jong, 43, is a recent arrival to the central Island region. He moved to Gabriola with his family in January after serving in Terrace, B.C.

His reason for getting in the saddle for the 2013 Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock is simply to offer something back to the community in which he works.

“For me, being in the position I’m in as an RCMP member, the ability to give back to the community is a big thing for me and just the fact that this event supports kids with cancer makes it such an easy decision to do,” de Jong said.

With two children – a son, 11,

and daughter, 14 – who are healthy, de Jong counts his blessings. His father-in-law is a cancer survivor.

Living on Gabriola Island means catching a ferry to Nanaimo to meet up with other team members for training rides out of Parksville and Nanaimo. The time and transportation restrictions have translated into de Jong doing most of his training alone on Gabriola roads. A 90-kilometre ride means three laps around the island.

Oceanside RCMP’s Tour de Rock rider Cpl. Jesse Foreman said he was inspired to get involved by “looking at my own healthy kids and when I saw some who weren’t healthy I wanted to do something.”

His boys are currently seven and nine, making their understanding and support important to Foreman as he squeezes training between his family and full-time job at the Oceanside detachment where he’s in charge of community policing.

Like his fellow riders, he’s been touched by cancer in his family with a grandfather, aunt and uncle all dealing with the disease on some level.

He is also inspired by five-year-old Lucas, the junior rider he’s been teamed up with. The local kid was in and out of the hospital for eight months and lost his kidney to cancer, but is now in remission.

Foreman said that other than having to go back to Children’s Hospital every four months for tests until he’s 18, “you can’t tell him apart from any other kid.”

For these three riders, they say it’s the least they can do to support these kids.

“The more money we raise through Tour de Rock, the more chance these kids have and the better the treatments that will come out,” Dmytar said.

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Motivated by personal experience

Photos by Chris Bush and Auren Ruvinsky

Tour de Rock riders Misty Dmytar, left, with her son Griffyn, a cancer survivor; Ed de Jong; and Jesse Foreman are all motivated to participate in Cops for Cancer by different experiences, but they’re hoping their efforts pay off in improving the lives for children and families who are going through cancer.


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

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Britt SantowskiSooke News Mirror

Psssst….Want to know a

secret?Sooke already has a

bike park.Uh huh.Shhhhhhh. Don’t tell anyone.Well, okay, it’s not

actually a secret. More like it’s a fact. SEAPARC has had a bike jump park in existence since 2006. According to Linda Finch, the Pro-gram Services Man-ager at SEAPARC, the bike jump park “was designed by profes-sional mountain bike rider Jay Hoots. The park was built in part-nership between SEAPARC and several local youth with the bike club.”

SEAPARC’s bike jump park was built in con-sultation with Lorien Arnold, owner of Sooke Mountain Cycle. “I did all the background stuff,” said Arnold. “A professional bike park designer by the name of Jay Hoots built that park.”

According to a profile article in Get Out There magazine (Oct, 2012), Jay Hoots is a freestyle mountain bike rider who “has actually built mountain bike skills parks across the coun-try. A lot of them.”

“There used to be a core group of use, like maybe 10 or 15 of them, when it was first built,”

said Finch in conver-sation, “But … it just hasn’t been used for the last six years.”

Due to disuse, the bike jump park at SEAPARC fell into

a state of disrepair. However, as the vig-orous renewal of the debate rages in Sooke, SEAPARC decided to refurbish the existing park.

Arnold’s vision of a possible bike park at the John Phillips Memorial Park loca-tion is very similar to the existing park at SEAPARC: “What we

are visualizing for John Phillips is a multitiered park that is oriented to riders of all ages and abilities.” What differentiates Arnold’s vision from the existing

SEAPARC bike park is the visibility, the drain-age, and the accessibil-ity of the park.

The challenge with the SEAPARC loca-tion is that “it’s com-pletely out of sight.” Which may be why this jump park is largely unknown, and un-used.

Arnold, as a father to an eight-year-old, has safety concerns as well. If there’s an off-season incident that involves injury, a person can go unnoticed for a sig-nificant period of time, said Arnold. “Unless someone goes down there, they’re not going to be seen.”

“It’s not like it’s a terrible site to have something like a bike park of some kind, but it doesn’t provide the versatility that a park in the public eye is going to provide,” he con-cluded.

Ultimately, Arnold has a vision of John Phillips of being simi-lar in nature to Victo-ria’s Beacon Hill Park: a centrally located, multi-purpose park. “I just see it as a real potential for a Beacon-Hill type park for Sooke where there’s mixed use,” with people using it for sports and leisure and a host of other activi-ties.

While waiting for things to thunder to a conclusion (and on September 23 there’s a meeting for the “Com-mittee of the Whole -- Public Input Bike Skills

Park”), if you have a hankering to go out and practice your bike jumps, you can head to the SEAPARC location.

“Recent upgrades included removing overgrown brush and weeds, levelling, com-pacting, and resurfac-ing the entire area and installing new signage,” wrote Finch in follow-up correspondence.

“The park currently consists of five sets of jumps ranging in skill levels from beginner to advanced,” continues Finch. “SEAPARC hopes the park will be used by youth to practice and develop their skills, as well as a place for expe-rienced riders to men-tor and teach skills to younger, inexperienced riders. SEAPARC also plans to offer skills clin-ics and classes next spring.”

The existing park is open for use from dawn to dusk, and it’s avail-able to all ages. The main entrance to the bike park is at the main entrance to SEAPARC. Just go up the gravel drive between the museum and SEAPARC.

The only pre-requi-site, which seems like a no-brainer, is that enthusiasts using the bike park have the motor skills to ride a bike: balancing on two wheels while propel-ling oneself forward using pedal-power.

And, of course, hel-mets are mandatory in BC.

As the bike park debate rages, go for a ride at the local bike jump park

Photos submitted by SEAPARC

“We had about 40 or 50 kids out who helped build the park,” said Lorien Arnold, owner of Sooke Mountain Cycle. Arnold was involved in the creation of SEAPARC’s bike jump park in 2006. Above left: Volunteers helped out with the park’s construction in 2006; above right: the park on completion; above: the jump park today

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We would like to congratulate William Kempster for being nominated to be a SEAPARC Star. William is a ten year old Ecole Poirier student who is in grade 5. His favourite subjects are Gym, Art (and recess)! He likes playing floor hockey at school and hopes to learn to play baseball, football and hockey someday. William is very good at swimming and hopes to continue with his school swim team that he was on last year. He has been riding horses for 3 years and thoroughly enjoys the time he spends with the horses. When he’s at home, William likes making creations with Lego and playing “Nerf-Wars” with his friends. He has his own “N” scale train set and loves going to train shows with his Grandma. He helps out at home by feeding his many animals. His family owns 2 fire bellied toads, 2 dwarf frogs, a dog and 2 cats, but William says that his all-time favourite animals are penguins (but he doesn’t own any). He likes to travel and told us that his best trip yet was a Grand Adventure that he went on with his Grandma. They travelled from Vancouver Island through the mountains and the prairies all the way to Dauphin Manitoba then back again. His favourite stop on the trip was Drumheller, where he was able to dig for fossils and found teeth and a jaw bone! William has two careers picked out for when he grows up, he said he would like to be a scientist (specializing in paleontology and archaeology) and he will be a race car driver on the side! He is described as a funny and goofy young man who is very smart. He has good manners and is very friendly too. We would like to thank William for coming in to talk to us, you are truly a SEAPARC Star!

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Len Banner, the now-former coach/manager of Sooke’s Loggers fastpitch team, is hanging up his glove. That’s right, after 52 years of either playing or coaching ball games, Banner is calling it a day.

Banner grew up on the field. Although his father died when he was six, he was a huge influ-ence on Banner and his five siblings.

“I remember when we used to go out into the park,” reflects Banner, who grew up in Sooke. “We grew up in the park. There’s six of us, three sisters and two brothers. We all played ball; we were always at the park. My dad umpired…. from May until September, that’s what we did.” His dad and the Banner fam-ily — including his Uncle Ed — were very influen-tial in nurturing the long-standing passion Banner has for the sport.

His big love for the sport comes from “being part of the team,” he said. Winning helped too. Between the ages of five and 17, the team

he was on won eight championships. “It was a really good time,” he reflects, “and we were fairly successful.”

The camaraderie that he enjoyed in his younger days contin-ues at the adult level. “The fastpitch commu-nity is a great commu-nity. We all know each

other…. It’s a great community.”

At 28, Banner stopped playing the game and turned to coaching, working with his own sons in Triangle Little League. For the most part, he’s been coaching since.

When asked what he loves most about the

game, without hesitation Banner answers. “It’s a fast game,” he says, “We can play a game in under two hours. A lot of week-ends, even when I was playing, we’d play a dou-ble-header in four hours.”

Banner has some concerns about the fad-ing of interest in fast-pitch. The number of sports that youth can play in has expanded, says Banner, referenc-ing soccer, lacrosse and football. “And it’s really hurt ball,” he finds.

Most recently, Ban-ner has been involved as the coach/manager of the Sooke Loggers, who played this year (and last) at a world-class level.

When asked why the Loggers have done as well as they have this year, Banner replies that it takes a big com-mitment, “You have to get the right, committed guys. It’s a big commit-ment. These guys take every Friday off and every Monday off when we go to a tournament.”

Indeed, they have travelled a lot this year., gracing Kelowna, Van-couver, Fargo (North Dakota), San Diego (California), and Quad Cities (Iowa/Illinois). Saskatoon was on their list, but that got can-celled. Their adven-tures are quietly spon-sored by Verity Devel-opments and individual fund-raising efforts by the entire team.

In spite of the disap-pointment of ending the ISC tournament sooner than expected, Banner is confident in the Logger’s future.

As for his own, it’s time to take a break. “I think it’s the travel that’s done me in,” he said. “Every game we play is off the Island.”

He is also a grandfa-ther to three children, and he’s ready for the next phase in life.

“Maybe I’ll be coach-ing in a few more years,” he laughs. So who knows: we may well see him on the field yet!

Hanging up the glove after 52 yearsSEPTEMBER

Facebook photo

Len Banner, pictured here with his granddaughter announced on the Facebook’s Logger fan page that, after 52 years of ball, he was retiring from the game.

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With Timbits Soccer, the first goal really is having fun.And with over 200,000 kids playing Timbits Socceracross Canada, that’s a whole lot of smiling faces. TimHortons is proud to support each and every one ofthese kids, along with your local Tim Hortons RestaurantOwners who are excited to be a part of this bysupporting 1300 boys and girls who play Timbits Soccerin Victoria.

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The annual Subaru Ironman Canada took place on Aug. 25 in Whistler. To appreci-ate the scope of what it takes to even complete, one must understand the insanity of the Ironman triathlon: It involves a 3.8 km swim, a 180 km cycle, and a 42.2 km marathon-length run.

Amongst those (insane) numbers was Sooke’s own Owen Stampflee, who we at the Sooke News Mirror have been following throughout the season.

In his category (males between the ages of 25 and 29), Stampflee ranked an impressive 25 out of 76 who finished.

Stampflee completed with the following time-lines: 1 hour, 13 minutes for the swim, 5 hours and 38 minutes for the cycle, and 4 hours and 38 minutes for the run. In total, he was in involved in high-inten-sity physical engage-ment for 11 hours and 36 minutes.

The average finish

time for the Whistler event was 12 hours and 52 minutes.

“I had a decent swim, a good bike, and an awful marathon where some stomach issues developed two miles in resulting in a run close to an hour slower than expected. My overall time was 11:36:03.”

Considering the gru-elling nature of the run, one can only wonder, “Why do it?” So we put

that question to Stamp-flee.

“I’m your typical type-A, very competi-tive personality (like nearly every other long distance triath-lete), always striving to improve,” Stamp-flee wrote in an email on Aug 29. “I’m back training already. There is also the incredible energy at events and a huge sense of commu-nity and camaraderie

amongst triathletes. It doesn’t hurt that I enjoy the process and the training, you don’t spend 20+ hours a week swimming/biking/running if you don’t like it, although the six hour workouts did get to be tiring.”

The annual Iron-man saw 2,600 athletes compete in the event, supported by close to 3,000 volunteers.

Sooke’s Stampflee completes gruelling Ironman

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“That photo was taken 100 meters from the finish,” said Stampflee, “my stomach was far better than it had been but everything else was worn out.”

Tournament Sponsors:

Additi onal details and registrati on/sponsorship forms are available by contacti ng the Chamber offi ce at

250.642.6112 or via email at [email protected]

Sponsorship opportunities in support of this event are:

11TH ANNUALSOOKE REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Golf TournamentThe 11th annual Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce golf tournament will take place on Friday September 13, 2013 at the Demamiel Creek Golf Course located at 6518 Throup Road, Sooke BC.

This 9 hole golf tournament is open to everyone with member pricing at $45 and non-member pricing at $55 (per person). Space is limited to the fi rst 72 registrants.

Registrati on and a light lunch will begin at 12pm with a shotgun start at 1pm. A delicious barbeque dinner and dessert will follow catered by Stone Pipe Grill and Litt le Vienna Bakery.

Throughout the aft ernoon and evening there will be both non-alcohol and alcohol beverages for sale, various draws and games, a live aucti on, and many opportuniti es to win prizes provided by local Sooke region businesses. Registrants are encouraged to wear a wacky costume to enhance their chances of winning a prize.

1. Main Tournament Sponsor (1 available) ...................... Sponsorship amount $1000 2. Adverti sing Sponsors (3 available) ............................... Sponsorship amount $500 3. Ladies “Closest to the Pin” Sponsors (1 available) ....... Sponsorship amount $150 4. Men’s “Closest to the Pin” Sponsor (1 available) ......... Sponsorship amount $150 5. Ladies “Shortest Drive” Sponsor (1 available) ............. Sponsorship amount $100 6. Men’s “Shortest Drive” Sponsor (1 available) ............. Sponsorship amount $100 7. Wacky Costume Sponsor (1 available) ......................... Sponsorship amount $100 8. Hole Sponsor (9 available) ........................................... Sponsorship amount $50 9. Live Aucti on Donati ons ................................................ Minimum prize value to be $100 10. Individual and Team Prize Donati ons (72+ available) .. Minimum prize value to be $10

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