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The B.C. Corners Service is investigating how a human foot, encased in a sock and running shoe, found its way to the shores of Botanical Beach last week.
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Twins Etta and Isla Putch, 6, told friends and family they didn’t want birthday presents this year. Instead, the two asked for donations to help needy animals.
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Octavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror
The bodies of two poached elk have been found near Sandcut Creek, east of Jordan River, by conservation officers.
The animals were part of a small group of Roosevelt elk that had been living in the area for the last few years.
Conservation officer Peter Pauwels, who found both animals, said one was pregnant, while the other may have been pregnant as well.
The animals were shot a week apart – on Jan. 31 and a week later on Feb. 8. In one case, the animal was shot far off the log-ging road, with its legs cut off and its hide removed.
Although the province’s wildlife author-ity permits First Nations to hunt Roosevelt elk on Vancouver Island, the recent killings have all been deemed illegal.
Pauwels said the herds affected by the poaching are not healthy enough to sustain even limited harvests.
“It’s pretty upsetting. If they’d been left alone, they had all the potential to turn into a viable herd, but this has done severe dam-age to the prospects of that happening,” he said.
Elk have slowly been making a comeback on the Island in the last 30 years. This was the first group conservation officers have seen active in the Greater Sooke area on a regular basis.
The T’Souke and Pacheedaht First Nations also expressed concern over the incident, as both parties have been trying to re-building elk populations in the Jordan River.
The conservation service has not identi-fied any suspects in the poaching incidents.
Pauwels encourages anyone with infor-mation to call the Report All Poachers and Polluters hotline at 1-877-952-7277. Callers can remain anonymous, but tips need to be specific to assist investigations, he said.
ELK KILLED BY POACHERS NEAR SANDCUT CREEKAnimal found with legs cutoff and hide removed
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Actors Paul Holmes, left, Sarah Wilford, Jean-Sebastian St-Pierre and Raven Markussen rehearse a scene from Fawlty Towers. The Sooke Harbour Players production begins April 2. For the story, please turn to page 30.
Octavian Lacatusu Sooke News Mirror
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The District of Sooke has begun a major review of its bylaws that date as far back as 1999.
“There are a number of our bylaws that need to be rewritten,” said chief administrative officer Teresa Sullivan.
“Sooke is 15 years old and there has never been a major review of the bylaws.”
The district has 630 bylaws that guide everything from devel-opment to elections. Zoning bylaws, for example, dictate how land can be used, such as where buildings can go, how buildings may be used, lot sizes and dimensions, building heights and parking requirements.
Though bylaws have been tweaked over the years, district staff began a comprehen-sive review last week with the introduction of Bylaw 630, with pro-posed zoning amend-ments.
Bylaw 630 updates Bylaw 600, the dis-trict’s zoning bylaw, which makes changes to accessory dwelling units, micro brewery and artisan industries.
Several months will be spent consulting the public and stakehold-ers, as well as council and staff, on the bylaw review.
The result of those consultations will mean
some bylaws will be rewritten others may be rescinded, Sullivan said.
Key goals of the review will be to reflect the district’s urban planning objectives and district standards, guidelines and policies.
Acting mayor Kerrie Reay expects significant change, simply because so much has changed since the first bylaws were enacted with the
district’s incorporation in 1999.
“There are many con-tradictions between the [official community plan] and the zoning bylaws,” she said.
“Bylaws need to be reviewed and to make sure they’re cur-rent, that they apply in today’s environment and to make sure the bylaws complement one another and there isn’t any contradiction.”
District begins review of outdated zoning bylaws
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District of Sooke unveiled its new senior manage-ment team at last week’s council meeting.
Chief administrative officer Teresa Sullivan in announcing the seniors managers said they have been tasked with serving the public in a more effi-cient manner, with additional accountabilities being put in place to ensure “we get the job done.”
“We have eliminated silos within the organiza-tion that will lead increased sharing of work files to improve productivity and streamline processes. This will be the norm – not the exception. These changes will enable greater efficiency to provide better service in a more timely fashion.”
The changes come after the departure of three key managers in a matter of weeks: corporate officer Bonnie Sprinkling, finance director Michael Dillabaugh and engineer Elisabeth Nelson.
Sullivan took over as CAO in mid-December.
The new senior management team includes:
Teresa Sullivan, chief administra-tive officer
Sullivan has extensive manage-ment experience with the B.C. gov-ernment. She holds a master of business administration in execu-tive leadership from Royal Roads University.
Rob Howat, director of develop-ment services
Howat became director of development services (a combination of the previous planning and engi-neering departments) and approving officer for the District of Sooke in September 2013. Previously, he worked with the provincial government for 35 years.
Brent Blackhall, director of financeBlackhall has been with the District of Sooke for
2.5 years as the deputy director of finance, and most recently as the acting director of finance. He came to the district from the Pacific Carbon Trust where he was director of finance.
Gabryel Joseph, director of corporate servicesBefore joining the District of Sooke, Joseph
worked for all three levels of government in Can-ada, including two provincial governments (Alberta and B.C.), and four municipalities.
Steve Sorensen, fire chiefSorensen has been a member of the Sooke Fire
Department for 35 years.Tina Hansen, acting corporate officerHansen has worked with the District of Sooke
for the past nine years and has served in the role of corporate assistant for the last three years. She attained her certificate in local government admin-istration in 2012 through Capilano University.
District of Sooke selects senior managers’ team
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Octavian Lacatusu/Sooke News Mirror
Tunes for Valentine’s DaySooke residents got a musical treat on Valentine’s Day from the Sooke Youth Show Choir, who sang around town, all day long. The singing young ladies were Laura van den Berk, Ava Dunn, Coral Keys, Nevaeh Perry, Aliya Perry, Angelina Carpenter-Ray and Ahdi Newell. Leading and directing them was Elena Hoath, assistant choir director for the Sooke Youth Show Choir. The event was to help raise money for the choir’s production of Aladdin, coming to the Edward Milne Community School theatre in June.
Octavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror
A Tim Hortons restaurant will open in Sooke this fall as a drive-thru as part of an Esso gas station, a Tim Hortons spokesperson confirmed yesterday.
“We are pleased to confirm that we will be opening a new Tim Hortons in Sooke this fall,” Hailey Dedominicis, senior manager of communications at Tim Hortons, wrote in an email. “Con-veniently located within an Esso, this
location will also serve guests through a drive-thru.”
The new Timmie’s will not be a stand-alone building, just a 750-foot drive-thru as part of the Esso.
The news comes after the T’Sou-ke First Nation announced it has entered into a preliminary business arrange-ment with Tim Hortons and Esso, and plan to build the facility on undevel-oped T’Sou-ke reserve land along Sooke Road.
“While there is still much work to be
done before any construction begins, the nation is excited to announce their progress in anticipation of the project’s social and economic benefit that would be shared by the entire Sooke com-munity,” said T’Sou-ke administrator Michelle Thut.
Word of a Timmie’s coming to town first broke out when an ad on usedvic-toria.com was posted by the facility’s leasee SBMC Holdings Ltd., for a baker position at the proposed new facility.
Tim Hortons to open this fall
The Vancouver Island Regional Library and the Canadian Union of Public Employee (CUPE) local 401 have ratified a new five-year labour agreement for 200 employees.
The agreement provides for improved benefits and work
scheduling, and was settled with the assistance of a mediator.
VIRL staff have been without a contract since Jan. 1, 2015. The five-year deal covers a term from Jan. 1, 2015 to Dec. 31, 2019.
There are three unionized staff who
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More than 100 people attended an open house on the future of John Phillips Memo-rial Park.
“This is a chance for the pub-lic to priortize the amenities in the park,” said parks and trails advisory committee chair John Boquist.
“There are many options for the park.”
John Phillips Memorial Park was created in 2005 and is the largest green space in Sooke’s urban core at 7.75 hectares.
Over the years there have been several proposals on how to develop the park from building a library, horseshoe pitches, even a bike skills facil-
ity.The committee has come
with key philosophies and key priorities for the park.
Now the public’s thoughts on the park are sought.
Each participant at the Wednesday open house were asked for their ideas, but also to identify projects they would like to see in the park.
The committee has consid-ered the park area in three zones: wildlife zone, passive recreation zone and commu-nity activities zone, and is fol-lowing a philosophy of preserv-ing the natural areas while mak-ing the best use of the park’s greatest feature – the pond.
“There’s a whole list of things we’d like to see done, and we were encouraged by [district
council] to rate the urgency,” Boquist said.
“It’s challenging to get these amenities into the park because of the way it’s laid out: there’s a flood plan, there’s a pond.”
The committee has also set up an online survey on the Dis-trict of Sooke website to fur-ther engage the public. The survey is open until the end of February.
All comments and other information will be tabulated and go before the committee for its March 1 meeting.
The committee will then pri-oritize the results and make a recommendation to council. Council will consider the rec-ommendations at its March 14 meeting.
Over 100 residents give ideas on future of John Phillips Park
Kevin Laird/Sooke News Mirror
John Phillips Memorial Park is the largest green space in Sooke’s urban core at 7.75 hectares, and the district is looking at ways to enhance the green space.
The District of Sooke won’t be part of the South Vancouver Island Economic Develop-ment Association after all.
In an in-camera meet-ing Jan. 25, Sooke coun-cil decided not to join the group although there was initial enthu-siasm and support for the project.
Instead, the district is looking at support-ing the fledgling West Shore Economic Devel-opment Group.
“We [council] origi-nally thought the South Island group was a good opportunity,” said acting mayor Kerrie Reay, “but as decisions started to be made we recognized it was a disadvantage to Sooke businesses.”
The idea behind the SVIEDA was to bring together private and public sectors to help rebuild Greater Victo-ria’s lagging economy and create more good paying jobs.
Greater Victoria’s gross domestic product growth slid from fourth in 2008 to 27th in 2013 among Canada’s largest metropolitan areas.
Under the SVIEDA proposal, each com-munity would pay to operate the economic agency based on a five-year fixed funding plan.
Officials were told early that politics would not be part of the process and it would be 100 per cent business driven, but when the SVIEDA’s constitution was developed 50 per cent of the board would have municipal repre-sentation.
Colwood and Lang-ford also have con-cerns about SVIEDA too and have floated a plan to create West Shore Economic Devel-opment Group.
The group would
work in collaboration with the municipalities in the West Shore, and
it would be more afford-able and controlled by area businesses.
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Port Renfrew’s Botanical Beach is a world-renown place of many marine wonders, including micro-ecosystems and natural splendor not seen anywhere else – but there was an object slightly out of place Feb. 7, spotted along the beach by a hiker.
A running shoe, with what appeared to be a human foot inside.
After Sooke RCMP were alerted to the grim discovery, the B.C. Coroners Service later confirmed the foot, which was encased in a sock and shoe, is of human origin.
Grim as it may seem though, it’s not the first time a foot has turned up on Vancouver Island’s shores.
This is the 13th foot to show up since 2007, and the first on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, said Barb McClintock, a B.C. Coroners Service spokes-person.
Most of the other feet were on the eastern side of the Island or Lower Mainland area and coast such as the Sun-shine Coast and Powell River.
Of the 13, a total of 10 have been identified, coming from seven separate individuals; three were pairs.
McClintock said none of the cases had any homicide or foul play involved and that they were all the result of acci-dents or suicides.
Who the foot belongs to and where it came from is still unknown.
“Work will now continue with the identification unit
of the B.C. Coroners Ser-vice and our community and police partners to try to determine the identity of the individual concerned and a cause of death,” McClintock said in a press release. “Final confirmation in these circumstances must come from DNA testing.”
McClintock added that the type of shoe in question was first sold in North America in March 2013, which implies the shoe’s owner died at some point between March 2013 and December 2015.
And as far as how it sep-arated from the rest of the body, a preliminary coroner’s examination suggests the foot disarticulated naturally from the rest of the body as a result of prolonged immersion in water.
In the case where a foot is found, the reason it stays rel-atively intact is because it’s held together in a sock and
the shoe itself, which also has far more buoyancy.
So far, there are 178 uniden-tified cases of missing persons at sea the B.C. Coroner Ser-vice is investigating.
And it can look into for a long time, too. McClintock said that of the 10 identified, two had gone missing in the 1980s.
People have gone missing in the Port Renfrew region before, so nothing is ruled out at this point, said Sooke RCMP Staff Sgt. Jeff McArthur, adding that the detachment is working with the coroner to figure out what bodies they have outstanding, where they’re from and see if any-thing matches.
“It could be from anywhere, someone taken with the cur-rents, it could even be from the [United] States, we’re looking into that in assistance to the coroner’s role.”
13th foot to show up on south coast shores since 2007
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Annual food-growing event will answer many questions
Octavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror
With the rising price of food and the world’s cli-mate more on the fritz than ever before, concerns of food security are echoing deeper and louder – notably how sustainable is the food we eat and where does it come from.
Running into its seventh year in Sooke, Seedy Sat-urday aims to answer questions and provide solu-tions for those who either started growing their own food or have been doing so for many years.
The event is on Feb. 27 at the Sooke Community Hall, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Food, much of which comes from seeds, and various types thereof, is what puts the seed in the Saturday; it’s a gathering place to swap and sell seeds of all variations.
And it’s not just a marketplace either – it’s where locals and outsiders alike come to learn, to teach and to discuss seeds and the benefits of farming.
“The main goal is to make our community aware of the precariousness of our seed diversity,” said Mary Alice Johnson, owner of ALM Organic Farm in Sooke and a longstanding supporter of Seedy Saturday.
Johnson said much of the benefit from having such an event locally comes in creating a wide range of natural seed variants in the community, something that is rare in an age where mass hybrid-ization and a shrinking gene pool of seed types is the norm.
Dating back to 1990, seed swaps first began at the VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver due to a lack of “heritage” seeds, or seeds naturally grown.
The event quickly moved into Victoria, and has continued to grow across Canada, even internation-ally.
While Victoria’s seed-swap is bigger, Johnson believes Sooke has a more welcoming, warmer feel to it.
“A lot of people come out from Victoria and like Sooke better, because they feel Sooke to be more homey.”
One of the participating organizers of the event is Anita Wasiuta, president of the Sooke Food Com-munity Health Initiative, a non-profit society of pro-ducers and consumers from the Sooke District, Otter Point, East Sooke and Shirley.
She said part of the reason its popularity has gone up in recent years is because people are notic-ing the higher-priced food and the health issues surrounding it.
“They’re looking more at what can they do locally, which is why the Sunriver community gardens, all 124 plots, are full,” Wasiuta said, adding that people are also looking more at their local food producers rather than their supermarkets.
Often times it’s the quality of the food that speaks for itself, and if you’re growing it yourself, that’s even better.
“Once they taste that self-grown tomato, it’s hard to go back. It’s the flavor, the care that it takes, and you have this relationship with your food that you don’t necessarily get when you’re buying in large bulk.”
Wasiuta said people also go to Seedy Saturday to meet their friends and their neighbors and share an interest in growing their own food.
“It’s a neat way for the novices to chat with each other and with the experts. Even if you’re growing food for years, you’re still learning.”
There will also be plants, or starters, that are pre-grown and ready to be planted, along with fruit trees, so people can add fruits to their garden com-plement. Activities for kids will be available as well.
Seedy Saturday will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 27, with a suggested $5 donation at the door.
Seedy Saturday helps put food on the table
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Editor’s note: The following was a statement by acting mayor Kerrie Reay at last week’s council meeting centering around the changes occurring within the District of Sooke.
•••Kerrie ReayActing mayor
District of Sooke council instructed our chief administrative officer, Teresa Sullivan, to conduct a review of the operations of the district.
This process was to be inclusive of staff, business and community members.
Ms. Sullivan was to engage in thorough interviews with all staff of the district to get input on what was working well and where improvements could be made. The review also expected consultation with community members, user groups and stakeholders; a process that should be continuous and with full support of mayor and council.
Initial changes have been made to better serve the public and to
make certain the District of Sooke’s services are well aligned with the district’s strategic plan.
This will enable council to continue to implement key measures of the strategic plan being fiscally responsible, building on improved customer service and encouraging economic development. As any organization moves forward, change is inevitable.
The District of Sooke will continue to strive to provide better service, to do a better job, for community,
business and resident alike. I would like to add that I am in
regular contact with Mayor Tait and she is apprised of all aspects regarding the district.
Finally, I would also like to ask the community to be sensitive to the fact that our Mayor is a new mom and be respectful of her leave so she can spend time with her family worry free.
•••We want to hear from you.
Send your comments to [email protected].
Council wanted review of district operations
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Editor Kevin LairdOpinion
Bylaws need to be reviewed and to make sure they’re current, that they apply in today’s environment and to make sure the bylaws complement one another and there isn’t any contradiction.
It’s challenging to get these amenities into the park because of the way it’s laid out: there’s a flood plan, there’s a pond.
A lot of people come out from Victoria and like Sooke better, because they feel Sooke to be more homey.
Kerrie Reay, acting mayor– Page 2
John Boquist, trail and parks advisory committee – Page 5
Mary Alice Johnson, Seedy Saturday – Page 7
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Little to be gained by second-guessing
Time will tell whether the recent actions of Sooke council will improve the governance issues in our community. After a very slick coup d’etat at city hall, there exists among us, unending angst, and questions regarding arrival of new bodies into key positions, departure of well-liked and respected staff, and debatable hiring practices.
Yes, there are rules concerning what can and what cannot be released to the public. There is also a responsibility of elected persons to address issues of concern to the electorate.
Sooke council failed miserably in their duties by showing no respect for the growing unrest in our community, and thus allowing sides to form as folks tried to sort out gossip from fact.
Hired to solve the problems are CAO Teresa Sullivan and her former business associate Gabryel Joseph, now director of corporate services (a newly designated position).
One word crops up in the press releases for these new employees. The word is “transformation” or variations thereof.
CAO Sullivan was described as bringing a “transformative leadership style” to her new
position, while Mr. Joseph is described as “passionate about being a catalyst in both individual and organization transformation.” CAO Sullivan is also quoted as referencing an opportunity to “shape the future of Sooke.” Should members of the community be wary, or will these new powers aim at Sooke council? Watch and wait.
While Sooke council appears to have abdicated their responsibility to the electorate during a time of upheaval, perhaps we should heed the advice we would get from our youngsters, and simply “chill out” at least until the dust settles.
There is little to be gained by trying to second-guess who or what might be transformed, or whether this council will ever exhibit leadership.
On a personal note I would like to express my appreciation to Bonnie Sprinkling for her years of dedication to her community. Bonnie worked extremely hard and was always pleasant and prompt when approached for assistance. From the view of an outsider, she appeared to not only do her own job, but to cover for the series of CAOs who followed the very capable Tom Day. Thank you, Bonnie!
Gail HallSooke
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The News Mirror encourages community dialogue on important community issues. All letters are subject to editing. Letters should not exceed 300 words in length. All letters must include a full name, community of residence and a phone number, although the number will not be published. Email submissions to [email protected]. Letters also can be mailed to Letters Editor, No. 4-6631 Sooke Rd., Sooke, B.C. V9Z 0A3. These and additional letters can be viewed online at sookenewsmirror.com.
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WE ASKED YOU: What do you think about the changes at city hall?
Our first CAO was great. If you had a question, concern, you only needed to call or speak with him, he would get you the answer from staff or wherever he needed to go and called you back the same day. That was service.
We haven’t had service like that since. The new CAO is welcoming comments and listening to the public. I am unsure of the duties of Gabryel Joseph yet, as there is no job description and I question a new position.
Ellen LewersSooke
On the surface, it looks to me like some of our leaders have been taking liberties with their power while the mayor is on maternity leave. The recent hirings suggest cronyism at all levels, but it’s impossible to say since everyone who should be providing citizens with information has been working to keep things from being transparent, thereby allowing the infamous Sooke rumour mill to come to its own conclusions.
Lorien ArnoldSooke
It’s well past its time that this happened. We had a lot of people up there who weren’t trained properly for their positions. There was nothing wrong with people themselves, it’s that they were under-qualified and they’d been making bad decisions, or being afraid to make decisions.
Randy ClarkstonSooke
It’s hard to gauge what’s going on, because there’s a lot more going on than what we’re told. Things have to be transparent, that’s what democracy is all about. Problem with politics now is that it’s as complicated as possible so the public can’t understand what’s going on. Is Ms. Sullivan capable to do the job? On all accounts yes, but again, where’s the transparency.
Mark WhitesonSooke
Readers’ lettersFaded lines a hazard to driving on Gillespie
I and others are very concerned about the faded lines and inadequate reflectors, especially for night driving on Gillespie Road.
I moved out here about a year ago and have had a couple of near off the road accidents.
The road is travelled by many people and needs to be improved for safer night driving.
Does a serious accident have to happen before something is done?
Sooke Road was recently upgraded and is a pleasure to drive on, a job well done. So now let’s get Gillespie Road upgraded, so we can see the lines and reflectors.
Phyllis GibbsEast Sooke
Kudos go out to Good Samaritan
We would like to express our sincere thank you to the lovely
lady that picked up our beloved ( albeit wet ) yellow lab, Maya, in the rain in the middle of Gillespie Road recently
Maya went AWOL after our gate had been inadvertently left open.
The woman was caring enough to stop before our sweet dog suffered any harm.
This lady took the time to note that Maya had a Saseenos Veterinary tag on her collar and transported her there .
It’s just one more act of kindness which Sooke is well known for and one of the many reasons we love to live here.
Michele and Kevin AtchisonEast Sooke
Questions must be asked on departures
I have read both side of this issue, ones like Lorne Christensen and others that were posted in what he mentioned as a blog “that masquerades as a news outlet.”
I have only one question for
Mr. Christensen and all of the district’s residents to consider: If there is nothing unethical going on in the hiring practices then why are we seeing a significant number of management staff leaving the district?
The recent turnover of management has been great indeed.
Are we not permitted to ask what is the real reason so many have left in such a short period of time?
According to Mr. Christensen the answer is no. We should just accept it and keep quiet.
I think there are some unanswered questions that should be addressed. Keeping silent only reinforces suspicion. Throwing verbal mud towards certain people or groups of people only seals the deal.
Kudos to those that don’t sit by quietly and just accept things as they appear but ask questions. Isn’t that what true democracy is all about?
Sherie WelsfordSooke
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We are surrounded by quasi criminals wherever we live in Canada, maybe even more so in Sooke. They are the pastors who baptize our babies, the doctors we see for what ails us, the politicians we vote for, the police officers who pull us over for speeding and the plumbers who repaired our leaky faucets last week.
The fact is multiple generations of the good folks in Sooke and across the country are engaging in criminal activity at any given moment.
You can smell the evidence on the
clothes of the person sitting in front of you on the Sooke 61 at 7 a.m. on your way into work, in the lineup at Village Foods or on certain stretches of Sooke Road on a hot summer’s day, depending on which way the wind is blowing.
They are the millions of otherwise law-abiding Canadians from all professions, ages, races, backgrounds and income brackets who choose to smoke marijuana, unhindered by the consequences or the fact that what they do is against the law. Their numbers grow unabated as we attempt to punish them in a system that has already wasted billions fighting a war it cannot win.
There is hope or despair on the horizon, however, depending on your point of view, because last year we finally elected a prime minister who promised to prioritize legalizing something many of us already grow in our
gardens. At the very least,
legalization would eliminate a portion of the evil element that currently benefits from the existing hypocrisy. We can use the profits to reduce harm, finance improvements to our health care, our quality of life and education if we handle the transition with intelligence and foresight.
Unfortunately, it’s too late for Eddie, a former schoolmate with blond, shimmering shoulder length hair, a quiet, keep to himself kind of guy who lived to play his guitar. Eddie was 18 back in the summer of ‘69 when he paid a horrible price for his preference for an occasional puff.
Eddie was sentenced to the max of the day, four to seven years for trafficking, and dispatched to St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary - an institution the most hardened inmates referred to as the brain eater – after he was
arrested for selling a couple of joints to an undercover cop at an outdoor concert at a park in Montreal.
He made the mistake of having a drink of water without looking behind him on his first day of incarceration, and someone slammed his face into the fountain, smashing out most of his teeth in the process.
That’s why I pray that Justin gets right to it and, more importantly, gets it right. Eddie and countless others paid the price and had their lives ruined doing something that barely raises an eyebrow nowadays, but is still against the law in our home and native land.
It’s time, Mr. Prime Minister, to get on the pot.
•••Rick Stiebel is a
Sooke resident and semi-retired journalist.
PM needs to quit blowing smoke and get off the pot
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Readers’ lettersOtter Point Road in need of fixing
Otter Point Road is falling apart because the District of Sooke won’t grade the shoulders.
To slope the shoulders away from the road it would drain the water away, instead of it pooling. The asphalt is eroding away because the shoulders won’t drain the water.
I have written letters
to the editor and been to council meetings to no avail.
This problem costs the town money because of poor maintenance.
The road is starting to look like a patch work quilt.
Also, grading would give a place for people to walk instead of out on the road. It’s just an accident waiting to happen.
The road definitely needs work done to
it. Some repair and maintenance maybe a little widening to make it a bit safer.
Are we just going to close the barn door after the horse gets out?
Gordon StewartSooke
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OPENS FEB 25Prices in effect February 15-21, 2016
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Whole Pork Tenderloin11.00 per kg
High LinerFish & Chips550-600gr
399
$12 349PerLB
High LinerFish SticksBreaded Cod, 350gr
High LinerFish500gr or 700gr
for
CanadianExtra Lean Ground Round Beef1kg
forforforfor499
OlivieriFilled Pasta500-800gr
Saputo LiteMozzarellissimaBari Pizza Mozzarella Cheese, 454gr
OlivieriGnocchi350gr
KraftParmesan Cheese250gr
499
399
EverlandOrganic Coconut Oil or Quinoa500ml or 681gr
EverlandOrganic Cocount Milk400ml
3$5for
599PerLB
CanadianBeef Simmering Short Ribs13.20 per kg
Boneless Sirloin End Pork Loin Chops8.80 per kg Grain Fed
Free Run
Locally Raised BC Poultry
599 2$5
699
Sunrise FarmsWhole Roasting Chicken7.69 per kg
499
SaputoBari Ricotta500gr
PerLB
for
599 599
Everland100% Pure Coconut Water520ml
4$5forPLUS
A
PPLICABLE FEES
Sunrise FarmsBoneless Skinless
Chicken Thighs13.20 per kg
499PerLB 599
PerLB
Sunrise FarmsSunrise Farms
Grain Fed Free Run
Locally Raised BC Poultry
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 SOOKENEWSMIRROR.COM I A15
MjbPremium CoffeeClassic Roast Fine Grind, 1kg
Kicking HorseOrganic Whole Bean Coffee454gr
International DelightCoffee Whitener473ml
599Jane’sPub Style Chicken800gr
Olympic Previously FrozenPork Dinner Sausages6.59 per kg
Dr. OetkerCasa Di Mama Pizza395-410gr
Dr. OetkerPanebello Bakery Crust Pizza420-450gr
OlymelBacon375gr
OlymelOriginal Wieners450gr
888299
PerLB
2$8
Canadian AAOutside Round Oven Roast
13.20 per kg
999PerLB
399 399
NestleCarnation Breakfast Anytime or Essentials Drink10x40gr or 6x237ml
NescafeInstant CoffeeSelected, 100-170gr
599
DanoneActivia Probiotic Yogurt12x100gr
DanoneActivia Probiotic Yogurt650gr
2$7for
2$5NestleCarnation Hot Chocolate Mix225-500gr
399
599
DanoneOikos Greek Yogurt500gr or 4x100gr
2$7for
777 for
1199
599
Canadian AAAT-Bone Grilling
Steak22.02 per kg
for2$7for
PerLB
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APPLE JUICE2.84LT
OFFER IN EFFECT FEBRUARY 15-21, 2016
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Meat
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 SOOKENEWSMIRROR.COM I A17A16 I SOOKENEWSMIRROR.COM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016
DareOriginal Wagon Wheels630gr
PRIMO PRODUCTS AT PRIMO PRICES SPREAD SOME HAPPY
DareDareDareDareDareQuakerOats709gr-1kg
Clover LeafChunk or Flaked Light Skipjack Tuna in Water170gr
Black Diamond Shredded Cheese340gr
Vlasic Pickles1lt
DareBreaktime Cookies250gr
DareUltimate Cookies350gr
Dole100% Juice1.36lt
Newman’s OwnAll Natural Dressing350ml
Black DiamondCheddar Cheese907gr
Kellogg’sMuslix or Two Scoops Raisin Bran Cereal450gr or 755gr
Minute MaidSimply Orange Juice2.63lt
Kellogg’sCerealSelected, 312-425gr
KraftStove Top Stuffing Mix120gr
PrimoPasta900gr
Miss Vickie’sKettle Cooked Potato Chips220gr
Newman’s OwnMedium Salsa415ml
499 499
QuakerHarvest Breakfast Fruit Squares300gr
499
QuakerSoft Baked Oatmeal CookiesOatmeal & Raisin, 210gr
999
PrimoBeans or Chick Peas540ml
4$5for
BecelSoft Margarine
Original, 1.81kg
Que PasaOrganic Tortilla Chips425gr
QuakerCrispy Minis Chips100gr
QuakerChewy Granola BarsSelected, 130-196gr
Black DiamondCheestrings336gr
Aunt JemimaWaffles354gr
QuakerHarvest Crunch Granola Cereal470-600gr
KraftShake ‘n Bake Coating Mix140-184gr
PurexDouble Roll Bathroom Tissue12’s
TexanaRice2kg
499
299
Five Alive or NesteaBeverage1.75lt
2$5for
2$5for
499 399
SpongeTowelsEcono Paper Towels6 Big Rolls, 6’s
PrimoTomatoes796ml
PrimoThick & Zesty Pasta Sauce680ml
4$5for4$5for
DoleSparklers or 100% Juice12x340-355ml
4$5for
399
999
DoleFruit Cups or Squeezable Fruit Pouch4x107ml or 4x90gr
2$4for
KraftMiracle Whip or Mayo890ml
ScottiesMulti Facial Tissue6x88-140’s
3$10for
499
499
KraftPeanut Butter500gr
KraftCheez Whiz450gr
KraftPhiladelphia Cream Cheese227-250gr
3$10for
KraftSingles Process Cheese Product450gr
299
2$5for
QuakerHarvest Granola Bars175gr
2$5for
299
2$5for
4$10for4$5for
4$5for4$5for 599 599 3$10for
3$10for
PLUS
A
PPLICABLE FEES
2$6for2$6for
299 4$5for5$10for
5$10for
3$10for
PLUS
A
PPLICABLE FEES PLUS
A
PPLICABLE FEES
399
3$10for
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Quality Foods an Island Original Cavendish FarmsFries or Wedges750gr
CavendishHash Brown Potatoes or Patty600-750gr
2$5for3$5for
PLUS
A
PPLICABLE FEES
Prices in effect February 15-21, 2015
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 SOOKENEWSMIRROR.COM I A17A16 I SOOKENEWSMIRROR.COM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016
DareOriginal Wagon Wheels630gr
PRIMO PRODUCTS AT PRIMO PRICES SPREAD SOME HAPPY
DareDareDareDareDareQuakerOats709gr-1kg
Clover LeafChunk or Flaked Light Skipjack Tuna in Water170gr
Black Diamond Shredded Cheese340gr
Vlasic Pickles1lt
DareBreaktime Cookies250gr
DareUltimate Cookies350gr
Dole100% Juice1.36lt
Newman’s OwnAll Natural Dressing350ml
Black DiamondCheddar Cheese907gr
Kellogg’sMuslix or Two Scoops Raisin Bran Cereal450gr or 755gr
Minute MaidSimply Orange Juice2.63lt
Kellogg’sCerealSelected, 312-425gr
KraftStove Top Stuffing Mix120gr
PrimoPasta900gr
Miss Vickie’sKettle Cooked Potato Chips220gr
Newman’s OwnMedium Salsa415ml
499 499
QuakerHarvest Breakfast Fruit Squares300gr
499
QuakerSoft Baked Oatmeal CookiesOatmeal & Raisin, 210gr
999
PrimoBeans or Chick Peas540ml
4$5for
BecelSoft Margarine
Original, 1.81kg
Que PasaOrganic Tortilla Chips425gr
QuakerCrispy Minis Chips100gr
QuakerChewy Granola BarsSelected, 130-196gr
Black DiamondCheestrings336gr
Aunt JemimaWaffles354gr
QuakerHarvest Crunch Granola Cereal470-600gr
KraftShake ‘n Bake Coating Mix140-184gr
PurexDouble Roll Bathroom Tissue12’s
TexanaRice2kg
499
299
Five Alive or NesteaBeverage1.75lt
2$5for
2$5for
499 399
SpongeTowelsEcono Paper Towels6 Big Rolls, 6’s
PrimoTomatoes796ml
PrimoThick & Zesty Pasta Sauce680ml
4$5for4$5for
DoleSparklers or 100% Juice12x340-355ml
4$5for
399
999
DoleFruit Cups or Squeezable Fruit Pouch4x107ml or 4x90gr
2$4for
KraftMiracle Whip or Mayo890ml
ScottiesMulti Facial Tissue6x88-140’s
3$10for
499
499
KraftPeanut Butter500gr
KraftCheez Whiz450gr
KraftPhiladelphia Cream Cheese227-250gr
3$10for
KraftSingles Process Cheese Product450gr
299
2$5for
QuakerHarvest Granola Bars175gr
2$5for
299
2$5for
4$10for4$5for
4$5for4$5for 599 599 3$10for
3$10for
PLUS
A
PPLICABLE FEES
2$6for2$6for
299 4$5for5$10for
5$10for
3$10for
PLUS
A
PPLICABLE FEES PLUS
A
PPLICABLE FEES
399
3$10for
Start a new tradition with theseNEW QUAKER FAVOURITES!
NEW!
NEW!
NEW!
NEW!
Quality Foods an Island Original Cavendish FarmsFries or Wedges750gr
CavendishHash Brown Potatoes or Patty600-750gr
2$5for3$5for
PLUS
A
PPLICABLE FEES
Prices in effect February 15-21, 2015
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Organically YoursOrganic Dried Cranberries200gr
49949¢Per
100 gr
299
Jelly Beans
Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.Available at select stores only.
1095 595
Medium
Almond Chicken Chop Suey
Jane’sBreaded Fish
Selected, 580-615gr
Frozen or Previously FrozenBoneless Skinless Basa Fillets
FreshSole Fillets
1498 Piece Happy California Rolls
16 Piece Maki Platter
799
599
Quality FreshSweet Treats Chocolate Buds or Macaroons400gr
Previously FrozenSkinless Halibut Fillets
SchneidersCervelat or Hungarian Salami
449
299Per
100 gr
SchneidersTomato Basil
Turkey Breast
169
ViennaRoast Beef or New York
Style Corned Beef
69¢Per
100 gr
MediumDeli Salad
888Quality FreshFamily Favourites Oriental MixFancy, 275gr
399
French AicDouble Cream Brie Cheese
ColdBBQ Pork Back Ribs
599
229
349249Per100gr
Per100 gr
• Broccoli & Grape• Coleslaw Vinaigrette• Pasta Primavera
Per100gr
Per100 gr
149Per100 gr
WEATHER PERMITTING
ContinentalOld Fashioned Ham
Per100 gr
Per100gr
995
LargeFried Rice 750MediumSweet & Sour Pork
8 PieceDeep Fried Prawns
Deli & Cheese
Seafood • Quality Foods
Sushi
Available at select stores only.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 SOOKENEWSMIRROR.COM I A19
8”Pie
Italian BunsSelected Alpine Bread
Cream Puffs Turtle Cheesecake
2$5249
399
Pepperoni Cheese Sticks
Old Fashioned Donuts
for
799
69¢
Arm & Hammer2x Concentrated Liquid
Detergent2.03lt
399
SurfFabric Softener SheetsIsland Breeze, 120’s
CloroxBleach3.57lt
399
ShoutLaundry Stain Remover650-946ml
DairylandPlus Trutaste Lactose Free Milk2lt
Blueberry Muffins
Chapman’sNo Sugar Added Ice Cream or NoveltiesAssorted Sizes
Trueblue or TrueblackCocktail1.36lt
Happy WaterNaturally Alkaline Lithia Water6x500ml or 5lt
Want-WantSuperslim Brown Rice Crisps100gr
499
6 pack
3996 pack
499599
2$3
Udi’sGluten Free Pizza264-286gr
McGavin’s or Dempster’sBreadSelected, 500-570gr
4$10for
Silver HillsSprouted Whole Grain BreadSelected, 430-615gr
Dorset CerealsMuesli540-620gr
299
1299
2$5forPLUS
A
PPLICABLE FEES
PLUS
A
PPLICABLE FEES 599
2$5for
3$10for
299
3498 pack
• Banana Cream• Banana Split• Chocolate Cream• Keylime
for
2$5for
Bakery
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Household
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Mexican GrownMexican GrownMexican GrownMexican GrownMexican GrownMexican GrownMexican GrownMexican GrownMexican GrownMexican GrownMexican GrownMexican GrownMexican GrownMexican GrownBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak TomatoesBeefsteak Tomatoes4.39 per kg4.39 per kg4.39 per kg4.39 per kg4.39 per kg4.39 per kg4.39 per kg4.39 per kg4.39 per kg4.39 per kg
199199PerLB
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Twins forgo birthday presentsto help homeless, needy animalsOctavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror
Balloons. Cake. A grand pyra-mid of gifts. Those are some of the images we see when pictur-ing children’s birthdays.
It’s not always the case though, and when identical twins Etta and Isla Putch turned six recently, they went against the entire birthday norm.
Instead of asking for a pony, a bike, a 20-pound Lego set, or all the other gazillions of gifts two six year olds might want for their birthday, the girls wanted something completely selfless: a rescue party to save homeless animals.
Instead of gifts, they just want to raise money to get their furry friends off the streets and into a warm place full of love and food.
“They came to me and said, ‘Mommy, we’re not gonna do presents,’” said mom Tara Putch, adding the girls had all their kindergarden friends bring cat and dog food, leashes and harnesses, kennels, toys or a cash donation to support their cause.
“I’m really proud of them, because it’s really selfless to do such a thing,” she said. “I hope it grows into something bigger, because it will help them see that one selfless act can help many.”
So far, the twins have chosen the Broken Promises Rescue charity as a starting platform, but if they manage to raise enough
money, they’ll also donate to the Vets for Pets, a volunteer net-work in Victoria of veterinarians who aid and support homeless and low-income pet owners.
Putch also works at a vet clinic, and the family owns four pets, all of whom were rescued animals, so it’s easy to see how
helping animals in need is a big deal.
Still, Putch said the rescue idea and the initiative came from her daughters, not the other way around.
“They just felt like that was the right thing to do.”
Contributed
Identical twins Etta and Isla Putch, six, decided the best birthday gift of all was rescuing homeless animals.
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Take notice that San Juan Quarries Ltd., PO Box 129 - 682 Ark Road, Malahat, BC V0R 2L0, free miner certificate client number 143420, has applied to the Chief Gold Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia, for a mining lease of minerals identified by the mineral claim listed below. The mineral claim will be surveyed by a BCLS, whose field notes and plans will be approved by the Surveyor General.
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Posted at the Chief Gold Commissioner’s office in Victoria, British Columbia, this 3 Day of February, 2016.
On November 7, 2015, at the 2200
block of Otter Point Road, and at
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B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Sooke
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Sports
The Sooke Seahawks are in the hunt for coaches.
The minor football club, which plays in the Greater Victoria Minor Football Asso-ciation, is having trouble fill-ing coaching spots for its three teams – atom, pee wee and junior bantam.
Each team needs between three to four coaches.
Those hoping to coach must undergo criminal record check. No experience is necessary.
The league runs for about 14 weeks, with practices begin-ning in March and playoffs wrapped by mid-June. Teams practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. There is one weekend game every week.
There are many benefits to coaching, said Scott Gertsma, who has coached in the league for four years.
“The thing about football that’s most challenging for a coach, you are teaching them how to hit and run and be an athlete. You teach players defence and offence,” he said.
“I think I’m having some kind of influence providing a situ-ation for kids where it’s safe, they can grow, they can learn.”
If you’re interested in volun-teering your time and skills to the Seahawks, please contact Gertsma by email at [email protected].
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Battle of birdsSooke Thunderbirds Taye Julien, left, and Peninsula Eagles Bradley Hammond battle for the puck during Sunday’s bantam hockey game at the SEAPARC Leisure Complex arena. Sooke’s effort of keeping the puck in Peninsula’s side of the ice paid off, ending the game with a 5-0 victory.
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Fishing Adventures
Ron NeitschContributed
Winter salmon fishing contin-ues to be spotty in Sooke.
Anglers are getting into springs and chinooks, but many are too small to keep.
Most trollers are reporting catching one to three-keeper sized salmon, running spoons, hootchies, or bait close to the bottom in 100 to 130 feet of water.
There are still some eight- to 10-pound springs being caught.
Halibut fishing has been open since Feb. 1 and many good reports have been reported.
One of our boats was anchored up for halibut near the Sooke harbour mouth and landed a 20-pound and a 48-pound fish by 10 a.m. on opening day.
On Feb. 9, I was anchored out in 205 feet of water and landed a 35-pound halibut on herring rigged with a spreader bar sys-tem using double J hooks on a heavy monofilament leader.
Weather continues to be a fac-tor with only two or three days a week being acceptable for salt-water fishing.
Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society volunteers put approxi-mately 300,000 of their 425,000 hatched chinook salmon fry into troughs this past weekend. There, they will be fed until
spring time and released. Crabbing is reported as being
good by many of those using local marinas and the public Rotary Pier in Sooke. Fresh hali-but or salmon trimmings work
well as crab bait if used while the tide is coming in.
•••Ron Neitsch is the owner
operator of 2 Reel Fishing Adventures, based in Sooke.
Photo: Ron Neitsch
Darren Gulash of Colwood enjoys his first-ever catch of halibut with a 35 punder landed on Feb. 9 in Sooke waters.
Winter salmon fishing spotty
T’birds remain in playoff hunt
The Sooke Thun-derbirds eked out a 2-2 tie against Camp-bell River on Sunday to keep their playoff hopes alive.
The female midget hockey squads went scoreless in the first before exchanging markers in the second and third periods.
Alissa Lloyd scored both goals for Sooke.
The top four teams play in the division advance to the Island playoffs next month in Nanaimo.
Sooke sits in fifth spot, but has game in hand over the other teams.
The Thunderbirds have games remaining against Nanaimo, Vic-toria and Cowichan.
Twenty Sooke resident cross finish line in Island Race Series
Howard Manderson was the top Sooke runner in the third race in the Vancouver Island Race Series Cedar 12K, which took place Feb. 7.
Manderson clocked a time of 48:38.
Sooke resident Robert Butter-worth placed first in the Men’s 75 to 79 age division, with a time of 1:04:41.
The race was won by UVic Vikes athlete Forrest Simpson with a time of 37:57, while the women’s title was captured by Lauren Babineau (45:53).
Hosted by Nanaimo’s Bastion
Running Club, there were 373 par-ticipants in the race, 20 from Sooke.
Other Sooke results:Jonathan Dvorak, 50:35; Christie
Macintyre, 53:37; Claude Laforce, 54:32; Mark Ziegler, 59:43; Victo-ria Van Ek, 59:40; Magnus Hanton, 59:49; Maki Pfeiffer, 1:00:20; Jess Peterson, 1:00:50; Robyn Van Ek, 1:01:05; Lemmie Adam, 1:01:41; Jacklyn Evans, 1:02:57; Wendy Johnson, 1:04:48; Bruce Hawkes, 1:07:34; Laura Barnes, 1:08:54; Kath-rine Schroeder, 1:11:16; Don Brown, 1:13:37; Vince Trahan, 1:26:22; Syl-via Jones, 1:39:49.
Cedar 12K is followed by Hat-ley Castle 8K on Feb. 21, Synergy Health Management Bazan Bay 5K on March 6, Comox Valley RV Half Marathon on March 20, and Sooke River 10K on April 3. All races are sanctioned by B.C. Athletics.
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They Tickle My Funny Bone...
A Turtle wanted to spend the winter in Florida, but he knew he could never walk that
far. He convinces a couple of geese to help him, each taking one end of a Piece of rope, while he clamped his vise-like jaws in the center. The fi ght went fi ne until someone on the ground looked up in admiration and asked, “Who in the world thought of that?”
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An elderly woman returned home from church when she was startled to fi nd an intruder in her home robbing her of her valuables. She yelled, Stop! Acts 2:38!” (which reads, “turn from your sin”). The burglar stopped dead in his tracks. The woman called the police and explained what she had done. As the offi cer cuffed the man, he asked the burglar, “Why did you just stand there? All the old lady did was yell scripture at you.”
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Cheerful people resist disease better than glum ones. In other words, the surly bird catches the germ.
ST. ROSE OF LIMA Roman Catholic Parish2191 Townsend Rd. | 250-642-3945 | Fax: 778-425-3945
Saturday Mass 4pm | Sunday Mass, 9amThursday Mass 10:30 am
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Rev. Fr. Marinaldo Batista
The Sooke Folk Music Society will be hosting a fundraiser this week-end to help its initiative on keeping music local and affordable.
The society has been bringing musical enter-tainment to the Sooke community since 1992, with the musical sea-son running from Sep-tember to June.
The SFMS Concert Series presents profes-sional musicians from across Canada and the U.S., allowing folks in the Sooke region to enjoy well known acts right in their own back-yard.
The monthly Coffee House Series, held the third Saturday of the month, is a two-part event.
The first part is an open mic, a time for local talent to have the opportunity to perform in front of a supportive audience.
After a brief intermis-sion to socialize with local music lovers over a cup of tea and sweet treat, the second part is reserved for accom-plished musicians, either local or from the Vancouver Island region.
All of this is orga-nized by a group of volunteers, but SFMS needs financial support to keep it alive and well in bringing great music at an affordable price to Sooke.
Entertainment will be provided by: Gals I Like, Zac Doeding
Band, Taylor Casper-son and friends, Group Therapy, Dave Gallant
with special guests, and Ozmosis.
Admission is $10
with all proceeds going towards the SFMS.
The event will be on
Feb. 20, at the Anglican Trinity Church, 1962 Murray Rd.
Doors open at 7 p.m., entertainment starts at 7:30 p.m.
Fawlty Towers returns to Sooke for more laughsOctavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror
You may have missed the first, second, and third performances of the epic British comedy series Fawlty Towers, but good news: the Sooke Harbour Players are bringing the wacky Brits back in town for a fourth run.
Like previous renditions of the show, this will be presented as both a dinner theatre and a theatre-only production.
The production is based on the British TV series of the same name, which takes the setting in Fawlty Towers, a fictional hotel in the seaside town of Torquay, in Devon, England, with much of the action revolving around the two main characters, Basil Fawlty, and his bossy wife Sybil.
Majority of the show’s episodes is about the duo’s escapades, and hilariously awkward situations with their often eccentric staff and guests.
Steve Anderson, Sooke Harbour Players co-director, feels pretty good about this next show.
“Fawlty Towers started out as an experiment to see if British humor would fly in Sooke, and it does, because it was a big success the first three times we did it,” he said.
The production will be split between a senior and junior cast group, each of whom will perform different episodes.
The senior group will perform two episodes: The Kipper and the Corpse, where Basil has to figure out a way to deal with a dead guest in one of the rooms at Fawlty Towers, a revised version of The
Germans, where some German guests awkwardly (and hilariously) clash with Basil and his staff.
The junior team will play The Anniversary, where Basil plans a secret anniversary for Sybil, while Sybil pretends to be sick to make Basil feel bad about repeatedly forgetting their anniversary in
the past. As such, there will be two Basils, and
two Sybils, and duplicates of all the others. For Paul Holmes, who plays Basil Sr,
it’s a familiar sight, as he returns for the Players’ fifth production, albeit for the first time on Fawlty Towers.
He was at first shocked and a little nervous about carrying on the torch playing as the prolific Basil.
“I was thinking I would get a small part, but when they offered me the role, I was floored. They’re huge shoes to fill, and it’s not just John Cleese’s shoes, but other actors who’ve done this role in Sooke really well,” Holmes said, adding he wants to play Basil by the book.
“Fawlty Towers is so engrained in our culture, you can’t be too creative with it, you have to play it straight.”
He’s even growing a bushy and very Britannic mustache, much like the original Basil, too.
First expected performance is April 2 at the Prestige hotel, where guests will be given a three-course gourmet dinner theatre performance, all for $75, while the April 9 and 10 shows will be $20 at the Edward Milne Community School theatre.
More updates on the exact show times will be available closer to the opening date.
Folk Music Society fundraiser coming up this weekend at Trinity Church
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Basil Sr (Paul Holmes) gets served by Basil Jr (Jean-Sebastian St-Pierre)
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Sooke History
Elida PeersContributed
The World Health Organization is much in the news these days, with epidemic following epidemic. Perhaps there aren’t many locals who know that the internationally-acclaimed first director-general of the World Health Organization made his final home in Sooke.
Dr. Brock Chisholm arrived here in the early 1960s, choosing a site on the waterfront just a bit west of today’s boundary between Sooke and Otter Point.
Dr. Chisholm served as director-general of the World Health Organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1948 to 1953.
Dr. Chisholm was born in Ontario in 1896, served in the First World War, became a physician, psychiatrist and rose to a major-general in the army prior to his international appointment.
It was through Jean Robinson, a longtime
Otter Point resident and historian, that I met Dr Chisholm.
Because Robinson was active in community affairs, and she had made his acquaintance right away on his arrival as a neighbor, she wasted no time before inviting him as feature speaker at a local meeting.
Robinson’s son, Donald Robinson, who now lives in
Port Clements, Haida Gwaii, tells us that Dr. Chisholm’s wife was related to the Birks Jewellers family, so perhaps that’s why the couple chose to retire on the west coast.
Don tells us that Dr. Chisholm also served locally as a member of the Kemp Lake Water Board, and a special enjoyment of his retirement years was playing the pump
organ.We hear from
folks who knew the Chisholms that they were friendly, kind-hearted people who took a special interest in neighbourhood kids, letting them use their rowboats to fish from their waterfront beach.
Apparently, Dr. Chisholm adorned his new home with a Swiss cowbell brought with him from his tenure in Switzerland. He also had a tramway built to haul firewood up from the beach.
Karl Linell recalls that his dad Oke Linell was employed to do yardwork at times and Karl would go along to help in the early 1960s. He recalls that while the Chisholms cleared enough growth to afford a view, they were careful to preserve as many trees as possible. Bill Jessiman is another neighbor who recalls the Chisholms when he was a youngster.
Young fellows of course, take particular note of vehicles, and we have heard tales of the silver Jaguar and the pale green Rover
driven by Dr. Chisholm that so impressed the community until the good doctor died in 1971.
•••Elida Peers is the
historian of Sooke Region Museum.
First WHO director-general called Sooke home in retirement
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Dr. Brock Chisholm was the first director-general of the World Health Organization. He retired to Sooke in the 1950s.
Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce is cele-brating Women in Business for International Wom-en’s Day with an afternoon tea at Sooke Harbour House on March 6.
The featured speaker is life and business coach Erin Acton of Burnout to Balance.
The $35 ticket price includes tea, sandwiches
and sweets. Participants will also receive a china tea gift set to mark the event.
Big hats, fascinators and garden party attire are encouraged.
This event is open to everyone with tickets bought in advance. To buy tickets, please go online to sookeregionchamber.com.
Chamber celebrates International Women’s Day
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Loretta FritzContributed
You don’t have to search very hard to find someone who has moved to this beautiful area from other parts of B.C. and Canada.
Recent transplants from Ontario, Mani-toba, Alberta, and the B.C Interior surface in just about every club and volunteer organiza-tion going.
Most come for the temperate climate, and many bring hopes and expectations of unprec-edented success in growing plants, both ornamental and edible. Their expectations and enthusiasm tend to be high, at least for the first year or so.
And then … slowly but surely reality sets in. This isn’t nirvana. Everything doesn’t automatically turn out as anticipated. Suc-cesses are generally tempered by disap-pointments, especially on the food side of the equation.
Producing enviable fruits and vegetables in this climate, especially with our many and varied microclimates, poses a real set of major challenges. More to the point, some rethinking and hard work may be required for dreams to be realized.
For individuals used to significantly differ-ent growing conditions, it’s like starting over on the gardening learn-ing curve: Why don’t my tomatoes taste as good here as they did in Saskatchewan? Why
is it so hard/impossible to grow decent pep-pers? Look, I actually have grapes and kiwis! Ick, there are aphids all over the broad beans. What, I can really grow vegetables outside over the winter?
Fortunately, most dedicated gardeners are both patient and persistent. They know that gardening success is achieved through trial and error, and that both the tangible and intangible rewards are well worth the contin-ued effort.
It is widely accepted that saving and plant-ing your own seeds leads to plants that are stronger and healthier because they are better adapted to your par-ticular soil, climate and growing practices.
I would argue that the same principle to Sooke-area gardeners: Those who have been successful over the years have adapted their practices in response to their local conditions. These local gardeners have consid-erable wisdom to offer.
Growing Amazing Vegetables and Soft Fruits in Sooke is the focus of this month’s meeting of the Sooke Garden Club. The eve-ning will be a lively brainstorming work-shop, with members sharing knowledge and experiences regard-ing successful veggie/fruit gardening in this locale. Topic areas will include: seed sources, reliable varieties, tim-ing for sowing/planting, soils that work best,
and dealing with pests and diseases organi-cally.
The use of row cov-ers, greenhouses/cold frames, and microcli-mates will also be dis-cussed. Happening as well are the year’s first parlour show and the annual seed exchange.
Please join us Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m., at St. Rose of Lima Church on Townsend Road. Annual fee: $15. Questions? Visit our website at sookegar-denclub.ca or email [email protected].
•••Loretta Fritz writes for
the Sooke Garden Club.
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