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BLUE PLATE SPECIAL Kelly and Mike Kraft perform at the Legion on Mar. 31 for a
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The developers of Mariner’s Village donated $120,000
to the BC Cancer Founda-tion of Vancouver Island on March 10 at the complex’s open house.
“ I had a close, close friend pass away from cancer in the last year,” said Mike Bar-rie, former NHL player and partner and developer of the waterfront property.
Barrie said he was com-
pelled to make a difference after the loss of a friend, and educational tour at the Vancouver Island BC Cancer Foundation.
“When I went and saw what they were doing I said, ‘How can I help and how can I be involved.’”
The donation was from a portion of sales of 370 housing units at Mariner’s Village. But the goodwill does not stop there. Barrie said more monetary sup-port may come with contin-ued success of his housing
development. “With our success, there’s
no question of us doing more, without committing beyond our means. It’s close to our heart.”
The donation will be used to fund cancer research strictly on Vancouver Island.
According to Dr. Brad Nel-son, director of research laboratories, the money will be put towards funding new projects to generate more knowledge on the disease.
“Funds like this allow us
to start new projects, new ideas, hire say a post-doc-torate fellow to come to the lab and start something entirely new,” Nelson said.
He said a post-doctorate fellow would lay the ground work for research that could be supplemented by external grants. Nelson said the initial donation could be leveraged for up to 10 times the amount.
Laura Walsh, of the BC Cancer Foundation, said the contribution was one of a kind.
“In my 10 years on the Island, this is truly exciting. There’s never been a new developer who has stepped forward the way Mike has.”
During the ribbon cutting ceremony, District of Sooke councillor and acting mayor Kerrie Reay, commended Barrie and his associates for conducting business locally, adding the develop-ment has heralded a better reputation for Sooke.
“This development shows that Sooke is a competent and viable place to do busi-
ness,” Reay said.The condo and town home
development was constructed using mainly local materials and labour -- employing 140 workers. According to Bar-rie, all the wood used was from trees in Sooke that were milled locally.
Two weeks ago council approved phase two of the development called Mer-chant’s Landing, which will supply roughly 270 con-struction positions, and an additional 350-500 jobs when completed.
Mariner’s Village donates to cancer research
Sharron Ho photo
Big money(Right to left) LoriAngelini, development officer with BC CancerFoundation, developer Mike Barrie, and Dr. Brad Nelson, director of research laboratories,hold up the $120,000 donation cheque. Left, interested people mill about in anticipation of touring the development.
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Public will have input on proposed four-way roundaboutPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror
Discussion on the future roundabout in the center of Sooke was discussed at the regular District of Sooke coun-cil meeting on March 12.
CAO Evan Parliament gave a brief summary of the project, which has yet to be started as there are negotia-tion underway with property owners who will be impacted by the construction of the roundabout.
Parliament stated that land dedication was needed from two properties across from Evergreen Centre.
The roundabout would be built using funds from the gaso-
line tax, an ICBC grant and Sooke taxpayers. Parliament stated that the taxpayers would be responsible for $30,000. Money to purchase land needed would come from non-parks land reserves (75 per cent) and land dedica-tion (25 per cent).
Mayor Wendal Milne called the project “the big elephant in the room” and said it was necessary to have pub-lic input. A public infor-mation session should be held at the same time as the draft budget information session.
Councillor Rick Kasper stated he didn’t like the idea of the dis-trict hiring consultants from outside. He said money earmarked for consultants should go back into the project.
Parliament said a full tender would go out for the construction.
Discussion followed on the disruption to the town once the round-about construction starts.
“Businesses will be impacted,” said Coun. Herb Haldane. “It’s going to be a night-mare.”
Others spoke of the beautification of the town core and creative solutions to minimize the impact of the con-struction.
Coun. Kevin Pear-son said the project had good aspects but he was concerned over the cost.
“There is some scary
elements to it,” he said referring to under-ground work required.
Mayor Milne said that the roundabout was consistent with the Official Community Plan and they approved the project in principle in the budget.
The cost of the round-about is estimated to be between $450,000 and $600,000.
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TO THE DEVELOPERS of Mariner’s Village for donating their first $120,000 for cancer research.
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New bike skills park requestedPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror
A proposal to build a bike skills park at John Phillips Memo-rial Park was met with some interest by Dis-trict of Sooke council on March 12.
Lee Hindrichs from the Sooke Slow Food Cycle group presented plans to build the park at no cost to the dis-trict.
The park would help all ages of cyclers to develop their cycling skills on and off the road, said Hindrichs.
“By centralizing a “safe” skills park decreases the creation of ad hoc skills areas in sensitive areas,” said Hindrichs. It also makes them easier to supervise, she said.
The skills park would contain such thinsg as ramps, jumps, bridges, slalom courses and the like. It would be used to host competitions and could attract cyclists from all around the area to Sooke.
“It brands Sooke as rhe recreational hot spot for Vancouver Island,” said Hindrichs.
She said it follows the “guidelines” for John Phillips Memorial Park
use in the Official Com-munity Plan. She said this type of park would be used by mountain bikers who have higher incomes and more edu-cation and travel or relocate to enjoy their recreational lifestyle.
A coalition of mem-bers from the Sooke Slow Food Cycle, Sooke Bike Club and the Juan de Fuca Cycling Coali-tion would build the necessary elements in the park with volunteer labour and donated materials. What they would need from the district would be a sur-vey report, appoint-ment of someone to work with the group and council endorse-ment.
They are looking to start immediately and have a grand opening in September.
Mayor Wendal Milne was encouraging but said they needed to have some type of soci-ety which would be responsible.
Other issues brought forward were on liabil-ity, insurance, equal opportunity for all groups, amount of area needed.
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ment of National Defence has been a growing concern for those in the Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca riding.
Randall Garrison, MP spoke out today about the decision to eliminate the blue boat commuter ferry service that transports work-ers to and from CFB Esquimalt by April 30, 2012.
“While I recognize that the ferry service is not a core function of the Canadian Forces, this decision will add
more vehicles to the already congested drive between Esquimalt and the West Shore” Gar-rison said. “This deci-sion comes at a time when workers have very few alternative options to get to work,” he continued.
With the upcoming Craigflower Bridge clo-sure, the community was already expect-ing to see more con-gested traffic. Garrison plans to meet with the Admiral to discuss timing of the ferry ser-vice closure. “Can the
blue boat service be extended throughout the Craigflower Bridge closure in order to keep more vehicles off the road during that busy time?” Garrison asked. “This could also allow more time to explore alternative operators of a similar service,” he argued.
“The decision to shut down the ferry service is added proof that the federal government needs to act quickly to fund the repairs to the E&N railway,” Garrison said. It has been eight
months since rail pas-senger service on Van-couver Island came to a halt. “With new jobs coming to the Esquimalt dockyard and ferry service for DND work-ers shutting down, the already busy stretch of road will reach grid-lock,” Garrison argued. An operating E&N rail service would mean less commuters and freight traffic on the congested roads.
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Elimination of ferry service means more traffic on congested roadways
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The cod stocks in the east are not reviving even though the fish-ery is suspended; the exploding seal popula-tion is feeding on the struggling cod popula-tions; the green hug-gers have produced this effect by their intervention in the seal harvest.
Their arguments are sound however, for how indeed could one put a precious baby seal to sleep, when we have all those noisy, ugly lambs we can butcher?
Apparently the wild orcas’ salmon dinners are now protected even though there is no indi-cation of any starving orcas. The elusive spot-ted owl is protected, heck, they might even get around to protect-ing the economy some day, if enough economy survives to protect.
The green huggers promote a “green econ-omy” without even starting up and being successful in a “green business” unless of course receiving dona-tions be considered business. The green
huggers are pulling the wool over our eyes and then crying wolf; they will win because they know what “mass hysteria” is and how to manipulate us into it. The federal Liber-als have opened the door to their agenda at the legal end, and we are going to reap the rewards — which is that we will become as pristine and serene as the old Newfoundland, while the new New-foundland makes jokes about us.
To see the effects of mass hysteria, there is no need to remem-ber Y2K, one need only pay minimal attention, and we will hear the resounding refrain of “global warming” virtu-ally everywhere, cou-pled with the familiar “greenhouse gases” but never any word of “Ice Age.”
I would point out that in 1000 AD the Vikings were farming in some places in Green-land, and it has not as yet returned to the degree to that degree of warmth, so you’d better get used to it because it’s going to
get a lot warmer, with or without our pittance of CO².
Remember also the “clearcut you see from space,” well, all those trees they replanted it with are now sucking up CO² at a rate of three feet per tree per year. Which means, clearcuts remove CO².
Furthermore, griz-zlies eat berries – and berrybushes are the first thing that grows after a forest is clearcut. So – clearcuts are the optimal habitat for griz-zlies.
The real question here is – why is every-body so completely silenced by the green huggers? And my answer is – What can you say in the middle of a riot?
N.E. MacNabShirley
A little ridicule
I like and respect our B.C. teachers, who are quite well educated but they fail to show their hard won erudition-rather, they seem to behave more like meat-
heads.Historically, every-
one knows that no gov-ernment can withstand prolonged sustained ridicule and scorn, if properly planned and orchestrated. There must be dozens of opportunities for ridi-cule.
So, where are our present day Jonathan Swifts, Alexander Popes, Voltaires and Socrates? And where are the farces, the situ-ation comedies, the devastating limericks, the lampoons and so on? The government should have been bombarded and if suf-ficiently poignant, the students and parents could have joined in the fun.
Like Socrates, the teachers may have to drink the poison of a forced settlement, but unlike Socrates, they did not first rile the government to the screaming stage by a prolonged ridicule pro-gram. Had they done so, there may have been a quicker and bet-ter settlement.
G.B. MillerShirley
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Police, fire and ambulance all need recruits
Sharron HoSooke News Mirror
The District of Sooke held the first protective services meeting on March 7 at the munici-pal city hall to intro-duce different emer-gency departments to residents.
Heads from the Sooke RCMP, fire department and ambulatory ser-vices conducted pre-sentations discussing year-end results, depart-ment backgrounds and existing shortfalls.
Sooke RCMP“Sooke compared to
other municipalities is grossly under policed,” said Steve Wright, RCMP staff sergeant. “We don’t have enough police offi-cers to go to 24 hour coverage and that is a concern to me.”
The district of Sooke currently has 15 police officers, 11 are paid by
the district and four by the province.
After 3 a.m. there are no police officers in the detachment, only offi-cers on call.
“What it does is our police officers are on call so there’s a delay in our response. A serious delay in our response time and that could pose a danger to the commu-nity,” Wright said.
There is currently one police officer for every 1,000 residents in the district, which con-trasts with the 1/670 average for the rest of the province. In order to match the province, Sooke requires five more police officers.
Each tax payer, pays $140/year for policing services. In Victoria it’s $400 per capita.
“We’re being stretched too thin with all the demands. We’re getting to the point now where the days of ‘No call is too small’ is com-ing to an end.”
According to Wright, police are focusing on crime reduction. Pro-lific offenders are moni-tored to ensure they follow probation rules,
and curfews.“Prolific offenders
commit 90 per cent of the crimes, so if we tar-get them we’ll reduce our crime rate.”
Last year, police responded to 5,000 calls, nearly a 600 decrease from the six year average.
Fire Department
Fire Chief Steve Sorensen said the department is in need of more volunteer fire fighters.
“Biggest problem we’re facing right now is recruitment and retention of volunteer fire fighters,” he said, adding a volunteer fire fighter lasts 2.8 years,
but it takes roughly two years to train them. Training costs roughly $8,000, including gear.
“Each year it gets a little bit harder to attract volunteers.”
In order to cut costs, the fire department was thinking of culling the first responder pro-gram, but it was later
determined it would be more cost-efficient to continue it.
“If your majority of your department is first responder trained, you don’t have to have first aid attendants.”
Currently the fire completes less than half of inspections for commercial and public buildings, completing 350 out of 750 this year, not including re-inspec-tions.
According to fire underwriters, the 25-year-old tank on the tanker truck is going to need to replaced soon.
Calls have increased 10 per cent each year for the past 15 years, with 900 calls this year.
The fire department currently operates on five paid positions and 33 volunteer fire fight-ers.
Ambulatory ser -vices
Bryon Longeway, BC Ambulance unit chief, said the local ambu-lances answer 2,500 calls a year, which fluctuate between 150-200 calls a month. The service area stretches from Metchosin to Jor-
dan River. He said the District
of Sooke currently receives assistance from Victoria advanced life support paramed-ics, who are on scene in situations that require a higher level of care.
According to Longe-way, a cardiac case would take the para-medics to Royal Jubli-lee Hospital in Victoria, meaning an absence between 3-4 hours.
He said that cardiac cases will usually go to RJH because paramed-ics can provide emer-gency care in the back of an ambulance, mean-ing a direct route to Cath care.
Longeway said response times are monitored by a higher body, and paramedics are given 90 seconds to get to a scene. Since September, there have been no inquiries from the District of Sooke or fire services regarding response delays.
There are currently 30-32 staff. Eight staff moved onto other post-ings on March 1, but 10 more were acquired.
Protective services outlines their issues
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Staff Sargeant Steve Wright, right and in the background Fire Chief Steve Sorensen talk about the issues facing the district’s protective services.
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February flew byas the chamber office was busy
with two big events. The Sooke Region
Chamber of Commerce Awards took placeMarch 1 at the Best Western Premier Pres-tige Hotel. More than 100 business and com-munity members came out to support the nom-inees, finalists and win-ners. A great night was had by all.
March 4, the Wom-en’s Wellness Show was hosted by the cham-ber at Sooke Harbour House – it was a greatevent! A fashion show, over 30 exhibitorsand 100 tickets were sold. The chamber waspleased with the turn out of both events andlook forward to hosting these again in 2013.
New members:Nine new members
joined the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce in February: Welcome TOPS, Academy Dental, Creative Chaos Con-sulting, 120 West Con-sulting, Cheryl Vavra - Notaries in Sooke,Westshore Denture Clinic, Modern Mort-gage Group, The Lazy Gecko, Sooke Commu-nity Development Asso-ciation.
Joining us in January: Tim Ayres Real Estate, Sunshine Jewls, Megson FitzPatrick Insurance - Steve Noreen, Bernice Van Vleip - Reiki Master, Sooke Lions Club, Gold-stream Bikes
Directory:Our 2012 Member
Directory is being cre-ated - opportunity for advertising is available - please call the chamber office 250-642-6112. We will have two editions this year allowing for new members to be added.
Our April Mixer will be held at Tugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery - Wednesday, April 25, 5:30 p.m.
Breakfast Club:Join us for our Break-
fast Club Meetings held the third Tuesday of the month at the Sooke Harbour House 7 to 9 a.m. All are wel-come, chamber mem-bers $10/non-members $15. Guest speaker for March - Rod Holt: Sell-ing Sooke, what we have to offer.
Opportunity to fea-ture your business - spotlight your prod-ucts. Call the chamber office for registration and information 250-642-6112.
We have some great things planned for the spring and summer
months - look ahead - we’ll be announcing them soon!
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The Sooke Region is one step closer to our claim as the Volunteer Capital of Canada. With financial support from the Victoria Founda-tion, the Sooke Region Volunteer Centre Com-mittee (SRVC) has hired a part-time volunteer coordinator.
After reviewing sev-eral applications, the SRVC Hiring Commit-tee selected Johanne Thompson as our new volunteer coordinator. Thompson is a Sooke resident and volun-teer with several years experience in leader-ship and volunteer coordination. She is eager to meet the chal-lenges ahead. Thomp-son will have her work cut out for her to meet the needs of our busy community and fulfill the grant requirements. The volunteer SRVC committee members will also be pitching in to connect with the +160 non-profit groups in the region to further clarify and define com-munity needs.
Hiring Thompson is an exciting develop-ment in a story that dates back nearly four years when approxi-mately 50 members of the region identified the need for more vol-unteer coordination and support.
The SRVC commit-tee was formed in 2010 with the first step to conduct a community survey around how the community envisioned a volunteer centre. The answer was clear: Sooke needed a volun-teer centre and the best way to develop it was through small steps dependent on available financial resources. The overall preference was for a self-sustain-ing entity that wouldn’t compete for the same funds as the organiza-tions it was supporting. In 2011 the SRVC com-mittee applied for a Vic-toria Foundation grant to design and develop a sustainable volunteer centre. Securing funds and bringing Thomp-son into the fold is a major achievement.
Our local historian, Elida Peers, provides more history on Sooke’s claim as the Volunteer Capital of Canada. She recalls that in the mid-1980’s the Toronto Star Weekly wrote a feature story on Sooke, holding it up as perhaps the most outstanding example of volunteerism in the coun-try. It featured the Sooke Community Association
and how its tremendous volunteer effort made so much possible in the community.
In 2008 one of the judges of Communitie-isw in Bloom awarded Sooke high marks for volunteerism and sug-
gested we consider styl-ing ourselves as the ‘Vol-unteer Capital of BC’. Peers doesn’t known whether other commu-nities in Canada had also given themselves this title, yet she felt it was a wonderful way to
align Sooke with other regions that shared a similarly keen and extensive focus on vol-unteerism. At the 2009 Communities in Bloom conference Sooke was awarded the provincial trophy for community
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my personal point of view,” says Peers, “I think it would be good to be a little light-hearted about this, and have fun with it, embracing any other
Canadian community who may welcome visitors with the same title, and enjoy sharing in our good fortune. I personally wouldn’t like to see us tot up points to make sure we beat another Cana-
dian community, laying claim to a serious title to outdo someone else, when we are all trying to accomplish good for our community. To me this would be contrary to the whole purpose of volunteering.”
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Though newcomers arriving in Sooke by seain the late 1800s were largely Scottish, there was also a good show-ing of Brits, possiblysecond and third sons of the British gentry.
Schoolmates seeking a new life in a new world,in 1883 five bachelors put up a cabin in EastSooke on what is now Seagirt Road. Joseph and Jack Dales, Arthur Floyer and two GordonBrothers, Ted and Jack, sons of the Dean of Lin-coln Cathedral, congre-gated there. With theirEnglish accents and manners, it wasn’t longbefore their home was called “BuckinghamPalace.” The fellows nailed animal skins onthe walls and began planting fruit trees onthe sunny hillside.
When they weren’t called by domestic chores, however, they would head across the harbour to visit folk on the west side. After John and Tom Murrayarrived in 1886, rowing across to the wharf atthe foot of Murray Road was a favourite.
West of the Mur-rays the Muirs held
the land, with the Muir shipbuilding yard andthe Muir steam sawmill the prominent sites.Further west, at what we know today as Gor-don’s Beach, the enter-prising Ted Gordonpurchased the broad hillside farm that had been cut from the wil-derness by Thomas Tugwell. Joining him as partner was Arthur Floyer, and the two partnered again later inoperating a horse stage to Victoria.
In 1889 Ted Gordon journeyed back toEngland to marry his childhood sweetheart,
Kitty Jalland, daugh-ter of a London physi-cian. Kitty was to play a large role in the sociallife of the Sooke and Otter Point communi-ties for half a century. Jack Gordon found hisbride close by, wooing Matilda, one of the five daughters of Michael Muir of Burnside.
He and Matilda worked the farm at Burnside, and had two children, Aliceand Harry. It was after Jack Gordon had beenlost to consumption that Matilda, Alice and
Harry moved into Moss Cottage (it was moved,much later, to the museum).
The East Sooke cabin, meanwhile, had lost itsidentity as Buckingham Palace and been consid-erably enlarged. Held for years by a seriesof owners, in 1934 it was purchased by Rayand Grace Horgan, and turned into the resort of “Seagirt” pictured as it looked in 1940.
Elida PeersHistorian, SookeRegion Museum
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Families suffer during strike
So let me see if I understand the situ-ation; the teachers want a raise and more benefits, the teacher’s organization were very active in being against the HST, when most economists said that turning back the HST would cost B.C. mil-lions of dollars.
The B.C. government has stated that the province can’t afford their demands for mon-etary increases for pay and benefits. Many, if not most everybody in B.C., Canada, and the world have money and or job fears. So far this year the parents have had no report cards on their child’s progress, or whether they are even attending classes. The government announced their intention to legis-late them back to full work yet the teachers still decide to strike for the full allowable three days even though they know they will have to go back to work very soon. This three-day
strike means nothing in making their posi-tion clearer but means a great deal to families with two working par-ents – which is most – who now have to pay for daycare they can’t find or afford, or what? Looks like a summary of sad, sad facts to me.
If they don’t like the job or the pay then why don’t they do what the rest of have to do, look for other work and let someone who wants this work to get hired.
Bob RandallSooke
Dever’s letter riles
The writer is mis-informed. It is not the purpose of the state to protect its citizens from harmful drugs. We are not a herd of ani-mals under the care of a kindly farmer. We are human beings. We have the right to harm our-selves.
In any event, I am sure the writers’ pseu-do-scientific musings are so much claptrap.
Alan RandellVictoria
No one is perfect
Last week’s (Mar.7,12)front-page headline and article was confusing.
Did the grow-op cause the fire? Was it a legal medical grow-op? One of the advantages of legalized grow-ops is that they are required to be inspected for proper electrical connections and fire safety.
Mr. Dever, I would be interested to hear your thoughts about the effects of alcohol and nicotine.
Healthy, drug and alcohol-free living would be the perfect thing to do but nobody is perfect.
Smitty(KLSmith)Shirley
Skeptical on expert
I congratulate you for publishing the inco-herent letter from Ted Dever in the Mar. 7 edi-tion. In addition to mak-ing a series of startling assertions which I have never heard before, he cited the work of “World renown (sic)
Dr. Daniel G. Amen” as his ultimate author-ity. I looked up this supposed expert on Wikipedia, and found a litany of skepticism of his ‘results’ claimed, pointing out correctly that there is no sci-entific basis for his conclusions. In other words, he is a fraud and a humbug. I also note that of Amen’s 28 books, among which are weight loss books and books on enhanc-ing self esteem, not one had a title covering this subject.
Mr. Dever, please avail yourself of the truth and the science-before you make such absurd assertions. I suggest www.drug-wardistortions.org or www.drugwarfacts.org. You might also read the results of the Schaffer, Le Daine and the Nolin commissions, all of which have come to conclusions directly opposite your position. These studies were carried out by true sci-entists and unbiased educated people, not frauds and humbugs.
I assert that you and “Dr.” Amen are wrong, and the scientists who have carried out the proper studies, you know, the ones that can
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Q: When does the Bank of Canada make interest rate
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A: The Bank of Canada usually has eight pre-selected dates
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announcements. These rate announcements determine what the
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Q. People are talking about “Books for Breakfast” – what is it?
A. “Books for Breakfast” is a new, free literacy program in
Sooke for young children aged 2 to 4 years. It’s a pilot project
funded by the Sooke Region Literacy Project and Ready, Set,
Learn (SD 62). On the last Friday of each month, from January
to June, twenty families participate in a lively hour of stories
read from well-chosen children’s books. Each session features
a special book, sometimes with music, which the children get
to take with them to build their home library. Registration for
the program begins two weeks prior to the date – this month,
registration begins on March 16th for the session on March 30th
at 9:30am at Sooke CASA. Join the story fun!
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Sooke Region, Vancouver [email protected]
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Q. Do you carry insurance and are you bonded?
A. Not too often do we get asked this question. This is us…..In-
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Chamber of Commerce, Certifi ed Plumbers, Gas Fitting, Hydronic
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A Port Ren-frew historian believes he
has made a connec-tion between two of the region’s first set-tlers, never discovered before.
In 2001, Gary Pear-son, 60, a retired naval officer, historian and artifact excavator, was working on an unre-lated project on Edin-burgh Mountain, north of Port Renfrew, when a decrepit cabin took the notice of his co-work-ers.
After investigating, Pearson learned the cabin, the items inside, and the mineshaft belonged to Lt. Col. Richard Temple God-man, a Port Renfrew pioneer and British army officer. The relics found included an old stove, crockery bottles and hand steels, dating back to 1898.
Pearson, who has collected artifacts for museums across Canada, considers the items to be some of the few remaining artifacts belonging to the promi-
nent Godman family in Port Renfrew, other than an old, memorial monument in a school yard.
According to Pear-son, Godman and his sons constructed some of the first buildings in Port Renfrew. The Godman canneries, hotel, general store and post office have since been burnt down and destroyed.
Upon further research, Pearson dis-covered Godman was one of the first recipi-ents of the Victoria Cross for his valour
during the Crimean war in 1854.
Another recipient of the cross was Capt. Walter Colquhoun Grant, a British army officer and one of the first settlers on Van-couver Island in 1849. The area would later be declared Sooke.
“In 120 years, nobody has ever said this,” Pear-son said, adding he has never read any research
that connected the two men during the Crimean War.
“All of the people who have written history... and everything they’ve written there’s no men-tion of this stuff.”
Pearson was given permission from the chief gold commis-sioner to rescue the arti-facts. He donated them to the Sooke Region Museum on March 9.
“We hope that we’ll be able to help pres-ent the story of Port Renfrew to the commu-nity,” said Lee Boyko, Sooke Region Museum executive director. “We certainly have some material from that part of our district -- any-thing from that early on is very important to tell us more about the his-tory of the area.”
Museum historian, Elida Peers, agreed.
“It’s fascinating, this is early stages, and I’m looking forward to learning more,” she said. “We have always been really interested about learning more about Capt. Walter Colquhoun Grant.”
Pearson and his wife, Karen, published a book in 1988 called What Gives You the Authority? The artifacts will be featured in Pear-son’s second book on the recovery of arti-facts and their signifi-cance to Vancouver Island history.
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be replicated by others and arrive at the same results, are correct. By publishing this tripe, the Sooke News Mirror has done us all a ser-vice by providing an opportunity for those of us who are aware
of the truth, to help spread it.
Of course, if your mind is already made up you won’t be con-fused by these pesky facts, will you Mr. Dever?
Bruce SymingtonMedicine Hat
Alberta
LETTERSCont’d from page 19
Decrepit cabin yields piece of Port Renfrew history
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Gary Pearson, kneels by artifacts with Port Renfrew significance at the Sooke Region Museum on March 9.
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SUNDAY SERVICE 10:00am250.642.4822
In many areas in our community there are house renovations and construction going on. Whether it is a new roof, insulation, siding, windows, doors, new rooms, places for storage or a complete overhaul it always appears to go
on for weeks and weeks! Updating, repair, and cleaning always seem to take a long time and a lot of effort to complete.
Sometimes we might suggest that all the work and time is not worth it, but eventually we often come to the conclusion that the work must be done. No matter how much we love the 'way it has always been' we recognize that it is time to make some changes.
Just as this is the case with the homes in which we live, so it is also true of the lives we live.
Sometimes we need to take the time and energy to make some changes. As much as we may love the memories and the past, we also realize that it is time to 'clean up our lives' and bring some renovations and renewal to our lives.
Just as we might ask our friends for their advice on what to do in our homes, or for the names of reputable contractors, it is good to get some advice for the personal transformations. The oldest guidebook available is the Bible (there are many excellent modern translations available that are easy to read!), and your friends at any of the local Christian Churches would be happy to speak of their personal transformations.
Pastor Gordon Kouwenberg
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Capital Regional District
Date: March 20, 2012Time: 7:00pmPlace: Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Office #2 – 6868 West Coast Road, Sooke, BC1. Development Permit with Variance Applications a) DP-31-10 – Lot B, Section 42, Highland District, Plan 13453 (Orr - 7436 Mark Lane) b) DP-32-11 – Lot 6, Section 44, Sooke District, Plan 1958 (Pollock – 7726 Davidson Road) – Tabled Item2. Subdivision Application – Proposed Park Dedication a) S-03-11 – Easterly ½ of the NW ¼ of Section 36, Township 13, Renfrew District, except that part shown coloured red on Plan 346-R, and except those parts in Plans 22475, 24267, 24755, 29515, 41154, 50819 and VIP59967, PID: 000-468-291; and the remainder parcel of the NE ¼ of Section 36, Township 13, Renfrew District, PID: 009-565- 752 (Three Point Properties – Parkinson Road)Due to advertising deadline, other items may be included on the agenda. Please call 250.642.1500 for confirmation.Comments on agenda items can be submitted before noon March 20, 2012 by email to [email protected] or be submitted at the meeting. Staff reports will be available after March 15, 2012 on the CRD website at: www.crd.bc.ca/reports/juandefucalandusecom_/2012_/index.htm or can be viewed at our office at 2-6868 West Coast Road, Sooke, Monday to Friday between 8:30am and 4:30pm.
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The Legislative ses-sion is only three weeks old and the BC Liberals continue to disappoint as they stumble from one policy disaster to another. It all kicked off with Christy Clark head-ing to familiar territory at radio station CKNW instead of the tradi-tional throne speech to open the spring ses-sion. The Premier opted to lay out her govern-ment’s agenda on talk radio, leaving people to wonder why she left radio in the first place.
Four scathing reports by independent watch-dogs in February high-lighted the damage Lib-eral policy has had on the fabric of our econ-omy and our social programs. First up was a report on the health of our forests by the Auditor General. After a decade of underfund-ing and confused lead-ership, the Auditor reported that we don’t really know the true
condition of our land base. For a resource based economy with a 100 year history of forest management, we are no longer able to accurately predict what is going on in the woods today.
Three years ago, after numerous complaints from seniors and their families, the Ombud-sperson announced her office would do a review of the state of seniors care. Three volumes, hundreds of pages and 176 recommendations later, the Ombudsper-son report highlighted the sorry condition of home care, continuing care and the challenges seniors face in British Columbia.
Last summer Christy Clark promised to keep Hydro rate increases low. An internal assess-ment claimed that firing 1,000 people would be enough to keep the pre-dicted rate increases below four per cent.
Liberal energy policy has largely made the BC Utilities Commis-sion irrelevant, but they still have the authority to review how Hydro spending will be paid for - how much rate-payers will cough up to meet future costs. After looking at the growth of deferral accounts, an accounting sleight of hand designed to push today’s costs into the future, the BCUC con-cluded that a seven per cent increase this year and next would begin to reduce the off-book debt the Liberals have forced on BC Hydro.
Next up, a tragic report on the deaths of three children at the hands of their father in Merritt three years ago. The independent Chil-
dren’s Representative reviewed the case and found numerous fail-ings in our child protec-tion and legal system. The Liberals predict-ably promised to imple-ment all of the recom-mendations so that this horror would never happen again. Only one problem. The bulk of the recommendations mirror those in a simi-lar report done by the representative in 2008 following another case of family violence. Gov-ernment committed to follow those recom-mendations as well, but did not.
Then there was the budget. Clark prom-ised no tax increases, but she raised MSP premiums, the Car-bon tax and ICBC rates
to match those at BC Hydro. More money from working families is a tax increase to most people, but not, it seems, to BC Liber-als. They also broke a promise to small busi-ness operators to lower the small business tax. Maybe next year. Prom-ise.
Of the many clangers in the budget, the strangest is the com-mitment to sell some of our public assets to fill the deficit hole. The BC Liberals have decided to sell off $700-million in tax-payer owned assets to generate a balanced budget next year – selling out our future for the sake of their immediate politi-cal needs. We should sell what we don’t need
if it makes sense to do so, but the Liberals can’t even tell us what they plan to sell, only that they hope to raise just enough to balance next year. Promise.
A note on the back to work legislation…
At the end of Feb-ruary, the BC Liber-als introduced back to work legislation to put an end to teachers’ job action.
Teachers, parents and students are fac-ing continued tensions as Liberals impose a one sided solution to a problem largely of their own making. In 2002 the BC Liberals stripped teacher contacts of gains regarding class size and composition. Last year the Supreme Court ruled that the BC
Liberals had violated the law to do so and gave the government a year to respond.
The past decade has been a difficult one for our education system. A responsible govern-ment would negotiate fairly with teachers and work toward improving outcomes for our chil-dren. Instead, we have the spectacle of a Pre-mier in attack mode, looking to divide peo-ple rather than bring them together. I will be voting against the legislation and speak-ing against the Liberal approach.
John Horgan, MLA Juan de
Fuca [email protected]
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Land Act:Notice of Intention to Apply
for a Disposition of
Crown Land
Take notice that 558448 B.C. Ltd., 2496
Pratt Road, Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 6V5
intends to make an application to Ministry of Forest and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), West Coast Service Centre for a Roadway situated on Provincial Crown Land located at Lot A, Section 48,
Otter District, Plan 1773, Tugwell Road,
Sooke, B.C.
The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is File
#1409050. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Ministry of Natural Resource Operations at 142-2080 Labieux Rd. Nanaimo, B.C. V9T 6J9 or emailed to: [email protected] Comments will be received by MFLNRO until April 27, 2012. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after that date. Please visit our website: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.isp for more information.
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Sooke Triathlon committee has big dreamsSPORTSSPORTS
Sharron HoSooke News Mirror
The Sooke Subaru Triathalon committee has their sights set on putting Sooke’s scenic vistas on the national sporting map.
According to Matt Mortensen, Sooke Subaru Triathlon race director, a represen-tative from Triathlon Canada came to view last year’s triathlon for a bid to host the 2013 National Triathlon.
“It went really well and were very hopeful we’ll get the nationals next year,” Mortensen said.
With last year’s TSN coverage, Mortensen said Sooke has garnered national attention, but added the aspirations don’t stop there.
“We’re also investi-gating this possibility of hosting a world triath-
lon event. If we have a good track record, and they really like the race, and they really like the venue, there’s a good chance we could host a world championship.” He said the potential for a world champion-ship in Sooke is high, as the natural venues uti-lized are incomparable in value. The commit-tee is currently investi-gating opportunities for 2014 or 2015.
“I can’t think of any race that I’ve ever been in that’s more beautiful than Sooke,” he said.
The event already attracts athletes from 22 different countries, with a total of 570 par-ticipants last year.
In order to make the Sooke Subaru Triathlon a “world class event,” and ensure success in 2012, the 22-person Sooke Subaru Triathlon committee is working
on road closure effi-ciencies and rallying support from the com-munity and businesses.
“When competitors come driving into the city and they see ‘Wel-come competitors,’ ‘Good luck triathletes,’
it shows the competi-tors that the commu-nity cares,” he said. “If we show our hospital-ity then the chances are people are more likely to come back and race over and over again.”
Mortensen said busi-
nesses can express their support by sim-ply posting up signs and banners, adding he has a vision of the entire community on the sidelines, cheering, embracing and enjoy-ing the race.
The next Sooke Sub-aru Triathlon will take place on Aug. 12, with three different events: the sprint (800 m swim, 20 km bike and 5 km run), olympic distance (1.5 km swim, 40 km bike, and 10 km run),
and half iron man (2 km swim 90 km bike and 21 km run). Each event will have a team entry.
Competitors will begin with a swim at Young’s Lake, then ride their bikes down the West Coast Road and finish with a long dis-tance run along Whiffin Spit.
There will also be a pro-chase event, where women and men will go head-to-head. Women will be given a head start, and then the men will be released after-wards. The winner will receive $15,000 worth of cash and prizes.
The family friendly event will also provide entertainment for chil-dren with a kids triath-lon event and fair.
Local skating club hosts ice performances Sharron HoSooke News Mirror
The Sooke Skating Club will be holding their annual Ice Show at SEAPARC tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.
The ‘80s themed show will feature group, solo and synchornized performances. There
will also be guest skat-ers from the Juan De Fuca Skating Club.
Sooke Skating Club coach, Lindsey Hal-dane, said the event is held every year to cel-ebrate the successes of club skaters.
“We’ve had a lot of personal bests this year from our junior girls.
A lot of our CanSkate kids...could barely stand on their feet and now they’re skating the whole length of the ice,” she said.
The club has a lot to celebrate. Haldane said the club persevered through financial dif-ficuties, with provincial funding being “consid-
erably less” than previ-ous years.
“That really impacted us, we had to do a real number crunch,” she said, adding the club did additional fundrais-ers to compensate.
The Sooke synchro-nized team competed in Vancouver this year, earning silver -- an
improvement from bronze last year. Five girls also earned four silvers and a bronze this year in a Nanaimo competition.
Last year, the club had a crowd of 300 fill the bleachers.
“We would love to have people from the public come and watch
us,” Haldane said. Admission is $2, and
there will be a 50/50 draw as well as a silent aunction. Auction items will be on display from 5 to 5:30 p.m., and all proceeds will go to the club.
Sooke’s natural venues have potential to host national and world triathlon championships
Please send sports tips to
Sharron Ho at: news@sooke
newsmirror.com
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Last year the Sooke Subaru Triathlon gathered 570 athletes from 22 different countries.
SEAPARC STAR SEAPARC STAR of theof the WEEK WEEK✪✪This week’s SEAPARC Star is Milo Swift who is almost 8 years old and is a grade
two student at John Muir Elementary. When she’s at school; Milo enjoys reading,
writing and playing with her friends. Her Mom told us that she is excellent at
reading and can fi nish a novel in two or three nights. Some of her sports interests
include skating, swimming, soccer and fl oor hockey. She’s played ice hockey in the
past, has been taking gymnastics for 2 years and says that she might like to try dance
classes one day. When she’s at home she likes to play outside and she collects rocks
and feathers. We’ve been told that Milo is artistic, musical and is an exceptional
singer. She likes to sing along while her Dad plays guitar and the fi rst song she ever
learned was “Black Boys on Mopeds” by Sinead O’Connor. When we asked Milo
what she is good at doing; she replied “the splits, handstands and being a big sister”.
She demonstrated her ability to do the splits (and she did it well)! She added that she
cleans her room and tidies up after her baby brother Jonas. She likes travelling a lot
and told us that she has been to New York with her family and will be in Mexico for
the third time when this story comes out. Milo hasn’t decided what kind of career
she will pursue; but said that she might be a singer (like her favourite one Taylor
Swift). Milo is described as a confi dent and gentle young lady who is very smart.
It was a pleasure talking with you Milo, thank you for taking the time to be our
SEAPARC Star of the Week! You are an outstanding young lady!
MILO SWIFT SEAPARC LACROSSE PROGRAM
For Girls & Boys ages 6-12Mondays & Wednesdays
April 11-June 20, 2012
No experience needed!Sponsored by: Rotary Club
of Sooke & SEAPARCFor information or to register, contact
SEAPARC Leisure Complex
250-642-8000
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Pre-season practice starts T h e S o o k e Seahawks pre-atom team held a pre-seasonpractice at Journey Middle School field on March 9. The Seahawksare in the Greater Victoria League, for players aged seven to 14. Coach Andy Carrier said the team is getting ready for the 10th season.
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Bantam C boys win league banners
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The Bantam “C” Boys won both the League and Championship banners for 2011/2012. (Back, left to right) assistant coach Jeff Haisell, Bradley Staicu, Garrett Chiasson, assistant coach Carlisle Mason,Larkin Galbraith and coach Gerry Chiasson. (Second row, left to right) Captain Dryden Alexander, Jamie Crevier, Jared Purdy, assistant captain Chad Zigay, Alec Scott, Bradley Angus (front row, left to right) Chadwick Mason, goalie Taylor Haisell, Sheldon Kelley, Dominic Lacroix, assistant captain Ayden Ostropolski and Marco Carello.
CENTRE ICE
In the most exciting game of the season the team played their best game of the year in a 4-4 tie vs Juan de Fuca 4A at Seaparc last Saturday night.
Although the boys were shot out, the play was competitive and equal with end-to-end action, anda lot of battles at mid-ice and on the boards.
Alex Kozinka was outstanding in net, making numerous saves to keep the team in the game.
In the first period Juan de Fuca scored first fol-lowed by Sooke’s Grant Gilbertson, who tied the game.
The Thunderbirds took the lead with a goal by Tait Bishop but then fell behind 3-2. By the third period it was 4-3 for the visitors and with one min-ute to play, the Thunderbirds down a man killing a penalty.
Coach Knowles pulled the goalie for an extra attacker.
After some mid-ice battles, the Thunderbirds gained the offensive zone where Jack Price sniped the tying goal to the cheers and whistles of theSooke faithful.
Then an additional three minutes was put on the clock for an over-time dual, which saw both teams have their chances.
In the end, it was a 4-4 tie and both teams enjoyed the ovation and cheers from both sides of the stands.
Key supporting plays and battles won were made by Beau Hicks, Ethan Schwartz, Luke Arden, Jordan English and Owen Phipps.
Sunday morning the team was on the road to face Juan de Fuca 4B, the same team previously reported to be near the top of the Novice 4 tier.
The last two meetings saw them handing our boys two stiff losses, but this day our team gave them everything they could handle.
Playing inspired hockey our team narrowly lost by a score of 8-6.
Kozinka made numerous saves again as the team played aggressive and hard.
Price scored three times for a hat trick with supporting fire power from Gilbertson, Arden and Connor Keys.
The team rests now for the spring break then finishes up the year in a round robin tournament at Victoria Racquet Club where they endeavour to be a force to be reckoned with.
Contributed by Krista North
Thank you to the coaches, officials, volunteers, and familieswho support these growing champions.
See photos, videos and results at www.bcgames.org
Congratulations!Congratulations!
124 athletes from Vancouver Island-Central Coast (Zone 6) competed at the 2012 BC Winter Games bringing home 52 medals.
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Sooke Boxing Club heads back to the ring S
ooke Amateur Boxing Club isonce again in full
swing.Last Tuesday after
a brief three week clo-sure, they re-opened their once popular box-ing program to partici-pants of all ages.
The club was origi-nally formed in 2004 bysome local boxing talent and parents who were determined to provide a place for their kids tolearn the sport.
Although they havemaintained sufficient numbers to keep themafloat for the past eight years, those numbershave recently declined, threatening the club’s existence.
Refusing to getknocked out, the club has thrown a counter-punch with the help and determination from a few who hold the program near to their hearts. With a few positive changes, the coaching staff,
Tony Brogan and Seth Gotro, are very excitedabout where the club is going.
Brogan’s ambition is to develop a commu-nity based committee with several coachesand officials. With a long list of credentials,including winning the national title of All Ire-land in 1964, NCCP cer-tified Brogan achieved his career goal in 1966 when he defeated thefinalist for the UK heavy-weight title at Wemb-ley stadium. Although Gotro has not gone asmany rounds as Bro-gan, he too has trainedwith the best. Taking up boxing in 2001 Gotro has had opportunity to train with boxing hall offamer Mike Caird and Olympian Donny Orr Jr. Training at Peterec’s Martial Arts under the tutelage of Mickey Griffin and Russ Lyon, Gotro won the 91kg+ Golden Gloves in 2004.
When asked about
the club’s philosophy, Gotro replied, “boxingis THE great leveller and it teaches us to behumble, respectful to others and instills thatcore belief, especially in young people, thatanything can be accom-plished through hard work and effort.”
The duo agreed thatboxing is a sport that puts the onus on the individual to succeed and in the end, unliketeam sports, there will be no one to blame butthemselves if they are not successful.
Gotro goes on to say he believes soci-ety in general looks down on, and placeslittle value on personal accountability - there’s always someone else to blame. With boxing,we are taught that our efforts, our hard work, are something to value over all else.
With the availabil-ity of the Sooke Com-munity Hall generously
provided by the Sooke Community Associa-tion at minimal costs, the club is able to keepcosts down to its mem-bers.
A monthly member-ship is $30 with an addi-tional registration fee of $20. However, theregistration fee will be applied towards thefirst monthly fee for March only.
There is also a family rate as well as a $5 dropin fee.
Volunteers are wel-come at the fully insured facility thatoffers a full sized ring,
as well as other exer-cise equipment.
Located at 2037 Shields Road. The clubis open Tuesday and Friday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m.
For more informationplease email sookebox-
Contributed byCheryl A. Ring
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It’s just two weeks to go until the sec-ond annual Sooke
Halibut Festival andDerby. If it’s anything like last year’s firstedition it should be another success.
Organizers are look-ing forward to a goodturnout. Last year 202 tickets were sold andthis year there is a cap of 200.
First prize is $4,000, second $1,000 and third $500, and seven other good prizes; an anchor system from Trotac Marine, BBQ fromSooke Home Hardware, Eagle-Eye hali rod andreel round out some of the prizes for the top10 fish. As well there will be a hidden weightprize. The donate-a-slab draw will also be hap-pening. Angler’s who donate a slab of theircatch will be entered in a draw for a rod and
reel. The winning fish will be donated to the local Sooke Food Bank as well as all the fishfrom the donate-a-slab draw. We will also betaking donations of non-perishable items for the food bank.
Tickets can be pur-chased at Eagle-Eye Outfitters beside thepost office and the Crab Shack at Jock’s Dock.
There will be a ticket night on Wednesday, Mar. 21 at Buffy’s Pub starting at 7 p.m. Derby tickets will be on sale as well as door prizes,a 50-50 draw and much more. Pink Sugar calen-dar girls will be there to sign calendars andt-shirts. Also there will be 2 for 1 burgers andbeer specials. Hope to see you there.
Until next time.
Keep your rod tip up!Kiwi Magic
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Captain Des left holds up a pair nice halibut with his guest. Halibut fishing is in full swing with decent catches being reported off Sooke and Port Renfrew during the last week.Hopefully, with better weather, anglers can get out and catch some nice ones.
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For the first time ever, the blue-grass picker and
strummers in Sooke will be holding a din-ner show at the Sooke Legion on March 31.
Eric Day, one of the area’s biggest bluegrass supporters announced the show featuring a whole bunch of local people and their families.
Day, will perform with his grandkids in the group, These are the Days, as well as with Just Us.
“Mary and I are back-ing the kids up,” said Day in reference to per-forming with his grand-kids Patrick on drums; Erica with vocals, gui-tar and mandolin; and Peter picking on the banjo.
Then Day turns it around a bit and per-forms with Just Us, comprised of himself on guitar, Steve Harri-son on banjo, Paul Lang on mandolin and Jeff Ellis on bass.
“We all do vocal, everybody sings,” said Day.
Add to the mix the vocals of Pearl Lacey and Janet McTavish and Mike Kraft and his daughter Kelly.
“It’ll be a great eve-ning of bluegrass music and Brian promised the meal will be great,” said Day.
He said they will be playing everything — new grass, bluegrass and favourites. And the meal will be noth-ing to be scoffed at, try chicken cordon bleu,
scalloped potatoes, veggies and dessert. Dinner begins at 6:30
p.m., music starts at 7:30. Tickets are lim-ited to 120 and are on
sale at the Legion and at Shoppers Drug Mart until March 25.
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Those were the Days my friend...
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Top, Just Us, middle, These are the Days, below left, Kelly and Mike Kraft and right, Pearl Lacey and Janet McTavish.
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Without a Net to perform
for coffee house on St.
Patrick’s Day
This Saturday the Sooke Folk Music Society’s
monthly Coffee House is very pleased to pres-ent an evening of enter-taining and thought provoking music from Without a Net.
David and Mary Lowther were employed by the province until 2002, where they both had busy careers and despite being well acquainted (well, mar-ried anyway) they had never played music together !However, when the government decided it did not need to care for the sick and/or needy anymore, they found they had a lot of time on their hands.
Then one day David discovered a clarinet in the back of the closet.
“Honey,” he asked,
“can you actually play this thing?” Did we mention that they’d been married for years at this time? Is David a true guy or what? Do you suppose he calls Mary “honey” as an endearment or because he can’t remember her actual name? Before you answer, we remind you he is a guitar player. He owns a banjo.
Yes, in fact, Mary can play that thing, among others. This led to much klezmer music, and a few original songs that could best be described as musi-cal letters to the editor.
Eventually it occurred to them that they should take their act to an open stage, which is kind of fright-ening the first time you do it because you are
playing live, with an audience but without a net. The MC asked them for a name, hence David and Mary: “With-out A Net.”
Without A Net play a combination of tra-ditional klezmer music and original songs. David does the lead vocals and plays the gui-tar, banjo and bazouki while Mary sings har-monies and plays the flute, clarinet, saxo-phone and a number of other things you blow into and move your fin-gers around on.
Having wasted their formative years work-ing as public servants for an ungrateful gov-ernment (and parent-ing, but let’s not even go there!) they have Submitted photo
Davis and Mary Lowther are Without a Net performing March 17. Cont’d on page B3
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The union wants more paid time outside the classroom – sick leave for teachers on call, expanded bereavement and discretionary leave.
The government wants more time for teacher training and to ensure that Pro-D days really are for professional development.
The union says all teaching positions should be selected on the basis of seniority. The government supports seniority but qualifications must also count so that math teachers teach math, and science teachers teach science.
The union says that teachers who perform poorly in evaluations will be dismissed – ‘one strike and you’re out’.
The government wants to support teacher improvement through a standardized evaluation process.
The union says that government refuses to negotiate. There has been over a year of negotiations and 78 full bargaining sessions.
The union says that class size limits have been eliminated. Class size limits will remain in place on all grades across BC.
The union says that BC has 700 fewer special needs teachers. 2100 new teaching assistants have been hired since 2001. And, with a new $165 million Learning Improvement Fund, we will hire more.
The BCTF is demanding a 15 per cent wage hike and other benefits that would cost $2 billion and raise taxes for BC families. Virtually all other public sector unions have settled for no wage increases.
It’s unacceptable that schools are disrupted and that students and their families are inconvenienced over an unreasonable salary demand in difficult economic times. The union is making claims and demands that simply don’t add up.
It’s time to focus on what matters most in education – BC’s students. That’s why we are focused on per-student funding which is at an all time high, not on wage increases.
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FUNDING FOR STUDENTS, NOT FOR WAGE HIKES.
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Where in the World?Don and Crey Gill visited Phoenix in January. They completed the PF Chang Half Marathon as well as hiking and biking. They are pictured at Papago Park “Hole in the Rock.”The Sooke News Mirror loves to travel with you, take it along and then send us a photo of where you travelled. Send your good quality jpegs to: [email protected]. We will publish your photos as space permits.
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decided to spend their declining years in an orgy of blatant exhibi-tionism making noise wherever a promoter can find an audience prepared to listen to us. In recent years they have played the Islands Folk Festival, the Princ-eton Traditional Music Festival, and have fea-tured at folk clubs in Victoria, Nanaimo and Deep Cove. In April they will feature at the Cowichan Folk Guild.
David is a native Islander, born in Victo-ria when the welcome sign was at the Round-about. His parents were both journalists, so he learned very early not to let the media know what he was doing!
This served him well growing up in a govern-ment town. Of course, a childhood spent among politicians and report-ers left David unable to answer a direct ques-tion. This can seriously reduce a guy’s chance to get lucky!
Mary grew up on air force bases in England, Germany, Malta, Cey-lon, Goose Bay, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancou-ver. That she remem-bers Goose Bay with the most enthusiasm shows how damaging this kind of childhood can be. In later years her father left the air force and finally settled down in North Saanich for a normal life as a coun-cillor, and eventually mayor. His later career
in politics had various results, such as the Pan-orama Leisure Centre and his daughter’s abil-ity to understand when David was actually say-ing “yes!”
While David learned his music through the simple expedient of picking up a guitar and watching other guitar players, Mary was actu-ally trained through high school band pro-grams and advanced tutors. They note that there are lots of guitar-ists everywhere but woodwind players are scarce, and take this opportunity to speak up for music education in public schools.
David and Mary are both looking forward to playing in Sooke on
St. Patrick’s Day. David lived in Jordan River in the very early 1970s and remembers when Sooke was the “Big City.” Mary, on the other hand, wants a chance to play a few jigs and reels between sets of klezmer. The audience should be warned that when they play the stage leans perceptibly to the left.
Come and join us this Saturday, March 17 for what should prove to be an evening of pro-vocative music and stories. The location is Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 1962 Murray Road. Doors open at 7 p.m. with open stage at 7:30 and our feature at 9.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGSPublic Hearings will be held in the Sooke Council Chambers at 2225 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC on Monday March 26, 2012 at 7:00 pm to hear presentations on the following proposed bylaws:
Bylaw No. 518, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (500-2)The intent and purpose of Bylaw No 518, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (500-2) is to rezone 2120, 2110 and 2096 Church Road to a Comprehensive Development (CD) Zone - Knox Centre CD Zone. The Knox Centre CD zone would expand the range of residential uses in the District to allow for the development of an aging in place seniors residence, as well as a residence for younger populations that may have mobility or health issues. In addition to providing affordable independent supportive living suites, the proposed CD zone would allow for various services such as a restaurant, space for provision of education services, church worship and service, and church administration of ces. Personal services such as a laundromat, hairdresser, exercise classes and health services such as counselling, podiatrist, massage therapy, or physiotherapist are also proposed to be allowed under the CD zone.
The Knox Centre CD zone is proposing a maximum height of 20 metres and maximum lot coverage of 60%. The proposed setbacks in the CD zone will require the principal building to be setback 3 metres from a side lot line, 4.5 metres from a rear lot line and 0 metres from a front and anking lot line. All persons who believe their interests in property are affected by these proposed bylaws shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions before Council on the matters contained in the proposed bylaws 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 proposed bylaws, 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 from March 14, 2012 to and including March 26, 2012.
If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact the Planning Department at 642-1634.
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Energy innovation ideas welcome for special episode
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Calling all entrepre-neurs looking to make it big in the business world with a little or a lot of help from some investors with deep pockets.
Producers of popu-lar CBC TV show Drag-ons’ Den are holding auditions in Victoria at the Inn at Laurel Point on Saturday (March 17), one of more than 40 audition stops on a cross-country tour.
Last year’s day-long
event, held at the same location, attracted a bevy of creative minds with practical and quirky ideas, from smart-home technol-ogy to naughty ginger-bread creations.
“It’s exciting for the city, not just for us, not just for the Dragons Den,” said Avril Mat-thews, director of mar-keting and sales for the Inn at Laurel Point. “It’s a favourite day here because you never know what’s going to come in the doors.”
At least one Victo-ria team of entrepre-neurs who auditioned last year was invited to Toronto to pitch their product to the drag-ons, Kevin O’Leary, Jim
Treliving, Arlene Dick-inson, Robert Herjavec and Bruce Croxon.
Josh Mitchell and Jeremy Green pre-sented Scufflinks - cuf-flinks for pant hems - to the powerful panel, but were shot down in the end. Still the pair were thrilled with the national exposure they received when the epi-sode aired last fall.
An average of more than 1.3 million viewers watch the show every Wednesday night.
“This year again the panel of producers are looking for participants of all ages,” CBC said in a statement. “After a highly-rated ‘all-student’ special in (last year’s) season six, Dragons’
Den continues to seek young entrepreneurs who think they have the money-making chops to take on the savviest business tycoons in the country.”
Participants can also pitch their energy innovations at the audi-tion, for the chance to become one of three finalists chosen to pres-ent their ideas to the dragons in a special “Future Now” episode that airs June 3.
The winner will receive $100,000 from Shell Can-ada to help them realize their dream.
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St. For details, please visit www.cbc.ca/drag- onsden/auditions.
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Dragons’ Den auditions return to Victoria on Mar. 17
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Stan Schinners, is an IT technician by day, but adopts the moniker DJ Zang by night, for an online heavy metal radio station he built and developed with his son.
The radio station, Broken Neck Radio, operates out of his liv-ing room in Sooke, through a server that feeds off into different transmission platforms like iTunes, Winamp, and smart phones.
In the last month, Schinners’ station has had 7,000 unique visi-tors from 108 countries around the world, lis-tening to 7,800 hours of metal in total. A major-ity of the listeners come from Canada, U.S., Rus-sia and Germany.
The station itself was conceived and named by Schinners’ 17-year-old son Jaime, who acts as a DJ and the station’s website designer.
Schinner had been applying to DJ positions with no success and it was his son’s encour-agement that got the ball rolling.
“He just said to me, ‘Dad, why don’t you
start your own? Make your own rules, direct it all by you.‘” Schinners said. They went online Aug. 21, 2011.
Since then, Broken Neck Radio has devel-oped only one philoso-phy, “If it’s metal, it gets played.” The indepen-dent DJ said the station caters to the demands of all metal heads, from death metal, main stream to old school.
Although pleasuring the ears of metal heads around the world is an achievement on it’s own, Schinners said one of the most rewarding aspects of his new hobby is help-ing unsigned bands, or “unsigned heroes” gain exposure. Two local
bands, Lepka and Rot-ten Rails, have garnered attention from air-time on Broken Neck Radio.
“The people out-
side of B.C., are only able to listen to what-ever they have on You-Tube, whereas this has allowed them to touch them in a different man-ner, i.e. being able to listen to them on the Internet,” he said.
The station has also given Schinners once- in-a-life-time opportu-nities. Last February, a record label permitted Schinners backstage access to the music festival Gigantour in Abbotsford. It was here, Schinners interviewed Lacuna Coil and chatted with bassist David Ellef-son from Megadeth.
It’s been less than a year with Broken Neck Radio, but Schinners wants, “every person’s dream: to make a hobby a career.”
“It takes up every moment of my day. I’m always thinking up new ideas, all the time,” he said.
Schinners usually dominates the air on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 p.m. into the early morning. But has one other DJ from Illinois who goes on air, as well as three more currently in training.
Any curious ears can take a listen at: www.brokenneckradio.com
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Break in to Sooke’s Broken Neck Radio
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Stan, left and son Jaime spend their nights on Broken Neck Radio.
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Wed.Wed.March 14March 14ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Drop-in ladies darts - 1 Drop-in ladies darts - 1 p.m. p.m. Shuffl eboard - 6:30 p.m.Shuffl eboard - 6:30 p.m.Nascar Meet and PickNascar Meet and PickSOOKE HARBOUR SOOKE HARBOUR TOASTMASTERS TOASTMASTERS MEETINGMEETINGLocated at Village Foods Located at Village Foods meeting room, from meeting room, from 7-8:30 p.m. 7-8:30 p.m.
Sat.Sat.March 17March 17ROYAL CANADIAN ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION EVERY LEGION EVERY SATURDAY SATURDAY MMeat draweat draw 3:00 P.M.3:00 P.M.
Mon.Mon.March 19March 19ROYAL CANADIAN ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONLEGION Euchre - 7 p.m. Darts - 7:30.Euchre - 7 p.m. Darts - 7:30.SOOKE REGION FOOD SOOKE REGION FOOD CHI MEETINGCHI MEETINGat T’Sou-ke Nation at T’Sou-ke Nation Health Offi ce 10-12 noon.Health Offi ce 10-12 noon.
Sun.Sun.March 18March 18ALWAYS SOMETHING ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON AT SEAPARCGOING ON AT SEAPARCHOCKEY, SKATINGHOCKEY, SKATING
BLUE GRASS MUSIC BLUE GRASS MUSIC AT AT THE LEGION 2:30 TO 5 P.M.THE LEGION 2:30 TO 5 P.M.OSPRA AGMOSPRA AGM20th annual at Shirley 20th annual at Shirley Community Hall. Community Hall. 2-4 p.m. 2-4 p.m.
Fri.Fri.March 16March 16
FAMILY LITERACY DAYFAMILY LITERACY DAY Join us for family story Join us for family story time from 11:00 a.m. to time from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Everyone 11:30 a.m. Everyone welcome; for more welcome; for more information or to register information or to register call 250-642-3022.call 250-642-3022.BABYTIME FRIDAYS: BABYTIME FRIDAYS: 10:30-11:00 A.M.10:30-11:00 A.M.Babytime is a fun-based Babytime is a fun-based program for babies aged program for babies aged 0-18 months. To register 0-18 months. To register call 250-642-3022.call 250-642-3022.SERIOUS COFFEESERIOUS COFFEEMovie night at 7 p.m. Movie night at 7 p.m. Free admissionFree admissionSOOKE HARBOUR SOOKE HARBOUR PLAYERSPLAYERSOpening night of Opening night of Wake Wake Me When I’m Dead. Me When I’m Dead. At Sooke Harbour House, At Sooke Harbour House, 5:15- 6 p.m. Tickets $75 5:15- 6 p.m. Tickets $75 from Shoppers Drug from Shoppers Drug Mart. Performances all Mart. Performances all weekend. weekend.
Walking the SpitWalking the Spit
Walking Muir CreekWalking Muir Creek
Thurs.Thurs. March 15March 15UNDER THE “I”UNDER THE “I”Regular bingo games Regular bingo games are scheduled in the are scheduled in the fi remen’s lounge at the fi remen’s lounge at the municipal hall today from municipal hall today from 12:45-3 p.m. 12:45-3 p.m. BLOOD BANKBLOOD BANKDonate blood at Holy Donate blood at Holy Trinity from 12:30-7 p.m. Trinity from 12:30-7 p.m. ANNUAL ICE-SHOWANNUAL ICE-SHOWSooke Skating Club Sooke Skating Club holding ‘80s themed year-holding ‘80s themed year-end show at SEAPARC end show at SEAPARC from 5:30-6:15 p.m.from 5:30-6:15 p.m.55+ CLUB 55+ CLUB People’s Drug Mart.People’s Drug Mart.
Mariners Village Grand OpeningMariners Village Grand Opening
Tues.Tues.March 20March 20YOUTH CLINICYOUTH CLINICWest Coast Family West Coast Family Medical Clinic. Medical Clinic. Tuesdays 4-7 p.m. 642-Tuesdays 4-7 p.m. 642-4233.4233. SAFETY PROOFING SAFETY PROOFING Tuesdays, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, 10:00-11:30 a.m. at the Sooke Child, Youth at the Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre (CASA and Family Centre (CASA building) 2145 Townsend Road building) 2145 Townsend Road Contact 250.642.5464 for more Contact 250.642.5464 for more information.information.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Texas Hold’em - 6 p.m., Texas Hold’em - 6 p.m., darts - 7:30darts - 7:30
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www.fairwaymarkets.comPhotos used in this ad are for presentation purposes only. We reserve the right to limit quantities.
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Nanaimo North Town Centre4750 Rutherford Rd., Nanaimo Port Alberni Plaza3737–10th Ave., Port Alberni
STORE HOURSAll Locations: 8am–10pm except Sidney-By-The-Sea: 8am–9pm
FR E S H FAR M & O R GAN I C PR O D U C E
FR E S H BAKE RYD E L I CATE SS E N ASIAN FOODS
14 15 16 17 18 19WE D TH U R FR I SAT S U N M O NM A R C H
2 0 12
12 x 355 mLWhen you buy any two 12 x 355 mL
participating Pepsi products
6 x 710 mLWhen you buy any two 6 x 710 mL
participating Pepsi products
Pepsi
AquafinaWater
Per 100 Gram
Ham
Per 100 Gram
219149
600 Gram Each510 Gram Loaf
BagelsAssorted
Apple CoffeeCake
2 Litre Jar
YoungCoconut JuiceTascoWith Pulp
500 mL Tin + Dep
PremiumOyster SauceLee Kum Kee
20 Lb Bag 510 mL Bottle
KimchiHankookKorean StyleOriginal
179 Buns
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AtaulfoMangosGrown in Mexico
Large Size
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ThaiJasmineRice
5.03 Kg
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Per 100 Gram
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132-210 Gram Box
Granola BarsQuaker
645-800 Gram Box
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Trop 50 Juice Beverages
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100-214 Gram Package
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Per 100 Gram
Traveller’sMix
Attitude
MargarineLactantia
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454 Gram Package
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ChickenBreastFilletsAir ChilledBonelessSkinless
14.53 Kg
Organic CoffeeTribal Java
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Royale
RainbowTroutWhole
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for
Sockeye SalmonWild WholeBarkley Sound
3.99 Lb
659Lb
425 mL Bottle
BBQSauce
600-700 Gram Package
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One Dozen
Free RangeEggsIsland EggsLarge Brown
270 Gram Bag
PotatoChipsAssorted
Sirloin TipOven RoastSpring Creek RanchRaised Without Hormonesor AntibioticsBoneless
8.80 Kg
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SoupReady to Enjoy
Assorted
540 mL Tin
ChickenThighsAir Chilled Boneless & Skinless
13.21 Kg
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Iceberg LettuceCalifornia No. 1 Grade
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2.84 Kg
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COMING EVENTS
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OPSRRA
Otter Point & ShirleyResidents & Ratepayers
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Sunday, March 18,20122:00 - 4:00 P.M.Shirley Community Hall
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BINGOBonanzas, Cracker
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SOOKE COUNTRY MARKET AGM.
Thursday, March 22, 7PM. ALM FARM,
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BENWEST LOGGING LTD. Grade Hoe Operator required immediately. This is a camp job. Shift is 14/7. We have everything from overlanding to full bench. Competitive wage and benefi ts package. Email resume to offi [email protected] or fax to 250-287-4342.
BENWEST LOGGING LTD. Heavy duty mechanic required immediately. This is a fulltime camp job. Shift is 14/7. Experi-ence with fat trucks, hydraulic and cable equipment is pre-ferred. We offer competitive wages and benefi ts. Email re-sume to offi [email protected] or fax to 250-287-4342.
COMPUTER COACH required for short period to help with specifi c project, familiarity with Window Vista, Open Offi ce and formatting problems an asset. 250-642-4387
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RV TECH for busy location in Duncan. SIGNING BONUS available successful candi-date. Fax resumes & referenc-es to CountrySide RV (250) 746-1604 or email to [email protected]
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Must be 19 years
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SALES
RV SALES REP needed for asap! We need someone to join the Voy-ager RV sales team! We have a rare opening for an energetic & ef-fective RV salesperson, to start this Spring! It’s an amazing opportunity to sell the industry’s top selling RV brands (Jayco, Itasca, Winnebago towables, Northern Lite & more!) and work at the BC Interior’s Larg-est RV dealer. Email resumes to [email protected] or fax to 250-766-4640.
TRADES, TECHNICAL
DL Baker Construction Cana-da is looking for Laborers and Foremen in Kitimat. BC, Cana-da. Red Seal Preferred. Labor-ers will possess competency in assisting on the installation of all types of formwork, per-forming general labor work and placing concrete. Have the ability to correctly rig and hoist material, ability to signal, rig and work safely with cranes. Project Terms is Pro-ject Based Wages are in ac-cordance with Project Labour Agreement between Kitimat Modernization Employer Asso-ciation and Coalition of British Columbia Building Trades for the Kitimat Modernization Pro-ject Please forward resumes to [email protected]
DL Baker Construction Canada is looking for Journeymen Carpenters and Foremen in Kitimat. BC, Cana-da. Red Seal Preferred. Carpenters must have experience with installa-tion of footing forms, slab on grade forms, build and install wall, column and elevated horizontal forms. Ability to layout work, off supplied control lines. And the ability to cor-rectly rig and hoist material, ability to signal, rig and work safely with cranes. Project Terms is Project Based Wages are in accordance with Project Labour Agreement be-tween Kitimat Modernization Em-ployer Association and Coalition of British Columbia Building Trades for the Kitimat Modernization Project Please forward resumes to [email protected]
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY to expand your Electrical ex-perience. Looking for Journey-men Electrician for remote off-grid facilities along the BC Coast. Renewable energy pro-jects up to 300 KW. Excellent wage and benefi t opportunities depending on experience. Email resume to [email protected]
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GARDENING
J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and mainte-nance. Master gardeners. John or Louise (250)891-8677
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PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, fi re-places. Bob, 250-642-5178.
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STEEL BUILDINGS for all us-es! Spring Deals! Make an of-fer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands now! Call for free Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.
STEEL OF a deal - Building sale! 20X24 $4798. 25X30 $5998. 30X42 $8458. 32X58 $12,960. 40X60 $15,915. 47X80 $20,645. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.
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BUSINESSES FOR SALE
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OTTER POINT Trailer Park. 40’ park model trailer, 3 slide outs + 30’x52’ lot, fi nished deck & shed in new condition. Call 306-290-8764.
RENTALS
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GRANT MANOR, APARMENTS
6921 Grant Rd. SookeBachelor and 1 bdrm. apts.
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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT: 875 sq ft of offi ce space available for rent in Sooke, near town centre. $950/per month which includes hydro, water and shared parking. Contact Brian at 250-888-8871 or [email protected].
COTTAGES
2 ROOMS, suitable for 1 per-son, small pet okay, rustic, near 17 Mile, refs. req’d, $450/m 250-642-0058
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
SOOKE, 3 BR Duplex, large, W/D, storage, parking, cat ac-ceptable, no smoking, refer-ences. April 1st, $1000. 250-642-4572
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3 BDRM, 2 1/2 bath, 5 appl. Mountain/water view. Large yard, N/S, no pets. Quiet couple referred. $1275/month + utilities. April 1st. 403-720-8609 or 250-642-4381
3 BR, 5 app., private laundry inc. Hydro + water, near amenities, $1400/m. Available Now. 250-642-6734
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SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island. 1-(888)331-3279
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1 BR STE. Poirier lakefront,self-contained, hot tub!$750.+. 1 BR ste. forested setting$750. +. CABIN, bedloft,woodstove, hot tub! $800. +.250-642-2527
2 SEPARATE, 2 Bedroom suites for rent. Both have largeyards. Both have parking for 2vehicles. Shared laundry.Upper unit $850/mo + utilities.Lower unit $1000/mo +utilities. Water included. Onbus route. Pets considered.250-642-7230
LARGE 1 BED Basementsuite in 06 built home. Newpaint, bright , large back yard.Garbage, Heat, internet, cable& laundry included. N/S, N/P.$750. 250-413-7967
NEW 2 BR, 1 bath suite withpatio, fenced yard, W/D, 4stainless appl., 5 min. walk toWhiffi n Spit. $1050 + utilities.Sorry no pets. Avail. Imm.250-642-0311
SUN RIVER. 650 sq.ft. Bright,new 1-bdrm. 6 appl’s, H/Wfl oors, heated tiles. Priv. entr,access to garden. NS/NP.Long-term lease. $995./mo. in-cludes utilities. (250)208-0565.
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CARS
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93 PONTIAC Grand Am, white, 159kms, 4 dr, CD.$800. Call (778)433-8437.
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1992, 26 ft TRAVELAIRE. Bright, clean, sleeps 4. Twinbeds in back & fold down dou-ble bed. Immaculate condition.Full shower with skylight, gen-erator, air conditioning, 91,000km. $16,500. (250) 743-6036
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FOR RENTOlder 4 bedroom, 1 bath $1100 + appliances. Large yard - lawns professionally cared for. Sooke Centre water views. April 1. 250-642-4785.
2nd Annual Sooke Halibut Festival & Derby March 24th & 25th, 2012 @ Jocks Dock Derby $60 per person TICKETS @ EAGLE-EYE AND THE CRAB SHACKMORE INFO CALL Al 250-642-3410 Elden 250-642-4410 Steve 250-686-0738
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MacDougall,Robert Daniel
January 14, 1974 - March 2, 201238 years young
Born to Rick & Wilma at Burnaby. Rob was a true animal lover that had a heart of gold. He would be fi rst to help anyone in need, was very generous, and a true friend/son. Survived by parents, only sister Leanne, nieces, grandmother, step parents, and Dogs Digger, Sophie and Taz.
Rob had a bit of “Hell Raiser” in him but the good far outweighed the bad. R.I.P. Rob, you will never be forgotten and loved always.
Celebration of Rob’s LifeMarch 25, 1-4
Langford Legion 761 Station Avenue, Langford
FUTURE SHOP – Correction NoticePlease note on Popup page 3 of the March 9 flyer, the microwave advertised is limited in stock. This model is available while quantities last as it is being discontinued. No rainchecks will be issued. In the unfortunate event that this model is no longer available, we are pleased to offer the Sunbeam SBMW759W (WebCode: 10143370) as a substitute for the same price. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers.
BEST BUY – Correction NoticeOn the March 9 flyer, page 18, please be advised that these products: Xbox 360/PS3 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations (WebCode: 10187163/ 10187114) may not be available in-store on the release date advertised due to delayed shipment. The games are estimated to be available on March 14. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers.
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Protect yourself, your money and your identity
For several months, phone scammers havebeen targeting British Columbians by pre-tending to be with a reputable computersoftware company, ask-ing to perform urgent software updates and requesting hundreds ofdollars as a fee for their service.
In response to this and other frauds, theprovince and Con-sumer Protection BCare teaming up dur-ing Fraud PreventionMonth to provide tips to help British Colum-bians fraud-proof them-selves.
Fraud Prevention Month is a national ini-tiative with the goal of fighting fraud aimed at businesses and con-sumers. This phone scam is a prevalent one. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says it currently accounts for70 per cent of all fraud complaints in Canada.
The phone scamworks like this:
Tom, a B.C. resident, receives a phone call at dinner time. The caller explains he is from ‘Microsoft Tech Support’. He asks Tom whether his computer is running slowly and encourages him todownload software right away to fix his computer. Tom has found that his system has been sluggish lately so he follows the call-er’s instructions and bills the new ‘software’ to his credit card.
The total bill is in the hundreds of dollars.
Unfortunately, Tom has been scammed and has installed spyware, or malware, on his computer. The corrupt program can poten-tially monitor what he is typing on his com-puter, including per-sonal information like banking details and passwords.
Here are some tips to protect you and your family from becoming a victim of this ‘virus-fixing’ scheme:
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• Do not provide any personal information,especially your credit card number.
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There are many scams out there andyou should know that if a deal seems too good
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