Sooke News Mirror, October 29, 2014

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Editorial Page 8

Entertainment Page 21

Sports/stats Page 27

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MUSICAL THEATRE

Afterlife the Musical opens on

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Daniel ChauvinSooke News Mirror

With a fortuitous break in the rainclouds, the sun opened up for the groundbreak-ing ceremony at the new Royal Canadian Marine Search and Res-cue Training Centre. Located at the property known as “Glenairely”, the stunning 25-acre land was purchased by the the Sisters of St. Ann in 2012. A former fish camp, the RCM-SAR location will soon include a new building designed by renowned architect Paul Merrick which will house the Fast Rescue Craft Sim-ulator, and other SAR-NAV training programs.

According to Bill Bullis, community representative, “The new location is the ideal training grounds

because of the pro-tected waters. The RCM-SAR is a very pro-fessional organization. When things go bad for the recreational boater, these are the guys that come and save your day.” He added, “as this place becomes the center of training oper-ations, the state-of-the-art simulator will be a game-changer. In the safety of a classroom setting, the Fast Res-cue Craft Simulator will mimic 20 knots in a fog, with the controls being an electronic version of what you would find on the boat. You get the feeling of being out on the boat, and having learned a lot, you then go out on a real boat which reinforces your training.”

The RCM-SAR has the highest training standards for marine

rescue volunteers. The rigorous training is a priority that keeps crews safe and pro-vides an excellent ser-vice to the public.

“We go out when everyone else comes in” says Gordie Robin-son, from the Nanaimo RCM-SAR. “It feels good,” he continued, “because we have some of the best train-ing of volunteers avail-able, boat safety and right qualifications. We ask that our volunteers be at least 19 years old, have their radio opera-tor licence, PCOC (Plea-sure Craft Operator Card), and live at least a half hour close by. We encourage more skills and supply competent training.”

As the ceremony began, President Jim Lee was first to speak. He believes the new

location will be a game changer for RCM-SAR. He added that a lot of work and time has been donated and the Sisters of St. Ann specifically picked the Search and Rescue charity over other potential buyers of the property.

MLA Ralph Sultan, a boater that has found himself in trouble on the water on more than one occasion, feels indebted to the the RCM-SAR. He spoke about the Job Creation Project which, thanks to the $31,612 fund-ing, has employed four people through Work-link to do construction, landscaping and safety training and provide them with valuable, hands-on work experi-ence.

Mike Hicks, the Regional Director for the Juan de Fuca Elec-

toral area was rescued two to three times by the Search and Rescue. He gave his undying support for the marine organization.

Executive Officer of the training facility, Stan Warlow, spoke highly of the organization and

the state-of-the-art facil-ity that was nearing its financial goal for final-izing the project. ]His vision for the proj-ect came to fruition through the generosity of the Sisters of St. Ann, and great member and community support.

“Members can come stay here, grow food in the garden, learn and enjoy the wonder-ful dream of this prop-erty. One of the most efficient organizations I

Shovels in the dirt for new training centre

Daniel Chauvin photo

JdF regional Director MIke Hicks, President of RCM-SAR Jim Lee and MLA Ralph Sultan put their shovels in the dirt for new Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue building. Top left, the property where the new building will be built.

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Get ready for the annual Santa Parade. This year it takes place on Sunday, November 30. The parade starts at noon and winds its way from Sooke elemen-tary school to Sheilds Road culminating at the Sooke Community Hall where hot dogs and hot chocolate will be avail-able. There is no charge to participate. To par-ticipate contact the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce at 250-642-6112 or [email protected].

On the move

• Mai Mai’s has opened a sister res-taurant in Victoria at Fort Street and Lang-ley Street. It will be a late night venue, open from 5 p.m. until 2 a.m. Check it out.

• Jordan River Soap-works and Ht0-Sun Surf Swim (hto.ca) has teamed up in a retail space (the old Sooke News Mirror office) next to the Stick.

DeparturesJonathan Heerema

has left Adrenaline Zipline and the Sooke Region Tourism Asso-ciation.

Lyall and Sally Markham have moved to the Sunshine Coast and Markham House B&B will now be oper-ated by new owners Parri Ulrich and her partner. They intent to continue in their com-mitment to the Biocy-

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Art ShowThe Sooke Commu-

nity Arts Council is seeking new members and is holding their annual Winter Art Show beginning November 8 at the Reading Room Cafe. Members wish-ing to show can drop off their work at the reading Room Cafe on November 1 between 12 and 2 p.m.

Flu clinicsFree vaccine for

those eligible. Bring your care card to the Sooke Community Hall on Nov. 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or on Nov. 6 to Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre (CASA), 6672 Wadams Way between 1 and 6 p.m. or on Nov. 13 between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

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At the last council meeting on October 14, th following grants were approved.

C h a n g e s w e re made to Category A grant applications on existing grants. The Greater Victoria Bike to Work Week Society received a grant of $300, contingent upon approval of the 2015-2019 Five Year Financial Plan approval by a new council.

S o o k e F a m i l y Resource Society received $5,000.

The Sooke Lions Club - Canada Day Society received $5,000.

New applications c a m e f o r w a r d requesting:

BC Conservation Foundation - WildSafe BC requested $7,000, council agreed to approve a Category A grant of $1,225 towards the purchase of materials and supplies, based on approval in the 2015-2019 budget.

A request from the Bipolar Disorder

Society for $10,000 was not approved, nor was a request for $4,000 from Communica Dialogue and Resolution Services Society, $7,000 to the Sooke Sailing Assoc.

Sooke Academy of Music (school music program) received $1,000 and the Steps to the Future Childcare Society received $1,106.00

“The committee recognizes there seems to be downloading of requests from other levels of government, there were a number of items we did not support,” said Community Grant Review Committee chair Kerrie Reay.

At the council meeting on October 27, council agreed to continue to support Communities in Bloom. They also agreed to spend the remainder of the SPA funds ($2,900) for enhancing Christmas decorations in Sooke.

The Sooke Food Bank

and Christmas Bureau was granted $7,000 for Christmas hampers.

Sooke Harbour Players received a community grant in the amount of $5,865.

Council directed staff to set aside the $400,000 cash contribution from Sunriver Estates for the purpose of funding the capital costs for the construction of playing fields. A specific reserve fund will be created

for this purpose. This will require the establishment of a new bylaw.

Council approved the use of land at Sooke River Road for eight horseshoe courts plus parking and will draft an agreement with the Sooke Horseshoe Assoc. for the location at 2250 Sooke River Road. Coun. Bev Berger was opposed.

have known… the level of training and exper-tise has grown” he stated.

As the ceremony came to a close, refresh-ments and snacks were available in the warm and cozy lodge overlooking the Sooke Basin. The grounds of Glenairey seem like the ideal and idyllic place for a charity that exists to serve the commu-nity and provide a mea-sure of safety, training and competence both to its volunteers and to the boaters at risk on the water.

RCM-SAR respond to over 800 calls a year, or about a third of the marine emergencies on the B.C. coast.

Future plans include a dock for training ves-sels and accommoda-

tions for students. With over 1,000 active mem-bers, 60 vessels and over 40 rescue stations boaters can feel pre-pared in the knowledge that a highly respected organization has their backs in the surround-ing waters should the unexpected happen.

This is not an invi-tation to recklessness and incompetence on the water, but a nod to the people who are committed to providing safety, education and training to the people marine rich Sooke and the B.C. Coast, said Bullis.

RCM-SAR is appeal-ing to the public and corporate sponsors to help them complete the improvements. Dona-tions are welcome at www.rcmsar.com or by phoning 778-352-1780.

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WRITERS’ GROUP

Meets the first Wednesday of the month at the sooke public library at 6:30 p.m. the next meeting is November 5. for more information go to: www.sookewriters.com

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A ChristMAs CrAft sale on November 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pr rec Centre, 6638 Deering road. tables available contact rosslyn 250-647-0168 or Anne 250-647-5403, [email protected]. Knitting, crafts, first Nations art, food, fun.

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DeBAte for school Board trustees at eMCs on November 6 at 7 p.m. the nine elected trustees decide funding allocations and policies that will effect all children.

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ReflectionThe Sooke Potholes may not be as busy as in the summer months, but there is still a lot of beauty to be seen.

Daylight savings time ends this Saturday night, November 1.

Remember to turn your clocks back one hour before going to bed on Saturday night.

Council grants funds to community groups

to everyoNe Who remembers to change their clocks back one hour on saturday night.

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Bear Buzz

With earphones firmly in and the iPod set to practising the tenor part of a choral piece, Bob Vermeulen was so engrossed in singing an aria one day as he did his postman task of loading commu-nity mail boxes, that he never noticed the big black bear a few metres away sniffing at his car door! While it wasn’t unusual to see bears along his route between Otter Point and Jordan River, this one seemed to enjoy listening to the singing! Not only the bears but also several

people on his routing benefitted from hear-ing the repertoire of songs, earning him the reputation as “the Sing-ing Mailman.” Although retired from Canada Post last year and also from his former Main-land career of sales and marketing in bio-informatics specializ-ing in software analysis of biological data, Bob has always had a heart for music. His father and older brother were accomplished violinists and the family home was constantly full of music. His wife Linda

is also a pianist and together they raised two daughters with the passion for many types

of music both orches-tral and choral.

When Bob and his wife moved from Coquitlam in 2005, one of the draws to settling down in Sooke was the extraordinary fact that a small community sup-ported a distinguished orchestra and other arts. His neighbour first introduced the con-cept of auditioning for the chorus. And it was perfect fit. He believes he has personally had solid choral training from Choral Director Wade Noble who has led the whole chorus to

be such a notable suc-cess. Bob appreciates being involved with the Sooke Philharmonic Chorus for the cama-raderie it offers. But his penultimate joy in chorus work is singing Handel’s Messiah with full orchestral and cho-ral support to a recep-tive and grateful audi-ence. It becomes an emotion filled satisfac-tion deemed to be far better than singing to the bears!

For more information on the Sooke Philhar-monic Chorus go to: www.sookephil.ca

Submitted photo

Bob Vermeulen

Fulfilling a passion for singing in the chorus

Bears have an extremely good sense of smell and can smell food from over a kilo-metre away.

Because bears need such great stores of fat to make it through the winter they are vora-cious eaters and can consume over 20,000 calories a day. This phase of intense eating is called hyperphagia.

The best way to avoid conflict is to: keep bears from becoming food-conditioned and from becoming human habituated.

Recent Bear Sight-ing

• Glenidle and Kalta-sin Road

Black Bears have been accessing unse-cure garbage bins at several condominium complexes. Working together, strata man-agement, Conservation Services and Sooke Dis-posal, bear resistant bins have been ordered to prevent wildlife

from accessing a food source. These, preven-tative measures are an example and encour-age communities, busi-nesses, and individuals to work together. The goal is to address the root causes of human/bear conflicts, thereby reducing the risks to human safety and pri-vate property.

• Otter Point Area- fruit trees that are not protected by an elec-tric fence are attracting

bears.• Townsend Road

Area - sow and cub attracted to area by garbage.

• Woodlands area- bear in garbage left out-side.

The black bears are hungry and they are busy catching salmon in the local rivers. Below, an Otter Point resident came by to show the scratch marks left by a bear on his vehicle’s bumper.

Deanna Brett photo

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Stunning Lake View! This handsome residence is perched high above Poirier Lake and features 4 Bedrooms & 3 Bathrooms with over 2100sqft of fin-ished space, PLUS an unfinished basement and partially finished bonus room above the garage! 5 acres of private property, all for just $474,900. Visit TimAyres.ca/134 for complete details, floor plan, video tour, and pictures.

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Mayoral candidates Herb Haldane, David Shebib and Maja Tait were asked to respond to six questions posed by the Sooke News Mir-ror. The questions and the answers are as fol-lows:

Herb Haldane, born in Sooke, was elected to the District of Sooke Council in 2008.Herb has a daughter and grand daughter and he is a self employed car-penter and small busi-ness owner in the com-munity. His passions are sports and politics. Herb has always served his community – he was Edward Milne Commu-nity School class presi-dent in 1982 — and he wishes to continue to serve for a long time. His goal while on Dis-trict of Sooke Coun-cil is to learn to speak out and become more passionate about local issues. Herb Haldane was elected to council in 2008 and re-elected in 2011.

Haldane was appointed by council to serve on the Juan de Fuca Water Distribution Commission and is the alternate for the Van-couver Island Regional Library Board.

He is council liaison for the College Action Committee (Wests-hore/Sooke post-sec-ondary campus) and Pacific Marine Circle Route – Consortium of Communities.

Haldane sits on the Land Use and Environ-ment Committee and the Mayor’s “Promote

Sooke” Task Force.

SNM: What do you think is the one single most important issue facing Sooke?

HH: The most impor-tant issue in Sooke is the poor levels of ser-vice and amenities for the tax dollars paid. We have the third highest taxe levels in the Capi-tal Regional District yet we have very little to brag about. Roads are in disrepair, sidewalks are not built, potable water does not service our entire community and our property val-ues have dropped sub-stantially to the point many people have little or no equity left. Gov-ernment needs to be more efficient and address these inade-quacies.

SNM: Downtown Revi-talization: Is it urgent or as we can afford it? What needs to be done first?

HH: Downtown revi-talization is urgent and long overdo. If we build the sidewalks with local labour and machines we could do it for less than half the going contract rate. We have our own engineering department that could facilitate this process. Downtown to the boat launch would be the

priority and then Grant Road..etc.

SNM: What will you do to attract new busi-ness opportunities to Sooke?

HH: We need to pre- zone the downtown and Development Cost Charges need to be paid at the end of a project not at the start there-fore freeing up money the developer could use to complete side-walks and streetlights desperately missing in the town core. I would also build some parking lots on surplus land to allow for parking thus making the downtown more walkable.

SNM: What is your vision for Sooke in 10 years?

HH: In 10 years Sooke will have a fully oper-ational road on the waterfront as well as a complete connecter road from Phillips to Grant. Sidewalks will connect the downtown and bike lanes will exist to the high school. All Sooke day will be re -opened and celebrated by the Chamber of Commerce.

SNM: How would you propose to allevi-ate the parking issue on West Coast Road at the Prestige Hotel?

HH: The parking issue would be fixed by valet for fee parking offered by a local sevice group or the Best Western on a private property not paid for by taxpayers.

SNM: How will you unify District of Sooke council?

HH: Council this term has voted over 90 per cent unanimously on all issues. I would con-tinue the respect and courtesy shown by this

very successful group.

Maja Tait was born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in the hamlet of Bragg Creek. Her for-mative early years in Bragg Creek instilled both an appreciation for small town values as well as an insatiable curiosity to see the world beyond imme-diate borders. Maja lived in Japan and Cal-gary before moving to Vancouver Island in 1997. Maja’s traveling spirit has also taken her to such places as India, Singapore, Mexico and Europe to name a few.

After exploring vari-ous options in the Greater Victoria area, Maja and her husband permanently relocated from Victoria to Sooke in 2006 having recog-nized the District’s sim-ple abundances of com-munity, natural setting and charm.

In addition to her ongoing career in prop-erty management, Maja has also been a dedi-cated volunteer hav-ing worked with Girl Guides of Canada, the Victoria Women’s Sex-ual Assault Centre and the Craigdarroch Castle Museum Society. Maja, a former Toastmaster, graduated from the Leadership Victoria program in 2006 and is presently an executive member of the Sooke Lioness Lions.

Maja was elected to the District of Sooke Council in 2008 and re-elected in 2011.

Maja Tait was appointed to the Regional Housing Trust Fund Committee and is council liaison to: May-or’s Advisory Panel on Economic Develop-ment, Sooke Region Historical Society, Sooke Literacy Now, Sooke Region Tourism Foundation, EMCS Soci-ety Board.

Tait sits on the Sooke

Economic Develop-ment Commission (CHAIR) (Commis-sion dissolved Octo-ber 2012), Community Grant Review Com-mittee, Land Use and Environment Commit-tee, Mayor’s “Promote Sooke” Task Force (CHAIR).


MT: A strong council that: 1) honours tax-payer contributions; 2) follows due process; 3) creates fiscally sound, realistic and achiev-able goals; 4) builds on the work of previous councils; 5) is guided by community plans; 6) listens to professional staff; and 7) strives for excellence in a respect-ful, collaborative team environment.

SNM: Downtown Revitalization: Is it urgent or as we can afford it? What needs to be done first?

MT: Yes, by building on the work of previous councils with a library of community plans to guide us. Each project needs a responsible budget and timeline. Establishing a “demon-stration area” featur-ing mixed-used devel-opment, green space

and harbour views is essential. Town centre property owners and residents must be fully consulted.


MT: Continue to build infrastructure, expand fibre-optic capability, encourage mixed-use commer-cial development and promote Sooke’s best natural assets. Existing retail and home-based businesses must be supported, and Coun-cil will continue to lis-ten closely to initia-tives from the Mayor’s Advisory Panel on Eco-nomic Development, the Chamber and busi-ness community.


MT: Sooke is an increasingly popular Circle Route stop for recreation, weekend getaways and sports and cultural events. Small businesses are thriving. We’re widely known for initiatives in green industry, alter-native energy and tele-commuting. Expanded sewers support a clean marine habitat. Sooke’s West Coast character is visible in a growing, harbour-oriented town centre.

SNM: How would you propose to alleviate the parking issue on West Coast Road at the Prestige Hotel?

MT: Start with involving all stake-holders – residents who rightly demand a clear right-of-way, area landowners, the boat launch operator, the hotel, and of course, emergency services. Openly discuss alter-

natives and pedes-trian safety (multi-use trail), develop a work-ing plan, budget and timeline to enact it.

SNM: How will you unify council?

MT: Given the new four-year term, it’s essential we begin with facilitated team building for our elected councillors and for a motivated staff. With the com-mon good and a cul-ture of mutual respect, council can provide good fiscal manage-ment with greater leadership in doing the work of building our community.

David ShebibCandidate David She-

bib declined to answer any of the questions.

From the Victoria News:

David Shebib wants to be mayor in all 13 Greater Victoria munic-ipalities.

Shebib is approach-ing the campaign from well outside of the mainstream and he knows it. He ran a simi-lar campaign in 2011 in Victoria and Saanich and garnered only 161 and 173 votes, respec-tively. He didn’t get any campaign contri-butions and he didn’t report any expenses. And like the last time, he says he’s not plan-ning on attending any candidate forums in any jurisdiction.

Shebib, who said he’s a member of the Garden Party, said he would only stay in office for a month-and-a-half. Presumably, that would give him enough time to dismantle local governments and force citizens to live in a state of self-governance.

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Mayoral candidates respond to questions

File photo

Mayoral candidate Herb Haldane

File photo

Mayoral candidate Maja Tait

Voter’s Guide

answers common questions during the election

The Government of British Columbia is encouraging eligible voters to participate in the local government election process and to vote in local communi-ties on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014.

To support voters, the Voter’s Guide to Local Elections in Brit-ish Columbia, is now available online at: http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/elections_home.htm

The guides are avail-able in English, simpli-fied and traditional Chi-nese, Punjabi, French and for the first time, Farsi and Korean, and answer basic questions eligible voters might have as they prepare to vote including:

• who can vote• how to register to

vote• voting as a non-res-

ident property elector• identification

required

The guide also cov-ers advance voting. The required advance vot-ing opportunity for the upcoming general local election is Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, and many jurisdictions hold more than one advance vot-ing opportunity.

Sooke has two advance voting dates, November 5 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Novem-ber 12 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting takes place at the Sooke Commu-nity Hall.

In addition to being available online, printed voter’s guides are also available through Ser-vice BC Centres, and local MLA offices. The voter’s guide is just one of many resources available online.

Important election calendar deadlines and answers to the most commonly asked ques-tions about local gov-ernment elections are also available by visit-ing: http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/elec-

tions_home.htmOn Saturday, Novem-

ber 15, 2014, voters will elect mayors, council-lors, electoral area directors, Islands Trust local trustees, local community and park board commissioners and school trustees.

Election results will be available through the Local Elections 2014 link on the Civ-icInfo BC website at: www.civicinfo.bc.ca/

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Mayoral candidates Herb Haldane, David Shebib and Maja Tait were asked to respond to six questions posed by the Sooke News Mir-ror. The questions and the answers are as fol-lows:

Herb Haldane, born in Sooke, was elected to the District of Sooke Council in 2008.Herb has a daughter and grand daughter and he is a self employed car-penter and small busi-ness owner in the com-munity. His passions are sports and politics. Herb has always served his community – he was Edward Milne Commu-nity School class presi-dent in 1982 — and he wishes to continue to serve for a long time. His goal while on Dis-trict of Sooke Coun-cil is to learn to speak out and become more passionate about local issues. Herb Haldane was elected to council in 2008 and re-elected in 2011.

Haldane was appointed by council to serve on the Juan de Fuca Water Distribution Commission and is the alternate for the Van-couver Island Regional Library Board.

He is council liaison for the College Action Committee (Wests-hore/Sooke post-sec-ondary campus) and Pacific Marine Circle Route – Consortium of Communities.

Haldane sits on the Land Use and Environ-ment Committee and the Mayor’s “Promote

Sooke” Task Force.


HH: The most impor-tant issue in Sooke is the poor levels of ser-vice and amenities for the tax dollars paid. We have the third highest taxe levels in the Capi-tal Regional District yet we have very little to brag about. Roads are in disrepair, sidewalks are not built, potable water does not service our entire community and our property val-ues have dropped sub-stantially to the point many people have little or no equity left. Gov-ernment needs to be more efficient and address these inade-quacies.

SNM: Downtown Revi-talization: Is it urgent or as we can afford it? What needs to be done first?

HH: Downtown revi-talization is urgent and long overdo. If we build the sidewalks with local labour and machines we could do it for less than half the going contract rate. We have our own engineering department that could facilitate this process. Downtown to the boat launch would be the

priority and then Grant Road..etc.


HH: We need to pre- zone the downtown and Development Cost Charges need to be paid at the end of a project not at the start there-fore freeing up money the developer could use to complete side-walks and streetlights desperately missing in the town core. I would also build some parking lots on surplus land to allow for parking thus making the downtown more walkable.


HH: In 10 years Sooke will have a fully oper-ational road on the waterfront as well as a complete connecter road from Phillips to Grant. Sidewalks will connect the downtown and bike lanes will exist to the high school. All Sooke day will be re -opened and celebrated by the Chamber of Commerce.

SNM: How would you propose to allevi-ate the parking issue on West Coast Road at the Prestige Hotel?

HH: The parking issue would be fixed by valet for fee parking offered by a local sevice group or the Best Western on a private property not paid for by taxpayers.

SNM: How will you unify District of Sooke council?

HH: Council this term has voted over 90 per cent unanimously on all issues. I would con-tinue the respect and courtesy shown by this

very successful group.

Maja Tait was born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in the hamlet of Bragg Creek. Her for-mative early years in Bragg Creek instilled both an appreciation for small town values as well as an insatiable curiosity to see the world beyond imme-diate borders. Maja lived in Japan and Cal-gary before moving to Vancouver Island in 1997. Maja’s traveling spirit has also taken her to such places as India, Singapore, Mexico and Europe to name a few.

After exploring vari-ous options in the Greater Victoria area, Maja and her husband permanently relocated from Victoria to Sooke in 2006 having recog-nized the District’s sim-ple abundances of com-munity, natural setting and charm.

In addition to her ongoing career in prop-erty management, Maja has also been a dedi-cated volunteer hav-ing worked with Girl Guides of Canada, the Victoria Women’s Sex-ual Assault Centre and the Craigdarroch Castle Museum Society. Maja, a former Toastmaster, graduated from the Leadership Victoria program in 2006 and is presently an executive member of the Sooke Lioness Lions.

Maja was elected to the District of Sooke Council in 2008 and re-elected in 2011.

Maja Tait was appointed to the Regional Housing Trust Fund Committee and is council liaison to: May-or’s Advisory Panel on Economic Develop-ment, Sooke Region Historical Society, Sooke Literacy Now, Sooke Region Tourism Foundation, EMCS Soci-ety Board.

Tait sits on the Sooke

Economic Develop-ment Commission (CHAIR) (Commis-sion dissolved Octo-ber 2012), Community Grant Review Com-mittee, Land Use and Environment Commit-tee, Mayor’s “Promote Sooke” Task Force (CHAIR).


MT: A strong council that: 1) honours tax-payer contributions; 2) follows due process; 3) creates fiscally sound, realistic and achiev-able goals; 4) builds on the work of previous councils; 5) is guided by community plans; 6) listens to professional staff; and 7) strives for excellence in a respect-ful, collaborative team environment.

SNM: Downtown Revitalization: Is it urgent or as we can afford it? What needs to be done first?

MT: Yes, by building on the work of previous councils with a library of community plans to guide us. Each project needs a responsible budget and timeline. Establishing a “demon-stration area” featur-ing mixed-used devel-opment, green space

and harbour views is essential. Town centre property owners and residents must be fully consulted.


MT: Continue to build infrastructure, expand fibre-optic capability, encourage mixed-use commer-cial development and promote Sooke’s best natural assets. Existing retail and home-based businesses must be supported, and Coun-cil will continue to lis-ten closely to initia-tives from the Mayor’s Advisory Panel on Eco-nomic Development, the Chamber and busi-ness community.


MT: Sooke is an increasingly popular Circle Route stop for recreation, weekend getaways and sports and cultural events. Small businesses are thriving. We’re widely known for initiatives in green industry, alter-native energy and tele-commuting. Expanded sewers support a clean marine habitat. Sooke’s West Coast character is visible in a growing, harbour-oriented town centre.

SNM: How would you propose to alleviate the parking issue on West Coast Road at the Prestige Hotel?

MT: Start with involving all stake-holders – residents who rightly demand a clear right-of-way, area landowners, the boat launch operator, the hotel, and of course, emergency services. Openly discuss alter-

natives and pedes-trian safety (multi-use trail), develop a work-ing plan, budget and timeline to enact it.

SNM: How will you unify council?

MT: Given the new four-year term, it’s essential we begin with facilitated team building for our elected councillors and for a motivated staff. With the com-mon good and a cul-ture of mutual respect, council can provide good fiscal manage-ment with greater leadership in doing the work of building our community.

David ShebibCandidate David She-

bib declined to answer any of the questions.

From the Victoria News:

David Shebib wants to be mayor in all 13 Greater Victoria munic-ipalities.

Shebib is approach-ing the campaign from well outside of the mainstream and he knows it. He ran a simi-lar campaign in 2011 in Victoria and Saanich and garnered only 161 and 173 votes, respec-tively. He didn’t get any campaign contri-butions and he didn’t report any expenses. And like the last time, he says he’s not plan-ning on attending any candidate forums in any jurisdiction.

Shebib, who said he’s a member of the Garden Party, said he would only stay in office for a month-and-a-half. Presumably, that would give him enough time to dismantle local governments and force citizens to live in a state of self-governance.

election!

’14

Mayoral candidates respond to questions

File photo

Mayoral candidate Herb Haldane

File photo

Mayoral candidate Maja Tait

Voter’s Guide

answers common questions during the election

The Government of British Columbia is encouraging eligible voters to participate in the local government election process and to vote in local communi-ties on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014.

To support voters, the Voter’s Guide to Local Elections in Brit-ish Columbia, is now available online at: http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/elections_home.htm

The guides are avail-able in English, simpli-fied and traditional Chi-nese, Punjabi, French and for the first time, Farsi and Korean, and answer basic questions eligible voters might have as they prepare to vote including:

• who can vote• how to register to

vote• voting as a non-res-

ident property elector• identification

required

The guide also cov-ers advance voting. The required advance vot-ing opportunity for the upcoming general local election is Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, and many jurisdictions hold more than one advance vot-ing opportunity.

Sooke has two advance voting dates, November 5 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Novem-ber 12 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting takes place at the Sooke Commu-nity Hall.

In addition to being available online, printed voter’s guides are also available through Ser-vice BC Centres, and local MLA offices. The voter’s guide is just one of many resources available online.

Important election calendar deadlines and answers to the most commonly asked ques-tions about local gov-ernment elections are also available by visit-ing: http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/elec-

tions_home.htmOn Saturday, Novem-

ber 15, 2014, voters will elect mayors, council-lors, electoral area directors, Islands Trust local trustees, local community and park board commissioners and school trustees.

Election results will be available through the Local Elections 2014 link on the Civ-icInfo BC website at: www.civicinfo.bc.ca/

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Smoke AlArm

During September the Sooke Fire Depart-ment responded to 25 medical calls. As first responders the fire department attends to patients with medi-cal emergencies until an ambulance can be dispatched or attend depending on the

severity of a medical incident.

Next on the list of service calls are motor vehicle incidents. There were nine during September where the fire department was called out.

Burning complaints warranted fire depart-

ment attendance in eight cases.

In September the department responded to two structure fires, three forest fires and two beach fires. Other call outs included two assists to police, one fuel spill, one carbon monoxide alarm and

two fire alarms. In one case the department was called when a child was locked in a room. A natural gas leak and one report of a fire in a home summarized the call outs for the Sooke Fire Department.

Pirjo Raits photo

The Sooke Fire Department, as first responders, attends accident scenes, such as this one involving three vehicles. The incident closed a portion of Sooke road on Sunday, october 26.

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Municipal spending in focus

One thing that is likely to rear its ugly head before the election is a recent report on municipal costs. From 2000-2011 it shows the District of Sooke with a 214 per cent growth in spending, the highest in all of Southern Vancouver Island. It doesn’t paint a pretty picture but what must be remembered is that in the year 2000 Sooke became a municipality.

Changing from being unincorporated to incorporated results in a lot of one-time spending. It means hiring staff and CAOs and professionals to run the “corporation.” It means paying for such things as purchasing office furniture, and larger budget items such as fire department costs and everything else that is needed to run a corporation as big as the District of Sooke.

So what looks like huge increases in spending is actually just the start up costs of running a municipality. So the numbers do look skewed and there is the off chance this might be used as a political football in the upcoming election by anyone stating they are going to lower municipal spending by using those figures as their rationale.

Yes, taxes rise but then so do the wants of the community. Roads, sidewalks, parks, beautification, sports fields and maintenance all take money. Every single grant given out to a community group comes from taxpayers in one way or another. Every time a council says “yes” to a request, they are taking money from the community coffers. One of the issues is the downloading of services onto lower levels of government. So many grant and funding opportunities are now extinct and those same organizations who need help to run are now coming to the district. That’s just one example.

If lowering taxes and municipal spending is the aim then try lobbying the province and the federal government to hold up their end of the bargain. Take a look at the budget to see what the district can reasonably afford.

ANOTHER VIEW

Decision 2014Who would you trust with the

keys to your house and access to your bank account? Will you choose, or will you let someone else do it for you?

These are the questions taxpay-ers of Sooke should be asking them-selves as we near Election Day. That’s right; Sooke is your home, and the taxes you pay are from your bank account. Who will you trust with your home and your money?

Despite the seemingly quiet on the streets around this election, we should not take for granted that all will be fine, or be apathetic to the politics that surround us and deci-sions made by elected officials that impact our daily lives.

Like any election, voting is impor-tant, and a key part of our democ-racy, but unlike municipal elections of the past, this one is significantly different, as this next council will be taking care of your home and your money, for 30 per cent longer. With the new four-year election cycles we are putting our faith in the elected representatives longer than ever and therefore must have trust that we are putting in the right people. Will these people be making sure our “home” is maintained, the lawn mowed, exterior painted, additions are made as our family grows, bills are paid, and our accounts are not overdrawn? Or will the maintenance and basics be forgone in the interest such as shiny new cars, boats, an RV and vacations, so that we can keep up with our neighbours?

Don’t leave your home’s fate to

those who are avid political follow-ers and those who have their own special interests to represent. Every-one in our town has a responsibil-ity to be aware of the people they choose to represent them and the issues they may be required to vote on.

There are many issues facing this next council and they include but are definitely not limited to the fol-lowing:

Expiration of the current sewer contract during this term – do we renew, run in-house, find new part-ners, renegotiate? Community cen-ter – do we need one, how big will it be, how much will it be, who will pay for it, who will run it, where will it be? Parks, roads and storm water management (new construc-tion and maintenance). Develop-ment pressures, municipal services,SEAPARC pool debt retire-ment, community grants,long-term strategic planning, long-term fiscal planning, and sustainable taxes.

It is important for all of us to be involved in the democratic process. In 2011, only 3,525 of the eligible 8,409 voters cast ballots. I am sure our forefathers who built this coun-try and sacrificed themselves in the name of democracy would be roll-ing over in their graves knowing that so many of us take the process for granted and cannot be bothered to vote.

If you don’t think your vote counts, in the last election, there was only 65 votes difference between sixth and seventh place. If you fail to vote at

all, you are just giving that vote to someone else to do with as they wish and impose their interests impacting your home on your behalf.

When voting, remember, you DO NOT have to vote for anyone else other than who you want to see elected. If you only want to vote for one council candidate, then do that, but please do not feel any obligation to select six council candidates. Put-ting a mark beside a name for the sake of filling up a slate is not doing democracy justice.

So please, become informed of the issues and the candidates. Do not be influenced by the number of signs on a roadway, their size and colour, or the ads in a newspaper, as this is just window dressing. Get to know the candidates, contact them, share your concerns and vision for our home and see where they stand. The are interviewing to be the guardians of your home and bank account, keep that in mind when you are speaking to them or listen-ing to them speak. Would you trust that person with your most valuable assets now in and in the future? If the answer is yes, then maybe, just maybe that is the person who you want to be your voice at the council table.

This election is not just about the four-year term; it is not an election for today, but for tomorrow and gen-erations to come.

Here is the website address for those that want to contact their can-didates: http://www.election2014.civicinfo.bc.ca/2014.

Derek Lewers, Sooke

Who would you trust with your keys?

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Park land still wanted

Allison Barber is not wrong in her letter “Any Activity is Inva-sive” Sooke News Mir-ror Oct 22, 2014. How-ever, I would like to place these thoughts into a slightly different context.

While the provincial government does own a large percentage of the land mass, this is mostly in the northern Island and on the Main-land and given over to resource extraction, parks, park reserves and First Nation Treaty purposes. These lands are not readily accessi-ble to our communities for recreation. Otter Point has less than one per cent of its land mass as public park land; the JDF Electoral Area has about three per cent. The Crown land that exists in Otter Point is assigned to First Nation Treaty negotiation and may not be available for public recreation.

Otter Point has a large number of eques-trians, walkers and trail bikers who have tradi-tionally used informal trails in the area which are largely on private property. As is the right of property owners, these trails have been progressively cut off as development occurs. Well-marked trails that respect water courses and sensitive veg-etation need not be destructive; they chan-nel inevitable human access for better pro-tection of the general environment. If we wish to continue to promote

a healthy community through local recre-ation opportunities, it’s essential to find accept-able ways to establish trails, community for-ests and alternative transportation routes to accommodate com-munity recreation and provide venues attrac-tive to visitors.

The push to pur-chase the “Admiral’s Forest” by the JdF Com-munity Land Trust Soci-ety supported by the JdF Community Trails Society was just such an effort. Our societ-ies are happy that one of the Admiral’s sons purchased the land. We learned a lot in the

process and there will be further opportuni-ties. Both our societ-ies remains committed to acquiring trails and recreation land for the community; now and in the future.

Sid JornaPresident, Juan

de Fuca Community Trails Society

Margot Swinburn-son

President, Juan de Fuca Community Land Trust Society

Proud to be Canadians

In Toronto, Montreal

and Ottawa, co-ordi-nated pre-game trib-utes honoured the two soldiers killed this week on Canadian soil — Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, gunned down on Wednesday while guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and War-rant Officer Patrice Vincent, struck in a deliberate hit-and-run in Saint-Jean-sur-Riche-lieu, Que. on Monday.

At the RCL Branch 54 Sooke the Meat Draw began as usual at 3 p.m. At 10 to 4 the TVs were turned on by a 54/50 Ball Team mem-ber and it went to the Hockey Game and then

something unusual happened. The minute of silence began and the chatter stopped. The Anthems of the U.S. and Canada began and people started to stand. O Canada was sung by the people in the Legion. It was over in a few minutes but what a tribute to those who had fallen. A com-pletely unorchestrated silent remembrance to those who died and then the singing of O Canada by all.

Made us proud to be Canadians and proud of the Legion.

Camille TkaczRobert Ayotte

Sooke

Tourism needed

People can see a long tunnel of trees just about anywhere in B.C. driving down just about any old logging road.

What they don’t actually see, is a world-class view of the sea, and, in the distance, the hills and mountains along the U.S. coastline.

This tourist-draw-ing view is what is

We asked: Do you feel threatened or unsafe by the actions in Ottawa last week?

No I don’t. Because I feel con-nected to this wonderfull small

town. Everyone looks out for everyone else. When you live in the big city, you automatically

feel less safe.

Garrath MorganSooke

No. Safety seems arbitrary, Anything can happen anywhere, anytime. That doesn’t make me

feel threatened.

Miranda WrightSooke

No, I do not feel unsafe because I feel there was more to it than

what we've been told.

Pauline HamiltonSooke

While it is unfortunate what hap-pened, no, I do not feel unsafe or

threatened.

Mick SheinbergSooke

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Rememberingthere was an Honour Guard at the Cenotaph at the sooke legion on saturday, Oct. 25. People have been leaving flowers and poppies in memory of fallen soldier Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent.

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obscured by the long tunnel of trees running from Jordan River to Port Renfrew, except at one tiny opening where Ender Ilkay has logged to the road.

This is how you kill tourism in these parts. You hide the spectacu-lar view, and you pre-vent an ardent, willing, and moneyed developer from constructing any tourist infrastructure that would accommo-date and further attract even more tourists.

I know there is no use me saying this, but; there is no sense in touting tourism in your wish list of eco-nomic projections, and then to determinedly prevent the “disease” of tourism, from taking root and spreading.

I know that south Island citizens are unable to see the schism in this attitude - and can offer no rem-edy for that attitude.

I have no idea where you think you are headed and only say - good luck if you get there because as in one of Yogi Berra’s lines, “When you come to a fork in the road - take it” or as Homer Simpson would say, “Doh!”

N.E. MacNabShirley

Format flawed

Dear Mr. Nyikes,Re: All Candidates

Meeting - 4 November 2014.

I have before me two advertisements respecting the above matter. One is from the chamber’s website and the other appeared in the Sooke News Mirror at page B1 dated Octo-ber 22, 2014, coinci-dently adjacent to the Arts and Entertainment section.

The chamber adver-tisement instantly gave rise to some serious concerns as follows:

1. Unlike any candi-date forum for public office that I am aware off, taxpayers ques-tions must be in writing and in the hands of the chamber by October 22, 2014.

This gave rise to a concern that the cham-ber, while expressing its non-partisan stance, might avail itself of the opportunity to “filter” out questions not in its interest or in the interest of some candidate(s).

2. I phoned the cham-ber office and the per-son who answered confirmed that no questions would be permitted from the floor and that the only people having access to a microphone would be local media and the moderator.

3. This is somewhat akin to a convention format where resolu-tions are sent to a reso-lutions committee for their recommendation but even then there is participation from the floor and participants are provided with the resolutions ahead of the convention.

The advertisement in the Mirror reiter-ates that “our goal is to facilitate a public dis-cussion on the issues affecting our commu-nity” but makes no mention of there being no floor microphones.

Accordingly my question is this:

How can there be a public discussion when there is no access to floor microphones?

The public (taxpay-ers) are in effect non participants and rel-

egated to the role of mute observers.

Finally, I was taken aback at the notation that the meeting was billed as “FREE ADMIS-SION” given that the chamber is the recipi-ent of a generous grant from the District of Sooke which, of course, is taxpayers dollars.

I am unaware of other chambers in BC who are in receipt tax-payer funded grants unless to provide spe-cific services to a com-munity.

I would urge you to rethink this format.

D. R. MatlandSooke

We are all just Sookies

The Myth of Old and New Sooke

Ever since I have lived in Sooke I have heard that there are two types of people in Sooke, “old Sooke” and “new Sooke.

I searched the far corners of the dis-trict for these old and new Sooke people but couldn’t find them. I

checked the district bylaws to see what the criteria is to determine who is old Sooke and who is new Sooke, but could not find anything. I thought I would find a bylaw stating the num-ber of years you need to live in Sooke to be considered old Sooke along with the corre-sponding privileges associated with this honour.

I suffered an identity


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

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

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

Rev. Fr. Michael Favero

KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH2110 Church Rd | 250-642-4124

SUNDAY SERVICE10:15 am Pre-Service Singing

10:30 am Family worshipRev. Dr Gordon Kouwenberg

Parents Room and well equipped Nursery

Sunday @ 11AM clachurch.com/sooke

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

HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE: 11amEVENING PRAYER: Saturday 5pm

The Rev. Dimas Canjurawww.holytrinitysookebc.org

The Pastor's Pen

SOOKE BAPTIST CHURCH7110 West Coast Road | 250-642-3424

SUNDAY SERVICE 10:00 am Children, youth & adult ministries

Pastor Rick Eby Email [email protected]

www.sookebaptist.com

JUAN DE FUCA SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

4251 Sooke Road | 778-425-3403SATURDAY SERVICE

9:30 am Bible Study • 11:00 am Church ServicePastor: Mike Stevenson

Change Sometimes we hate the word - because it reminds us that something we liked, even cherished, no longer is. Sometimes we love the word because it gives us hope that a bad health or job situation or relationship, etc.,

could actually become better.

When it comes to how we relate to God the word ‘change’ is incredibly signi� cant. How many of us relate to God as if he were irrelevant? Then something happens. We meet one of his followers; we read something in the Bible; we view the magni� cence of the creation, and quite uninvited, a new thought begins to wiggle its way into our minds. Could it be that maybe, just maybe, we’ve been wrong about God?

Jesus said: I stand at the door [of your life] and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in... (Revelations 3:20). Jesus doesn’t want to be on the sidelines or stand outside of your life; he wants to be right at the center of it. Opening your life to Jesus, does require a change of mind. But it is a change no one ever regrets.

Rick EbySooke Baptist Church

ALL CANDIDATES MEETING

Citizens’ ForumSooke Community Hall,

Dining Room, Thurs., Oct. 307-9pm: Formal Meeting9-9:30pm: Meet and Greet Your Candidates

Cookies will be available. Can’t be there? Call 250-812-2830 or

email [email protected]— Donations for the meeting accepted —

Notice of 2014 AGMEast Sooke Fire Protection and Emergency Response

Service CommissionOur AGM will be on December 1, 2014

At this AGM, we are asking to fill three voluntary commission posts. These will be two-year terms of office starting in January 2015.Only owners or occupiers of real property

in the CRD region of East Sooke present at the meeting are able to stand for the commission and to vote at the AGM.Submissions for nominations to these posts

should be submitted at the time of the AGM meeting.The meeting will be from 7pm and will

be held at the East Sooke Fire Hall, 1397 Coppermine Rd., East Sooke, BC.Notices for this AGM are also placed at the local store, fire hall notice board, in the local newspaper and on the CRD

website. Call 250-642-4411 or email [email protected].

Capital Regional District

Committee MeetingContinue Review of Rough Draft of Revised OCPReceipt of Final Report Sensitive Ecosystem InventoryShirley Community Hall2795 Sheringham Point Road, Shirley, BCOctober 29, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.Jordan River Open HouseUpdate on Shirley-Jordan River OCP Review11747 West Coast Road, Jordan River, BCNovember 1st, 2014 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Public Welcome to Attend Both EventsFor further information or to add your email to our contact list or to submit comments on the draft OCP, please email [email protected] or call 250.642.8100. We will send reminder notices of upcoming Citizens’ Committee meetings and events.

Notice ofShirley-Jordan River Official Community Plan ReviewCitizens’ Committee Meeting& Jordan River Open House

crisis, as I was not sure whether I was old or new Sooke (I even con-sidered obtaining coun-selling). Then I had an epiphany. I am a resi-dent of Sooke. There is no “old Sooke” or “new Sooke.” There is simply “Sooke.” The old/new concept is an artificial construct. The problem with this myth is that some people believe it to be true. As a result residents are catego-rized as “old” or “new” and characteristics are attributed to these residents as a result. I am not even going to list these attributes as that would only serve to perpetuate the myth. Prejudices are formed and stereotypes are created, which are hurtful and only serve to divide our commu-nity.

What I can tell you that I have felt noth-ing but welcomed since moving to this village. Nobody has asked me to move and I have never been dis-criminated against due to the length of time I have lived here. That is what I would expect, as I am as much a Sooke resident as anyone else who lives here.

When voting in the upcoming municipal election I urge citizens to choose the candi-dates that best rep-resent their values

and the direction they would like Sooke to take. Voting for some-one based on whether they represent old or new Sooke is wrong, because it is not pos-sible for a candidate to represent a concept that does not exist. Be wary of any candidates that perpetuate this myth.

Tom MyrickSooke

On rising sea levels

There’s confusion over sea level rise and tsunamis, in what you report in your October 22, 2014 issue.

For over two centu-ries the rate of sea level rise has been averaging about 2 mm/year glob-ally, that’s 0.4 metres in two centuries, fluc-tuating about that with warming and cooling. That’s orders of magni-tude less than climate alarmists predict using their theories that have been dis proven by reality. But crustal plate tilting may be a larger factor, for example sea level relative to land height – which is what matters for building - has actually dropped in some locations in this region. Thus pre-

dictions used should be specific to a local area. (Refer to psmsl.org for government sea level data. Long data sets are available for New Westminster, Port Townsend, and Neah Bay, for exam-ple. But data has to be examined carefully to see any slow trend, as year-to-year variation is large.) The slow rate of sea level rise should not be difficult to han-dle.

Tsunamis however are a difficult issue. The concern should be a large change in ocean bottom from an earth-quake, near here. The 1964 earthquake in Alaska is not a good ref-erence point, because of the distance over which the wave could spread and the inter-vening land mass called Vancouver Island. I’m advised that narrow channels increase the height, and that Port Alberni suffered from that in 1964. So risks must be evaluated for probable earthquake locations, type of move-ment, and specific geography.

The whole subject is a difficult one because rational action requires evaluation and judge-ment of risk against cost of preventing the

downside. Shouldn’t that action be by property owners who will suffer the conse-quences of being inun-dated, and of reduced property values in the meantime, not by gov-ernment?

Of course the blind retroactivity of building rules is typical bureau-cratic thinking that has already reduced stock of housing in this area. Bureaucrats can’t even accept surveying errors made over a half cen-tury ago that put house setbacks slightly below zoning rules. Bureau-

crats lack perspective, they work in isolation and don’t suffer the consequences of their control-freak action.

Keith Sketchley Saanich


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Thurs Oct 30ADULT WALKING GROUPSEAPARC. 10-11 a.m. Registration required. 250-642-8000.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONCribbage 7 p.m.BINGOSr’s Drop-In Centre, 12:45 - 3 p.m. Community Hall.CITIZEN’S FORUMAll candidates meeting, 7 p.m. at Sooke Community Hall.TODDLERTIMELibrary 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Fri Oct 31VITAL VITTLESFree lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSteak Night, 6-7:30 p.m.Karaoke 8-11 p.m. SOOKE SENIOR’S BUSLunch and shopping trips to Victoria. Call Celia 250-642-5828 for information.DROP IN HOCKEYSEAPARC, 7 to 8:15 p.m. all ages.AFTERLIFE THE MUSICALBegins its three weekend/matinee run tonight, 7 p.m. EMCS Theatre, 6218 Sooke Rd.HALLOWEEN BONFIRECamp Barnard, Youngs Lke Rd. 6:30 bonfire, 7:30 fireworks, hot dogs and hot chocolate, everyone welcome.CREEPY HOUSECheck out the Halloween house at the beginning of Eakin Drive... Spooooky!

Mon Nov 3PARENT & TOT DROP-IN Child, Youth, & Family Centre, 9:30-11. 250 642-5152.CALLING ALL QUILTERSKnox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call 250-642-0789 for info.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONEuchre 6:30 p.m.SOOKE SENIOR’S BUSAyre Manor Residents trips.DROP IN HOCKEYAt SEAPARC, all ages from 3 to 3:50 p.m.MULTI-USE COMMUNITY CENTRE MEETINGSooke Community Hall, 7 p.m. Discussion/input.

Sun Nov 2ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSunday breakfast brunch, 9-12:30 p.m., $5, kids welcome.Blue Grass Music, 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.TRANSITION TOWN CAFEAt the Reading Room Cafe downtown Sooke at the Evergreen Mall. This is a free event. Drop by between 2-4 p.m.Indoor MarketSooke Community Hall, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free admission. For tables call Chantel 250-857-1602.AFTERLIFE MATINEE2 p.m. EMCS Theatre.

Tues Nov 4ABY STORYTIMEAges 3-5, 10:30-11 a.m. Sooke Libray, call 250-642-3022 to register.BABY TALKInfant development: Gross and fine motor skills. At the Child, Youth and Family Centre, from 10-11:30 a.m. 250-642-5464.YOUTH CLINICAges 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic.KNITTING CIRCLESooke Library, 6:30–8:00 p.m. Free, all levels. Drop-in. 250-642-3022.ALL CANDIDATES MEETING7 p.m. Prestige Hotel.FLU CLINICFor those eligible for free vaccine, Sooke Community Hall, 10 - 2pm

Wed Nov 5PEOW-WALKING GROUPPeople’s Drug Mart hosts a walking club, 9:15 a.m.PARENT DISCUSSION GROUPSooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (250) 642-5152 for info.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONDominos 10 a.m.Shuffleboard, 6:30 p.m. NASCAR 7 p.m.ADVANCE POLLSCast your vote in advance at the Sooke Community Hall from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Sat Nov 1OYAL CAN-ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONMeat draw 3 p.m.Music Jam 6-7:30, concert at 8 p.m.AFTERLIFE THE MUSICAL7 p.m. EMCS Theatre.

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EERIE ACRES.....OCTOBER 31. 7 to

10:30 p.m. 1468 Woodcock Road,

East Sooke. Bring $4 donation or

non-perishable item for the Sooke Food Bank...

Child, Youth & Family Centre: 2145 Townsend

Family Medical Clinic: 1300-6660 Sooke Rd

Holy Trinity Church: 1952 Murray Rd

Knox Presbyterian Church: 2110 Church Rd

Legion #54: 6726 EustaceLibrary: 2065 Anna MarieMuseum: 2070 Phillips Rd

Peoples Drug Mart: 8-6716 Sooke Rd

SEAPARC: 2168 Phillips RdSt. Rose of Lima

Catholic Church: 2191 Townsend Rd

Sooke Senior’s Bus: $15 annual membership. 250-

642-4662Municipal Hall: 2205

Otter Point RdSooke Community

Hall: 2037 Sheilds Rd.

The first East Sooke schoolPosed in the door-

way of the first East Sooke School, this group of children appears to be dressed in their Sunday best. While the first school at Sooke was built in 1872, approximately where Caldwell Road is today, East Sooke soon followed, with a school in 1888.

This photo, taken in 1906/1907, came to us through Tod McLen-nan, whose mother was the teacher at the time. Tod McLennan, when I knew him many years later, was a prospector, who made his home on Grant Road in the 1960s and 1970s. Another well-known family, the Filgates, lived in that home later on.

Standing alongside Mrs. McLennan in the photo, besides her son, are Marjorie and Vic-toria Donaldson, from the Donaldson farm at the far end of East Sooke Road; also stand-ing with them are two Brown family young-sters, and a Margetish youngster.

Louise Paterson, well-known to many people throughout our

widespread commu-nity, is a Brown family descendant and still lives on Brown prop-erty in East Sooke. She tells us that this first school was built near the corner where the eastern loop of Seagirt Road meets East Sooke Road, facing onto the waters of Sooke Basin.

Over the years, East Sooke youngsters were also served by two other schools. One was near Anderson Cove (Caffery Bay to us locals), on the south side of the road just

west of Ragley. The final East Sooke School was on Anderson Cove Road, closing in 1949, after which the young people were bused into Sooke.

But back to this first East Sooke School, there is an anecdote about it that rather staggers the mind. We all know that school-teachers can face many challenges in the class-room, but I’d venture to say that not many have experienced the ordeal endured by a male teacher here in

the early years.According to this

account, a group of the more substantially-muscled young fellows decided to get back at their teacher for some reason by overpower-ing him and tying him up. As it was a Friday, the poor man was left to suffer over the week-end until his cries for help were finally heard and he was rescued.

Elida Peers,Historian

Sooke Region Museum

RE-ELECTBob Phillips

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Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 76 of the Local Government Act, the following candidate has been elected by acclamation to serve a four-year term of office as Electoral Area Director for Juan de Fuca on the CRD Board from December 2014 until after the 2018 General Local Election held in accordance with the legislation in the Local Government Act.Juan de Fuca Electoral Area - One Director ACCLAIMED:Surname Given Name(s) Residential AddressHICKS Mike 3018 Manzer Road, Sooke, BC Dated this 22nd day of October, 2014Thomas F. MooreChief Election Officer

Notice of Election by Acclamation2014 General Local Election

The Industry Train-ing Authority (ITA) has introduced the Apprenticeship Advi-sor who will act as the on-the-ground resource for apprentices and employers in the Vic-toria area. Kyle Pres-ton was introduced on October 21 to appren-tices, employers and industry representa-tives.

ITA works with employers, employ-ees, industry, labour, training providers and government to issue credentials, manage apprenticeships, set program standards, and increase opportu-nities in the trades in B.C.

Preston is a certified Red Seal journeyman and an experienced advisor and former apprenticeship instruc-tor with the Greater Victoria School District. he brings over 20 years of leadership experi-ence having worked with multi-stakeholder environments such as education, healthcare, municipal services and private enterprise industries.

He will serve as an extension of the ITA Customer Support team, with the pri-mary focus of provid-ing regional support to apprentices and spon-sors, crating a positive impact on continuation

and completion rates for apprenticeship.

“The new advisor is available to support local apprentices and employers. Part of his role is to work with industry and other stakeholders to address the looming shortage of skilled labour. Within the next 10 years there will be approximately 680,000 people leaving the workforce due to

retirements. Trades are a great career for young people and the ITA has been working to con-vince students and par-ents to consider trades training among post-secondary options and career opportunities. Kyle is based at the Work B.C. offices on Borden Street,” said ITABC Board Director Rick Kasper.


Apprenticeship advisor available

New theme for 2015 Sooke Fall Fair

The Sooke Fall Fair is looking forward to our new theme for 2015. The year 2015 is the International year of soil or/and light.

We are looking for a catchy theme title for our 2015 catalogue and marketing. An example would be “Light up your soil” or “Photosynthe-sis and soil life.” You get the idea. A catchy and yet simple tag line. We will offer free entry fees to the winner of the tag line for the fall fair.

We are always look-ing for volunteers and if you would like to get envolved in a fun group, this is the one for you.

We look forward to your submissions. Email your submissions to [email protected] or [email protected]

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Comrade Tom LottChair, Poppy Fund, Branch #54 R.C.L.

For anyone who has had direct contact with war, November 11 is a sacred day. For those who served, even in peacetime, the understanding of the meaning of Remembrance is hallowed. There is the realization that without the participation of Canada’s military in times of confl ict we may not be the country we are today; strong, free, envied, and privileged.

I often wonder about the post baby boom generation and how they feel about this time of year. Very few have

had direct contact with war, and over time our military has declined in size. The impact of today’s military on communities across our land is deteriorating. There are exceptions, of course, like Victoria, Halifax, and Edmonton, but how about Vancouver, Toronto or Montreal? Added to this the downward slide in political importance and we can see why those organizations like The Royal Canadian Legion are declining in size and importance in Canadian society.

We are happy to see that our country is not at war today. But we have been in confl icts, directly in Afghanistan

as well as Peace Keeping. Many who have been directly involved return home broken and needing assistance. All who have been in combat return changed. The act of Remembrance not only honours those who died, but those who served and returned seriously altered. Their valour helped keep this country free, and one of the most admired on the planet. They deserve not only to be honoured for their patriotism, they have earned our gratitude, and they deserve all the help they need to be active and productive citizens of Canadian society. This is where the Legion Poppy Fund can be,

literally, a life saver for those who have returned broken.

What will you do this November 11? Will you take a moment to say “Thanks” to a veteran? Will you attend a ceremony? Will you wear a poppy? ow wiHHThis season we urge all Canadians to wear a poppy. It is the most visible way to declare our patriotism. It shows honour for their service and remembrance for their fallen. . As one student’s poster from 2013 noted: All Gave Some, Some Gave All. Lest We Forget.

A Legacy for Our ChildrenCanada’s contribution to World Peace and Freedom is a proud legacy

to inspire children as they develop into the leaders of the future.

Candlelight Tributes are Commemorative ceremonies which inspire andengage young Canadians in learning about Canada’s stellar military history.

6:00 P.M. Monday at the Cenotaph

Remembrance Their Legacy......Our Heritage and Our Future!

November 11th

REMEMBRANCE DAY

11th Hour ~ 11th Day ~ 11th MonthRemembrance, summons each generation

to understand the fi nest of Canadian values- freedom, democracy, human dignity and caring

for the greater good of mankind.

When the guns fell silent on the First World War battlefi elds and the Armistice was signed at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, this sacred moment in history was embraced as Armistice day.As Britain and its Commonwealth Dominions began planning Armistice Day services for the following year, and Australian journalist proposed in a letter, that a respectful silence to Remember the Fallen be included in the ceremonies. This letter, scribed by Edward George Honey, was published on May 8, 1919 in the London Evening News and brought to the at-tention of His Majesty King George V.

On November 8, 1919, His Majesty King George V proclaimed...“...all locomotion should cease, so that, in perfect stillness, the thoughts of everyone may be

concentrated on reverent remembrance of the glorious dead...”

Some historians believe that the tradition of the silence was in honour of the last soldier killed before the Armistice, Pte. George Price, a Canadian. Pte. Price was killed in action by the last shot of the Great War, two minutes before guns fell silent. In Mons, France at the ornate Grand Place, a commemorative plaque honours the memory of Pte. George Price. He is buried at Saint Symphorien Cemetery in Mons.This silent observance was incorporated into the fi rst Armistice Day service held on Novem-ber 11th, 1919 in Britain and the Commonwealth Dominions. Following the Second World War, Armistice Day was renamed as Remembrance Day to honour the Fallen from all wars, past, present and future.Over time, the silent observance was not consistently observed by all countries. In the year 2000, The Royal Canadian Legion and other Commonwealth nations rallied together to revi-talize the signifi cance of the silence observance and called for an international “Two Minute Wave of Silence.”

Join all Canadians in this Sacred ObservanceRemember and Bear Witness

Lest We Forget

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Though born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, I moved to Canada at the age of 12 and have lived in the CRD ever since. I have resided in Saanich, Vic-toria, Esquimalt, Lang-ford and Sooke. I have lived in Sooke for the past three years and have fallen in love with the community and the natural beauty of the place.

I am married and have two daughters aged five and 19 months. Both my wife and I work. Although we have an office in Sooke, like many of our neighbours we commute to Victo-ria, or Langford several times a week. I believe my concerns at the municipal level would align closely with those of working parents of school-aged children.

I am a lawyer by trade and have been practic-ing law in the CRD for the past 10 years. My primary practice area is in strata property law. I have advised or represented approxi-mately 400 strata cor-porations and dozens of individual owners all across Vancouver Island, from Victoria in the South, to Camp-bell River in the North. In this capacity I have been heavily engaged with the “fourth level of government” for a number of years carry-ing out a multitude of tasks including: devel-opment, dispute reso-lutions, litigation, and bylaw drafting and enforcement. My repre-sentation of strata cor-porations has taught me the importance of being principled but impartial, flexible yet cognizant and respec-tive of the constraints of governing legisla-tion and limited bud-gets. Through my prac-tice I have learned the importance of creating and sticking to a bud-get that will not cause financial hardship to

the homeowners or businesses. I have learned that wild prom-ises are seldom achiev-able and often create expectations that sim-ply cannot be met. I

deal daily with the real-ity that limited bud-gets will often result in popular and flashy projects being set aside in favour of mundane but necessary mainte-nance. I am often called upon to lend assis-tance in solving dis-putes between owners and strata councils. In addition, I have first-hand experience with municipal zoning, land use bylaws and council procedure. I know the courses that conflicts between people, busi-ness and municipalities take. I have an under-standing in what is involved in land devel-

opment and financ-ing from a developer’s point of view. I will bring my dedication to impartiality, making common sense deci-sion, diligence, trans-parency and account-ability to a position on the Sooke council.

I am an avid pad-dler and can often be seen paddling a SUP along Sooke’s shore-lines. I strongly believe Sooke’s natural beauty and our harbor are our greatest assets and we should increase access to them.

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Why do we have bon-fires on Halloween? To understand the mod-ern Halloween bonfire, we need to learn about Samhain, a Celtic festi-val marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. The Celts believed that on Samhain, the spir-its could visit from the realm of the dead.

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Arts & EntertainmentAnother opening, another show: Afterlife the MusicalSooke Harbour Players stage new musical

Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

When Thom Southwood sat down to

finish writing a ghost story his computer crashed. Call it kismet, fate, destiny or what-ever but that one little glitch propelled him into a different direc-tion and out of that came Afterlife the Musi-cal.

People in the Sooke theatre community know Southwood for many performances, music and direction of local productions. His musical Howl in 2009 was a success and probably spurred him on to consider another original musical. South-wood has written three musicals, two of which were for the Sooke Har-bour Players. He has been writing since the 1980s and has had his work aired on radio and television all over the world.

He said Afterlife is not a follow up to Howl, it has its own life and… afterlife.

Southwood collabo-rated with his writing partner/wife Donna M. Southwood and the two of them brought Afterlife to the Sooke Harbour Players for consideration.

“Donna is my co-cre-ator, she comes up with the visuals.”

Afterlife got legs in March 2014 and by mid-June it had been presented to the play-ers group. Southwood said he is still refining the musical and he was literally delivering music to the cast mem-bers two week before the show opens on October 31, Halloween night.

There are 50 people in the cast and a huge crew, many of them family members.

“I’m on a one man mission to convert people to musical the-atre,” said Southwood. He said the musical has a vast array of musi-cal genres from blues to rock to show tunes and even a little classi-cal opera.

“I think people are going to love the music, there’s some

really good music - it’s some of my best work to date.”

The musical has a lot of strong characters in it, many with character-istics which are identifi-able to most people.

“It’s about Amanda, a young lady who finds herself in a place called Afterlife,” said South-wood. “In it you will find five soul smugglers

and one happy go-lucky soul reaper. Together they embark on a jour-ney to confront the Queen of Heaven.”

It’s funny, scary and thoughtful and it’s geared for all ages.

“People will scream, laugh and they will cry,” said South-wood. “There’s a lot more comedy than I expected, that helps

alleviate any anxiety.”Without giving too

much away, he said the main charac-ter Amanda travels through five realms. Realms of our fears and anxieties. Scary clowns, Hogwarts gone bad, dolls and scary doctors like Dr. Painstake and Nurse Bonesaw.

It, in a way, confronts many of one’s fears in

life but it ends on a pos-itive note.

Southwood said he saw so many talented people come through the door that he couldn’t just put them in the chorus so he added two new story lines to accommodate them. Rehearsals have stepped up to seven days a week.

“I’m having a lot of

fun and a lot of stress,” said Southwood just a week before opening night. “I know to expect it. When you are creat-ing a new show, there’s no template to go on, lots of changes but the cast and team are abso-lutely gung ho.”

Once the perfor-mances are over, South-wood would like to take the musical beyond Sooke to Toronto and New York, but he needs an agent or a publicist who can take them fur-ther. A musical born in Sooke would be a fitting legacy for Southwood. But until such a time as that happens, South-wood is treading the boards at EMCS The-atre in anticipation of the three weekends of performances. Afterlife the Musical begins at 7 p.m. on October 31 and runs November 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16. There is student and senior ticket pricing with tick-ets available online at: eventbrite.ca, or Shop-pers Drug Mart, The Stick in the mud, EMCS program office, East Sooke Grocer and Seri-ous Coffee at the West-shore Town Centre.

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The cast of Afterlife the Musical are ready for the three weekends of performances.

This fall, the men of William Head Prison have created a heartfelt new show inspired by the novel The Five Peo-ple You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom, the author of the number one New York Times bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie. This year the play is set in a car-nival, and the men are hard at work transform-ing the prison gymna-sium into an interactive amusement park. Sit and snack on free pop-corn as you watch the play unfold.

Time Waits for No One is a heartfelt con-temporary fable, cen-tering around the character of Eddie, an everyman’s man, as he is coming to terms with what he has given and taken from people in his life, and the ripple effects created by his actions. At the end of his life Eddie returns to the amusement park he explored as a kid, where he is drawn into

a magical carousal ride that takes him back in time to revisit differ-ent stages of his life. From awkward teenage romance to alienation within his foster fam-ily and his time spent in prison, Eddie is cata-pulted through his life guided by the spirits of five animals: the Raven, Horse, Raccoon, Buck, and Hummingbird. Eddie’s experiences are inspired by true stories from the incarcerated men’s lives.

At the show, pub-lic audiences are pro-cessed through prison security and invited into the prison gymna-sium. An inmate usher rips your ticket as you grab a bag of free pop-corn and a coffee and sit down to enjoy the play, featuring an origi-nal live soundtrack written and performed by Katrina Kadoski and the inmate band.

PUBLIC PERFOR-MANCES:

October 30, 31,

November 1, 6, 7, 8, 2014

6:15pm - Gate Opens7:15pm - Gate Closes (absolutely no late-

comers)7:30pm - Show BeginsVENUE - William

Head Institution, 6000 William Head Rd

TICKETS - $20Available at MyCho-

sen Café or at Ticket-Rocket (inside Intrepid Theatre Office at #2 – 1609 Blanshard St.) 250-590-6291 www.tick-etrocket.org.

All tickets must be purchased in advance.

Audience Remind-ers:

• WHoS is located inside a Federal Insti-tution. Must be 19+ to enter.

• You may be elec-tronically scanned

• Personal belong-ings (purses, wallets, cell phones, money, etc.) are forbidden and must be left in your car.

• No smoking materi-als are permitted.

Shari Ulrich still going strongIt is always a pleasure

to bring old friends back to Sooke to per-form for us. Such is the case for the Sooke Folk Music Society’s next concert on Saturday, November 1, when we are most proud to pres-ent the incredibly beau-tiful and talented Shari Ulrich.

Born in San Rafael, California, Shari came by her musical bent naturally through both her mother and father. Shari’s mother was raised in a social cul-ture where piano les-sons were a given, and her father - well, he sim-ply had it in his blood.

In all, Ulrich has released 21 albums – as a solo artist and as part of various “super-groups,” which have garnered her two Juno Awards, several award nominations, and an induction into the Brit-ish Columbia Entertain-ment Hall of Fame.

Shari first hit the

stage as one-third of the infamous Pied Pumkin String Ensemble. The Pumkins -- Ulrich, Joe Mock and Rick Scott – embodied a joie de vivre and intellectual whimsy that became the foundation of Brit-ish Columbian music for an entire genera-tion. Big changes came in ’76 when Shari was hired to tour with West Coast folk artist Valdy as part of his backing group, The Hometown Band. Shari was called on every show to step forward and sing Joe Mock’s stunning “Fly-

ing” and her reputa-tion across Canada was sealed. On the strength of that song, and the eclectic and remarkable musician-ship of the members, The Hometown Band was signed with A&M, released two albums and won a Juno award for Best New Group. The top single from the second album was Shari’s very first song – “Feel Good.”

When The Home-town Band dissolved in ‘78, Shari embarked on a solo and songwrit-ing career. 1989 marked the start of her collab-oration with long-time friends Bill Henderson and Roy Forbes - UHF - the much praised acoustic/vocal trio with whom she continues to record and perform.

As well, Shari resumed touring and recording with The Pied Pumkin in 1999, touring nationally and in 2007 releasing

“Pumkids” which won several International awards. (Shari’s contri-bution “Annabelle’s Fid-dle” won the 2011 John Lennon International Songwriting Contest for best Children’s Song). She has also teamed up with the legendary Bar-ney Bentall and Tom Taylor to form a new trio, releasing Live at Cates Hill in 2009, and joined Barney in a new bluegrass band, The High Bar Gang, in 2010, nominated for a Juno Award in 2013.

Please be sure to join us for this evening of inspiring music from Shari Ulrich. It’s sure to move you and touch your very soul.

It all takes place at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 1962 Murray Road. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the con-cert commences at 8.

Tickets will be avail-able at the door or in advance at Sooke Shop-pers Drug Mart.

Shari Ulrich

Inmates stage play inside

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Creepy!!!Take the kids to be spooked at a house on Eakin Drive, just off Otter Point Road. The owners have spent a lot of time making it really creepy.Happy Halloween.

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the electors of School District No. 62 (Sooke) that an Election By Voting is necessary to fill the offices of Trustees on the Board of School District No. 62 (Sooke) and that the persons nominated, for a four year term commencing December 2014 and terminating after the election held in 2018 in accordance with the legislation in the Local Government Act and the School Act, as candidates at the Election By Voting and for whom votes will be received are listed below:

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 62 (SOOKE)NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING – 2014

BELMONT ZONE - Four Trustees to be elected:

Surname Given Names Residential AddressBROWN Don 3004 Dornier Road, Victoria, BC, V9B 0N1HOBBS Wendy 3442 Luxton Road, Victoria, BC, V9C 2Z8LONGSTAFF Stephanie 707 Pears Road, Victoria, BC, V9C 3Z6McCONNELL Melissa 388 Zealous Crescent, Victoria, BC, V9C 1H7PARMAR Ravi 2099 Gourman Place Victoria, BC, V9B 6E1PEEVER Jan 563 Bellamy Close, Victoria, BC, V9B 6C1RILEY Denise 376 Crystal View Terrace, Victoria, BC, V9B 5S5RUD 291 Hatley Lane, Victoria, BC, V9C 4J6SEATON Dianna 2997 Glen Lake Road, Victoria, BC, V9B 4B3SPILLER Trudy 496 Dressler Road, Victoria, BC, V9C 2E7SUTTON Dean 3336 Sewell Road, Victoria, BC, V9C 4H3WILSON Sarah 2-5601 Rocky Point Road, Victoria, BC, V9C 4H3

MILNES LANDING ZONE - Three Trustees to be elected

Surname Given Names Residential AddressCHIPPS Russ 637 Suitiacum Road, Sooke, BC, V9Z 1B9GULMANS Doris 6870 Grant Road, Sooke, BC, V9Z 0L7LARSEN Benula 6559 Callumwood Lane, Sooke, BC, V9Z 0W3PHILLIPS Robert 2459 Kemp Lake Road, Sooke, BC, V9Z 0R3POIRIER Neil 5155 Sooke Road, Sooke, BC, V9Z 0E3SWINBURNSON Margot 4527 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, V9Z 0K4

General Voting Day for the election of trustees will be open Saturday the fifteenth (15th) day of November 2014, TO QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 62 (SOOKE) at the following places:

BELMONT ZONERuth King Elementary School 2764 Jacklin RoadMillstream Elementary School 626 Hoylake RoadView Royal Elementary School (Music Room) 218 Helmcken Road Highlands Community Hall 729 Finlayson Arm RoadColwood Municipal Hall 3300 Wishart RoadMetchosin Community Hall 4401 William Head RoadMalahat Fire Hall 935 Whittaker Road

SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITY CITY OF LANGFORDAlexander Mackie Lodge 753 Station Road 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

MILNES LANDING ZONEEast Sooke Community Centre 1397 Coppermine Road Edward Milne Community School 6218 Sooke RoadJuan de Fuca Service Building - CRD #3-7450 Butler Road Shirley Community Hall 2795 Sheringham Road Port Renfrew Elementary School Parkinson RoadSooke Community Hall (#1 & 2 Reserves) 2037 Shields Road

AND SUCH VOTING PLACES SHALL BE OPENING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF EIGHT O’CLOCK A.M. AND EIGHT O’CLOCK P.M.

ADVANCED VOTING OPPORTUNITIES shall be open at the: 1. Offices of School District 62 (Sooke), 3143 Jacklin Road, Victoria, B.C. 2. Sooke Community Hall, 2037 Shields Road, Sooke, B.C.3. Langford City Hall, 3rd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue4. Colwood City Hall, 3300 Wishart Road5. Metchosin Municipal Hall, 4450 Happy Valley Road6. Highlands Community Hall, 729 Finlayson Arm Road

between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, the fifth (5th) day of November 2014 and Wednesday, the twelfth (12th) day of November 2014 of which every person is hereby required to take notice and be so governed accordingly. Any qualified elector may vote at an Advance Voting Opportunity.

VOTING BY MAIL INThose persons who are eligible to vote at this election in the Capital Regional District Sooke Electoral Area may request a Mail In Ballot from the apital Regional District at 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, B.C., V9B 2X8 or by telephone at 250 360 3129. Upon receipt of the returned completed application and ballot the outside envelope will be opened on November 13th, 2014 between the hours of 3:00 P.M. and 4:00 P.M. Any Candidate may have a Scrutineer present.

Given under my hand at Victoria, B.C. this twenty second (22nd) day of October, 2014.

Thomas F. Moore, Chief Election OfficerNOTE:A person must not vote in a local government election unless entitled to do so. If you are not on the List of Registered Electors you may register to vote on General Voting Day or Advance Voting Days providing you meet the eligibility requirements. You must produce two pieces of identification that proves your identity and residency and at least one piece of identification must bear your signature (e.g. drivers licence or credit card).

RESIDENT ELECTORTo be a resident elector in the jurisdiction you are voting you must meet the following requirements on the day of registration:

(a) You must be, or will be, age 18 or older on the day of voting(b) You must be a Canadian citizen(c) You must be a resident of British Columbia for a least 6 months immediately

before voting day(d) You must be a resident of the jurisdiction for a least 30 days immediately

before voting day(e) You must not be disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other

enactment from voting at this election or otherwise disqualified by law.

NON RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORTo be registered as a Non-Resident Property Elector of the jurisdiction in which you are voting, you must meet the following requirements on the day of registration:

(a) You must not register as a resident elector(b) You must be, or will be, age 18 or older on the day of voting(c) You must be a Canadian citizen(d) You must have been resident of British Columbia at least 6 months

immediately before voting day(e) You must have been a registered owner of real property within the jurisdiction

you are voting for a least 30 days before voting day (the only persons who are registered owners of real property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are individuals who are not holding property in trust for a corporation of another trust)

(f) You must not be disqualified by the local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

You must produce two pieces of identification (at least one piece of identification must bear your signature), proof that you are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from a majority of registered owners that you have been designated to vote accompanied with adequate documentation, such as a Land Title Search, proving ownership of the property claimed as a basis for the vote.

A person may only register as a non-resident property elector in relation to one parcel of real property in the jurisdiction he/she wishes to vote.


With Halloween just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to share some of the Sooke Region Muse-um’s oddball artifacts that may or may not make your stomach turn.

The origins of Hal-loween (or All Hal-lows’ Eve) come from an ancient Celtic festi-val known as Samhain (sah-win), which was a celebration of the end of the harvest season. This festival was also used as an opportunity to prepare for the win-ter. It was believed that Samhain was when the boundaries between the worlds of the living and dead overlapped, allowing ghosts of the dead to wreak havoc on earth. Masks or cos-tumes were often worn to mimic or appease these spirits. Interest-ingly, it is thought that the presence of these spirits made it eas-ier for Druids (Celtic Priests) to make predic-tions about the future.

Samhain was estab-lished in the land now known as Ireland, and in the late 1800s Irish immigrants helped popularize the cel-ebration of Hallow-een in America. By the early 1900s, Halloween became an established North American tradi-

tion that includes trick or treating, costume parties and other enter-tainment.

To begin we are look-ing at an object that would appear, at first glance, to be a regular cast iron pot sans a lid. However, what’s inside might give you goose-bumps. Inside this pot is an unknown type of oil that has hardened into a tar-like substance with an embalmed mouse on the surface. This pot is amongst the first collection ever donated to the museum in 1974 and was found on the Phillips farm in Sooke. The pot was most likely used for dis-carded engine oil. The mouse probably met its fate when it climbed in and couldn’t get out. The rodent truly looks frozen in time as its fur and body are com-pletely preserved.

From the same 1974 donation is a common farming instrument that makes many ani-mal lovers feel uneasy. This device is an ani-mal skin stretching board. This donation included three stretch-ing boards. While the design of a stretching board can vary, ours are handmade using a rough fir lumber and resemble the appear-ance of a tapered iron-

ing board. One board has remnants of what looks like green paint. Stretching boards are an efficient way to dry and preserve animal hides in a clean and

tidy manner. After an animal is skinned, the hide is pinned to a stretching board to dry out. Once one side of the hide is dry to the touch, it can be turned

over. When both sides are completely dry, the hide can be tanned and utilized.

This next artifact is

Curator’s Corner: All Hallow’s Eve is upon us

Brianna Shambrook photo

The top two photos show artifact 1989.060.001, the cannibal fork. The bottom two photos show artifact 1974.001.036, the cast iron pot with an embalmed mouse inside.

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Public notice is hereby given to the electors of the East Sooke, Malahat, Otter Point, Shirley/Jordan River, Port Renfrew and Willis Point sub-regions in the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area regarding nominees to the Land Use Committee and Advisory Planning Commissions. As a result of the nomination process, an Election by Voting is necessary only for the election of a nominee eligible for membership on the Juan de Fuca Land Use Committee for the Otter Point sub-region. All nominees will be considered for appointment by the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board on December 10, 2014 for a term commencing from the time of appointment until December 31, 2018.Nominees to the Juan De Fuca Land Use Committee Otter Point Sub-Region: One Person To Be Elected Surname Given Name(s) Residential Address PHILLIPS Heather 2459 Kemp Lake Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 0R3 SINCLAIR Sandy 3187C Robinson Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 0J9

East Sooke Sub-Region: One Person Nominated (No Vote Required)Surname Given Name(s) Residential AddressJENSEN Stan 1606 Covey Run Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 1A1Malahat Sub-Region: One Person Nominated (No Vote Required)DIXON Ted 4289 Camsusa Road, Malahat, BCPort Renfrew Sub-Region: No Person Nominated (No Vote Required)*Shirley/Jordan River Sub-Region: One Person Nominated (No Vote Required)Surname Given Name(s) Residential AddressRAMSAY Ron 2745 Alderbrook Place, Shirley, BC V9Z 1G6Willis Point Sub-Region: One Person Nominated (No Vote Required)Surname Given Name(s) Residential AddressWYNANS Art 7009 Mark Lane, Victoria, BC V9E 2A1* The Land Use Committee must consist of one member from each of the six sub-regions. Where a nominee is not elected, the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Director may submit to the CRD Board the name of a person who is willing to fill that position.Nominees to Advisory Planning CommissionsEast Sooke Sub-Region: Four Persons Nominated (No Vote Required)*Surname Given Name(s) Residential AddressST. JOHN Janice 1381 Pike Road, Sooke, BC V8Z 1A8TROWELL Lindsay 1468 Woodcock Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 0Z9UNDERWOOD Rhonda 6019 East Sooke Road, Sooke BC V9Z 0Z7WEST Juanita 1620 Covey Run Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 1A1Malahat Sub-Region: No Persons Nominated (No Vote Required)*Otter Point Sub-Region: Five Persons Nominated (No Vote Required)*Surname Given Name(s) Residential AddressGIBBONS Bud 2440 Blackfish Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 1E7JORNA Sid 2452 Kemp Lake Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 0R3MILLER Anne 4546 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 0R4SMITH Stephen Hirst 8969 West Coast Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 1E7WICKHEIM Al 8002 West Coast Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 1C9Port Renfrew Sub-Region: No Persons Nominated (No Vote Required)*Shirley/Jordan River Sub-Region: Four Persons Nominated (No Vote Required)*Surname Given Name(s) Residential AddressBERNARDET Dominique 2617 Seaside Drive, Shirley, BC V9Z 1G7DE WIT Sonja 9389 Invermuir Road, Shirley, BC V9Z 1G3KNOGLINGER Pascale 3962 Trailhead Drive, Jordan River, BC V9Z 1L1McDANNOLD Fiona 10410 West Coast Road, Shirley, BC V9Z 1G8Willis Point Sub-Region: No Persons Nominated (No Vote Required)** Each Commission must consist of five members. Where a Commission position is not filled after seeking the assent of electors, the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Director may submit the name of a Commission member to the Board to fill that position.

Voting OpportunitiesQualified electors of the Otter Point sub-region may vote for the election of a nominee for membership to the Juan de Fuca Land Use Committee on:General Voting Day, Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm at:• Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Building Inspection & Planning Services Office, #3-7450 Butler Road and on

Advance Voting Days, Wednesday, November 5, 2014 and Wednesday, November 12, 2014 from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm at:

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or• expect to be absent from the regional district on general voting day (Saturday, November 15, 2014) and at the times of all advance voting opportunities (Wednesday, November 5 and 12, 2014). You must be a qualified Resident or Non-Resident Property elector to vote by mail.To Register To Vote By Mail, eligible electors who meet the criteria must submit a completed application form in advance of general voting day, November 15, 2014. Application forms are available on the CRD website at www.crd.bc.ca/mailballot. Completed application forms may be submitted via email, mail, in person or via fax at the following contact information listed below: • Capital Regional District, Legislative & Information Services, 5th floor, 625 Fisgard Street, PO Box 1000, Victoria, BC, V8W 2S6• Fax: 250.360.3130 | Phone: 250.360.3129 | Toll free: 1.800.663.4425 local 3129 • Email: [email protected] you are not on the Provincial Resident Elector List or the CRD Non-Resident Property List of Electors, you may now register at the time of filling in your ballot. If you wish to confirm that your name is on the List of Electors, please call the number listed above.After receiving a mail ballot application, the CRD will send out the applicable mail ballot package commencing on or about Monday, October 27, 2014.

Elector QualificationsQualified Resident and Non-Resident Property Electors are eligible to vote.Resident Elector: You are entitled to vote as a Resident Elector if you are 18 years or older on voting day (Nov. 15, 2014), are a Canadian Citizen, have resided in British Columbia for the past six months and within the boundaries of the appropriate sub-region for the past 30 days. If registering on voting day, you must provide two documents proving identity and residency (one must have a signature).Non-Resident Property Elector: If you are 18 years or older on voting day (Nov. 15, 2014), are a Canadian Citizen, have resided in British Columbia for the past six months, have owned and held registered title to property within the boundaries of the appropriate sub-region for the past 30 days, do not qualify as a Resident Elector, you may vote as a Non-Resident Property Elector provided that you a) have registered on or before Sept. 23, 2014, or b) register at the time of voting. The following information is required at the time of application for registration: • a recent title search, state of title certificate, or property tax notice, showing the names of ALL of the registered owners,• 2 pieces of identification proving identity and residency (one must have a signature), and • in the case of more than one owner of the property, a completed consent form signed by the majority of the owners (original signatures only; facsimiles not accepted) designating you as the person entitled to vote for the property.Information on acceptable classes of documents for proof of identity is available on the CRD website http://www.crd.bc.ca/about/elections/voting.htmFor questions regarding voting and voter registration, call 250.360.3129 or Toll Free 1.800.663.4425 local 3129. For questions regarding the election of nominees, please call 250.360.3127 or toll free 1.800.663.4425 local 3127, or Tom Moore at 250.472.0059.Dated this 22nd day of October, 2014Thomas F. MooreChief Election Officer

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not for the faint of heart, but may be appreciated by the fans of AMC’s the Walking Dead. Within our collec-tion is a cannibal’s fork. This three-pronged, hand carved, wooden fork was obtained in Fiji by the donor and donated to us in July of 1989. Cannibal forks, also called Ai Cula Ni Bokola, originated in Fiji and rep-resent the power of a tribal chief. It was taboo for human flesh to touch the lips of a chief (a descendant of a deity), so he was carefully fed by an attendant during cannibalistic feasts. The prongs are present so that the flesh and muscle could be twirled around the utensil. A knife or spoon was not needed. There are many assumptions as to why some-one would eat human flesh, but per-haps the most popular explanation is that it was a way to punish and humiliate one’s enemy. The donor was believed to be in Fiji around 1940

when he got this fork from another museum there. It is unclear if this object was purchased or given to the donor, thus it is not known if it was ever used for acts of cannibal-ism. Nonetheless, reproduced varia-tions of cannibal forks are a popular Fijian souvenir. While this fork has no Sooke related history, it is quite a unique artifact to have in our col-lection. Beware: if you’re ever at a dinner party where the utensils look like this fork, you might want to think twice about eating the entrée.

Brianna ShambrookCollections and Exhibits

ManagerSooke Region Museum


Jack Most photo

Scary beings are poised at 6784 Rhodonite Drive in Sooke. Check them out in the dark!

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Mary passed away peacefully at home with family at her bedside.She is predeceased by her mother Ester and brothers Bill and Jimmy.Her children, grandchildren, brother, and dear friends will miss her daily.Mary loved nothing more than watching her grandchildren play sportsand spending time with her besties.Service will be held on November 9 at1:00 pm at the Sooke Legion.In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the UBC Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences.Our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Kluge, Sooke and Victoria Hospice, VIHA nurses andcare-aids, and the staff at Peoples Drug Mart.

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PARTS PERSON required for a growing progressive auto/in-dustrial supplier. Experienced applicant will receive top wag-es, full benefi ts and RRSP bo-nuses working 5 day work week, plus moving allowanc-es. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto & Industrial, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: [email protected]

The Lemare Group is accepting resumes for the

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Very busy Okanagan Subaru dealership requires

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years automotive management experience

including, parts, service, and warranty. This is a full-time

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CLARK’S HOME RENOVATIONSFamily Owned & Operated

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Service & InstallationsTubs, Sinks, Taps, Vanity,Drains, Hot Water Tanks

RenovationsRoofi ng, Framing, Drywall,

Bathroom, Kitchen, Laminate, Decks

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BUSINESS SERVICES

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prices for all your home needs.

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PAINTING

DAN KITEL Painting

250-216-3095Interior/ExteriorResidential & Commercial

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*New Construction*Reroofs *Repairs

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

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From $675 per mo

To view call 250-642-1900

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

COMMERCIAL space in Goodlife Wellness Center building, currently occupied by health practitioners. Perhaps suited for additional health practitioners, esthetician or hairdresser? For rent/lease, available Nov 15th. Newly renovated, 875 sq ft, $950 rent includes hydro & water. Ample parking available; location on Otter Point Rd. Come & take a look to see if this would suit your needs!

COTTAGES

CABIN SUITABLE for 1 per-son, rural, near 17 Mile, refs. req’d, avail. now. 250-642-0058

SUITES, LOWER

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Crossword

Today’s Answers

Copyright © 2011 by Penny Press

ACROSS1. Box lightly5. “That’s My ____”9. Moth-repelling wood14. Half-moon shape15. Nautical17. Like sheep18. Compel19. List of tasks20. Press21. Society-page word22. Type of preview23. Pointer25. Out-of-date26. Molded dessert28. Afternoon affair30. Detest33. Worker at an inn36. Stable baby38. Of the ears40. Kind of down

42. Rubble44. “____ Instinct”46. Weekly newsmagazine47. Electric unit48. Record50. ____ of duty52. Make a doily53. Mine entrance55. Fusty57. Rather than59. Initiated61. Verdi work63. Pig’s flesh64. Get back66. Form of soccer68. Towel-embroidery word69. Error73. To’s companion76. Do basting78. Silk fabric80. Brother

81. West Indies dance83. Displaced person85. Public uprising86. Theater87. Love song88. Bald eagle’s kin89. Family90. Rind91. Put a hole in

DOWN1. Threw2. Blender setting3. Heavenly spirit4. Female ruff5. Purplish pink6. Telephone code7. Luxury fur8. “Me ____

My Shadow”9. Vie10. Morn’s opposite

11. Bauble12. Dye chemical13. Scanned15. Furor16. Wolf down22. Dull24. Possessive pronoun27. Having wings29. Touched down31. Shiny wheel accessory32. Historical epoch33. Medley34. Magazine employee35. Casual comment36. Tributary37. Compel39. To the back of the boat41. Neural network42. Colorless43. Marsha, to Greg45. Young scout49. Traffic sign

51. Rest54. Racing gauge56. Necklace of flowers58. Knox or Sumter60. Offensive62. Halsey’s rank65. Manipulate67. Got out the squeaks70. Burning71. Swedish money72. Diner customer73. Beat with a stick74. “Magic Carpet ____”75. Peck film, with “The”77. Duck’s foot part78. Base79. Look suggestively82. Prickly seed

covering84. Street guide85. Steep

Today’s Solution

Sudoku

Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

To solve a Sudoku puzzle,every number 1 to 9must appear in:• Each of the nine vertical columns• Each of the nine horizontal rows• Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes

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Sports & RecreationYoung BMX star on the rise

After practising in the pouring rain this past Wednesday in prepa-ration for Saturday’s game against the Camp-bell River Screaming Eagles. It proved to be a wise thing. On a sloshy, non-draining football field in Parksville this past Saturday our Spar-tan players showed up in full gear and positive attitude. After being scored on, on the sec-ond play of the game our offense, defense and special teams woke up. The dynamic

duo of Flash Carter and T-Bone Boyd hooked up for 3 touchdowns in total. Passing and back-ing each other up like the football playing brothers that they are! We scored 6 touch-downs on the day and you don’t get that with-out kudos to the o-line’s blocking and snapping lead by Carrier and his crew!! Many a good sweep led to Owen Cheng’s first touch-down of the game. Later he returned a kick-off for 63 yards-

sloshing his way down-field with great blocks and 1 touchdown block by T-Bone with Steele and Boyd getting good yardage returns on kick-offs as well. Finally last week’s d-star of the game Carson “I can run” Montague scored the first td of his career with a nifty/shifty 12 yard run. Good job boys. Defence was led by our very own Jacob the mountain LaMon-tagne with at least 8 tackles, and 4 sacks at last count. Jared

Steele ripped the ball out for us and Jacob recovered a fumble. With numerous tack-les by Logan, Cheng, Will Gor, defence held the Comox to 2 scores and 1 convert. Also on this day we saw the debut of our newest running back Aidan Wil-bur with with 3 carries accumulated 36 yards. Next week Comox Val-ley Raiders.

-Coach Andy

Spartans brave the rain in Parksville

Here comes the rain again...

It is that time of year when the weather effects the ability for us to play soccer. Last week was the first so far this season we have had to close fields for prac-tice and for games. The week coming up looks pretty bleak. Every year is different – some are better than others. We can only hope that Mother Nature is easy on us so we can continue to train and play the game we love. Keeping up with the competition means improving our fields.

With respect to the article

on the front page of last week’s paper regarding the Sun River cash back to the community, we at SSC would like to put it out to the candidates running for mayor and council that we would like to see that money go toward improving our existing fields. With the $300,000 gas tax contribution from the Juan de Fuca community and the money from Sunriver allotted for sport-ing activity, this long standing dream of an all weather field,

or improving our existing fields with proper drainage and main-tenance, is hopefully becoming a reality.

Will the District of Sooke be willing to hop on board and help with this cause?

Our growing soccer commu-nity is strongly encouraging investing in the future of our sports and the athletes we can grow with better fields.

Laura Lockhart

VP SSC Despite field closures late Sat-

urday and all day Sunday, a cou-ple of Sooke teams still got their games in this weekend.

U-15 Boys arrived on the Pen-

insula pitch one player short, our regular goal keepers were away too so Dawson Deweerd stepped into goal for his first time. Early in the first half he had to face a keeper’s worse nightmare, a PK where the U-16 Peninsula opened up the scoring. He did not let this deter him but rather became even more determined

to protect his goal, and for the remainder of the game he kept getting better! Hats off to the Peninsula coach who pulled off one of his players when he real-ized Sooke was playing short. With teams even, Javier opened up the scoring for Sooke sneak-ing in a ball pass Pens keeper, Peninsula answered back in the first half with two goals though. The second half Sooke came back onto the pitch determined to get some goals back, indeed they did with Andrew Todd answering back to them scoring three goals to finish the game in a 4-4 draw! Awesome game Sooke!!

Coach Rob Oyler

Sooke U13 girls lost their first

game this season with a score of 4-1 favouring Salt Spring Island. Sooke’s goal was scored by Allana Garat and assisted by Marin Clarkston.

Manager Carleen Dennett

Torrential rains stymie soccer

photo by Daniel Chauvin

Young Brayden Friesen wasn’t interested in BMX racing until quite recently. Only 13 years-old, he delved into the BMX circuit only three years ago but he has leapt ahead of the competition in his brief foray with astonishing results. In order to make it in the Grand National Canadian BMX , he needed to compete and place in three races a day in Chiliwack. He finished first in each of his races. Brayden also placed first for 13-year-olds and going into the nationals ranked fifth overall.Brayden races with fellow teammates at the Bear Mountain Victoria BMX. The facility has people from ages 2-65 racing the courses and is starting to see more young girls and women come out every year. Brayden also races with his new team 1STR8, which placed third. His big dream is to one day make it to Worlds, and having risen so fast in such a brief time, it appears this bright star will rise to the occasion.

FOR REGISTRATIONS AND INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL: 250-642-8000

⍟SEAPARC SNIPPETNEW Swim lessons start

the week of November 1stClasses are � lling up!

Register today!

Visit www.seaparc.ca

NIGHT OUT AT THE MOVIES WITH SEAPARC

11-14 YearsSaturday, November 15 6:00-10:30pm

Just $20 includes transportation & admission. Registration required

for informationon programsand drop-in schedules.

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Daniel ChauvinSooke News Mirror

Maryna Ells is a 17 year old woman on a mission. Having sewn over 30 bears for chil-dren in need, she set her sites on interna-tional travel through the Girl Guides this past summer. She was one of 16 girls in all of Canada selected through the Girl Guides to travel to Peru. This adventure included liv-ing for a week with host families, (who did not speak English), com-munity service work which included build-ing an ecological adobe stove, cleaning up the community, serving breakfast to the schools

and running activities for the local youth. She was also able to partici-pate in a bit of touring which included a trip to Machu Picchu.

It was a life-chang-

ing experience for her. Maryna developed immense confidence, strong friendships, many new skills, and a greater appreciation for many things Canadian

and a new found love for her home…

Sooke.Asked what should

would say to young girls and women inter-ested in joining Girl Guides, she had this to say: “Join it. Try it. You will be rewarded with new friends, won-derful experiences and amazing adventures. Girl Guides allows you to grow into being a leader for girls and

offers plenty of oppor-tunities for adults.”

Maryna foresees a future as a paediatric nurse, but in the mean time she is excited to continue attend-ing workshops, learn-ing public relations and tapping into the ocean of opportunities available through Girl Guides of Canada.

Girl Guide Diplomacy

Photo submitted by Maryna Ell

Maryna Ell with roommate and her host family in Peru.

Photo submitted by Maryna Ell

Maryna Ell was one of 16 young women in Canada to travel to Peru with the Girl Guides. They toured Machu Picchu.

Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society

Notice of

Annual General MeetingWednesday,

November 12, 20147:00pm

Sooke Community Hall, Downstairs

2037 Shields Rd., Sooke, BC

$$ FREE MONEY $$Bottle Drives!!!

* Free Pick up for Bottle Drives

* FULL REFUND forAll Beverage Containers

* Immediate PaymentPlease call to arrange date & time.

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contact persons (2) names & phone#

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Date: November 3, 2014Time: 7:00pmPlace: East Sooke Fire Hall 1397 Coppermine Road, East Sooke, BC1. Proposed Bylaw a) Bylaw No. 3973, “Juan de Fuca Land Use Bylaw, 1992, Amendment Bylaw No. 122, 2014”

Notice ofEast Sooke Advisory Planning Commission Meeting

Comments on agenda items can be submitted before noon on the day of the meeting by mail to the Capital Regional District (CRD), Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Planning, 3 – 7450 Butler Road, Sooke, BC, V9Z 1N1, by email to [email protected] or be submitted at the meeting.Due to advertising deadline, other items may be included on the agendas. For further information, please email [email protected] or call 250.642.1500.Visit the JdF E.A. website: www.crd.bc.ca/jdf

Date: November 5, 2014Time: 7:00pmPlace: Shirley Community Hall 2795 Sheringham Point Road, Shirley, BC1. Proposed Bylaw a) Bylaw No. 3973, “Juan de Fuca Land Use Bylaw, 1992, Amendment Bylaw No. 122, 2014”

Notice ofShirley/Jordan River Advisory Planning Commission Meeting

Now and Then...Events happen in our lives that change us forever!

October 29, 1984 was that day for me!

Happy 30th Birthday Keith!

Love Mom

Local news.Local shopping.Your local paper.

Read the Sooke News Mirrorevery Wednesday


Daniel Chauvin photos

What’s in the water?Top photo, surfer playing in the waves at Jordan River surrounded by a flock of seagulls surfing the invisible currents of the air.

Bottom photo, salmon jostling for position on the fertile beds of the Sooke River. The stench of decaying fish, bear scat and fall leaves lent the air a certain scent of autumnal senescence in Sooke.

Beat the winter blues with a weekend getaway. Join us for a Taste of the Blues at the Westerly Hotel in Courtenay, BC

* Plus Taxes and Gratuities

2 nights accommodation 4 buffet breakfasts (2 ea)2 tickets to the Bourbon Street Blues Jam4 concert tickets that include

Friday - 7 - 11pmThe "Soul Food" Buffet with the Codi Jazz Duo,followed by Sam Hurrie / Blues de Fox Band & Dancing

Saturday - 3:30 - 6pmBourbon Street Blues Jam Session7 - 11pmCajun Long Table Dinner with the Codi Jazz Duo, followed by Alexanders Bluestime Band & Dancing

getaway. Join us for a Taste of the Blues Sam Hurrie/Blues de Fox Band

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Saturday: 6:45-11 pm THE BALLROOM

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ALL CANDIDATESMEETING

November 4, 2014 - 7:00 PM

As a public service, hosted by the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce, our goal is to facilitate a public discussion on the issues affecting our community.

• RemembeR to vote •

Advance Polls: November 5th and 12th at Sooke Community HallGeneral voting: November 15th at edward milne Community School

The Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce is a non-partisan organization.

We do not endorse candidates.

For inquiries, please contact the Chamber office: Telephone: 250-642-6112 or

Email: [email protected]

Box 18, #201-2015 Shields Road Sooke, British Columbia, V9Z [email protected]

250.642.6112@sookechamber

Best Western Prestige Oceanfront Resort Ballroom 6929 West Coast Road, Sooke, BC

FREE ADMISSION ~ PUBLIC MEETING ~ ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.Carpooling recommended

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Chamber announces promotion

The Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to announce the promo-tion of Chamber Office Administrator Aline Doiron to the position of Office Manager.

Aline came to the chamber with 16 years of office administra-tion experience, and over the past year has worked tirelessly with the Board of Direc-tors to organize every aspect of the cham-ber’s internal and exter-nal administrative and policy needs.

Highly skilled with evolving technology, she has also taken a lead role in the devel-opment of the cham-ber’s website, in main-taining the chamber’s Twitter and Facebook platforms, as well as coordinating all inter-nal and external media relations regarding advertising and mar-keting.

Aline has been instru-mental in organizing the majority of the Chamber’s events such as the Monthly Mixers, Newcomers Club Meet-ings, Awards Gala, Golf Tournament, Annual General Meeting, and the list goes on.

Most importantly she has provided extraordi-nary customer service to everyone contact-ing the chamber office for assistance whether member, non-member, visitor, partner organi-zation or general pub-lic.

The Sooke Region Chamber of Com-merce’s AGM is sched-uled for Saturday December 6 in the Pot-latch Room of Sooke Harbour House at 12 p.m.

The SRCC is still accepting nominations for Board members and information is avail-able by contacting the Chamber office at 250-642-6833 or [email protected].

Submitted photo

Aline Doiron new Chamber of Commerce office manager.

DISTRICT OF SOOKENOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTINGAnd NOTICE OF ASSENT VOTING

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the electors of the District of Sooke that an Election By Voting is necessary to elect, for a four year term commencing December 2014 and terminating after the 2018 general local election (in accordance with the Local Government Act), one Mayor and six Councillors to fi ll the offi ces of Mayor and Councillors on the Council of the District of Sooke. The persons nominated as candidates at the Election By Voting and for whom the votes will be received are listed below:

ASSENT VOTINGPUBLIC NOTICE is further given to the electors in the District of Sooke, that assent voting will be held on the following questions: “Would you support the District of Sooke working with the community to develop multi-use community centre facilities? YES or NO”

“Should the District of Sooke join other municipalities in renewing and restating its opposition to the expansion of oil tanker traffi c through Coastal BC waters? YES or NO”

VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONSADVANCE VOTING: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014 and WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014 8:00 am to 8:00 pm SOOKE COMMUNITY HALL 2037 Shields Road, Sooke, BC

GENERAL VOTING: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2014 8:00 am to 8:00 pm EDWARD MILNE COMMUNITY SCHOOL 6218 Sooke Road, Sooke, BC

ELECTOR REGISTRATIONIMPORTANT NOTICE:To be a Qualifi ed Elector in a local government election, a person must meet the following requirements: • Be age 18 or older on the day of voting • Be a resident elector or non-resident property elector at the time of voting; • Not be disqualifi ed by the Local Government Act or any other Act; and • Be registered as an elector of the District of Sooke.A person cannot vote if they are incarcerated. A person is disqualifi ed as an elector if that person falls under any of the categories outlined in section 49.(2) of the Local Government Act. No corporation is entitled to be registered as an elector or have a representative registered as an elector and no corporation is enti-tled to a vote. A person must not vote in a local government election unless entitled to do so.

If you are not on the list of electors, you may register at the time of voting by completing the required application form available at the voting place.To register you must meet the following qualifi cations: • 18 years of age or older on general voting day • Canadian citizen • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration • resident of OR registered owner of real property in the District of Sooke for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration, and • not disqualifi ed under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in the assent voting and not otherwise disqualifi ed by law.In order to register, resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identifi cation (at least one with a signature). Picture identifi cation is not necessary. The identi-fi cation must prove both residency and identity.

In order to register, non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identifi cation (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner, written consent from the majority of property owners to one owner registering.

MAIL BALLOT VOTINGQualifi ed electors may vote by mail if they: • have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity, OR • expect to be absent from the District of Sooke on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities.

REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE:

To request a mail ballot, no earlier than October 26, 2014 and before 4 pm on November 13, 2014, you must submit the following information to the District of Sooke municipal offi ce by mail (2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC V9X 1J2), telephone (250-642-1620), fax (250-642-0541) or email ([email protected]):

(1) Full name, (2) Residential address, (3) Address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-resident property electors), (4) Method of delivery of your mail ballot package: (a) pick up at municipal offi ce, OR (b) regular letter mail through Canada Post to residential address, OR (c) regular letter mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when requesting the ballot package, (5) If you are not on the list of electors, to ensure you receive the correct registration application form in your package, you must indicate whether you are

going to be registering as a resident or non-resident property elector.

The District of Sooke will send out mail ballot packages commencing on or about October 27, 2014. To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Offi cer no later than 8 pm on Saturday, November 15, 2014.

For further information on the bylaws or the voting process, please contact the Chief Election Offi cer at 250-472-0059 or the Deputy Chief Election Offi cer at 250-642-1620 or by email [email protected].

Given under my hand at Victoria, B.C. this 22nd day of October, 2014.Thomas F. MooreChief Election Offi cer

Offi ce of Mayor – one (1) to be elected.The candidates for the offi ce of Mayor are: Herb HALDANE*, 3118C Otter Point Road, Sooke, British Columbia David SHEBIB, 5090 West Saanich Road, Victoria, British Columbia Maja TAIT*, 2434 Driftwood Drive, Sooke, British Columbia

Offi ce(s) of Councillor – six (6) to be elected.The candidates for the offi ces of Councillor are: Jeff BATEMAN, 7083 Briarwood Place, Sooke, British Columbia Bev BERGER*, 6853 Grant Road, Sooke, British Columbia Justin HANSON, 2406 Poplar Drive, Sooke, British Columbia Ebony LOGINS, 6495 Riverstone Drive, Sooke, British Columbia Rick KASPER*, 2103 Mowich Drive, Sooke, British Columbia Kevin PEARSON*, 1930 Maple Avenue, Sooke, British Columbia Kel PHAIR, 1585 Dufour Road, Sooke, British Columbia Brenda PARKINSON, 1608 Harmonys Place, Sooke, British Columbia Kerrie REAY*, 2380 DeMamiel Drive, Sooke, British Columbia Mark WHITESON, 6845 Beaton Road, Sooke, British Columbia

*Incumbent Councillor

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There is turmoil in your financial sector, Taurus. But all it takes is some discipline and budgeting and you can be right back on track in no time at all.

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It’s time to get cre-ative, Gemini. Maybe you are planning a party that can use an interesting theme or thinking ahead to holi-

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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, embrace your childish side and let loose. Sometimes it can feel great to shake off responsibility for the time being and just act like a kid with no worries.

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VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, now is not the time to make any big changes that could rock the boat. Enjoy the solid foundation that you have built for a few more weeks.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, the choices you are making may temporarily sever a few of your relationships.

While this may hurt now, there’s a good chance you will mend fences in the long run.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, no matter how hard you try, it is not in the stars for you to make a fortune on any get-rich-quick scheme. Focus your energy on different ideas.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, although you may be anxious about some presen-tation you need to make, it is necessary for advancement at your job. It will be over before you know it.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, get together with Leo and develop a plan that will get your finances in order. Until you sit down and view every-thing in black and white, things will be in flux.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/

Feb 18Aquarius, although

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