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250.479.3333 Details at: www.ShellyDavis.ca Shelly Davis email: [email protected]
Find Your Home’s Value With the Click of a Mouse !
Curious about the value of your home but too busy to have a formal evaluation done during this busy season?
Let me make it easy for you...just go to my website and click on the tab for “Selling” and choose Home
Evaluation….the answers to your home selling questions are just a click away!
Do make time to enjoy friends and family and receive my very best wishes for a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous 2014…....and remember...I am never too busy for any questions you might have...Merry Christmas!
C O M M U N I T Y N E W S M E D I A
Black PressWednesday, December 25, 2013 Agreement#40110541
NEWSM I R R O R
Editorial Page 8
Entertainment Page B1
Sports/stats Page 20
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS
from all of us at the Sooke News
Mirror
SOOKESECOND ANNUAL Gord Sleivert Me-morial scheduled. Seeking coaches and vounteers.
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Submitted photos
GUESS WHO?
A number of our elected officials took part in a trip down Memory Lane. We asked them to send us a photo of themselves at a Christmas past.
You may or may not be able to figure who is who, but included in these photos are: JdF Director Mike Hicks, MP Randall Garrison, MLA John Horgan, Councillor Maja Tait, Councillor Kerrie Reay, Councillor Rick Kasper and Councillor Kevin Pearson.
Premier Christy Clark announced the B.C. government’s support today for a second set of key liquor changes that will create oppor-tunities for small busi-nesses and legions and open up new dining options for B.C. fami-lies, while continuing to protect public safety.
To create more con-sumer convenience and give businesses more flexibility to grow, government will be introducing happy hour to B.C. To make sure liquor rules bet-ter reflect how British Columbians live, fami-lies soon will have the freedom to eat together in B.C.’s pubs, legions and restaurants. To enhance health and public safety, the Prov-ince also will improve and expand B.C.’s responsible beverage service program, Serv-ing it Right (SIR).
“These changes are about updating anti-quated licensing rules to reflect what British Columbians actually
want, while continu-ing to protect public safety,” said Premier Clark. “Families should be able to dine together in their neighbour-hood pub. Consumers should be free to order whatever they want in a restaurant. These are exactly the kind of com-mon-sense changes to B.C.’s liquor laws we promised to make - and we’re keeping that promise.”
Specifically, with the Liquor Policy Review re c o m m e n d a t i o n s announced today, gov-ernment is supporting:
• Small businesses and the hospital-ity industry, through changes like common- sense licensing and happy hours.
• Places like pubs, legions and member-ship clubs by making changes to create more family-friendly environ-ments.
• Health, safety and social responsibility by enhancing B.C.’s SIR program.
With minimum drink
pricing consistent with the views that Par-liamentary Secretary John Yap heard from health advocates dur-ing the B.C. Liquor Policy Review, the B.C. government will be opening the door to time-limited drink spe-cials - such as happy hours.
Other changes that will benefit the hospi-tality industry include simplified, common-sense licensing rules. If
patrons do not wish to eat, they will no longer be required to order food when they are in a food-primary estab-lishment. Also, custom-ers will be permitted to move freely with their beverage from one adjoining licensed area to another.
The B.C. government will further increase flexibility around licens-ing by giving liquor-pri-mary establishments and clubs, such as
legions, the option to accommodate minors up until a certain hour in the evening. This means, for example, that parents will be able to take their kids for a bite to eat at a pub or to enjoy some music at a legion that chooses to be family friendly.
“We’re thrilled to hear government is making positive changes in liquor regu-lations impacting The Royal Canadian Legion
and other membership clubs, so we can hold gatherings that safely accommodate minors, like community events, anniversaries and birthday parties,” said Angus Stanfield, presi-dent of the Royal Cana-dian Legion BC/Yukon Command. “These changes will help us strengthen our chari-table giving for veter-ans, youth, seniors and the communities we serve.”
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POLAR BEAR SWIM
The oTTer PoinT Volunteer Fire department is hosting the annual Polar Bear Swim taklng place at Whiffin Spit at 12 noon on January 1. registration begins at 11:30 a.m. come out and watch the brave take to the water!
HELPIng HEARTS
iF you can lend a hand or a dollar to those in need, it will be appreciated. The Sooke Food Bank needs non-perishable food all year long.
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Thumbs Up
To Brenda ParkinSon for spearheading the effort to decorate christmas trees in the town core and at the municipal hall. Good job.
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SAYIng IT LIKE IT IS
Students from John Muir elementary school sent along their ideas of what Christmas and the holidays mean to them.
You will see a selection of their heartfelt drawings throughout this edition of the Sooke News Mirror.
Merry Christmas.
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A GP for Me: focus of forumBritt SantowskiSooke News Mirror
Two health-focussed events took place in Sooke recently.
First was lesser-advertised Vancouver Island Health Author-ity (VIHA) sponsored strategic plan road show, details of which appears in last week’s Sooke News Mirror.
The second, some-what better advertised health initiative that took place on Satur-day, November 30 was an excellent reflection of precisely what Stan-wick was calling for: a community-planned working session, com-ing from the commu-nity.
This forum, A GP for Me, allowed Sooke resi-dents to address the relationship between patient and family physician. It’s scope included the difficulty of getting a local family doctor. About 60 peo-ple attended this event.
A presentation found on the gpscbc.ca web-site indicated there was
a “2010 Government commitment to provide a family physician for any BC resident who wants one, by 2015.” That’s just a bit over a year away.
Data from the Cana-dian Community Health Survey found there are 13.8 per cent of BC resi-dents who don’t have a regular family physi-cian, of which almost four per cent are look-ing for a regular family physician but cannot find one.
Based on the attend-
ees at the Sooke forum, there are a significant number — about half the group present — in Sooke who do not have a doctor.
“GP’s are definitely in short supply,” writes Linda Nehra, a consul-tant with the GP for Me program, in correspon-dence, “and the Uni-versities can’t graduate them fast enough to meet the demand. That coupled with pending and actual retirements of Family Docs are two factors that have con-
tributed this crisis.”A working group has
been established to address some of these issues.
“The Working Group will hold its first meet-ing in early January (we are working on a date right now),” updates Nehra. “We have not yet confirmed membership but hope to include the District of Sooke, the Sooke Region Commu-nity Health Initiative, the West Coast Fam-ily Medical Clinic, the South Island Division of Family Practice, and Island Health.”
The findings from Saturday’s forum are currently being com-piled, and the Sooke News Mirror will for-ward those findings as soon as that informa-tion becomes available.
Residents from the Greater Sooke area (from Port Renfrew to Beecher Bay) can add their input by drop-ping by at the Sooke Family Resource Soci-ety located at 2145 Townsend Road. Sur-veys are at the front desk.
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Two health-focussed events drew local residents.
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Investigation leads to animal cruelty chargesBc SPca
investigation leads to animal cruelty charges against Sooke resident
A Victoria-area woman has been charged in a disturbing
case of animal cruelty, following a BC SPCA investigation. Cathy Park of Sooke has been charged under the Pre-vention of Cruelty of Animals Act after the SPCA removed five deceased cats, alleg-edly killed by Parks, from her home in May 2013.
“The next day we also removed 11 house cats, six feral cats and one dog from the prop-erty,” says BC SPCA constable Erika Paul. The 11 house cats and dog were cared for at the Victoria SPCA until new loving homes were found for them. The six feral cats were
examined, treated and placed on a working farm.
“Park was a self-pro-claimed ‘cat rescuer’,” says Paul. “She decided that she didn’t want to keep the animals but she always had the option to surrender them to the Victoria SPCA – we are always
there as that safety net for vulnerable animals. It is so heartbreaking to think that these poor animals suffered and died so needlessly.”
Park makes her first court appearance on Jan. 9 at the Western Communities Court-house.
Pellet shooter takes a break
There have been no recent pellet shots fired at Sooke buses. However, the case is still open and anyone with information is encouraged to phone the Sooke RCMP at 250-642-5241 or Crime Stop-pers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Vehicle collisionOn December 11
around midnight, two vehicle collided on Sooke Road at Gil-lespie. One vehicle lost control and was speed-
ing, and was struck by a second vehicle. There were minor injuries.
Serious domes-tic assault results in charges
On Thursday, Decem-ber 12, there was a seri-ous domestic assault that occurred in a residence on Kaltasin Road. It was called in at 6:50 p.m. The assault resulted with one vic-tim requiring surgery. The perpetrator, War-ren Michael Gudmund-son, was arrested held in custody until his bail hearing on December
19. He was remanded in custody until Decem-ber 30.
OverallBetween December
11 and 18, the RCMP have received 83 calls for service. Their sea-sonal roadblock pro-gram is already in full swing, and several roadside prohibitions have been issued.
On the giving end, Sooke’s RCMP proudly participated with the Firefighter’s Christmas run to raise money and gather food and toys for the Christmas Bureau.
Seasonal Words of Wisdom
• The RCMP recom-mend that if you go away over the holidays, leave a light on, and tell your neighbours. Any suspicious behaviour should be phoned in to the RCMP, 250-642-5241.
• When discarding your Christmas packag-ing, destroy those big boxes that say you’ve received a big screen TV or any other item of significant value. Put-ting them in plain sight before recycling day doubles as advertising for petty thieves.
• Take extra care and be sure that your vehicle is locked when parked.
• Lastly, plan your travel. If you are travel-ling on a ferry, avoid the panicked rush induced by congestion (often resulting in speeding and reckless driving) and make a reservation. If you plan on driving on roads in different geo-graphical areas, be sure your vehicle has good winter tires and that your windshield wiper fluids are topped up.
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Christmas means...
Virginia, a Grade 1 stu-dent at John Muir ele-mentary school, reflect-ed on what christmas means to her.
A look back at what made the news in Sooke in years past:
December 13, 1989Road work to elimi-
nate “killer curves”
Regional Direc-tor Bob Clark says he has been informed by Highways Minis-ter Rita Johnston that work to straighten out some of the so-called “killer curves” along the Sooke highway between 17 Mile House and Coopers Cove will come early next year.
First step, he said, will be a one-kilometer stretch in the vicinity of the passing lane east of the Klee Wyck antique store which has a high rate of accidents, including fatalities.
Mr. Clark said he had also been informed by the minister that the earlier scheduled four-laning of a section of the road between Dewdney Flats and the western end of the passing sec-tion would start early in the new year.
December 23, 1985Bureau drive tops
goal
For the second year in a row, the Christ-mas Bureau fundrais-ing campaign has gone over the top, with a
total of $8,603 collected as of last Friday night. The target was $7,500.
All told, Bureau pres-ident George Morton said about 140 local residents, exclusive of the students, were involved in the Christ-mas Bureau activities which included collect-ing food, sorting, pack-ing and delivering.
December 11, 1985Street lights are
needed in Sooke
Const. Ross Davidson said the lack of street lights in the commu-nity made policing very difficulties and he said he was amazed that “to date a child hasn’t been killed in the Broome Hill subdivision on a rainy Hallowe’en night.”
Former Council mem-bers decided to invite the RCMP to make a more formal presen-tation on the need for street lights in Sooke at the next meeting of the Council.
It was estimated that 20 street lights for Sooke would cost about $2,800 a year.
December 22, 1982Museum greets
13,000 visitors
The Sooke Region Museum had 13,000 visitors during the year,
making a total of 45,000 since it opened in the summer of 1977.
Because of federal and provincial gov-ernment grants, it has been possible for the first time to keep the museum open daily through the winter months. It will close donly on Christmas day.
Curator Elida Peers reported on the major project of the year, the construction of the new storage/service build-ing, which is almost complete.
She said the care-taker’s suite has also been completed and the caretakers are in residence.
December 8, 1970
Legion L.A. NewsTwenty-three mem-
bers attended the December 1 annual meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary to Sooke Canadian Legion, with Mrs. Pearl Burton in the chair. Two new mem-bers, Mrs. Edna Fox and Mrs. Muriel Pear-son, were initiated into the auxiliary. Applica-tions for membership from Mrs. Ann Wilkin-son, Mrs. Janet Under-wood, and Mrs. Carol Brooks were read and duly approved.
Mrs. Gore, secre-tary-treasurer, gave a report on the recent bazaar and supper held on November 20. The amount of $332.08 was realized. The ladies wish to thank all those
who brought in all the wonderful baked good for the home bakin gstall, and a special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Mazer for letting us sit in the store with the Barbie doll and Knit Shop Raffle, which was drawn and won by Ivan Kennedy, Anderson Road.
Looking Back
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Wishing you all the best this Holiday Season
Nowadays we don’t seem to have cold
enough winters to skate outdoors, but that was not always the case, as this 1950s view of skat-ers at the western end of Gordon’s Beach illus-trates. Lynda Fisk, who supplied the photo, said Sooke kids would pile into whatever vehicle was available and bring their hockey sticks and have a fun day in the cold.
This slough area, facing onto the Strait of Juan de Fuca just about where Bob and Judy Stinson live today, was called Vogel’s slough because Harry and Kate Vogel’s home stood on the hillside well above it. Vogel had logged with horses, decades earlier, pulling logs from the uplands to store in the slough for eventual forming into log booms to be towed to sawmills.
Harry Vogel’s great-niece, Harla (Owen) Eve was among the skat-ers as were Lynda (Sul-livan) Fisk, and Myrna (Reid) Sullivan, Rodney Sullivan, Yvonne (Sul-livan) Reibin, Leslie Eve, Pat, Bob and Len George, Mickey Walker and George Pedneault. Former Saskatchewan boys Bob and Milt Gib-son, Sooke business-men at the time, also joined in the fun, and caused a bit of a stir, we’re told, when Bob fell through the ice - (It wasn’t deep, so no dan-ger).
Going back another decade, in the 1940s, Velma (Cook) Jessiman recalls that cold winters brought some of the crew from Elder’s Camp, such as Dal Elder, Elmer Dods, Horace Arthurs and their families of kids. Other neighbour-hood folk who joined the fun were Nelson and Art Cook, Audrey and
Jean Goudie and Walter and Phyllis Jessiman.
Back in those earlier days, Velma said many folk made their own skates, fastening blades onto old caulk boots. The groups would build bonfires, put on a vat of coffee, heat cocoa, and roast marshmallows or wieners.
Some of today’s seniors also speak of
the winter days when they would skate on ponds in Otter Point near Boneyard Lake and in the Sooke hills, skating on Crabapple and Sheilds Lakes where the temperature would be ten degrees colder than at sea level.
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The little kids from John Muir elementary school seem to say it best. Their submissions state that what Christmas means to them is “being grateful, love and friends.” Other speak of sharing and getting together, family dinners and joy.
If they can say those things in innocence, then we have a lot to learn from them. The holidays, no matter what your religious persuasion, is about giving, not getting.
People in Sooke are incredibly generous, they give of their time and money and they do it because they care for others and the plight of others as evidenced by the thousands of dollars and goods raised for those less fortunate. Yes, people are generous at Christmas time but they are also exceedingly giving at other times of the year.
As we prepare for our own celebrations it is important to remember those who may not have a place to go for their holiday dinner or a family to share it with. They will be helped with the Christmas hampers but what they can also use is a little human kindness and thoughtfulness. There are lonesome people in your midst and a simple Happy Holiday, Happy Hanukkah, or Merry Christmas greeting helps. Maybe you don’t even have to say anything, a smile and a little courtesy goes a long was as well. Everyone needs a little bit of that. And not to be forgotten is that simple, simple phrase — “thank you.”
The best thing about December is the fact that the days will soon be getting longer and the nights shorter. As we look forward to the new year and the potential it has, remember to look back at the last year and think about how you have made a difference.
Thanks to our carriers, writers, contributors and, most of all, our readers. Without our very involved readers we wouldn’t be your community newspaper. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Season’s Greetings to all.
ANOTHER VIEW
B.C. Views One of Canada’s great entrepre-
neurial success stories in recent years is WestJet, the Calgary-based airline that is expanding across the country and taking on European routes.
Clive Beddoe, the founding CEO of Westjet, was famous for helping the cabin crew tidy up the plane before getting off a flight. And the company is also known for its profit-sharing program, with all employees referred to as “owners” who have a stake in the success of the opera-tion.
I thought of this management approach when news emerged that the B.C. government was offering public service unions a new kind of contract, with a five-year term and wage increases tied to improved economic growth.
The surprising thing is that unions are accepting the idea, even though provincial growth must exceed the government’s independent eco-nomic forecast council projections before it can take effect in a given year.
The generally non-militant Health Sciences Association was the first to recommend acceptance of a five-year agreement with only 5.5 per cent raises guaranteed. Then they were joined by negotiators for 51,000 health and social services employees, represented by the B.C. Government Employees’ Union and
other unions that have long been adversaries of the B.C. Liberals.
John Fryer, negotiator for the BCGEU going back to the epic bat-tles with Social Credit governments and now a professor at University of Victoria, wasn’t impressed when he heard the news.
“These deals reflect what happens when public sector unions back the losing party in a provincial election,” he said. “Union bargaining power takes a trip down the pooper.”
I think there’s more than that going on. Perhaps today’s union leadership is beginning to accept that its wage, benefit and pension arrangements look pretty good com-pared to the harsh reality of private businesses competing in a global economy.
I asked Premier Christy Clark if this new approach is inspired by private-sector profit sharing. She agreed that is the model.
“I think that’s a great principle for all of us to work from,” Clark said. “Until now, the growth of public sector wages has been completely insulated from changes in the pri-vate sector. And this is the first time we’ve ever been able to successfully link those two things. At this point it’s still a small increment wage growth, but it’s a big change, and I hope we can continue to build on it.”
From an employee perspective, it is indeed modest. If real gross domestic product increases one per cent beyond the independent fore-
cast used in the provincial budget, employees get an additional half of one per cent raise for that year.
Contrast this labour relations development with what’s happening on the federal scene. A classic con-frontation is brewing between the Harper government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
A key dispute is over sick days, which the government estimates are averaging 18 a year. PSAC currently has 15 “bankable” sick days a year, which the union president refers to as a “negotiated right.”
It takes me back to my first union job, where I was warned never to take just one sick day. We negoti-ated for two at a time, so always take two, the union rep told me. Implicit in this is the mindset that employ-ees should give as little and take as much as possible.
Looking through my files each December for the B.C. story of the year, I consider what is likely to mat-ter five or 10 years from now.
This partnership approach to building the provincial economy is my pick for 2013.
Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twit-ter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]
We look to editorial comment for a balance of facts to become bet-ter informed. With respect, I believe yours of December 11, 2013, “Adding up the cost of development” missed the mark.
The amended Com-munity Amenity Con-tribution Policy was debated by the LUEC and its recommen-dation was adopted by council only eight months ago. At that time, the district’s plan-ner stated that the pol-icy had never produced a significant amount of benefit and hence the decision to restruc-ture the fee schedule was made. The fact that there has been no revenue from the revised policy in eight months is an indication that perhaps there is a greater problem.
The policy was intended to give devel-opers the opportunity to enhance density in a given zone and pay for the privilege of the benefit.
Councillor Haldane is correct in that devel-opers have generally retreated from Sooke. Our property values have retreated as well. Developers are in busi-ness for profit. The community which wel-comes development will prosper.
Developers build roads, sidewalks, streetlights, schools, fire hall and homes and
neighbourhoods for all of us and yes they do it for profit. The dis-trict in turn gets the benefit of an expanded tax base and revenue to support the desired social and artistic pro-grams for the commu-nity. A developer pays not only for the cost of building infrastructure but additional Develop-ment Cost Charges to pay for the operation and expansion of exist-ing roads and munici-pal services. I am unaware of any munici-pal subsidies to devel-opment in Sooke at present but any would be welcomed no doubt.
Good development requires cooperation of all the stakeholders in the community. Let’s stop bitching about the small stuff and focus on getting things going again.
If you are going to add up the true cost of development, please include all the facts and then consider the cost
of no development.A. Cownden
Sooke
Editor’s note: The amended Community Amenity Contribution Policy 2013 has not been adopted by District of Sooke council.
Not happy with issues in Shirley
All the years of apprenticeship in Shir-ley have finally come to fruition.
The rich people and the Americans have gotten all their ducks in a row.
Now the taxes will go up as things are got-ten that were wanted; taxes that are paid by the poor - non-Amer-icans in Shirley; again - the poor subsidizing the rich.
Our muddy, over-chlorinated water is
now silver gold; its price going from $400 per year to $1,200 per year in five short years. I feel privileged, “which is to say” - I’m discon-necting the water.
The fire hall volun-teers want two fire halls for Shirley, one for Shirley, and the other, so Jordan River doesn’t get one - (a sort of tree hugger, CRD, dilemma, paradox, kind of situa-tion, I guess).
I’m overwhelmed by the talented, com-petent, intelligent, and self-effacing attitude in Shirley - Gem of the Region.
N.E. MacNabShirley
Hwy. 14 is heaving and sinking
After reading the “Chat with MLA John Horgan” from Dec 11, I still can’t understand
the lack of push from this MLA to seek urgent repairs for Highway 14 west towards Port Ren-frew.
The MLA may not know the roadway is getting worse by every heavy rain fall and every heavy truck daily. The roadway is opening up gaps, heaving and sinking at a faster rate than even the highways department notices.
Why can’t this MLA not speak directly to the Ministry of High-ways and see to it that road is safe for all the road users. The road is being beaten up by cement trucks and lum-ber supply trucks head-ing to the growing Port Renfrew region. This road is shared by the school buses and tour-ists venturing out to the west coast. It’s not safe. Period.
Mike WoodhouseOtter Point
We asked: What is your Christmas wish for your family this year?
Wealth and happiness.
Dan MilburnSooke
For the best year ever.
Lynne GreerSooke
Good health.
Logan RichardsVictoria
Health and happiness.
Roseanne MilburnSooke
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eat!the winner of the P r e s t i g e H o t e l Gingerbread House contest was lynda Bell. Funds raised will go to the Christmas Bureau.
“Your Sooke Specialist”
Merry Christmas! ….and our Very Best Wishes For the New Year. Thanks to all our many friends who make Sooke such a wonderful place to live. Michael, Kathy and
Consumers warned of unethical bidding sitesKyle WellsBlack Press
Vancouver Island’s Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to use extreme caution when taking part in any online “penny auc-tions.”
Penny auctions offer chances for bidders to “win” items at low prices, but many use a complicated bidding process which ends up costing a bidder more than they intended spending.
“The idea is that you’re going to end up getting a great deal, however, you still have to pay what you bid,” said Rosalind Scott, president and CEO of Vancouver Island BBB. “So you can end up spending a lot of money and getting absolutely nothing.”
Many sites require a user to set up an account and purchase
bids with a credit card. Bids can cost less than a dollar and are sold in bundles. The user then places the bids on items, the price for which goes up incre-mentally as others bid.
So even if a bid is used to raise an item’s price by a penny, that bid still cost the user anywhere from 50 cents to a dollar. And in the end, even if a user doesn’t win the item, they must pay for the bids placed.
The BBB agencies across North America have received a total of 338 complaints so far in 2013 related to these penny auctions, which now hold a rank of 31 out of 84 most com-plained about industry categories. An investi-gation into the sites is ongoing.
“You get ones that fall into the shady penny auction category where they’re charging all kinds of fees and doing all kinds of things that really aren’t very ethi-cal,” Scott said.
To avoid being scammed, the BBB recommends research-
ing penny auction sites at bbb.org, read-ing the fine print care-fully, researching how much items cost before bidding and keeping an eye on credit card statements.
The BBB also advises those who have run
into trouble with penny auction sites to file a complaint by visiting vi.bbb.org or calling toll free 877-826-4222.
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Thurs Dec 26BOXING DAY DERBYAt the Crab Shack, from dawn until 2pm. Call 250-642-3410 for information.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONCribbage 7 p.m.FESTIVAL OF TREESAt SEAPARC until Jan 2.
Fri Dec 27VITAL VITTLESFree lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONShort mat bowling 1 p.m.Karaoke with Pete & Megan 8-11 p.m. TOONIE SKATE11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at SEAPARC
Mon Dec 30PARENT & TOT DROP-IN Sooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00. (250) 642-5152 for info.CALLING ALL QUILTERSKnox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call 250-642-2484 for info.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONShort mat bowling 1 p.m.Euchre 6:30 p.m.MEDITATION EVENINGZenwest Meditation Evening, 7 p.m. Free.
Sun Dec 29ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSunday breakfast brunch, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5, children welcome.Drop-in Pool @ 1 p.m.Traditional Christmas Dinner at the Legion, cocktails starting at 4:30pm. $12.50 for members, $15 for non.SKATE WITH SANTASEAPARC, 1:30 - 3:15 p.m. Admission by donation of food, toy or $.
Tues Dec 31BABY TALK 2013Cues: What’s My Baby Telling Me? At the Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre 10-11:30 a.m. TOONIE SKATE11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at SEAPARCYOUTH CLINICAges 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONNew Year’s Eve dinner and dance, doors open at 5:30.
Wed Jan 1 2014POLAR BEAR SWIMWhiffen Spit Park, Sooke, BC. 11:30 am registration , 12:00 pm cannon start. Hot chocolate served afterwardsROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONNew Year’s Day Levee, 12 noon, everyone welcome.
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Consumers warned of unethical bidding sitesKyle WellsBlack Press
Vancouver Island’s Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to use extreme caution when taking part in any online “penny auc-tions.”
Penny auctions offer chances for bidders to “win” items at low prices, but many use a complicated bidding process which ends up costing a bidder more than they intended spending.
“The idea is that you’re going to end up getting a great deal, however, you still have to pay what you bid,” said Rosalind Scott, president and CEO of Vancouver Island BBB. “So you can end up spending a lot of money and getting absolutely nothing.”
Many sites require a user to set up an account and purchase
bids with a credit card. Bids can cost less than a dollar and are sold in bundles. The user then places the bids on items, the price for which goes up incre-mentally as others bid.
So even if a bid is used to raise an item’s price by a penny, that bid still cost the user anywhere from 50 cents to a dollar. And in the end, even if a user doesn’t win the item, they must pay for the bids placed.
The BBB agencies across North America have received a total of 338 complaints so far in 2013 related to these penny auctions, which now hold a rank of 31 out of 84 most com-plained about industry categories. An investi-gation into the sites is ongoing.
“You get ones that fall into the shady penny auction category where they’re charging all kinds of fees and doing all kinds of things that really aren’t very ethi-cal,” Scott said.
To avoid being scammed, the BBB recommends research-
ing penny auction sites at bbb.org, read-ing the fine print care-fully, researching how much items cost before bidding and keeping an eye on credit card statements.
The BBB also advises those who have run
into trouble with penny auction sites to file a complaint by visiting vi.bbb.org or calling toll free 877-826-4222.
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Thurs Dec 26BOXING DAY DERBYAt the Crab Shack, from dawn until 2pm. Call 250-642-3410 for information.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONCribbage 7 p.m.FESTIVAL OF TREESAt SEAPARC until Jan 2.
Fri Dec 27VITAL VITTLESFree lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONShort mat bowling 1 p.m.Karaoke with Pete & Megan 8-11 p.m. TOONIE SKATE11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at SEAPARC
Mon Dec 30PARENT & TOT DROP-IN Sooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00. (250) 642-5152 for info.CALLING ALL QUILTERSKnox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call 250-642-2484 for info.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONShort mat bowling 1 p.m.Euchre 6:30 p.m.MEDITATION EVENINGZenwest Meditation Evening, 7 p.m. Free.
Sun Dec 29ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSunday breakfast brunch, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5, children welcome.Drop-in Pool @ 1 p.m.Traditional Christmas Dinner at the Legion, cocktails starting at 4:30pm. $12.50 for members, $15 for non.SKATE WITH SANTASEAPARC, 1:30 - 3:15 p.m. Admission by donation of food, toy or $.
Tues Dec 31BABY TALK 2013Cues: What’s My Baby Telling Me? At the Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre 10-11:30 a.m. TOONIE SKATE11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at SEAPARCYOUTH CLINICAges 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONNew Year’s Eve dinner and dance, doors open at 5:30.
Wed Jan 1 2014POLAR BEAR SWIMWhiffen Spit Park, Sooke, BC. 11:30 am registration , 12:00 pm cannon start. Hot chocolate served afterwardsROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONNew Year’s Day Levee, 12 noon, everyone welcome.
Sat Dec 28ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONMeat draw 3 p.m.
Baptist Church: 7110 W Coast RdChild, Youth & Family Ctr: 2145 Townsend RdFamily Medical Clinic: 1300-6660 Sooke Rd
Property owners with unpaid property taxes are reminded that the outstanding amount will begin to accrue interest starting on January 1, 2014.
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Tax payments may be made at the Municipal Hall and at most � nancial institutions. Payments may also be dropped through the mail slot at the Municipal Hall outside of of� ce hours. Applications and payments dropped through the mail slot before 8:30am January 2, 2014 will be received as at December 31, 2013.
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Francine Louise LoganMay 30/1956- December 14/2013
Francine passed away peacefully in her home with her loving husband and best friend of 51 years at her side after a long and brave fight with cancer.
Francine Louise Parks was born in Toledo, Oregon May 30, 1956. Her parents, Harold and Pauline Fine Parks were also born and raised in the Toledo area. Fran grew up in Toledo and Elk City,
Oregon. Swimming, camping, working with flowers were favorite activities. Her floral entries earned ribbons in the County fair. After graduating from Toledo High School in 1974 Francine attended floral school in Portland, Oregon and then worked in the industry. A job in a florist shop included a move to Coos Bay with daughters Rachelle and Tabitha then to the rural area near Winston, Or.
Fran met Douglas Logan of Victoria, BC, Canada, they married Sept 1998 in Las Vegas. Fran finally had time to let her creative side run wild.
She enjoyed working with yarn, making fragrant soaps, drawing and painting. Her yarn creations - shawls, felted purses and hats were featured in a Sooke, BC art gallery with many pieces being sold. Fran and Doug have lived in Sooke, BC since 1999 with their kitty Rocky. For several years they wintered in Mazatlan making wonderful friends there. Fran said her bucket list was completely fulfilled over the years as she won a race in their Corvette, went Para-sailing in Mexico and once piloted a Cessna airplane.
Surviving are husband Doug Logan, daughters Rachelle Littrell and Tabitha Richards of Oregon, her father Harold and his companion Shirley of Yuma, Arizonia. Stepchildren Michelle Kang (Sung-Su) of S. Koera, David (Ashley) and Robert of Victoria, beloved brother John (Gertrude) of Merritt, BC. A step-sister, Linda of Nevada and step-brother, David of BC, and mother-in-law Jenny Logan of Vancouver, BC. Grandchildren
AnnaMarie, Toren, Shannon, Emelia, Cruze and Noah and 1 great-grandson Asher.
She was preceded in death by her mother Pauline in 1982. Memorial contributions can be made to your local Hospice.
“forever is a long time but not long enough with you”
Mom passed away 2 days short of her 65th wedding anniversary. She was born, raised and lived a great life in Sooke. She was at the heart of our family and her community, and made the best blackberry birthday pies you’ve ever tasted. Mom was a teacher who led by example. As a volunteer, she helped to lead fund
drives for seats in EMCS theatre and to buy and restore the Muir cemetery. She also worked tirelessly with her friends in Lionism, accepting others’ problems as her own. She leaves her community a better place.
Predeceased by her parents Tony and Frances Sullivan, and her Sooke pioneer grandparents Eustace and Ann Arden. She leaves her family with great regret: husband John; kids Glen (Marie), Wendy (Wendal), Randy (Dawn), Terry (Marie), Wayne (Moe), and Gerry; grandkids Shane, Mark, Kendra, Paul, Trent, Stephanie, Danielle, Nicole and Brock; siblings Rodney, Yvonne, and Lynda; and in-laws Jim, Bill, Peggy and Vera. She also leaves her best friend of 84 years, Merle Proteau. Thanks to Dr. Wolovitz and staff for their care and compassion.
Please join us on Jan.4 at 2:30 at the Sooke Community Hall for what Audrey requested: tea and visiting with old friends. If you like, please bring a single flower to add to Mom’s best vase, or donations can be made to the Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society.
WILSON (NEE SULLIVAN), Audrey
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The second annual Gord Sleivert Memorial Game is sched-uled for Saturday, January 18 at SEAPARC, starting at approxi-mately 6:00 p.m.
This is a coaches-only fundraising hockey game named in honour of Gord Slievert. Sleivert was actively involved with Sooke Minor Hockey as a coach, a mentor and an executive as well as the president. Born on October 20, 1963, he died on April 2, 2012.
At this point, the coordinators are starting to compile a list of coaches who would like to play in the game. They are also look-ing for volunteers to help with the event.
If you are interested in playing or volunteering, or if you have any questions about the event, please send your contact infor-mation to [email protected].
Last year, the memorial game raised more than $3,000, and the proceeds went to a local Sooke family.
Second annual Gord Sleivert Memorial game scheduled for mid January
Britt Santowski photos
Above: Last year’s face-off, at the inaugural Gord Sleivert Memorial game. Right: A fierce face-off stare-down.
Sooke’S HoCkeY SCoReboARd
Saturday December 7• Victoria Ice Hawks C6 vs. Midget C1 (T) 4-4
Sunday December 8• Midget C1vs. JDF C2 (L) 3-6• Peninsula Atom C2 vs. Atom C-2 (W) 0-12• Sooke Bantam A vs. Tri Port Tier 3 (L) 2-4• Dodge Caravan Kids 3 vs. JDF (W) 12-2
Saturday December 14• Saanich C3 vs. PeeWee C2 (L) 4-0• Peninsula C3 5 vs. Midget C1 (L) 5-3
Sunday December 15• PeeWee A vs. Saanich (L) 3-4• Peninsula T2 vs. Sooke Bantam A (L) 9-3
Wednesday December 18• VRC Tier 2 vs. Sooke Bantam A (W) 3-4
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A team photo of the EMCS Wolverines. On December 17, the EMCS Wolverines faced down Esquimalt and walked away with a strong win, 73 to 46. A team tournament, EMCS against Esquimalt, took place on the weekend before Christmas. Results will be printed in next week’s paper.
EMCS WolvErinES EngagE againSt ESquiMalt
Sooke skaters make the gradeThe STARSkate program con-
sists of figure skating skills in four areas – Skating Skills, Ice Dance, Free Skate and Interpre-tive.
The following skaters from Sooke Skating Club passed their Skate Canada tests on Decem-ber 12:
Fiesta TangoErin Haldane,Bryanne Thomson,Megan Ferguson, and Nina Kovacik.
Willow WaltzKaryl Musfelt-Trivino, and Rhianna Smith.
Junior Bronze SkillsKaryl Musfelt-Trivino, and Nina Kovacik.
Preliminary Freeskate Elements
Karyl Musfelt-Trivino, Bryanne Thomson, and Nina Kovacik.
Preliminary Freeskate Program
Nina Kovacik.
According to the the Skate-Canada.ca website, The Ice-Dance tests program teaches timing, musicality, rhythm inter-pretation, structure as well as basic skating skills such as edges, flow, control and unison. Free skating consists of the exe-cution of jumps, spins, footwork, field movements and stroking, either in isolation or performed in sequence to music.
Congratulations to all.
with notes from Gill Greydanus
Two dancers initiated a fundraiser to express their appreciation to Carole Cave’s Sooke Dance Studio. The studio burned down in big fire in July of this year.
Dancers Camille Johns and Maddy McHugh sent out a message to their supporters.
“We believe that as dancers, it is also our responsibility to show our sup-port for our amazing dance studio that has given us so much over the past years,” they write in an email that was distributed to their supporters. “Like many of you, we have danced here for many years and it has helped to shape the people we are today. With that being said, an organized bake sale is the least we can do to give our thanks.”
Their bake sale was arranged for December 14 and 15, and in total the enterprising youth raised over $800.
Dancers show their appreciation by raising funds for dance studio
Camille Johns photo
Maddy McHugh (left) with fellow dancer Carmyn Wright (right) at their bake sale.
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Some photos taken of soccer events over the fall season. this year, the Sooke Soccer club was well represented at the Santa Parade, boasting the largest group present. As reported, their membership is growing.
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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, this is your
week to shine and let everyone at work know just how talented and devoted you are to the team. Enjoy the fanfare while you can get it.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Distractions are lurk-
ing, Gemini, but you will still manage to get things done. Some-how you find the focus needed to muddle through all the work.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Trust someone close
to you with a few of your secrets, Cancer. Holding them in may only cause you grief in the long run. Don’t worry, your confidante will be supportive.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, an investment
opportunity has piqued your interest. Until you sign over the funds, be sure to research every-thing thoroughly and call in some expert advice.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, you have a lot
on your plate, but you can handle it on your own. If things are to get done, you will get them accomplished of your own accord, even if it takes longer.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Some added confi-
dence is all you need to get back on the right track, Libra. Things are bound to work out in your favor, especially when you put your mind to something.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, just when
skepticism seems to be taking over, you will dis-cover once in a while there are a few sur-prises with happy end-ings. Enjoy your good luck.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21
Sagittarius, though unusual, your behavior might seem perfectly reasonable to you. But unless you share your thoughts with others, they may wonder what is going on.
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said in the heat of the moment will not soon be forgotten, Capricorn. Don’t forget to employ some tact when discuss-ing serious matters with loved ones.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18
Aquarius, this week you will have to be very convincing if you want plans to go your way. Brush up on your approach and give thought to exactly what it is you want to say.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Take a few days to
let your mind wander, Pisces. You will prob-ably find being a free spirit to be a refreshing break from the norm.
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Pacific Marine Circle Route Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror
The weather outside may be frightful, but it is also an opportunity to see nature at its most powerful. Stand-ing in the open during wild weather is both frightening and invigorating. There is nothing like a winter storm to make you feel alive.
For years people have been flocking to Tofino to watch the storms blow in off the Pacific Ocean. What some forget is that those same gnarly winds and big water are also found close to home.
The Pacific Marine Circle Route is a storm watcher’s dream. From the heavy waves and spray along Ogden Point in Victoria to the tidal pools and extreme weather in Port Renfrew, the weather is something West Coasters live with and experience.
The circle route is a 255-kilometre loop from Victoria to Port Renfrew, through some of the most untravelled roads to the Cowichan Valley and back to Victoria.
Views of the Straits of Juan de Fuca and Georgia give the traveller a honest look at the southern coast of
Vancouver Island. From Victoria the storm watcher can travel to East Sooke Park with it’s 3,500 acres and 50 kms of trails. Sheltered coves and stands of forest are there for the exploring.
Travel further along Highway 14 to Sooke and one can walk along Whiffin Spit and view the majestic Olympic Mountains while watching for passing boats. The Sooke Potholes is a favorite swimming spot as well as a great hiking area.
Further up the highway there is a host of provincial and regional parks which provide an easy walk to the pound-ing surf and driftwood strewn beaches. Campgrounds are available as are picnic areas. French Beach, China Beach, Juan de Fuca, Sandcut and Sombrio Beaches are all within your reach.
Jordan River is known as the spot to surf along this stretch of rocky shoreline. When the waves are high you will see surfers, stand-up paddle boarders,and kayakers all enjoying the big water. At China Beach one can try surfing in the winter waves or just stroll along the sandy beach. This is the start of the Juan De Fuca Marine Trail and, a moderate multi-day hike which takes you to Port Renfrew and Botanical Beach. Sombrio was known as a surfers’ paradise when squatters lived and surfed on
the rugged shores before it became a park. Sombrio was home to Leah Oke, one of Canada’s best female surfers.
Botancial Beach in Port Renfrew is a favorite place to study intertidal pools and marine life. In Port Renfrew at Port San Juan you can marvel at the long stretches of driftwood strewn beaches and you may even spot surf-ers enjoying the winter wav action.
If you have had enough of beaches and waves you can travel along to Fairy Lake, a fresh water lake just out of Port Renfrew. Ancient old growth trees are found in Ava-tar Grove and Red Creek. Red Creek has the world’s larg-est Douglas fir tree with a circumference of 12.5 metres. Ask in Port Renfrew and they will direct you to these ancient forests.
Travel east through to the Cowichan Valley and mean-der along the harbor at Cowichan Bay. Duncan leads you back to Highway 1 to complete the circle. There are places to stop for food, but gas is not readily available once you leave Sooke. Fill up and hit the road, go storm watching, enjoy the unspoiled wilderness and the color-ful characters. It’s a trip worth taking even in the winter months.
To download a map go to: www.pacificmarinecircler-oute.com.
Go storm watching in your own neighbourhood
Pirjo Raits photos
The waves attract surfers and storm watchers. On the left is a surfer hanging ten at China Beach. On the right are the waves off Whiffin Spit.
A Christmas StoryPart of my job as a Deacon is to ‘bring the world back
to the church’. In that spirit, I bring you a story for Christmas – from Sooke, to Sooke.
In 2013 I gradually got to know a middle aged man who has lived around Sooke without housing for many years. We had gotten beyond nodding to each other to saying hello when we met. Finally, I gave the person my name, and asked his. He gave me his name, and this story.
He said he lived ‘on the streets’ and went 10 years before anyone asked him his name. My answer was a grunt of painful compassion. He did not elaborate his story, and it is powerful for the simplicity of two ideas: 10 years//nameless.
Christianity, other religions and many secular belief systems preach the radical equality of all human beings. We have individual gifts, weaknesses, and stuff, but our fundamental value comes from being human, not from the individual talents and stuff. We are born and die equal. But so often we run from this equality to seek status – making ourselves, at least in our own eyes, better on this or that to other people. For Christmas this year, look around and acknowledge our equality to someone. It may be the greatest Christmas gift you have ever given, or received.
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are a favourite pastime for many people over the holidays. Here are a couple of new books which may be of inter-est.
Canada Cross-
words Book 14Author: Gwen Sjo-
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Harbour Publishing
Ever since Arthur Wynne published the first crossword puz-zle in 1913, they have become, for some, a daily activity. One hun-dred years and thou-sands upon thousands
of puzzles have been printed to tease brains and test wits.
Can you identify the town in Ontario that hosts the largest maple syrup festival? Name a famed Cana-dian pianist or name a Gemini award-winning journalist. It’s all about the things we know as Canadians.
Gwen Sjogren has cre-ated crosswords with a distinct Canadian flair. She is the mastermind behind O Canada Cross-word Books 12, 13 and 14 as well as the Cross-Canada series.
Book 14 contains 100 puzzles with answers in the back. A great gift for the crossword fan who wants to work out their mental muscles.
The CougarBeautiful Wild and
DangerousAuthor: Paula Wild288 pages, HardcoverDouglas & McIntyre
They are called by many names, cougars, mountain lions, pumas and they are elusive,
graceful and powerful.Paula Wild has writ-
ten a well-researched book on these myste-rious, misunderstood and amazing animals.
She doesn’t sugar coat their behaviour and thankfully doesn’t place them in a cat-egory of cute Disney characters.
Cougars are efficient killers who can jump 5.5 metres straight up, and they are among us more than we real-ize. Wild says cougars are compelling icons of everything humans fear and admire. See-ing a cougar is rare and being attacked by one is even rarer, but the stories are out there
and Wild includes many of them in her book. As cougars become more habituated to humans, it is likely attacks will increase, if not on humans, certainly on domestic pets.
Wild tells stories of cougars who became pets and cougars who became prey. Cou-gar Annie is renown for her hunting skills and is known for kill-ing a cougar on her 73rd birthday. For her it was a matter of sur-vival. Most hold cou-gars in high regard as they seem to represent and signal a wilderness which is quickly disap-pearing.
Cougars are wor-thy of protection as they are an integral part of our ecosystem. Wild offers up-to-date information on cougar awareness and defense tactics. The Cougar is a fascinating read and will grace book shelves for many years offering insights into the secret life of cougars.
Books that will stay on the shelves
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