MapleLine ENEWS - July 30 2009

Cleaning up derelict boats

WATCH FOR the FALL 2009 MAPLELINE on Aug.5 (as an insert in the Sooke News Mirror). Free copies will be available starting Aug.5 at SEAPARC, Serious Coffee, The Reading Room Cafe, The Stick Coffee House, and the Sooke Library, and other locations.
One of our feature stories examines the abandonment of boats in our harbour.
MapleLine Magazine

EVENTS THIS WEEK & NEXT

Sat. Aug.1 & Sun. Aug.2

CHINOOK SALMON DERBY
Salmon derby this weekend
The Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society presents they popular weekend derby, Aug.1 & 2 in Sooke. Tickets $50. GREAT PRIZES. Buy your tickets at Eagle Eye Outfitters in Sooke, The Crab Shack, West Shore Sport Fishing Center, and Island Outfitters. Weigh-in from daylight to 7 pm (Sat.), then daylight to 1 pm (Sun.). Food and presentations on Sunday afternoon at Sooke Flats.

On now, thru Aug.3

SOOKE FINE ARTS SHOW - 23rd year
Sooke Fine Arts Show - daily through Sun. Aug.3
The Sooke Fine Arts Show is enjoying its usual level of success. This year with 325 fine art pieces on display. July 25 to Aug.3 at the SEAPARC Leisure Centre in Sooke.

Wed. Aug.5

SIGN BYLAW REVIEW COMMITTEE (Sooke)
All about signs
The Sign Bylaw Review Committee will meet at 7 pm, Wed. Aug.5 at District of Sooke Municipal Hall.

BEYOND SOOKE

Just when you thought Google grabbed the gold... Bing!
LINK to article at: BusinessWeek.com
Microsoft signed a deal with Yahoo to create Bing, a rival search engine to go after the wildly successful Google enterprise.

How New York City handles homelessness
LINK to: www.globeandmail.com. Since 2007, NYC has shipped off 550 homeless families to locations with the USA and around the world.

INSIGHT: Read the details

Town Centre development plan
The District of Sooke has big plans to revise the downtown area of Sooke. Read and decide for yourself. [Report by The District of Sooke]

READ THE REPORT

District of Sooke Annual Report
Hot off the press (made available by Council on June 29/09). Questions from the public to be received at the July 13, 2009 meeting, 7 pm.

READ THE REPORT

"MUST READ" in MapleLine

It's an exciting year for solar installations in BC!... HES Home Energy Solutions sees increase in business.

Olympic Torch coming to Sooke Oct.31. Will you be there?

Staycations. People staying home for vacations -- a trend.

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JOB MARKET

Some not-so-glitzy Greater Victoria job link websites:
	THE JOB MARKET - raw but resourceful
	CRAIGSLIST - you can't beat this for nitty-gritty results
	VICSTART - worth exploring

SOOKE IN PICTURES

HEALTH TIP

Extreme heat can be dangerous!
Many regions of Canada are experiencing more frequent, more severe and/or longer extreme heat events, sometimes called “heat waves”. It is important to take precautions to protect your health. Four environmental factors work together to make it hot enough to put health at risk:
- high air temperature;
- high air moisture content (often expressed as relative humidity);
- radiant (sun) load;
- lack of air movement (wind - which usually moderates the negative effects of the other factors).

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