Back to School ~ Sept.7, 2010   "Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be maintained."  ~ James A. Garfield (20th president of the USA)

 

 

Fall 2010 - Vol.2 No.4

The FALL 2010 issue of MapleLine Magazine is available August 25 through October 31 while supplies last.

 

Autumn in Sooke Check out our fall issue for interesting articles about the arts, health, education, harvest season, impact of the Sooke Highway on life in Sooke, and more! Available at the usual outlets including The Sooke Library, Sooke Regional Museum, Serious Coffee, The Stick, The Edge Restaurant, SEAPARC, Reading Room Cafe, Sooke Harbour House and other locations. This is the first issue that has also been distributed by Canada Post directly to selected homes in Sooke. Starting November the magazine will be issued bi-monthly (6 times a year).


 

UPCOMING EVENTS

These and other events are posted on our 'breaking news' page.

Sat. Aug. 28

SHADOWROC MUSIC
Free outdoor rock-blues concert
At Ed Macgregor Park in Sooke, Sat. Aug.28. From 3:00 to 7:00 pm. Admission by donation. Family-friendly. Refreshments on site. CDs for sale. Info

Sat. Aug. 28

SOOKE SOCCER CLUB
24-hour Fundraising Soccer Game
Marathon game - adults ($40) and kids ($20), overnight camping on the field. Fundraiser for an artificial turf. Starts 1 pm Sat. Aug.28 runs to 1 pm the next day.  www.sookesoccer.com 

Sun. Sept. 5

SOOKE ROTARY
Annual Rotary Hockey Game
Junior A Hockey in Sooke. Victoria Grizzlies vs Cowichan Capitals. 2 pm at SEAPARC arena. Adults $9, Youth (under 12) $6. Tickets at SEAPARC. Proceeds to Sooke Minor Hockey.

Tues. Sept. 7

SD62 - 2010-2011
Back to school
Elementary, Middle and Secondary school students in Sooke head back to school today. www.sd62.bc.ca

Tues. Sept. 7

WORKLINK
Prime Time Program
Registration starts for the 50+ employment program recruitment process in Sooke. Contact WorkLink at 250-642-3685. Story  

Tues. Sept. 7

DISTRICT OF SOOKE
Committee of the Whole
7 pm. At Council Chambers. Open to the public. Info

Tues. Sept.7 to Sat. Sept.11

SEAPARC LEISURE COMPLEX
A Taste of Aquatics
Five days of free-admission swim and aquatic programs. Info

Sat. Sept.11

SOOKE FIRE RESCUE SERVICE
Heroes in the Sky
10 am to 10 pm in the parking lot across from Evergreen Mall. Dignitaries will be hung from the ladder truck until enough donations bring them back down. For $20 each donor gets a free Fire Within calendar of Sooke firefighters. All proceeds to charity. Contact ssorensen@sooke.ca to volunteer yourself to hang from the ladder truck. 

Sat. Sept.11

GREAT CHILI CHALLENGE
4th Annual Great Chili Challenge
in the parking lot across from Evergreen Mall. 10 am to 10 pm. Enter your company, service group, family, sports club or team. Win prizes. www.sookelionsclub.org

Sat. Sept.11 & Sun. Sept.12

SOOKE FALL FAIR
97th Annual Sooke Fall Fair
At Sooke Community Hall, celebrating 100 years of Girl Guides and the International Year of Biodiversity. Hundreds of agricultural and crafts entries. www.sookefallfair.ca

Sun. Sept.12

SOOKE COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL
Beach Art
Create art outdoors at Whiffen Spit beach. www.sookecommunityarts.com

 

 
 

NEWS for Aug.27-Sept.12:

Firefighters get photo-snapped for calendar and Manuel Quimper burns.  Story 

New ArtsinSooke.com posts free listings for the arts community. www.artsinsooke.com

Gord Phillips launches a free outdoor rock-blues concert on Sat. Aug.28.  Event Info | Story | Gord Phillips website

Prime Time Program ~ runs again for older workers this fall.  Story

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SOOKE IN PICTURES

The 4th annual Art in the Park event at Ed Macgregor Park was held Aug.14&15, 2010. The low turnout may have resulted from low-key promotion, people away on vacation, and occuring on the coattails of the 24th annual Sooke Fine Arts Show held two weeks prior. Photo by MapleLine Magazine. Copyright 2010.


 

 The salmon came back

Sockeye are back, Chinook were snapped up
The largest run of sockeye salmon since 1913 has been a big deal in the news this week. Meanwhile, The Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society focused on chinook and reported on replenishing salmon stocks at their annual derby held July 31-Aug.1. Story & photos


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