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FALL 2009 ISSUE NOW
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The FALL 2009 print edition of MAPLELINE was released Aug.5. Free copies available at SEAPARC, Serious
Coffee, The Reading Room Cafe, The Stick Coffee
House, Sooke Harbour House, South Shore Gallery, the Sooke Library, and other locations.
One of the lead stories explains
how a solar grid-tie system works.
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EVENTS on the near
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Mon. Sept. 21 |
SOOKE
HARBOUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Chamber/District Breakfast
Mon. Sept.21 [7:30 am] at Sooke Harbour House.
Reservations required before 5 pm Sept.18. Phone
the Chamber at 250-642-6112.
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Tues. Sept. 22 |
SEAPARC
LEISURE COMPLEX
Active Aging Open House
Tues.
Sept.22 [9 am to 1 pm]. Learn about new 50+
programs. At noon hear speakers from UVic, SEAPARC,
and the BC Arthritis Society.
More info.
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Wed. Sept. 23 |
SOOKE
FIRE DEPT.
Fire & Life Safety Training
Hands-on fire extinguisher training. Wed.
Sept.23 [7:00 to 8:30 pm]. Free to area
residents and businesses. At the Fire
Hall on Otter Point Road.
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Thurs. Sept. 24 |
MAPLELINE JOURNALISM TRAINING PROGRAM
Career training info session
 The
new MapleLine Journalism Workshop Program
will host a free drop-in info session about news writing and
the 9-month program. Thurs. Sept.24 [3:30 to 5:00
pm]. For ages 17+. Free refreshments. Location:
upstairs meeting room at Village Food Markets, 6661
Sooke Rd.
More info.
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Thurs. Sept. 24 |
SOOKE
BIZ NET
Business networking meeting
 Guest
speaker Don Colgrave of Northern Savings about
business cost-savings in a recession. Thurs.
Sept.24 [5:30 to 7:30 pm]. Refreshments fee $20;
buy tickets at Sooke Fine Art Gallery, 2016 Shields Rd.
Event at Sooke Ocean Resort, 6669 Horne Rd.
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BEYOND SOOKE |
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BC
Ferries reports a good summer.
Great weather
increased vehicle traffic 3.1% in July and August.
Click here for
story in Times Colonist.
One dose of Canada's H1N1 shot protects adults.
LINK to story at: www.cbc.ca.
Early clinical
trial results released Sept.14. |
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INSIGHT: Read the
details |
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NEWS from
MapleLine |
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The
District of Sooke's new Municipal Engineer is
Elisabeth Nelson, appointed by Council at its
September 14, 2009 meeting.
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The District of Sooke
approved in principle a partnering agreement with
Prestige Sooke
Holdings Ltd. for a 400-room hotel project,
at the Sept.14 District of Sooke Council meeting.
Read more. |
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Sooke
Spirit Festival
is a community-wide event being organized by the
Sooke Harbour Chamber of Commerce for Dec.5, to boost
interest in Sooke as a holiday season tourist
destination.
Read more. |
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