Fall 2010 issue: release date August 25    

The impact of the Sooke Hiway on our community

August-October 2010 (Vol.2 No.4):

Editorial theme:  Integrating health & the arts

Publisher-Editor: Mary P. Brooke

Now released - August 25: Read about two popular annual July events in this Fall issue -- the Sooke Salmon Enhancement Derby and the 24th Annual Sooke Fine Arts Show.  New cover feature: photos of community leaders.

 

FALL 2010: 

Articles and topics as featured in the printed August to October 2010 issue include:
Messages from community leaders:   District of Sooke Councillors Bev Berger and Herb Haldane.
Meet the Mayor - 10 years of leadership longevity for Janet Evans, Mayor, District of Sooke
Education now and for the future - by Allan Cahoon, president, Royal Roads University
Foggy Chinook Salmon Derby - profile of the annual Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society event -  photos

Impact of the Sooke highway | Profile of singer-songwriter Gord Phillips - by Mary P. Brooke
HEALTH SECTION:  Oral cancer screening; bone health; self care is a key to longevity; and bacterial-yeast balance for good health.
ARTS SECTION:  Sooke Fine Arts Show at the top of their game (24th annual show); how one song about the Sooke Hiway reflects a town that 'drives together, stays together'
Commentary on Education ~ by John Horgan, MLA  The Arts in Sooke  - a new website spawned in a creative community  |  Sooke Fine Arts Show - two juries - public and pro
Contemplation about the Sooke community ~ by Moonfist
Nettles - by Marcie Gauntlett   The Benefits of Seaweed by Christine Hopkins
Community Growth: Sooke real estate profile Jan-July 2010, and brief summary of Sooke's Official Community Plan
PET SECTION:  Birds as pets (by Tia Arden of Wiskers & Waggs); Animals are like family (interview with Dr. Erik Wirtanen); Pets as companions (by Karen Laharty) & Pet Issues (by Mary P. Brooke).
Elegance by the Sea - a contemplation about Sooke Harbour House

Tai Chi classes now in Sooke.

Business & Community Updates - all the latest news from Summer and looking forward

 

...and more, including:

The power of music in health and healing - by Karen Laharty

 

THANK YOU TO OUR ADVERTISERS: Adrenaline ZipLine Adventure Tours, CRD, District of Sooke, John Horgan MLA, Sooke Irrigation Systems, Outbound Hounds, Wiskers & Waggs, Ahimsa Yoga, Sooke Arts & Crafts Christmas Show, Westcoast Fly Fishers, Coast Guard Auxiliary #37, Sooke Fire Rescue Service, Serious Coffee, Sooke Community Development Association, Notaries in Sooke, South Shore Gallery, Long & McQuade, Northern Star Plumbing and Gas Service, Dale's Electric, Gatewood Mews Townhomes, Realtor Daniela Novosodova, Sooke Fine Art Show, Dr. Louise Morin & Dr. Brian Joslin Optometrists, Otter Point Veterinary Hospital, designer Phyllis Lysionek, Kahl Realty, Ocean Body Works Spa, Clover Care Massage, Reading Room Cafe, Screen Actors Studio, Sooke Dance Studio, Sooke Fall Fair, and the MapleLine Business Centre!