Mark your calendar:
Late Night Shopping Sale at
Bees Knees Boutique in Evergreen Shopping Centre, Sooke.
Fri. May 18
5:30 to 8 pm. 50% off consignment. 20% off new products
. $1 Clothes, Toys, Shoes. 50¢ all books. Infant to adult plus
sizes, including maternity. Sale does not include consignor minimums.
Live Music Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis. 250-642-0443
Enlightened Living - 2 free talks. The Compassionate Diet -
book talk by author Arran Stephens -
Sat. May 19.
7 pm. Meditation and The Inner Journey -
Sun. May 20.
11 am. Both at The Fairfield Gonzales Community Assoc, 1335 Thurlow Rd,
Victoria. Info: 250-727-8670
Victoria Day, Mon. May 21.
Statutory holiday. Government and schools closed.
The
community of Otter Point is reviewing its Official Community Plan
and needs to update its records of the early history of the area. Past
and present residents of Otter Point, as well as others who have an
interest in the history of the community, are invited to a workshop to
review the historical information already collected and help us with
new, incomplete or incorrect information.
Tues.
May 22. 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm. Juan de Fuca Planning Office, #2 –
6868 West Coast Rd, Sooke. • Arnie Campbell – Otter Point resident.
250-642-3113 | d.acampbell@shaw.ca
• Elida Peers - Sooke Region Historian 250-642-4200 or 250-642-6351 or
historian@sookeregionmuseum.com
The consultation process to decide which Monday in February will be
Family Day
started May 8 and runs to a closing date of
May 22.
It's an opportunity for public input at
http://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcfamilyday/ or on Facebook or
Twitter: #mybcfd . With the addition of Family Day in 2013, BC will
have 10 statutory holidays. Five other provinces celebrate Family Day on
the 3rd Monday in February.
Three NDP MPs (including Randall Garrison ~ Esquimalt - Juan de
Fuca)
seek public input on the federal budget.
Wed. May 23 in
Victoria. See article (pg.3) and ad (pg.4) in May
18th edition of Sooke Voice News.
Sooke Fine Arts Society AGM, 7 pm, Sooke Harbour House,
Thurs. May 24.
Open Mic Night
Thurs. May 24
at Smokin Tuna Cafe, 241 Becher Bay Rd, Sooke, BC. Phone: 250.642.0332
Old Time Barn Dance Sat. May 26
at EMCS highschool. $10. All ages. 7 pm. Ticket info on
EMCS website.
Tickets for the EMCS prom event will go on sale
starting June 1 and
will be sold until June 15 for a cost of $65. All students must be on
the grad list before a prom can be purchased. Prom guest applications
are available for pick up in the office and need to be returned with a
parent signature to the school office by June 15.
Take the Pressure Down blood pressure
clinic by Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC.
Fri. June 1. At
SEAPARC, 2168 Phillips Rd., Sooke. 10 am to 1 pm. Recommended that you
relax or 'slow down' before having your blood pressure tested.
www.takethepressuredown.ca
Millenium Memorial Park on Maple Ave. S. will be transferred over
to the District of Sooke at a ceremony on
Sat. June 2
at 2 pm. The public is welcome to attend.
Sooke Philharmonic Secret Garden Tour.
June 3, 10-4.
www.sookephil.ca
Graduation Ceremony for Grade 12 Students at Edward Milne Community
School on
Sunday, June 10 .
www.emcs.sd62.bc.ca .
Victoria Youth Triathlon Race takes place on
Sunday, June 10 at
UVic. Open to all youth ages 6 to 17. A great opportunity for youth to
experience the excitement and get their start as a tri-athlete. For more
information, contact Race Director Rob Dibden at
vicyouthtriathlon@gmail.com
.
Musical Theatre year-end presentation (and some of Final Projects
Night), during the day for students to attend, on
Thurs. June 14. At
EMCS high school, Sooke. Parents welcome.
Tickets for the EMCS prom event are on sale
until June 15 for
a cost of $65. All students must be on the grad list before a prom can
be purchased. Prom guest applications are available for pick up in the
office and need to be returned with a parent signature to the school
office by June 15.
Launch of Phase 2 pre-sale of residential units at Mariner's Village
in Sooke. In early to mid June. Date tba.
1st year anniversary celebration of the Best Western
Premier Prestige Oceanfront Resort in Sooke on
Sat. June 16. Details
to come.
June 19-28 Provincial and
Scholarship final exams for Gr.10-12 in SD62.
2012-2013 EMCS Course Booklet (Gr.9 to 12) is posted under
"Parents-Information" on the EMCS
website.
EMCS
Grad Prom.
Fri., June 22,
7:30 - 11:00 pm at Inn at Laurel Point in Victoria. $65/person
(tickets for sale at EMCS office until June 15).
From EMCS website: "To attend, all graduating students must complete
their Grad Transitions, and must have a record of good behaviour and
attendance up to the date of Prom. Prom is an alcohol free event.
Students are to arrive at Prom with a parent. Students must NOT arrive
to Prom in a Limosine. Limos can pick students up after the Prom."
New branch of the TD Bank in Sooke holds it official grand
opening, open to the community, on
Sat. June 23 in Sooke
town centre. Regular TD banking hours in Sooke: Monday to Wednesday hours 8 am to 6 pm, Th & F. 8-8, Sat.
8-4, Sun. 11-4.
Sooke Royal Connections - a show opening at the Sooke
Region Museum on
Sun. June 24 .
www.sookeregionmuseum.com
June 28 last day of
school in SD62; summer break begins.
July 1
Canada Day
celebration at Sooke Flats. With Dead Reckoning and Soul Shakers as
live entertainment. Ends with fireworks at dusk.
Subaru Sooke Triathlon. Aug.12,
2012.
Choice of 3 distances: Sprint, Olympic and Half Iron.
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