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$50 dinner for two at the old Darcy’s?
Their dad carved the Thetis Lake sign. This week, they came back.
Editor’s Note
Hello, Westshore.
The Thetis Lake sign has a name behind it: Peter Martineau. His children returned this week to see it restored.
We’ve also got a $50 dinner for two at the old Darcy’s and three ways to get out this weekend.
The Westshore team
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A FAMILIAR FACE
The carving their dad left at the lake
For Peter Martineau’s children, the familiar park sign is a piece of their dad.
Peter Martineau hand-carved the log sign at Thetis Lake in 1984. On Tuesday, his four children gathered beside it to see his work restored, more than four decades after it went up.
Rot and insect damage had put the original at risk. The CRD considered replacing it, but community support helped save the carving. Parks staff removed rot, treated the wood to slow decay and repainted it.
The family thanked the people who spoke up for their late father’s work: “we’re so happy this iconic piece will live on.”
Read the family’s thanks and see the restoration.
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SOMETHING FOR THE TABLE
Still calling it Darcy’s? Here’s dinner.
$50 for two at Emporia, Thursdays from 5 to 10 p.m.
At 737 Goldstream Ave., the Thursday special is built for sharing: four morsels of your choice, one regular-sized pasta dish and one dessert. Dine-in only; select bottles of wine are $35 extra.
The kitchen’s local supplier list includes Roaming Raven Farm in Metchosin and Bagga Pasta in Esquimalt. Even the ketchup is made in-house.
See what’s included or browse the menu and reserve a table.
Sources · Emporia · Thursday special · Emporia · Kitchen · Emporia · Menu and suppliers
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A reminder before it opens tomorrow: more than 50 artisans fill the All Sooke Arts & Crafts Christmas Show at Sooke Community Hall, 2037 Shields Rd. Nov. 13, noon to 7 p.m.; Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Nov. 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free, with an elevator between floors.
Common Thread welcomes beginners Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A separate Meet the Puppets session runs 1 to 3 p.m. Both are in Room 202, Juan de Fuca 55+ Activity Centre, 1767 Island Hwy. Enter from Ocean Boulevard; free RSVP required for each session.
Caleb Hart and Sonic Alley launch UNBOUND at Emporia with DJ Cabin Fever on Nov. 14, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets are $20; ages 19+, valid ID required. Find tickets through Emporia’s profile or events calendar.
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Before you go
Belmont graduate Maggie Mackinnon helped UVic beat UBC 17-0 on Sunday for its first national women’s rugby title. The fourth-year player scored a try and six conversions across the tournament and earned an all-star spot.
Colwood Coun. Ian Ward wants provincial offices on the Westshore. The chamber supports a regional move if it makes sense, with downtown leases coming up for renewal. It remains a proposal.
Hundreds gathered in Langford for Remembrance Day. The ceremony honoured the four soldiers killed at CFB Wainwright, including Colwood-raised Pte. Aidan Goulding. A separate wreath remembered Sooke’s Jesse Adams, killed while helping evacuate animals in Ukraine.
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