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From cwhitney on Opinion: Complex Canadian-Indigenous relationship need united empathy, patience, understanding
2019/02/19 at 5:52 pmFrom mrslewers on Additional video footage of ATM theft in West Shore
2019/02/14 at 4:54 pmFrom Ken on Coast Guard Auxiliary crew executes late-night marine rescue (updated)
2019/02/11 at 9:28 pmFrom Pattyboo on Blue box recycling service is running today, with exceptions
2019/02/11 at 6:37 pmFrom Z on Monday, Feb 11: Port Renfrew Elementary closed; school bus #12 cancelled
2019/02/10 at 10:34 pmFrom Britt Santowski on Monday, Feb 11: Port Renfrew Elementary closed; school bus #12 cancelled
2019/02/10 at 10:37 pmFrom Les-Ann Ruttan on Cat colony populations decline with BC SPCA grant program
2019/02/10 at 4:44 pmFrom cwhitney on One voice may have changed Council's mind on a variance matter
2019/02/10 at 11:20 amFrom pjohanson on Minister responds to 13 mayors calling for rail transit from West Shore to Victoria
2019/02/09 at 3:10 pmFrom Paula Johanson on Stay off the road if at all possible
2019/02/08 at 3:31 pmFrom John McCrea on Extreme weather shelter arrives in Sooke
2019/02/08 at 3:17 pmFrom Phillips on Extreme weather shelter arrives in Sooke
2019/02/08 at 2:37 pmFrom Fruitier on Minister responds to 13 mayors calling for rail transit from West Shore to Victoria
2019/02/08 at 2:09 pmFrom A on Stay off the road if at all possible
2019/02/08 at 12:10 pmFrom cwhitney on Dummy, not dead body, drifts in to East Sooke shoreline
2019/02/07 at 3:09 pmFrom mrslewers on $3M infusion supports mental health programs for BC primary and secondary students
2019/02/05 at 1:55 pmFrom mrslewers on $3M infusion supports mental health programs for BC primary and secondary students
2019/02/05 at 1:52 pmFrom Lis on Sooke Council grants $68,320 to community applicants
2019/02/05 at 11:34 amFrom Phillips on Commentary: Mulling remuneration increases for the lowly paid Sooke politician against the backdrop of gross provincial entitlement
2019/02/05 at 11:33 amFrom Mary Bendsen on Groundbreaking ceremony sees construction start for Sooke's second co-housing project
2019/02/03 at 6:05 pmFrom cwhitney on Council approves memorial plaque for Cam Sullivan
2019/01/31 at 6:14 pmFrom Ann Clement on Council remuneration kicked down the timeline, again
2019/01/30 at 6:05 pmFrom Moira H on The many crying kids (corrected: catching snowflakes!) at Sooke's medical clinic
2019/01/30 at 2:11 pmFrom Britt Santowski on The many crying kids (corrected: catching snowflakes!) at Sooke's medical clinic
2019/01/30 at 3:53 pmFrom Jo on Recyclable materials from the CRD are still being recycled into new products
2019/01/26 at 6:43 pmFrom Mike Gold on Overhead lights on Sooke Rd at Gillespie to be functional, mid February
2019/01/23 at 4:28 pmFrom Fruitier on Sooke Council to champion expanded advertising options at AVICC
2019/01/23 at 2:57 pmFrom Patrick Gale on Council waffles on addressing remuneration, frozen for more than a decade
2019/01/22 at 9:49 pmFrom mrslewers on Naloxone training, EMCS Library Jan 21, 6pm
2019/01/22 at 7:42 pmFrom mrslewers on New interim CAO has optimistic outlook for Sooke
2019/01/21 at 2:11 pmFrom davidevans on Reminder: Book Club starts Wednesday
2019/01/19 at 1:12 pmFrom Heather Kaney on BC Hydro warns customers about scams after record number of attempts to defraud in 2018
2019/01/18 at 8:12 pmFrom davemcconnell on Monday's Committee of the Whole meeting considers Lot A and Cannabis
2019/01/17 at 6:10 pmFrom Phillips on Pipeline demonstrators block public access to RCMP Westshore detachment
2019/01/16 at 4:41 pmFrom Britt Santowski on Pipeline demonstrators block public access to RCMP Westshore detachment
2019/01/16 at 5:11 pmFrom Serena on Pipeline demonstrators block public access to RCMP Westshore detachment
2019/01/16 at 12:54 pmFrom Britt Santowski on Pipeline demonstrators block public access to RCMP Westshore detachment
2019/01/16 at 1:55 pmFrom Phillips on Opinion: The more women in government, the healthier a population
2019/01/15 at 10:34 amFrom corrie cullen on Department of Finance Canada launches consultations on Open Banking
2019/01/15 at 6:18 amFrom davidevans on Someone who bought a 649 ticket in Sooke is a guaranteed winner (open)
2019/01/13 at 12:39 pmFrom sunnyside on District puts a call out to contractors to build earthen stairs on Throup
2019/01/09 at 9:13 pmFrom Martin on New Logging Operations Underway on Edinburgh Mountain, an Old-Growth Forest Environmental “Hotspot” near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island
2019/01/09 at 6:24 pmFrom WILLIAM GIBBONS on Are our Southern Resident Orcas Doomed? Sooke needs to talk about our Endangered Orcas
2019/01/09 at 1:44 pmFrom Paul on Are our Southern Resident Orcas Doomed? Sooke needs to talk about our Endangered Orcas
2019/01/08 at 3:41 pmFrom Jo on Rallies planned internationally in support of Wet’Suwet’en to denounce state violence on unceded territory (OPEN)
2019/01/08 at 3:02 pmFrom mrslewers on Meanwhile in Sooke: Dec 30 2018 to Jan 4 2019 (OPEN)
2019/01/07 at 6:14 pmFrom Vivi on REMINDER: Casablanca comes to Sooke
2019/01/07 at 3:26 pmFrom Marilyn Erickson on District puts a call out to contractors to build earthen stairs on Throup
2019/01/07 at 3:24 pmFrom mrslewers on Alzheimer’s Awareness campaign challenges stigma for Sooke residents living with dementia (open article)
2019/01/01 at 5:45 pmFrom mrslewers on Funding available for improvements to cycling infrastructure through BikeBC
2019/01/01 at 5:40 pmFrom KarenMason on Five reasons to become an exclusive Charter member
2018/12/22 at 10:08 amFrom Jo on Sooke Talks 2, now available online
2018/12/14 at 7:51 pmFrom mrslewers on Presentation to Sooke Council: People living rough could die while governments decide what to do with them
2018/12/14 at 5:36 pmFrom mrslewers on New council pushes "What's in it for Sooke" when it comes to development
2018/12/12 at 6:45 am