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Ravi Parmar replaces Bob Phillips as SD62 Chairperson
-SD62 media release At last evening’s Board of Education meeting, an election was held for the position of Chairperson of the Board. Board Chair Bob Phillips informed Trustees last month of his intention to resign from the position as Board … Continue reading →
Transit recommends you take the bus to Canada’s birthday party in Victoria
On July 1, Victoria will celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday with a series of family-friendly events and BC Transit will join in, offering special bus services to help connect people to the festivities. “BC Transit is proud to be able to … Continue reading →
ICBC’s top tips to help keep kids safe on summer break
Sooke-proper addendum: Neither Journey nor EMCS have summer school programs, so the mention below to summer school zones is not applicable locally. Please note, though, that in other municipalities, towns, and cities, it is. As noted below, “School zone signs will … Continue reading →
Do you know this man? Suspect sought in voyeurism investigation
–Victoria Police Department media release Special Victims Unit detectives are asking for your help as they seek to identify the suspect in a voyeurism incident that took place at Hillside Mall on June 10th, 2017. The suspect is described as … Continue reading →
District’s Annual Report receives scathing review from local watchdog
The District of Sooke 2016 Annual Report was presented to Council at the June 26 Regular Council meeting. An annual report must be presented to the public by June 30 of every year. Sooke resident and longtime Council watchdog Gail … Continue reading →
The number of wildfires in BC is growing
Here’s a screen shot of active wildfires in BC, as of June 27, 2017. The red dots are new fires; yellow dots are active fires, and the flames are fires of note. Of the three fires on Vancouver Island, all … Continue reading →
Travel Tips: High border traffic anticipated over the Canada-Day weekend
CBSA tips to facilitate your entry to Canada From Canada Border Services Agency As Canada celebrated 150 years with events across the country, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) advises travellers that it anticipates higher traveller volumes at its ports … Continue reading →
Takata vehicle airbag recalls in Canada
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You may have heard that Takata Americas has filed for Chapter 11 (bankruptcy protection) on Sunday with liabilities of $10 billion to $50 billion, while the Japanese parent and subsidiaries filed for protection with the Tokyo District Court early on Monday. … Continue reading →
Time lapse video of the new Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail Suspension Bridge
Related Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail and suspension bridge open to the public Travel and Leisure review of the Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail … Continue reading →
Message from the Mayor: Keep your butts with you
The following message is from Sooke Mayor Maja Tait; to follow her directly, click her Facebook link below. Hello Smokers: Please keep your butt (s) with you! Our Fire & Rescue volunteers had a busy Sunday attending to four emergency … Continue reading →
Regular Council meeting overview June 26
Sooke Council held a Regular meeting on Monday, June 26, 2017. The meeting started at 7:00 p.m. All were present: Mayor Maja Tait, and Councillors Brenda Parkinson, Ebony Logins, Rick Kasper, Kevin Pearson, Kerrie Reay and Bev Berger. Public Hearings Third … Continue reading →
Dizzying posturing sets the stage for future mudslinging (or a snap election) in the BC Legislature
The BC Liberals, who for 16 years were positioned politically to the conservative right (and not to be confused with the more center-left federal Liberals) fling themselves to the extreme left, contrary to their election platform. The Greens (left) and … Continue reading →
Does Mike de Jong stand by criticism of policies he now supports?
–BC NDP media release Last week, Christy Clark delivered a desperate throne speech that lifted numerous policies directly from the B.C. NDP’s broadly popular platform. But during the campaign, the B.C. Liberals dispatched Mike de Jong to attack the financial … Continue reading →
Shop Till U Drop in Vancouver with the Sooke Harbourside Lions
–Josie Masi The Sooke Harbourside Lions Club’s Shawnigan Campership Committee is putting on a “night away” girls’ bus trip to raise some funds for camperships. The fun filled trip is called “The S.T.U.D. Trip” (Shop Till U Drop) with lots … Continue reading →
As the sun sets on Sunday, so ends the heat wave
Did you catch Sunday’s sunset? And with that, the year’s first heat wave ends. Visit SPN Weather for live streaming information. … Continue reading →
Meanwhile in Sooke: June 18 – 24, 2017
To see this week’s gallery, click here. … Continue reading →
Brush fire on Sooke Rd attributed to a dick-flicked cigarette butt
Sooke Fire Rescue Service posted the following on their Facebook page around noon today. “#Sooke crews busy this morning with a rescue call on Gillespie, brush fire off the Galloping Goose Trail, brush fire at 6200 blk Sooke Rd and … Continue reading →
Life Hack and Coping Skills: Tired and out of time? Here’s a nap hack
-by Alanda Carver, Teacher of Kundalini Yoga: A Practice for Spiritual Warriors Rest and re-balance your hormones using this three minute technique This week’s Life Hack is for coping with tiredness when you don’t have enough time to sleep A restful hormone … Continue reading →
Visit the Marine Search and Rescue on Canada Day at the Flats!
–Marina Braggio, Juan De Fuca Marine Rescue Society What will you be doing on Canada’s 150th Birthday?? Will you be attending the Sooke Lion’s sponsored event at the Sooke “Flats” Campground? If so, come by and see us, we will be … Continue reading →
Sooke musician Taylor Caspersen releases debut album July 8
Twenty-year old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Taylor Caspersen will release his debut album After All These Years July 8 in Sooke, the town he grew up in. A prolific young composer, sometimes writing a song a day, Caspersen captures a sound … Continue reading →
Sooke, In OTHER News (via Google Search)
- Sooke School District elects new board chairperson - Goldstream News Gazette (registration)
- Mounties targeting drunk and distracted drivers this summer - Goldstream News Gazette (registration)
- New wilderness trail opens up 'wonderland' on Vancouver Island - CBC.ca
- Jack Knox: Cycling and hiking by trail, Victoria to Duncan and beyond - Times Colonist
- New bus service planned for Sooke, West Shore - Goldstream News Gazette (registration)
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- New wilderness trail opens up 'wonderland' on Vancouver Island - CBC.ca
- Quake measuring 4.6 rattles central Vancouver Island, no damage reported - CBC.ca
- Safer driving calls renewed after Langford flagger struck - CBC.ca
- Trio 'lucky to be alive' after boat capsizes near Sooke, BC - CBC.ca
- BC Votes 2017: Langford-Juan de Fuca riding profile - CBC.ca
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- Sooke School District elects new board chairperson - Goldstream News Gazette (registration)
- Mounties targeting drunk and distracted drivers this summer - Goldstream News Gazette (registration)
- New Island connection opens up the Great Trail - Victoria News
- New bus service planned for Sooke, West Shore - Goldstream News ... - Goldstream News Gazette (registration)
- Jonas Stadtländer helming the kitchen at the legendary Sooke Harbour House - Post City
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