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Gallery: Purple Pirate comes to Sooke

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 15, 2015 by Britt SantowskiOctober 11, 2015

Here’s the proof. [unitegallery virl_reading_club] Resources SPN article that preceded the event is here.    

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Posted in News, Photographs | Tagged library

Marine Drive road closure/Lizard Lake fire update

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 15, 2015 by Britt SantowskiAugust 15, 2015

Updated at 6:45 p.m. [sam id=”15″ codes=”true”] Still 250 Hectares Still 20% contained 90 firefighters on sight (was 74 this morning, and 60 yesterday Heavy smoke in the area Crews focus on building line and removing danger trees. Helicopter bucketing … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged fire, Port Renfrew

Sooke soccer registration season approaches

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 14, 2015 by Britt SantowskiSeptember 10, 2015
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Sooke soccer registration is upon us again. To find out more about Sooke soccer registration, here’s the basic details. Registration form and more detailed information is available from the website. CLUBHOUSE REGISTRATION: Next registration at Sooke soccer fields upstairs in … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Sports

A new Community Thrift Shop for Sooke

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 14, 2015 by Britt SantowskiAugust 14, 2015

Monday August 17th is National Thrift Store Day. We are taking this opportunity to announce that Sooke Family Resource Society (SFRS) is embarking on a Social Enterprise venture – a new Community Thrift Shop – in September. The closing of … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged SFRS, Sooke

UPDATED Aug 13 8:22 pm – Marine Circle Route closed due to fire east of Port Renfrew

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 13, 2015 by Britt SantowskiDecember 30, 2017
Marine Circle Route closed

Update: Aug 13, 2015, 8:35 a.m. The fire has grown from 50 hectares to 150, and a few other spot fires have also developed. Status: Active 0% contained The size of this fire is very approximate. Heavy smoke is blanketing … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged fire, Port Renfrew, wildlife

Sooke’s SEAPARC offers Dirt Jumper’s camp for youth

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 12, 2015 by Britt SantowskiAugust 12, 2015

Sooke’s SEAPARC offers Dirt Jumper’s camp for youth [sam_ad id=”88″ codes=”true”]SEAPARC is partnering with Nolan Riding this summer to offer a 5 day Dirt Jumpers Camp August 17-21 for youth ages 12-16 Years. Nolan Riding is a team of mountain … Continue reading →

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The fire at Sooke’s Grant Manor is over; the need for help is on-going

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 12, 2015 by Britt SantowskiAugust 12, 2015
Volunteer Firefighter in Sooke

Article submitted by Cynthia Mcdonald from the Grant Manor Fire Help committee The fire at Sooke’s Grant Manor occurred in July of this year, and emergency rescue services from several communities responded quickly enough that it was brought under control with no loss … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged fire, fundraiser, Grant Manor

Aug 28 Sooke fundraising event for Cops for Cancer

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 12, 2015 by Britt SantowskiSeptember 19, 2016

It’s set: on Aug 28 there will be a Sooke fundraising event for Cops for Cancer called the Good Times Dance. The Sooke Lions are putting on a Tour de Rock fundraising dance on August 28th at Sooke Community Hall.  … Continue reading →

Posted in fundraisers, News | Tagged cancer, cops for cancer, fundraiser, RCMP, Sooke, Tour de Rock

BC ICE Unit finds disturbing numbers of people sharing child pornography

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 11, 2015 by Britt SantowskiFebruary 7, 2020

B.C., Integrated Child Exploitation Team The results of a recent project conducted by the British Columbia Integrated Child Exploitation Unit (BC ICE) has found a troubling number of people in the province exchanging digital child pornography (i.e. sexual abuse images). … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged children, teens, youth

READER’S TIP: 642 Sooke numbers targeted by fake CRA scammers

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 11, 2015 by Britt SantowskiDecember 21, 2016

Sooke PocketNews received a phone call from a reader, C.M., who wanted to warn us 642 Sooke numbers targeted by scammers posing as CRA collection agents. This Sooke resident was contacted by phone by someone claiming to be with the CRA. The … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged reader tip, scam

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