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Wild Mountain Sooke makes enRoute finalists list

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 11, 2015 by Britt SantowskiOctober 18, 2018
Wild Mountain Sooke

Wild Mountain Sooke, one of Sooke’s newest restaurants, is a finalist in the Air Canada enRoute Eat and Vote contest, in the new restaurant category. Your vote can help them make the top 10 restaurants to be featured in their … Continue reading →

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Want to know more about Sooke Nature Kindergarten?

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 10, 2015 by Britt SantowskiNovember 7, 2015
Sooke Nature Kindergarten

Here’s a 10 minute video we found online about Sooke Nature Kindergarten (Sooke school district, at Sangster Elementary School in Metchosin). It can give you some of the answers you’ve been looking for. –Britt Santowski, SPN Sooke Nature Kindergarten from … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged school

Bear-proofing your yard for autumn in Sooke

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 10, 2015 by Britt SantowskiDecember 30, 2017
bears are being habituated in Sooke

Debbie Read, the Community Coordinator at Wild Wise Sooke, send us this following article on bear-proofing your yard for autumn in Sooke. Yes indeed, it’s that time again! The bottom of the article includes additional resources. It’s that time of year, where … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Wildlife information and alerts | Tagged bear, Sooke, wildlife

Sooke players were part of the Lacrosse team that took the gold

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 8, 2015 by Britt SantowskiOctober 11, 2019
Sooke players were part of the Lacrosse team that took home a gold at the Provincial Championships

One assistant coach and four Sooke players were part of the Lacrosse team that took the gold in the 2015 Provincials. According to self-proclaimed “proud grandmother” Sandy Jarvis, Assistant Coach Terry Dennett and players Zack Homer, Gabe Harman, Alex Garson and Teagan Knowles are all … Continue reading →

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Sooke roundabout construction update

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 8, 2015 by Britt SantowskiSeptember 5, 2017
Roundabout in Sooke

On July 6, the Ministry of Transportation released the following press release, a Sooke roundabout construction update. Please note that the release references DriveBC as a resource for current project details; please also note that our roundabout does not appear … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged roundabout

UFO sighting in Sooke!

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 8, 2015 by Britt SantowskiAugust 8, 2015
UFO sighting in Sooke

In my regular scanning of the world wide web in search of all things “Sooke” I encountered this fun little bit: there was a UFO sighting in Sooke. An unidentified flying object was seen over the skies of Sooke on … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Shirley Day on August 16, 2015

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 7, 2015 by Britt SantowskiDecember 6, 2015

This year’s Shirley Day will be held on Sunday, August 16, from 11 am to 6 pm at the historic Shirley Hall and adjacent Pioneer Park. This outdoor, family-friendly event features crafters and vendors in the park, live music, a … Continue reading →

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Government announces $1.5 million for Aboriginals affected by family violence in Sooke and throughout BC

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 7, 2015 by Britt SantowskiOctober 1, 2017
Aboriginals affected by family violence in Sooke and throughout BC may receive some government money

The Ministry of Health recently announced new funding for Aboriginals affected by family violence in Sooke and throughout BC. The short version is that $1.5 million is being made available for the next two years, and it is to be distributed … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Aboriginal, indigenous

National Leaders Debate

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 6, 2015 by Britt SantowskiAugust 6, 2015

Did you watch it? The Maclean’s National Leaders Debate was streamed live on the Internet as well as on TV. As Elizabeth May pointed out at the end of the debate, this could be the only debate that we will see with … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Politics | Tagged election, federal

READER’S TIP: Planned Hydro outage will affect Sooke to Port Renfrew Aug 13-14 Aug 13-14

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 5, 2015 by Britt SantowskiAugust 11, 2015
Planned Hydro outage

UDPATE: Aug 10, 2015 Just in case there are issues with notices, Helene sent me the following information, downloaded from her Hydro account. Please note that SPN is NOT the definitive information source; BCHydro is. Visit bchydro.com/outages for more information. We are … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Jordan River, Port Renfrew, reader tip, Shirley, Sooke

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