It’s not astounding, though it is good news. At or near the top of the wish list for area non-profit organizations is funds (fundraising, grant seeking and grant writing). What is reassuring is that succession planning, volunteer management and engagement, … Continue reading →
Yes indeed. On June 30, 2015, everyone world wide will get an extra second in their day. It happens every now and then because, apparently, the rest of the universe is not accurately aligned with our manufactured clocks that measure our … Continue reading →
Are you interested in learning more about PST? You can register to attend one of the BC Government’s free interactive webinars to learn about the tax, how to register and the online services available to help you file and pay your … Continue reading →
Free Office Space in downtown core of Sooke! Yep. You read that right. Free. If you are a work-from-home entrepreneur and have been visualizing your own centrally-located, up-scale modern office space available for free, welcome to your dream opportunity. Kari Stauble and … Continue reading →
The Sooke Chamber of Commerce organizes a Newcomers Club, a get-together for relatively new residents to the Sooke region (three years or less) to meet with other newcomers as well learn about our local community in the areas of history, … Continue reading →
All events and volunteer positions are full! All businesses are prospering! Isn’t that a lovely dream! [sam id=”5″ codes=”true”]What can we do to work towards this dream? Sooke Region Volunteer Centre (SRVC) and Saseenos Communications are pleased to support local … Continue reading →
The conference room at the Prestige was jam-packed with business owners and local residents for the Sooke Chamber of Commerce business awards on Saturday night (April 11). After a round of incredible appetizers, it was on to the main meal … Continue reading →
At Sooke’s recent Chamber Awards, local longtime business owner Frederique Philip (co-owner, Sooke Harbour House, winner of Sustainability Leadership) issued a challenge to the community of Sooke to help local Sooke business: Go online and rate businesses in Sooke. Any 10 businesses. … Continue reading →
CBC’s Gregor Craigie speaks with Sooke PocketNews founder, Britt Santowski. The recording is extracted from the CBCVictoria’s tracks on Soundcloud, which can be accessed here.
Continue reading →By Michael Clouser With the recent visit by Kinder Morgan to the Sooke Council, and the recent referendum in Sooke regarding the passage of oil tankers through the Juan de Fuca channel, I thought it a good time to write … Continue reading →
![By User Gflores on en.wikipedia [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://sooke.pocketnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/news-computer-150x150.png)
