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Statement by Minister Monsef on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

Sooke PocketNews Posted on November 25, 2020 by Britt SantowskiNovember 25, 2020
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The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, today issued the following statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: “Gender-based violence (GBV) continues to have devastating impacts on individuals, … Continue reading →

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Editorial from Dr. Bonnie Henry — Masks and COVID-19: one of the important layers to protect yourself, your community

Sooke PocketNews Posted on November 16, 2020 by Britt SantowskiNovember 16, 2020

by Dr. Bonnie Henry Provincial Health Officer British Columbians have been nimble in adapting their individual actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our communities over the last ten months, and it has had a big impact. Our actions … Continue reading →

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The value of age, experience and ethnic diversity in working women

Sooke PocketNews Posted on September 14, 2020 by Britt SantowskiSeptember 30, 2020

About this survey, and why I’m asking Listen to the audio (about 10 minutes in length) and/or read the following … or, launching right in and take the survey! It will take about 10 thoughtful minutes to complete. [First published … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Pandemic modelling is a useful tool, but not a crystal ball

Sooke PocketNews Posted on April 18, 2020 by Britt SantowskiApril 18, 2020

By Dr. Bonnie Henry Provincial Health Officer Now that we are well and truly into our COVID-19 pandemic response, many people throughout British Columbia and Canada have similar questions and concerns. How bad is it going to get? How long … Continue reading →

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Are you one of the 101 million email accounts compromised via Ebrite, in a 2013 breach identified in 2019?

Sooke PocketNews Posted on July 19, 2019 by Britt SantowskiOctober 11, 2019
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–Britt Santowski, SPN The following information is not intended to frighten but to inform. Information breaches revealing personal information, ranging from name and email address to passwords and credit card numbers, is becoming the norm. If you’ve ever gotten that … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial | Tagged scam

Editorial: SOFI under-reports financial scope of mal-hire

Sooke PocketNews Posted on June 28, 2019 by Britt SantowskiJune 29, 2019
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While SPN can’t report on Council’s discussion of the 2018 Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) Report (the Youtube video tanked just over an hour into the meeting), it is interesting to note that the SOFI contains one severance report, where one … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Is in-person conversation being replaced with the online race to outrage?

Sooke PocketNews Posted on June 14, 2019 by Britt SantowskiJune 14, 2019

–Editorial, Britt Santowski, Sooke PocketNews Conversation, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, means “an informal, usually private, talk in which two or more people exchange thoughts, feelings, or ideas, or in which news or information is given or discussed.” As more … Continue reading →

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DriveSmart article wraps up 2018 with responses to questions on Twitter

Sooke PocketNews Posted on January 6, 2019 by Britt SantowskiMay 29, 2019

–Constable Tim Schewe For my final article of 2018 I turned to the loyal followers of @DriveSmartBC on Twitter, asking what they felt was important to review. Within a very short time I had five suggestions to write about. @MRTMCMLIII suggested … Continue reading →

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Statement: Conservation groups respond to decision not to issue emergency protections for endangered whales

Sooke PocketNews Posted on November 4, 2018 by Britt SantowskiJuly 17, 2019

WWF Canada issued the following statement with David Suzuki Foundation, Ecojustice, Georgia Strait Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Raincoast Conservation Foundation. “While we are pleased that the ministers recommended issuing an emergency order to protect the Southern Resident … Continue reading →

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SPN Editorial: There are plenty of reasons not to re-elect the Sooke mayor; the European sewer tour is not one of them

Sooke PocketNews Posted on September 7, 2017 by Britt SantowskiSeptember 7, 2017

–Britt Santowski, Publisher, Sooke PocketNews Responses to an article on SPN show the mayor of Sooke, Maja Tait, is currently under attack for a yet-to-be-approved CRD trip to Europe to visit various waste management facilities. Based on a number of … Continue reading →

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