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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
–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 →
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 →
–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 →
–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 →
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 →
–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 →
