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 →
The greatest casualty of yesterday’s American election was Truth. Looking at the numbers from PolitiFact, a non-partisan political watchdog, Donald Trump’s record on telling the truth was abysmal. On the side of truth (True, Mostly True and Half True), Trump’s … Continue reading →
–The Honourable Jane Philpott, P.C., M.P. September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, a day to reflect on the impacts that suicide has on our family, friends and communities, and to commit to actions in preventing suicide. This year for … Continue reading →
–Britt Santowski, SPN Another 36 years of experience, poof, gone. One evening Sooke’s Fire Chief Steven Sorensen announces his departure to his crew; the next morning—one week from today—the District of Sooke issues the official announcement. Effusive best wishes from … Continue reading →
