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Letter: Development is coming, engagement is low, second chance to contribute comes this spring

Sooke PocketNews Posted on January 11, 2021 by Britt SantowskiJanuary 11, 2021
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–Chris Moss What we need to hear The District of Sooke is developing a new Official Community Plan (OCP). An OCP is the principal municipal planning tool that develops a vision for the future of the Sooke community and establishes … Continue reading →

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LETTER: Metchosin Councillor distances from peer who travelled to Mexico in December

Sooke PocketNews Posted on January 7, 2021 by Britt SantowskiJanuary 7, 2021

Marie-Térèse Little, Councillor, District of Metchosin, Most people in our community have made outstanding efforts to adhere to the Provincial Health Order of November 19, 2020, suspending all events and social gatherings to significantly reduce COVID-19 transmission related to social … Continue reading →

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Open Letter by CMA President: Three key priorities for our long road ahead

Sooke PocketNews Posted on November 25, 2020 by Britt SantowskiNovember 25, 2020

OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 25, 2020 /CNW/ – The news that effective COVID-19 vaccines are in development has given us all hope that 2021 will include a return to relative normalcy. It is our light at the end of the tunnel. But let’s be … Continue reading →

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Captain asks, last time to mess with time?

Sooke PocketNews Posted on November 1, 2020 by Ralph HullNovember 2, 2020

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–Ralph Hull, Sooke I surely hope this mornings changing of the clocks will be the last time we mess with the time. We shouldn’t do something just because it is popular or even receives the most votes, especially if it … Continue reading →

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Letter: Put climate first in development plans

Sooke PocketNews Posted on October 29, 2020 by Chris MossOctober 29, 2020

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–Chris Moss One hundred and forty-two homes planned for acreage at Church Road and Wadams Way? Not that long ago a developer would have balked at including an outlet for clothes drier in a build.  Then they discovered that houses … Continue reading →

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Letter: Intelligent housing could be what it used to be, with modern technology

Sooke PocketNews Posted on October 16, 2020 by Lynn MossOctober 16, 2020

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–L. Moss I lived in a post-war house on Alder Street in Victoria when I was little. It was a little house with a big front window facing the street, a lawn in front that seemed to reach from one … Continue reading →

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Sooke Council leads the way with reckless development in Sooke

Sooke PocketNews Posted on October 9, 2020 by Chris MossOctober 9, 2020

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  –Chris Moss In July 2019 Sooke Council announced a “Climate Emergency”; yet, in the upcoming Official Community Plan (OCP) Council seems to have ignored their own words and have asked for an OCP of development over Climate. The “urban … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to Sooke Council: Remove private religious symbols from our public parks

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 16, 2020 by Britt SantowskiAugust 16, 2020

Open Letter to Sooke District Council When was it decided to turn John Phillips Park into a cemetery? (That’s the park next to the district office.) There are two bronze plaques promoting some obscure, unknown, religion installed along the path … Continue reading →

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Letter: Cutting of old growth on privately-owned lands needs to stop!

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 11, 2020 by Jenn AstraAugust 11, 2020

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–Jenn A Old growth logging needs to stop, immediately. This includes the old-growth trees located on private lands within the District of Sooke. It was devastating when the beautiful old Sitka spruce was taken down in the city’s core for … Continue reading →

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What your wearing a mask means to me

Sooke PocketNews Posted on July 17, 2020 by Britt SantowskiJuly 17, 2020

The following was posted as a comment to an earlier article. SPN is escalating this and running it as a standalone letter. I catch the 61 Sooke bus to and from work most days. Until recently, I felt quite safe … Continue reading →

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