COVID-19 results in staggering job losses in Canada and US (Video, CBC newsroom)
For references and a more detailed breakdown, visit the April labour force survey on The Daily, from Statistics Canada.
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Sooke teachers rockin’ it, so good, so nice, cause they got you!
Sooke teachers are getting into the rhythm with this message to their students and fellow colleagues: “We’re all in this together.” Rock on! Watch the original video on Youtube here.
Continue reading →North Van police introduce hilarious new forest enforcement initiative
Introducing the new Integrated Forest Enforcement Law League, or I-F.E.L.L. Seriously hilarious! If this doesn’t make you laugh until you have tears streaming from your eyes, there’s something wrong with you. Watch it to the end. Time. Well. Spent. Wasted. … Continue reading →
COVID-19: BC update on modelling
NOTE: This is modelling, it’s not predicting. It sets the parameters that help with planning. Watch the live video here. Download the slides here. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister of Health Adrian Dix provide an update to … Continue reading →
Video: Yesterday’s traffic jam, in case you missed it…
The traffic inched along Sooke Road on February 19th, 2020, apparently caused by the new-bypass-construction for the Highway 14 re-alignment. Here, the traffic begins to jam at the end of the four-lanes (aka the Sooke-ahalla) and then crawls all … Continue reading →
Women in policing, featuring West Shore RCMP
Considering a career in policing? Here’s a video by women of women policing in the RCMP, filmed in West Shore.
Continue reading →Viral Video: Family of dinosaurs spotted at YYJ, literally!
You know you’re loved when the old dinosaur greets you at the airport! This video is making the rounds on a number of social media sites. Here is the copy on Youtube. “At Victoria International Airport in Canada, two children … Continue reading →
Otter Point Volunteer Fire Department organizes the 2020 Polar Bear Swim
Here’s a great way to begin the next decade, if you are so inclined. Show up at Whiffin Spit (directions here) on January 1st at 11:30. It’s a cannon start at noon. Boom! The following video is from the OPVFD’s The … Continue reading →
Sooke Choir: Full Shining Night concert now available online!
The Sooke Community Choirs performance at Oak Bay United Church of “This Shining Night.” Enjoy!
Continue reading →Next week: Chainsaw carving demo in Sooke, by Chemainus Chainsaw Carver
You know you want to see this! Liam Tromans is doing a live demo of his art—chainsaw carving—at the parking lot just outside of the Barking Dog. See below for a short video done by Shaw’s Go! TV.
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