Latest 100 articles

• Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting considers Lot A and Cannabis January 17, 2019
• British Columbians to benefit from more treatment options January 17, 2019
• Hundreds of B.C. students turned away from popular french programs January 17, 2019
• Student Ranger Program accepting applications for 2019 season January 16, 2019
• Controversial Ad: Is the Gillette ultimately positive or negative? January 16, 2019
• Pipeline demonstrators block public access to RCMP Westshore detachment January 16, 2019
• Sooke seals the deal, allows temporary use permits in Gateway area January 16, 2019
• Nine Sooke employees recognized for length of dedicated service January 15, 2019
• Council did not support the removal of 7166 West Coast Road from the ALR January 15, 2019
• Sooke settles on two-seater Timberwolf toilets at John Phillips Memorial Park January 15, 2019
• Statistics Canada reports that tourism spending is growing in Canada January 14, 2019
• Coastal communities to benefit from new VIU fish-health lab January 14, 2019
• A year in review: BC RCMP highlights from 2018 January 14, 2019
• Groundbreaking ceremony sees construction start for Sooke’s second co-housing project January 14, 2019
• Department of Finance Canada launches consultations on Open Banking January 13, 2019
• Sooke Folk Music Society features Stephen Hardy Palmer playing heartfelt music for happy people January 13, 2019
• Frequently Asked Questions on winter driving, from Mainroad January 13, 2019
• A Jordyn Borsellino Cartoon: Rose Encounters Hair Care January 12, 2019
• Tickets now on sale for the BC SPCA’s first Canadian Animal Policy Symposium January 12, 2019
• Characteristics to look for a good criminal defense lawyer January 12, 2019
• Reminder: Two week remain to get funding to hire a young Canadian this summer January 12, 2019
• Council meets Monday to discuss “pig farm” lot, council remuneration, and temporary use permits in Gatewood residential designation area January 11, 2019
• Information wanted in break and enter at Port Renfrew business January 11, 2019
• New and improved intake process for sponsorship of parents and grandparents to launch on January 28, 2019 January 11, 2019
• Canadian plastic ‘recycling’ polluting unregulated facilities in Southeast Asia January 11, 2019
• Saanich police seek witnesses: Black Ford Fusion speeds 120 km/h in a 50 zone January 10, 2019
• Nanaimo by-election candidates confirmed January 10, 2019
• Update on community “Officer Appreciation Statue” initiative January 10, 2019
• Tim Hortons New Year Break and Enter January 10, 2019
• BCUC approves ICBC basic rate on interim basis, sets public review process​ January 10, 2019
• Attack on police service dog Uno results in a conviction – a greater Victoria area first January 10, 2019
• UVic’s recently opened Ocean-Climate building houses over 200 climate change experts January 10, 2019
• Support for families with critically ill loved ones January 9, 2019
• New financial support program for eligible Canadian thalidomide survivors January 9, 2019
• Province launches southern Vancouver Island transportation strategy January 9, 2019
• New Logging Operations Underway on Edinburgh Mountain, an Old-Growth Forest Environmental “Hotspot” near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island January 9, 2019
• Drone pilots to register their drones and obtain a pilot certificate by June 1, 2019 January 9, 2019
• Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1¾ per cent January 9, 2019
• Construction begins on Royal Bay Secondary expansion, SD62 Sooke January 8, 2019
• Head-on Collision on Highway 1 near Leigh Road January 8, 2019
• Are our Southern Resident Orcas Doomed? Sooke needs to talk about our Endangered Orcas January 8, 2019
• Traffic and power near Jordan River affected by downed power lines January 8, 2019
• Canada’s scientists conclude that human-induced climate change had a strong impact on forest fires in British Columbia January 8, 2019
• Rallies planned internationally in support of Wet’Suwet’en to denounce state violence on unceded territory (OPEN) January 8, 2019
• Snowfall warning in effect on the Malahat, starting at Goldstream January 8, 2019
• Appreciate excellence in education by nominating someone extraordinary January 7, 2019
• Sooke invites applications for District’s Eligible Contractor’s List January 7, 2019
• District puts a call out to contractors to build earthen stairs on Throup January 7, 2019
• Improvements at Sooke and Sooke River Rd will impact traffic for remainder of January January 7, 2019
• Transition Sooke Book Club opens in January January 7, 2019
• REMINDER: Casablanca comes to Sooke January 6, 2019
• DriveSmart article wraps up 2018 with responses to questions on Twitter January 6, 2019
• Wednesday’s Sooke Truth & Reconciliation features Adam Olsen; Carey Newman urges discomfort and learning January 6, 2019
• “MAKE IT!” – Sooke Region Literacy Project (Open) January 6, 2019
• Overnight wind storm knocks out power, East Sooke to Port Renfrew January 6, 2019
• Wind warning in effect for Greater Victoria January 5, 2019
• Island Health Board of Directors to meet in Colwood January 5, 2019
• Provincial Factsheet: Latest statistics and recent actions taken to prevent overdoses in B.C. January 5, 2019
• A Jordyn Borsellino Cartoon: Rose Encounters Special Delivery (open) January 5, 2019
• Lower income families benefiting from Fair PharmaCare investment January 5, 2019
• CRD invites feedback on the 2019 CRD Preliminary Financial Plan January 5, 2019
• Letter: Director Hicks urges participation in Salmon talks (Open) January 5, 2019
• Post-secondary students to get 24/7 mental-health support January 5, 2019
• New Apprenticeship Incentive grant for women to help them get certified in Red Seal trades January 4, 2019
• MacMillan Provincial Park to be partially closed for upgrades January 4, 2019
• Part 5 of 5: History of the Shaw Family—Farming Days January 4, 2019
• Parks Canada (federal) camping reservations open in January January 3, 2019
• Poet Wendy Morton shares her New Year’s Levee poem, “Twenty Years Ago” (Open) January 3, 2019
• Heavy rains to continue, Environment Canada issues warnings January 3, 2019
• Meanwhile in Sooke ranks as one of BC Business Awards 10 semi-finalists, Best Community Impact January 3, 2019
• Updated: Rainfall warning for west Vancouver Island, and Malahat northward January 2, 2019
• “Bait package” program surprises RCMP with more nice than naughty January 2, 2019
• New property tax values have been posted by BC Assessment, Sooke sees 10% increase January 2, 2019
• Mayor’s Levee reveals vision for the upcoming term, welcomes interim CAO January 2, 2019
• December South Coast storm most damaging in BC Hydro’s history January 2, 2019
• CEO pay still near historic levels at 197 times more than the average worker January 2, 2019
• Rainfall warning is in effect for west Vancouver Island January 2, 2019
• Alzheimer’s Awareness campaign challenges stigma for Sooke residents living with dementia (open article) January 1, 2019
• Funding available for improvements to cycling infrastructure through BikeBC January 1, 2019
• Word & Art presented to Premier and Mayor at Sooke Levee January 1, 2019
• Feds launches call for applications for the National Advisory Council on Poverty January 1, 2019
• New graduation program will better prepare students for the future January 1, 2019
• Pill press regulations tackle manufacturing of illicit drugs January 1, 2019
• Give your old Christmas tree new life at Wild ARC December 31, 2018
• BC Premier (and Sooke MLA) marks the New Year with reflection and resolve December 31, 2018
• Top baby names in B.C. for 2018 December 31, 2018
• Here’s looking at you, kid: Casablanca comes to Sooke December 31, 2018
• Don’t forget to keep your pets safe while ringing in the New Year! December 30, 2018
• Ring in the New Year at the Annual Mayor’s New Year’s Levee December 30, 2018
• Free bus rides help you ring in the New Year safely December 30, 2018
• A Jordyn Borsellino Cartoon: Rose Encounters Socialization December 29, 2018
• Christmas tree chipping fundraiser, Jan 5: Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue December 29, 2018
• Farm workers who hand-harvest crops get rate increase December 29, 2018
• More than half of working Canadians suffering from the “Time-Off Tax” December 29, 2018
• January rates announced for FortisBC natural gas customers December 29, 2018
• A word of thanks from Craig Daniell, CEO, BC SPCA December 28, 2018
• Victoria man arrested after sexual assault, indecent act December 28, 2018
• Sooke Bluegrass Festival uproots and relocates in Cowichan December 27, 2018
• Feds announces 2019 automobile deduction limits & expense benefit rates for businesses December 27, 2018
• West Shore RCMP Save Life on Christmas Eve December 27, 2018