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From Lynne on A decade without a Senior's Centre, Council approves an Elders Complex on Lot A, in principle
2020/09/20 at 11:59 amFrom Ellen+Lewers on Canada’s top billionaires are $37 billion richer since start of the pandemic, CCPA report finds
2020/09/20 at 7:09 amFrom Loretta Boerkamp on The value of age, experience and ethnic diversity in working women
2020/09/19 at 11:04 pmFrom Britt Santowski on The value of age, experience and ethnic diversity in working women
2020/09/20 at 7:38 pmFrom Bryson Johnson on OPINION: Canada must eliminate food banks and provide a basic income after COVID-19
2020/09/19 at 8:58 amFrom S.B. on Sooke RCMP quietly launches online reporting tool
2020/09/18 at 2:03 pmFrom J I on Sooke RCMP quietly launches online reporting tool
2020/09/18 at 9:11 amFrom Jannine on Garage Sales
2020/09/17 at 9:58 pmFrom Sarge Preston on Sooke RCMP quietly launches online reporting tool
2020/09/17 at 3:59 pmFrom Heather on Capturing the sun through the smoke, Gregory Varano
2020/09/15 at 12:37 pmFrom Maureen Savou on Capturing the sun through the smoke, Gregory Varano
2020/09/14 at 9:54 pmFrom david evans on Capturing the sun through the smoke, Gregory Varano
2020/09/14 at 8:42 pmFrom Tanis Waher on Capturing the sun through the smoke, Gregory Varano
2020/09/14 at 5:37 pmFrom Kat on Sooke Folk Fall Kickoff with Kat Kadoski: September 19
2020/09/13 at 9:11 amFrom Britt Santowski on Sooke Folk Fall Kickoff with Kat Kadoski: September 19
2020/09/13 at 11:22 amFrom Ellen+Lewers on COVID-19: BC Stats (132 more cases), Sep 11, 2020
2020/09/12 at 6:00 amFrom Barbara Hoffman on Garage Sales
2020/09/10 at 11:50 pmFrom Sophia B on Former manager of a Sooke hotel sues Facebook for $50Million
2020/08/31 at 5:47 amFrom Ron Obscura on Former manager of a Sooke hotel sues Facebook for $50Million
2020/08/30 at 12:22 amFrom Johnny Bench on Former manager of a Sooke hotel sues Facebook for $50Million
2020/08/29 at 2:34 pmFrom Barbara Hoffman on Garage Sales
2020/08/27 at 8:08 pmFrom Jac on The value of age, experience and ethnic diversity in working women
2020/08/23 at 7:34 pmFrom Darkweb on Province steps up enforcement around social gatherings, $200 to $2,000 in fines
2020/08/23 at 2:01 amFrom Roy on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/21 at 11:42 amFrom Margaret Habsheid on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/21 at 2:13 pmFrom Roy on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/21 at 7:35 amFrom Emma on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/21 at 11:16 amFrom Margaret Habsheid on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/21 at 11:18 amFrom Lynne on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/19 at 11:55 pmFrom Paula Johanson on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/19 at 9:14 pmFrom Margaret Habscheid on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/20 at 9:05 amFrom Emma on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/20 at 1:06 pmFrom Margaret Habsheid on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/21 at 11:17 amFrom Mark Zinkowski on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/20 at 11:08 amFrom Margaret Habsheid on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/21 at 11:31 amFrom Margaret Habsheid on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/21 at 11:27 amFrom Margaret Habsheid on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/21 at 7:34 pmFrom Mark on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/21 at 6:32 pmFrom Wendy Johnson on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/20 at 9:22 amFrom Margaret Habsheid on Two BLM activists met with cheers and jeers on the Sooke roundabout: I celebrate their courage
2020/08/21 at 11:33 amFrom Roy on Opinion: No, she did not get the job just because she’s a woman (and, so what if she did? For millennia, he got the job because he’s a man!)
2020/08/19 at 10:04 amFrom Linda on Open Letter to Sooke Council: Remove private religious symbols from our public parks
2020/08/16 at 10:08 amFrom Laura Verhegge on Garage Sales
2020/08/14 at 3:42 pmFrom Laura Verhegge on Garage Sales
2020/08/15 at 4:08 pmFrom Jo.P on Letter: Cutting of old growth on privately-owned lands needs to stop!
2020/08/12 at 9:55 amFrom Sande on Letter: Cutting of old growth on privately-owned lands needs to stop!
2020/08/11 at 8:50 pmFrom craftyhomes on New community centre will deliver better health care to the T’Sou-ke Nation
2020/08/11 at 11:53 amFrom Fabio on Rent relief extended for one month, for small businesses (federal gov)
2020/08/08 at 8:45 amFrom Joseph Edward Smith on COVID-19: BC Stats (53 more cases), Aug 7, 2020
2020/08/07 at 7:43 pmFrom Sande on SPN Poll: Do the access limitations prevent you from using the COVID-19 Contact Tracing app?
2020/08/05 at 6:44 pmFrom barbara kerr on Garage Sales
2020/08/03 at 10:16 amFrom Rory Bumbling on Bitcoin fraudster slithering around Langford
2020/07/27 at 6:27 pmFrom Nick Drake on Got gas? Your Fortis bill is going up by 9%
2020/07/24 at 4:26 pmFrom David on GoFundMe: Your contributions can bring a back a smile, literally
2020/07/20 at 2:51 pmFrom Bryson on What your wearing a mask means to me
2020/07/20 at 4:23 amFrom Daniel Lehman on COVID-19: BC Stats (21 new cases), July 15, 2020
2020/07/18 at 11:59 pmFrom Derry Sayle on COVID-19: BC Stats (21 new cases), July 16, 2020
2020/07/17 at 1:28 pmFrom Britt Santowski on COVID-19: BC Stats (21 new cases), July 16, 2020
2020/07/17 at 4:10 pmFrom Nick Drake on For heaven's sake, TAX US! Over 90 millionaires (including three Canadians) sign this petition
2020/07/16 at 2:22 amFrom Nick Drake on For heaven's sake, TAX US! Over 90 millionaires (including three Canadians) sign this petition
2020/07/16 at 1:37 amFrom Denise Rempel on Video of Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus with the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
2020/07/15 at 10:47 amFrom Kees Wiedeman Kenbeek on Sooke Harbour House sells for $5.6M in court-ordered sale
2020/07/05 at 11:48 amFrom Ellen Price on Sooke Harbour House sells for $5.6M in court-ordered sale
2020/06/26 at 10:31 amFrom J Andrews on Province transitions COVID-19 border screening to federal government
2020/06/25 at 9:24 amFrom Sande on Province transitions COVID-19 border screening to federal government
2020/06/21 at 2:43 pmFrom A.Reader on COVID-19: Daily federal address includes mention of possible CERB extension, June 15, 2020
2020/06/15 at 8:51 pmFrom Paula Johanson on Whale wave in Sooke made a great splash!
2020/06/11 at 9:10 am