–by Britt Santowski [SPN], all photos from Doug Brown; pictured is his deceased son, Talon Darion Brown. This article is being re-published at the request of Doug Brown. In an update to SPN, Brown noted “I recently found out that … Continue reading →
–by Britt Santowski [SPN] More doctors, more health practitioners, and a team-based healthcare approach is coming to Sooke—all in short order, promises Adrian Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Health. If it comes to pass as envisioned, this should significantly reduce the … Continue reading →
–by Britt Santowski [SPN], all photos from Doug Brown The last time he saw his son alive, they were having an argument. It was a typical fight, like all the others they’ve ever had before. Dad laid down the law … Continue reading →
–by Britt Santowski, SPN Sooke firefighter Josh Schmidt was among the crew on a Metchosin engine sent to the Vanderhoof vicinity for a 10-day shift in August this summer. This was Schmidt’s second fight against forest fires this year, as he was … Continue reading →
Sooke PocketNews recently covered Canada Post’s ceasing parcel delivery service to the East Sooke general store. People who left comments on the article were outraged and frustrated that Canada Post would not pay a fairer fee for service (note, SPN … Continue reading →
Some of the faces celebrating Canada Day at the Sooke River Campground. All photos by Britt Santowski, SPN. … Continue reading →
Apparently, Sooke PocketNews crossed this very significant milestone yesterday, clocking our 4,000,000 article read! Yeah, we’re pretty proud, 4 million article reads from a community of 13,001 is pretty freaking awesome. What exactly are our article-read stats, you ask? Well, … Continue reading →
The Sooke PocketNews Do-or-Die fundraiser has achieved it’s $10,000 target. The mandate is now a definitive DO! “It was a hold-your-breath month for me,” gasped Britt Santowski, SPN founder and publisher, drawing her first breath in three weeks, “But we … Continue reading →
–Britt Santowski Sooke politicians get extremely low pay, and their remuneration has been frozen for a decade. The current elected body had an opportunity to talk about this, but because of a debate-killing motion (met by general spinelessness in an … Continue reading →
–Britt Santowski, SPN Wanna do some math? As announced on January 2 on SPN, property values from BC Assessment have been mailed out. In most cases, property tax values are up. In Sooke, property values are up an average of 17%; … Continue reading →
