A presentation by Ellen Lewers inspired some elected officials to vote for a motion to request a report from staff. Mrs. Lewers presented concerns to Council about a recent decision to licence a business “which is operating illegally on an … Continue reading →
The following delegation (public presentation to Council) was presented by Ellen Lewers on October 10, 2017. This presentation was received in print from Mrs. Lewers. Her verbal presentation may differ slightly, but the essence is the same. Again, SPN opted to remove … Continue reading →
–SPN News At yesterday’s Regular Council meeting, the annual Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) was released. This document is available at the District’s website. As introduced at the meeting, these numbers are factual and indisputable. So, without any input from the … Continue reading →
Absent: Bev Berger and Rick Kasper. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Monday, November 14, 2016 2225 Otter Point Rd. 6:00 p.m.: Call to order, motion to close the meeting to the public (in-camera) Motion to close the meeting to the public … Continue reading →
–Britt Santowski, SPN Yesterday, the local weekly print paper published an article in which was written “Bullying, especially the online kind, has plagued the council and district staff for months.” In their closing, they belaboured this sorrowful point. If by “bullying” the print paper … Continue reading →
To members of Sooke Council: At a recent meeting of Sooke Council, the Corporate Services Director stated that it was Administration that introduced the current practice of charging members of the public for Agenda Packages. Since April 22, 2016 this … Continue reading →
This was the last Regular Council Meeting for the summer. The next regularly scheduled Council Meeting and Committee of the Whole are on September 12. The full agenda in PDF format is available here: Agenda (without correspondence), and Correspondence. Disclaimer: These are … Continue reading →
Sooke’s mayor Maja Tait was interviewed by CFAX program host Adam Stirling at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 7, to provide a rounded perspective following yesterday’s CFAX interview with Britt Santowski. Listen to that interview here. It starts about seven minutes … Continue reading →
–SPN News CFAX1070 radio host Adam Stirling spoke with Britt Santowski, owner of Sooke PocketNews.ca about a District of Sooke press release sent to various media outlets yesterday, July 5, 2016. Listen to the broadcast here in podcast form, recorded on … Continue reading →
Both Britt Santowski and Sooke Mayor Maja Tait were interviewed by CHEK News today. What the full video here. Is Sooke Council trying to muzzle negative comments? Posted By: Tess van Straaten on: July 05, 2016 | In: CHEK, News, Top … Continue reading →
