On the December 12 Council Meeting, staff abruptly got up and stepped out of Council Chambers when local resident Gail Hall presented her critical input at a Public Hearing, regarding Bylaw 658, modifications to the Financial Plan. (Watch the queued video … Continue reading →
–SPN News Sooke’s weekly print paper published an article (“Angry group confronts Sooke CAO at home,” first published online on Aug 27, 2016). In that article, the print paper wrote that “Sullivan was hired last December as CAO with unanimous approval from … Continue reading →
A few days ago, the editor of Sooke’s weekly print paper published an article stating the Sooke’s CAO was harassed at her home on the evening of August 10, 2016. “Angry group confronts Sooke CAO at home,” read the August 31 headline, which … Continue reading →
–Britt Santowski, SPN Sooke PocketNews is trying to get to the bottom of District of Sooke hiring dilemma: either a District of Sooke Council directive is ignored or a four year employment contract worth $460,000 is directly appointed. On March … Continue reading →
Dear Mayor and Council Members, I am writing to you to express my heartfelt disappointment about recent comments made by your CAO, Teresa Sullivan regarding public art in the Sooke town core. When asked about the rock art exchange, Ms. … Continue reading →
–Britt Santowski, SPN Another 36 years of experience, poof, gone. One evening Sooke’s Fire Chief Steven Sorensen announces his departure to his crew; the next morning—one week from today—the District of Sooke issues the official announcement. Effusive best wishes from … Continue reading →
-District of Sooke media release The District of Sooke is happy to announce the appointment of Russ Cameron as Interim Fire Chief for the District of Sooke. The Interim Fire Chief appointment is for a three-month period and will begin … Continue reading →
Sooke PocketNews, as mentioned in an earlier editorial, received two legal letters (below). One demanded that certain communications cease; the other demanded that an article critical of one Councillor be removed. Both indicated that further action was possible if SPN failed to … Continue reading →
Director of Corporate Services and Corporate Officer Position Summary Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Director of Corporate Services and Corporate Officer provides supervision, management, leadership, technical expertise and related communications, human resource administration, project management, policy and by-law … Continue reading →
–Mayor Maja Tait Consternation has been expressed by a number of people this week in response to statements made by Britt Santowski about freedom of expression in Sooke. Some have directed criticism to the municipality, and in particular to me, … Continue reading →
