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Victoria bans plastic bags … who’s next?

Sooke PocketNews Posted on January 15, 2018 by Britt SantowskiOctober 11, 2019
By Trosmisiek (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Victoria has gone and done it, banned plastic bags (see the details in their draft bylaw below, it includes exceptions). Sooke has occasionally toyed with the idea of implementing a plastic-bag ban. In October, signs popped up throughout Sooke reminding … Continue reading →

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Less wrap, more simple joy this Holiday Season

Sooke PocketNews Posted on November 11, 2017 by Britt SantowskiMarch 4, 2018
By katorisi - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3201706

–from Zero Waste Sooke I imagine most of us have had a sense of despair after Christmas about the amount of waste the holidays have produced. Whether we are thinking in terms of dollars or time or actual garbage, it’s … Continue reading →

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Sooke retailers will soon be asking: “Will that be paper, plastic, or BYOB?”

Sooke PocketNews Posted on October 31, 2017 by Britt SantowskiJuly 11, 2019
Pictured: Home Hardware manager Tolv Neuendorff with Zach Ogilvie (right), his wife Anna Smandych Ogilvie and their son Elliot.

– Photo and article from Zero Waste, Sooke. Pictured: Home Hardware manager Tolv Neuendorff with Zach Ogilvie (right), his wife Anna Smandych Ogilvie and their son Elliot.  Colourful, in-your-face reminders to BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag) will be posted in front of … Continue reading →

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Broken zipper? Faulty clock radio? A toaster that won’t? Zero Waste Sooke’s Repair Café is your answer to the throwaway culture

Sooke PocketNews Posted on October 17, 2017 by Britt SantowskiMarch 4, 2018

Sooke Repair Café #2 set for Sat. Oct. 21 –Zero Waste Sooke Because it was so much fun the first time, Zero Waste Sooke is rallying local volunteer fixers for a second Sooke Repair Café, Sat. Oct. 21 from 9 … Continue reading →

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Next Country Market features guest compost expert, free takeaways

Sooke PocketNews Posted on July 2, 2017 by Britt SantowskiMarch 4, 2018

-Jo Phillips A representative from the Compost Education Centre (CEC) in Victoria will again be Zero Waste Sooke’s guest at the Sooke Country Market on July 8. The CEC’s Education Coordinator Kayla Siefried will bring a food-waste digester and an … Continue reading →

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Intro Repair Cafe well attended, numerous small appliances saved from landfill

Sooke PocketNews Posted on May 31, 2017 by Britt SantowskiMarch 4, 2018

-from Wendy O’Connor [unitegallery first_repair_cafe] If you could harness all the positive energy, the good vibrations in the room at the Repair Cafe, I’m sure it would have powered my sewing machine.  Once again, the people of Sooke fill me … Continue reading →

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Tossing it? No way! Take it to the Repair Cafe

Sooke PocketNews Posted on May 12, 2017 by Britt SantowskiMarch 4, 2018

Announcing Sooke’s first FREE Repair Café – May 27   Wonky bike wheel? Broken zipper on a favourite jacket? A toaster that won’t pop? Fight the throwaway culture and get ’em fixed at Zero Waste Sooke’s Repair Cafe on Saturday, May … Continue reading →

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Earth Day messages from BC Greens, NDP

Sooke PocketNews Posted on April 22, 2017 by Britt SantowskiMarch 4, 2018

Following are the Earth Day messages from the Greens and NDP. The Liberals did not issue a statement. This year’s Earth Day (April 22nd) international celebrations featured  March for Science, with the main event in Washington, DC, and satellite marches taking … Continue reading →

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Garbage Gang and Fixers Wanted for Spring Clean-Up and Sooke Repair Cafe

Sooke PocketNews Posted on April 5, 2017 by Britt SantowskiMarch 4, 2018

–Zero Waste Sooke Zero Waste Sooke is seeking volunteers for a pair of upcoming events: A litter-busting street clean-up on Earth Day (April 22) and, in late May, Sooke’s first-ever Repair Cafe. The Team Up to Clean Up blitz of … Continue reading →

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Sooke Community Grants: Legion gets $10,000, and Council remains within their $50,000 budget

Sooke PocketNews Posted on March 22, 2017 by Britt SantowskiMarch 4, 2018
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Sooke Council met on Wednesday, March 22 to discuss Community Grant Applications. Four elected officials were present: Councillors Ebony Logins, Kerry Reay and Bev Berger, and Mayor Tait. Three elected officials were absent: Councillors Brenda Parkinson, Kevin Pearson and Rick Kasper. Note: … Continue reading →

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