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 →
–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 →
– 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 →
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 →
-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 →
-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 →
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 →
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 →
–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 →
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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