Sooke News Mirror

OTHER VIEWS: Sooke’s road to Nowhere

Even if there is no new construction, the current traffic jam is here to stay, writes Derek Lewers

  • Jul 15, 2021

B.C. funds 85 new paramedics, 22 ambulances as demand climbs

22 rural ambulance stations to be upgraded to 24/7

Secondary suites causing parking congestion in Sooke

Committee recommending parking permits in problem areas

  • Jul 14, 2021

Sword-brandishing robbery suspect arrested in Sooke

Three bottles of wine stolen from liquor store

  • Jul 14, 2021

Sooke Stealers fastball win gold at provincials

The U14 girls team got better with every game

  • Jul 13, 2021

LETTER: Forestry practices not all bad

In rebuttal to the Will Webster July 8 letter, he segued from my comments on the protesters occupying the land administered by the First Nations and the request from their leaders that they vacate it to an apocalyptic view of forestry practices.

  • Jul 12, 2021

LETTER: Gone forever is a very long time

There is no shortage of scientific research extolling the benefits of leaving old-growth forests intact. As a logger friend pointed out recently, there is also no shortage of timber to harvest in B.C.

  • Jul 12, 2021

LETTER: Welcome back, Moonfist

We are all familiar with the hard work that one Sooke resident does.

  • Jul 12, 2021

Safe animal crossings added to Sooke highway design

Public feedback made a difference in many areas of Highway 14 project

  • Jul 9, 2021

Sooke’s U-14 girls fastball team covering the bases for trip to provincials

C-division team raising funds for trip to Abbotsford following a perfect season

  • Jul 8, 2021

Lacrosse box moving forward in Sooke at long last

The multi-purpose sports box should be ready for games early 2022

  • Jul 6, 2021

Pacheedaht Elder politely refuses First Nation’s request to leave Fairy Creek

Bill Jones says protesters will minimize activity, but stay until until logging ceases

  • Jun 30, 2021

PHOTOS: Dignitaries don hardhats to tour Sooke library under construction

They couldn't do the groundbreaking, so they did a mid-construction gravel toss

  • Jun 30, 2021

Sooke council meetings will return to Municipal Hall starting July 12

Meetings conducted remotely since Nov. 23

Sooke councillors bill district $6,381.95 for expenses

Local governments must disclose expensesa and salaries by June 30

T’Sou-ke Nation and District of Sooke reaffirm committment to work together

'There is so much emotion: grief, anger and sadness'

  • Jun 30, 2021

Pacheedaht Nation asks again for protesters to leave Fairy Creek, citing wildfire risk

Pacheedaht First Nation issued a call Monday for protesters to leave the Fairy Creek area, explicitly citing the risk of forest fires as a heatwave baked Vancouver Island.

  • Jun 29, 2021

RCMP arrest knife-wielding man on Galloping Goose Trail in Sooke

Suspect apprehended after short foot chase, no passersby were injured

  • Jun 29, 2021

FITNESS: Food for thought: carb or no carb

The body will store any type of calorie as fat if you are eating more than you need

LETTER: Clearcut logging leaves a bigger mess than protesters

I find myself compelled to respond to Marie Wilson's letter to you published in the June 24 edition of your paper (Fairy Creek land defenders must go).