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Chef Oliver Kienast and his wife Brooke Fader will be attending a international food conference in Turin, Italy.

Local foodies head to Terra Madre

Local couple heads to Italy for Terra Madre and Salone de Gusto

Chef Oliver Kienast and his wife Brooke Fader will be attending a international food conference in Turin, Italy.
Books for fall reading.

Fall is here, time to catch up on your reading

New book titles will interest Sooke and area readers

Books for fall reading.

Silver Spray wants plans to be “flexible”

Developer seeks changes to heights and number of buildings

Council Briefs – September 14, 2014

A brief recap of items on the District of Sooke council agenda

Artificial turf field planned for Sooke

Juan de Fuca area director takes lead on raising money for field

Janet Evans, Jacklyn Orza, Terrie Moore and Laurie Szadkowski took on the challenge of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Hiking above the clouds: Four women take on Mt.Kilimanjaro

Sooke residents tackle the highest mountain in Africa

Janet Evans, Jacklyn Orza, Terrie Moore and Laurie Szadkowski took on the challenge of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro.
A house fire has closed West Coast Road.

Fire closes West Coast Road

Sooke and Westshore area fire departments on the scene of a house fire

A house fire has closed West Coast Road.

Second question on November ballot

Sooke will add oil tanker traffic question to Nov. 15 ballot

Contentious bylaw to get public hearing

Sooke mayor's call for reconsideration of bylaws quashed by council

The Aaron Murray Project will be performing at the first Jamboree on September 27.

Get ready to jamboree! Musicians welcome

Eric Day is hosting a series of jams and jamborees in Sooke

The Aaron Murray Project will be performing at the first Jamboree on September 27.
Playing it forward!

Play it forward

Sooke SEAPARC staff and others take the ice bucket challenge

Playing it forward!
Paul McTavish, Legion manager, stands by the flag pole which is missing its Canadian flag.

Canadian flag disappears from the Sooke Legion

On July 1, Canada Day someone stole the flag from atop the Legion in Sooke

Paul McTavish, Legion manager, stands by the flag pole which is missing its Canadian flag.
A large hand carved wooden hand was stolen from Sooke and the artist is offering a reward.

Carving of Sooke artist’s hand goes missing

Driftwood Steve's handcarved hand was pilfered from local inn

A large hand carved wooden hand was stolen from Sooke and the artist is offering a reward.
Doreen Effa shows the rat she found on her doorstep.

A rat in a bag is better than…

Sooke woman keeps finding dead rats on her doorstep

Doreen Effa shows the rat she found on her doorstep.

Borrowing bylaw gets another third reading

Change to wording leads to another council vote on bylaw

Sooke Food Bank president Ingrid Johnston stands in the newly renovated area of the food bank premises. New refrigerators and improvements were possible with the funding from the District of Sooke and the Rotary Club of Sooke.

Rotarians pitch in to help

Local Rotary Club renovates and cleans up food bank space

Sooke Food Bank president Ingrid Johnston stands in the newly renovated area of the food bank premises. New refrigerators and improvements were possible with the funding from the District of Sooke and the Rotary Club of Sooke.
Brady Greenwood, left, and Jonah Philip will be knocking on doors in the Whiffin Spit area on Wednesday, August 27.

Youth spread bear awareness

Young men will be handing out pamphlets in Sooke area

Brady Greenwood, left, and Jonah Philip will be knocking on doors in the Whiffin Spit area on Wednesday, August 27.
Jody and Justin take a break in a pool below the waterfall at the Sooke Potholes, a favourite with locals and visitors to the area.

What can there possible be to do in Sooke in the summer?

Don't know what to do? Here's a brief list of great adventures

Jody and Justin take a break in a pool below the waterfall at the Sooke Potholes, a favourite with locals and visitors to the area.
Clowning around A youngster enjoys clowning around while sticking his head through a cut out of swimmers which is at the Sooke Region Museum.

Really cheap thrills

A list of things to do in Sooke that cost nothing or very little

Clowning around A youngster enjoys clowning around while sticking his head through a cut out of swimmers which is at the Sooke Region Museum.

Amalgamation question not on Sooke’s ballot

Residents of Sooke will not be voting on amalgamation.