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UPDATE: Sooke Road reopens after multi-vehicle incident
Jan 3, 2025 · Traffic was backed up on Sooke Road on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 2 as a result of a vehicle incident. Highway 14 between Manzer Road and Gillespie Road was closed in both directions until shortly before 9 p.m. due to a "multi-vehicle incident" near Moonlit Cove, according to DriveBC and social media reports.
Sooke celebrates T'Sou-ke culture with new 2025 street banners
Dec 14, 2024 · New seasonal street banners will adorn the streets of Sooke in 2025. Featuring the iconic Sitka tree set against the changing phases of the moon, the art celebrates the rhythm of the seasons and embodies the community’s essence as a place 'Wild by Nature'—a tourism slogan born during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
SOOKE HISTORY: Remembering our John Horgan - Sooke News …
Nov 20, 2024 · Hundreds of pages are being written paying tribute to John Horgan, premier of British Columbia from 2017 to 2022, but in our own small way, we too claim John Horgan as our own.
Sooke council rejects provincial housing mandate
Dec 3, 2024 · Missed deadline may trigger enforcement, override bylaws. Sooke council is refusing to comply with provincial regulations under Bill 44, rejecting the tight timeline set by the B.C. government to implement zoning and infrastructure changes required by …
Financial turmoil: North Island developer faces $3 million in unpaid ...
Dec 16, 2024 · An engineering firm is suing a Campbell River developer for nearly half a million dollars and requests the land at Race Point be sold to recover the debt.
UPDATE: Sooke RCMP reports 2 people reported missing were …
Dec 17, 2024 · A day after issuing a news release about two people reported missing, Sooke RCMP says both have been located. A 24-year-old woman and 36-year-old man, were last seen together on Tuesday, Dec. 10 in Sooke, according to the RCMP.
New data confirms surge in gang activity around Greater Victoria
Dec 13, 2024 · After two Capital Region police departments released data related to gang-related calls and files, Saanich police confirmed an emerging trend of an uptick in gang activity for the south Island.
Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island windstorm could see gusts up …
Dec 13, 2024 · Environment Canada is warning of a windstorm that could see gusts of up to 100 km/h in parts of the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast.
Solstice Lantern Walk in Sooke brightens winter sky
Dec 16, 2024 · That soft glow in the dark you may see on a winter eve illuminating a popular Sooke park is the result of a friendly invitation. The Friends of Sooke Parks Society is hosting a Solstice Lantern Walk at John Phillips Park on Saturday, Dec 21 at 6:30 p.m. to celebrate the year's longest night.