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Saunders family steps in to develop plan for Sooke health care
Dec 10, 2024 · Saunders Family Foundation president Dave Saunders speaks at the 2023 all hands on deck community health-care workshop at the in Colwood. (Courtesy Dave Saunders)
David Allen Boon - Obituary - Sooke - Sooke News Mirror
October 27, 1937 - November 11, 2024. In Loving Memory ~ On November 11, 2024, our beloved husband and father peacefully took his last flight. Born on his parents' farm in Belbutte, Saskatchewan, Dave was the eldest of five children.
Sooke counselling service a blessing to the community
Dec 8, 2024 · For Tara Munro, it's always been more about helping vulnerable people in need than padding the profit line. The registered clinical counsellor has always made it her first priority to provide affordable and accessible health and wellness services. Munro founded Sea to Tree Health & Wellness 2019 to ...
Last of the Martin Mars waterbombers makes first flight in 17 years
Dec 6, 2024 · The Philippine Mars has flown for the first time in 17 years. "Today's flight was short and so sweet," pilot Pete Killin posted on social media following the flight on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.
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 …
Controversy continues to swirl around development at Sooke's Ella ...
Dec 5, 2024 · The saga of concerns over damage to Ella Stream continues to make waves more than a decade after the first shovels hit the ground. Chris Marshall, director of planning and development for the District of Sooke, prepared a report addressing concerns about the impact of the past work done by previous developers on Ella Stream and the nearby watershed at what is now called Viewpointe Estates.
EDITORIAL: Bill 44 overlooks local realities in Sooke
Dec 5, 2024 · The provincial government’s handling of Bill 44 is a glaring example of top-down governance gone wrong. Sooke’s refusal to comply with the Dec. 16 deadline for implementing sweeping zoning changes exposes the shortcomings of a housing strategy that prioritizes urgency over practicality and fairness.
Public hearing cancelled for controversial Central Saanich housing ...
Dec 10, 2024 · 1 / 1 Residents gather in Central Saanich municipal hall before a public hearing was abruptly cancelled. Evan Lindsay / Peninsula News Review Advertisement
Sooke Mayor weighs in on UBCM and controversial housing bylaw
Oct 8, 2024 · Sooke Mayor Maja Tait, shown here at a mural unveiling on Oct. 4, spoke about Sooke's priorities at the UBCM. (Rick Stiebel/News Staff) Advertisement