Live and learn: Saanich mayor reflects on 2024 and set goals for …
Dec 25, 2024 · As 2024 comes to an end, Saanich Mayor Dean Murdock reflected on what he described as a “very busy year” for both council and district staff.
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Sooke man who broke dog's jaw with steel-toe boots sentenced
Jan 18, 2025 · A Sooke man who pleaded guilty to public mischief and causing unnecessary pain and suffering to an animal after he broke his dog's jaw has been given a conditional six-month sentence, which will be served in the community, and a $100 victim surcharge.
TikTok restored for U.S. users - Sooke News Mirror
5 days ago · If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time. What’s now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if so, in what form? Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with its competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has grown from a niche teen app into a global trendsetter.
10 times wildlife across Greater Victoria raised a ruckus in 2024
Dec 22, 2024 · 1 - 'Otterly' magical: Sea otter hitches ride on Sooke paddleboard, Aug. 17 A lazy sea otter caused a scene in the summer when it took a Sooke paddle boarder by surprise, climbing onboard for a lift to shore. “At first I thought it was escaping from some predators, but it showed no sign of stress, distress or injury,” said Joanie Paquin, who was exploring the waters off a Sooke beach with ...
Sum 41 singer prepared to defend memoir in court after legal …
4 days ago · Sum 41 lead singer Deryck Whibley says he’s prepared to battle in Ontario court with his former manager over their sexual relationship, which he alleges took advantage of him as a rising young musician. The allegations against Greig Nori surfaced last fall in Whibley’s memoir where he wrote that ...
Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal to pause Gaza war
Jan 15, 2025 · Israel and Hamas agreed to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, mediators announced Wednesday, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.. The three-phase ceasefire deal promises the release of dozens of hostages held by militants in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, and it will allow hundreds of ...
SOOKE HISTORY: A look back at Sooke's first school, over 150 …
5 days ago · Can it really be half a century since a committee of Laurie Simpson, Pat Brooks, Frank Richardson and Elida Peers got together to organize a celebration for the 100th anniversary of Sooke’s first school in 1872? Sooke just missed out on having the first public school in BC by a few months, as ...
‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90
Jan 16, 2025 · Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90. The team announced Uecker died Thursday morning, calling it “one of the most difficult days in Milwaukee Brewers history.”
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.