Three of seven remain on council

Incumbent mayor Janet Evans has won another term, her third, as mayor of the District of Sooke. The win came November 15 over contenders Rick Kasper who had served on the outgoing council, and local businessman Randy Welters. Evans led the way with 1597 votes; Kasper earned 1284; Welters, 413. The district... more

Chamber Chatter

I HOPE our residents will take a page from our American neighbours and GET OUT AND VOTE in our municipal election this weekend. We should be embarrassed with the voter turnout for the Federal election. November 11 should remind us... more > more

Looking Back...

A look through the Sooke News Mirror Archives November 14, 2007 Burn issue draws crowd Sooke District council’s committee of the whole, chaired by Coun. Rick Armour, met on November 5 and dealt first with the agenda item which had inspired the largest... more

• Norma’s Kitchen
• Norma’s Kitchen
• Memorable message to Rotarians

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Mayor for life?

Speaking colloquially of course, you’ve  got your tail between your legs professor.   Yeah, three years ago, following that municipal election I took one look at the results, saw that Rick Kasper had topped the polls for council with a lead of 500... more

• Election may result in new faces
• Pay heed to the public
• Promises, promises

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Letters

The 2010 Olympics Governments are wrong to be in the “gambling” business — lotteries, casinos, etc. The winter Olympic bid was a big gamble, given the fact we were well into a bubble-ecobnomy before the games were awarded. I made a statement to... more

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Why the Interurban won't work today

Those who campaign for reviving the B.C. Electric Interurban tram rail line in the Fraser Valley are in need of a reality check. The route that was built almost a century ago between New Westminster and Chilliwack made sense at the... more

• Transport study was stacked against B.C.: critic
• Yes, they did.
• Dummies need 'smart cards'

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