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The Sooke News Mirror is the newspaper of record for the District of Sooke and the surrounding communities of East Sooke, Otter Point, Shirley, and Port Renfrew. The Mirror publishes every Wednesday morning. Use the forms available on our home page for letters to the editor, submitting sports results and for event listings.

Your Community News Team

Rod  Sluggett Publisher
Rod Sluggett
250-642-5752
Rod Sluggett has been the publisher of the Sooke News Mirror since 1996. In more than three decades in the newspaper business he has worked in Courtenay, Parksville, Port Hardy, Powell River and Surrey. He is a sports enthusiast and a major man of the Vancouver Canucks.
     
Harla  Eve Office administration
Harla Eve
250-642-5752
Harla Eve is an original Sookie and has been with the Sooke News Mirror since 1975. She started in the mailroom and is now our friendly, efficient office manager. The Sooke News Mirror relies on her knowledge of past and present community members.
     
Frank  Kaufman Production
Frank Kaufman
642-5752
Former Winnipegger, New Yorker and Pennsylvania State'er, Frank Kaufman has been building ads for the Mirror, Lions Club Directory, Sooke To Port Renfrew Tourist Guide and other publications since May 2006. He completed his Penn State BA in English and Speech Communication in 1995. Frank likes films, old sci-fi tv shows, is still a metal head, and enjoys hanging out at the beach with his kids.
     
Pirjo  Raits Editor
Pirjo Raits
250-642-5752
Pirjo Raits has been the editor of the Sooke News Mirror since 2006. Previously she held editor and reporter positions for community newspapers on Salt Spring Island, Williams Lake and Prince George. She has won regional, provincial and national awards during her years as a reporter and editor.
     
Reporter
Sharron Ho
250-642-5752
     
Steve  Arnett Production
Steve Arnett
250-642-5752
Steve Arnett has been with the Sooke Mirror since 1983. His father John Arnett bought the paper in 1983 and sold it to Black Press in 1992. Steve is the production manager who enjoys outdoor activities such as salmon fishing and skiing, often with a cold one in his hand.
     
Joan  Gamache Advertising representative/Circulation
Joan Gamache
642-5752
Joan Gamache moved to Sooke in 2000 after leaving a long career on the Lower Mainland. She has been with the Sooke News Mirror since 2005 working part time in advertising sales.