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The Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra will perform two concerts in April featuring the works of Rossini, Mozart, and Vaughan Williams. (Shutterstock)

Sooke Phil’s 25th season continues with fourth concert

Orchestra performs in Metchosin on April 1 and in Sooke on April 2

The Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra will perform two concerts in April featuring the works of Rossini, Mozart, and Vaughan Williams. (Shutterstock)
Tiny houses could help ease B.C.’s housing squeeze, says author author and tiny home aficionado Lorrie Beauchamp. (Contributed – Photo credit: Maria Orlova)

Sooke seminar explores benefits of tiny home communities

Participants plan second meeting to establish action plan and launch petition

Tiny houses could help ease B.C.’s housing squeeze, says author author and tiny home aficionado Lorrie Beauchamp. (Contributed – Photo credit: Maria Orlova)
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Sooke Toastmasters members are advancing to the divisional competition. (Metro-Creative)

Sooke Toastmasters members advance to divisional competition

Contest showcases ‘commitment to excellence’

Sooke Toastmasters members are advancing to the divisional competition. (Metro-Creative)
The rescheduled Westcoast Sooke 10K hits the road on April 9. (Vancouver Island Race Association)

Sooke 10K road race rescheduled to April 9

New date comes after first race rescheduled due to wintry weather

The rescheduled Westcoast Sooke 10K hits the road on April 9. (Vancouver Island Race Association)
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Drew Dell started an online fundraiser for the family of a Sooke teen Nevaeh Wittneben died in a Feb. 26 car crash in Cobble Hill. (GoFundMe)

Sooke teen killed in crash ‘was loved by everyone she met’

Online fundraiser aims to help family ‘as a village’

Drew Dell started an online fundraiser for the family of a Sooke teen Nevaeh Wittneben died in a Feb. 26 car crash in Cobble Hill. (GoFundMe)
The Sooke Region Communities Health Network hopes to raise $2 million to build the Sooke Gathering Place, which will be part of the $34-million elders complex next to the public library on Wadams Way. (Contributed - SRCHN)

Sooke Gathering Place fundraising campaign gains momentum

Sooke Region Communities Health Network hopes to raise $2 million

The Sooke Region Communities Health Network hopes to raise $2 million to build the Sooke Gathering Place, which will be part of the $34-million elders complex next to the public library on Wadams Way. (Contributed - SRCHN)
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Rogers Communications says cellphone service between Sooke and Port Renfrew will be up and running by April 1. (Shutterstock.com)

Sooke to Port Renfrew will have full cellphone coverage by April

‘Dead zone’ along a 70-kilometre section of Highway 14 to be eliminated

Rogers Communications says cellphone service between Sooke and Port Renfrew will be up and running by April 1. (Shutterstock.com)
WorkBC Centre Sooke hosts a career and volunteers fair on Saturday, Feb. 11, at Edward Milne Community School. (Contributed photo)

WorkBC in Sooke hosts career and volunteer fair

Event takes place Saturday, Feb. 11 at Edward Milne Community School

WorkBC Centre Sooke hosts a career and volunteers fair on Saturday, Feb. 11, at Edward Milne Community School. (Contributed photo)
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A seal kiss from mom to pup on Discovery Island. (File photo by Nick Wemyss)

Two Greater Victoria provincial parks up for consideration during treaty negotiations

Sooke Mountain, Discovery Island provincial parks now being considered for inclusion

A seal kiss from mom to pup on Discovery Island. (File photo by Nick Wemyss)
The new board of the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce. Directors from left to right: Jeremy Andersen, Steven Eckert (back row), Deb Schenk, Mike Menard (back row), Kim Barber, Marleen Kiral, Tracy Snow (back row), Les Haddad, and Karen Mason. Performing the swearing-in: Sooke Mayor Maja Tait (far right). (Contributed – Nancy Vieira)

Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce elects new board

Mike Menard returns as president

The new board of the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce. Directors from left to right: Jeremy Andersen, Steven Eckert (back row), Deb Schenk, Mike Menard (back row), Kim Barber, Marleen Kiral, Tracy Snow (back row), Les Haddad, and Karen Mason. Performing the swearing-in: Sooke Mayor Maja Tait (far right). (Contributed – Nancy Vieira)
Wounded Warrior runner Mike Bowen, with the Canadian Coast Guard, runs on Highway 4 towards Port Alberni on Feb. 27, 2020. A practice run will take place Feb. 5 from Sooke to Sidney in preparation for the main run from Feb. 26 to March 5. (Contributed – John Penner)

Wounded Warriors warm-up event hits the road Sunday

Runners set course from Sooke to Sidney

Wounded Warrior runner Mike Bowen, with the Canadian Coast Guard, runs on Highway 4 towards Port Alberni on Feb. 27, 2020. A practice run will take place Feb. 5 from Sooke to Sidney in preparation for the main run from Feb. 26 to March 5. (Contributed – John Penner)
Firefighter recruits learn the basics of their kit during training at the Sooke Firehall. Sooke, Metchosin, and East Sooke fire departments are training 13 recruits to become firefighters over the next several months. (Sooke Fire Rescue – Facebook)

Training begins for 13 regional firefighter recruits

Sooke, Metchosin, and East Sooke fire departments work together to teach program

Firefighter recruits learn the basics of their kit during training at the Sooke Firehall. Sooke, Metchosin, and East Sooke fire departments are training 13 recruits to become firefighters over the next several months. (Sooke Fire Rescue – Facebook)
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