A BIG BOUQUET of holly to the hardworking and generous elves involved in the Christmas Bureau gift bags. And extra sugar cookies for Chief Elvish Official (CEO) Laurie Wallace and her team, who (we hear) worked all year with the North Pole planning and preparing to bring a little cheer to Sooke families.
A NEW FLAVOUR for an old beef is with manufacturers that only install turn signals on one out of every five pickup trucks.
BOUQUET TO EVERYONE would supported us during the opening of our new clinic. We are excited to be providing dental treatment to the residents of Sooke again.
MY GRIPE is with people who leave their decorations up until April. Maybe we could establish a deadline, say Feb. 1? If enough people agree, I’ll bet dollars to inflatable Santas that the CRD will have a bylaw in place no later than Christmas 2026.
A HUMONGOUS CHRISTMAS BOUQUET to Nicole, John, and everyone else involved with putting on and contributing to the Sooke Christmas Day Feast held at the Christian Life Assembly on Christmas Day. So much fun, fellowship and delicious food!
BEEF to the governments at all levels. The climate hysteria you are peddling to taxpayers is criminal. The theft of my hard-earned money for an impossible mission is ridiculous.
A BIG BOUQUET to every single volunteer that went out of their way to help others in need get through the holidays.
BEEF TO MY BI-FOLD mirror closet doors. Why is it that at 5 a.m. you make a sound similar to a train car being dragged on its side through the bottom of a granite quarry when I try to carefully open you while trying to not wake up anyone else in the house?
BOUQUET to the Sooke Food Bank. I had to swallow my pride and apply for the food hamper. And a speciall bouquet to everyone who donates, you have relieved an enormous amount of stress for my family.
BEEF TO THE GOVERNMENT for high interest rates on my mortgage. You’ve left me facing bankruptcy and foreclosure. Shame on the system.
BEEF TO ALL THE BUS RIDERS who don’t pay. I find it sad that more and more riders are refusing to pay their fare. Bouquet to all the patient bus drivers.
BOUQUET to the staff at the Sooke library. They are so helpful when we request books and videos that are not so popular or well-known. Thank you.
I FEEL THE NEED TO COMPLAIN about people breeding their dogs over and over again, this needs to stop, dogs and cats are not paycheques, it’s a form of cruelty. A few people around my neighbourhood alone always seem to have puppies, I encourage buyers to stop buying these puppies and adopt rescue animals from SPCA.
BEEF TO PEOPLE who wear so much cologne and perfume when they go out in public You do not need to wear so much. Please be respectful regarding people who are allergic to scents.
BOUQUET TO THE LOCAL CHURCH for affirming their inclusive support for human rights for all persons locally and internationally. We are all one people.
BEEF TO EVERYONE who puts things outside their house for free, then, if it’s not taken, it’s just left there to rot. There’s been a lounge chair on my street for two months.
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