Britt Santowski is the Sooke News Mirror's editorial cartoonist.

Britt Santowski is the Sooke News Mirror's editorial cartoonist.

Editorial cartoon Dec 18

Britt Santowski is the Sooke News Mirror's editorial cartoonist

Olga Van Tandenburg is a cartoon character who comments in the goings on in Sooke and area

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