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

Editorial cartoon, Oct. 24

Olga Van Tandenburg responds to issues around the Sooke area

Britt Santowksi is the Sooke News Mirror’s editorial cartoonist and used her character Olga as a vehicle for comment.

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