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Bunbun in the safe hands of a Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue volunteer. (RCMSAR - Facebook)

Sooke rescue mission hops to bunny’s aid

Bunbun stranded in a sailboat stuck in ice

Bunbun in the safe hands of a Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue volunteer. (RCMSAR - Facebook)
(Wesley Tingey - Unsplash)

Victoria woman awarded over $1M in damages following rear-end collision

B.C. Supreme Court decision reveals impact on young mother’s life

(Wesley Tingey - Unsplash)
More than 3,000 customers from East Sooke to Port Renfrew are without power. (B.C. Hydro)

Sooke Region bears brunt of snow-induced power outages in Greater Victoria

Smaller outages reported in Victoria, Saanich and Peninsula

More than 3,000 customers from East Sooke to Port Renfrew are without power. (B.C. Hydro)
Classes are in session Wednesday after a small fire Tuesday (Dec. 12) at Journey Middle School. (File - Sooke News Mirror)

Small fire breaks out during Sooke middle school band concert

Classes in session after Tuesday evening blaze doused by firefighters

Classes are in session Wednesday after a small fire Tuesday (Dec. 12) at Journey Middle School. (File - Sooke News Mirror)
A rockslide has closed Sooke River Road near the Sooke Potholes Regional Park. (Hayley Clarke - Facebook)

Small rockslide closes Sooke River Road

More than 1,200 people in Sooke and East Sooke experiencing a power outage

A rockslide has closed Sooke River Road near the Sooke Potholes Regional Park. (Hayley Clarke - Facebook)
Highway 14 was closed in both directions between Trailhead Drive and Jordan River Recsite Sunday afternoon after a vehicle incident. (Black Press Media file photo)

Vehicle incident closes Highway 14 at Jordan River

The highway has been reopened

Highway 14 was closed in both directions between Trailhead Drive and Jordan River Recsite Sunday afternoon after a vehicle incident. (Black Press Media file photo)
Sooke Fire Rescue was on the scene of a fire at Hope Centre on Tuesday morning. (File - Sooke News Mirror)

Sooke firefighters contain fire at Hope Centre

A 911 caller observed smoke emanating from the fourth floor of the building

Sooke Fire Rescue was on the scene of a fire at Hope Centre on Tuesday morning. (File - Sooke News Mirror)
The Sooke RCMP is investigating after two men were stabbed during a Saturday altercation. (Black Press Media file photo)

Suspect arrested after Sooke stabbings

Two men sent to hospital with serious injuries

The Sooke RCMP is investigating after two men were stabbed during a Saturday altercation. (Black Press Media file photo)
Lightning is believed to be the cause of a fire sparked near Sooke Monday evening. (BC Wildfire Service map)

Lightning storm sparks wildfire near Sooke

Fire still classified as out of control

Lightning is believed to be the cause of a fire sparked near Sooke Monday evening. (BC Wildfire Service map)
Lightning is believed to be the cause of a fire sparked near Sooke Monday evening. (BC Wildfire Service map)

Lightning storm sparks wildfire near Sooke

Fire still classified as out of control

Lightning is believed to be the cause of a fire sparked near Sooke Monday evening. (BC Wildfire Service map)
(District of Sooke)

Sooke council appoints new chief administrative officer

Jeremy Denegar, former CAO of the District of Lillooet, starts on Sept. 5

(District of Sooke)
A hiker makes his way along the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail. Trail users can enjoy enhanced camping facilities with the addition of 50 new elevated tent platforms at five backcountry campgrounds. (File - Sooke News Mirror)

Improved camping facilities added to Juan de Fuca Marine Trail

50 new tent platforms installed

A hiker makes his way along the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail. Trail users can enjoy enhanced camping facilities with the addition of 50 new elevated tent platforms at five backcountry campgrounds. (File - Sooke News Mirror)
Artist submissions for the Sooke Fine Arts Show is June 1. Three jurors are expected to judge more than 300 art pieces from portraits to woodworks. (File - Sooke News Mirror)

Deadline approaching for Sooke Fine Arts Show

Artists must submit work by June 1

Artist submissions for the Sooke Fine Arts Show is June 1. Three jurors are expected to judge more than 300 art pieces from portraits to woodworks. (File - Sooke News Mirror)
Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke MP Randall Garrison won’t seek re-election. (Kevin Laird - Sooke News Mirror)

NDP MP Randall Garrison announces he won’t seek re-election

Sooke mayor cited as a possible candidate

Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke MP Randall Garrison won’t seek re-election. (Kevin Laird - Sooke News Mirror)
Film crews will descend in Sooke on April 28 and 29 to shoot a “popular TV series, says the District of Sooke. (Shutterstock)

Lights, Camera, Action! TV series to temporarily shut down two Sooke parks for filming

Filming takes place April 28 and 29

Film crews will descend in Sooke on April 28 and 29 to shoot a “popular TV series, says the District of Sooke. (Shutterstock)
Brennan Smith won the Westcoast Sooke 10K on Sunday crossing the finish line at 32:17 minutes. Jennifer Erickson was the top woman with a time of 37:23. (Contributed photo)

Speedfarm Running Club dominates Westcoast Sooke 10K

Oak Bay runners take first in men and women divisions

Brennan Smith won the Westcoast Sooke 10K on Sunday crossing the finish line at 32:17 minutes. Jennifer Erickson was the top woman with a time of 37:23. (Contributed photo)
A CRD Parks worker puts the torch to carpet burweed at Jordan River Regional Park. (CRD photo)

CRD removes harmful invasive plants from regional parks

As a result, three formerly closed campsites have been reopened to the public

A CRD Parks worker puts the torch to carpet burweed at Jordan River Regional Park. (CRD photo)
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)
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)
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)