Tim Collins

Car accidents are nothing new, but it seems drivers are getting worse. (Black Press Media)

COLUMN: Drivers are just getting worse

The advent of self driving cars can’t come fast enough

Car accidents are nothing new, but it seems drivers are getting worse. (Black Press Media)
Public health agencies are weighing stronger COVID-19 protection for front-line workers. (Black Press Media)

Sooke School District cancels one student trip and reviews another over COVID-19 scare

COVID 19 pandemic puts student trips under the microscope

Public health agencies are weighing stronger COVID-19 protection for front-line workers. (Black Press Media)
Deputy SAR manager Kathryn Farr and senior SAR manager Vickie Webber at JdF SAR headquarters in East Sooke. (Tim Collins - Black Press Media)

Juan de Fuca SAR comes to the rescue

Search and rescue unit there when help needed

Deputy SAR manager Kathryn Farr and senior SAR manager Vickie Webber at JdF SAR headquarters in East Sooke. (Tim Collins - Black Press Media)
Julio Godoy shows just a portion of the legal papers he’s filed in his fight to get access to a reliable water supply at his Seed Tree Road home. Water is a major concern for many Sooke Region residents. (Tim Collins - Black Press Media)

Life complicated when water not secure

Water issues have real-life impacts in Sooke Region

Julio Godoy shows just a portion of the legal papers he’s filed in his fight to get access to a reliable water supply at his Seed Tree Road home. Water is a major concern for many Sooke Region residents. (Tim Collins - Black Press Media)
Regional Director, Mike Hicks, at Kemp Lake. (Tim Collins- Sooke News Mirror)

Water is a complicated issue in the District of Sooke

A hodge podge of systems still exist and some people have to haul in water

Regional Director, Mike Hicks, at Kemp Lake. (Tim Collins- Sooke News Mirror)
A red tape barrier was placed by members of the T’Sou-ke First Nation as part of a dispute with the Sooke School District. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)

UPDATE: First Nation dispute closes part of school parking lot in Sooke

T’Sou-ke’s George family now in negotiation with School District

A red tape barrier was placed by members of the T’Sou-ke First Nation as part of a dispute with the Sooke School District. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)
Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue manager Kathryn Farr and RCMP Cpl. Joe Holmes were on scene earlier this month when three men were reported missing and later found dead following heavy flooding of the Sooke River. (Kevin Laird - Sooke News Mirror)

Two Scout leaders found near Sooke

The pair went missing Sunday afternoon

Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue manager Kathryn Farr and RCMP Cpl. Joe Holmes were on scene earlier this month when three men were reported missing and later found dead following heavy flooding of the Sooke River. (Kevin Laird - Sooke News Mirror)
Critics of the federal government’s approach to saving killer whales say the policies will not succeed. (Black Press Media)

Salmon fishing closures won’t save the whales, say critics

Federal government accused of going after salmon fishery as ‘low hanging fruit’

Critics of the federal government’s approach to saving killer whales say the policies will not succeed. (Black Press Media)
Cory Mills, Eric Blackmore and A.J. Jenson lost their lives after a tragic accident in Sooke. Now a scholarship has been established in their name. (Black Press Media)

Scholarship launched to honour three men who died in Sooke River

Sooke School District award will be given annually to a student graduating from EMCS

Cory Mills, Eric Blackmore and A.J. Jenson lost their lives after a tragic accident in Sooke. Now a scholarship has been established in their name. (Black Press Media)
Chief Gordon Planes (third from left) joins representatives of Petro Canada and Tim Horton’s and Band Council member Allan Planes for the official ribbon cutting at Sooke’s first Tim Horton’s. The development is now the subject of suits and counter suits related to the non-payment of sub-contractors on the project. (Tim Collins -Sooke News Mirror)

T’Sou-ke First Nation mired in legal woes over gas station development

Claims and counterclaims leave sub-contractors unpaid

Chief Gordon Planes (third from left) joins representatives of Petro Canada and Tim Horton’s and Band Council member Allan Planes for the official ribbon cutting at Sooke’s first Tim Horton’s. The development is now the subject of suits and counter suits related to the non-payment of sub-contractors on the project. (Tim Collins -Sooke News Mirror)
The installation of fibre optic cable to Port Renfrew would be a game changer for the community. (Black Press Media)

Telus eyes fibre optic connection to Port Renfrew

‘This could be a game-changer for the region,’ official says

The installation of fibre optic cable to Port Renfrew would be a game changer for the community. (Black Press Media)
COLUMN: Self-service sucks

COLUMN: Self-service sucks

Remembering the old days when shopping didn’t make me feel like a thief, or on the edge of senility

COLUMN: Self-service sucks
A celebration of life will be held for Cory Mills, Eric Blackmore and A.J. Jenson. (Black Press Media)

Celebration of life planned for three men who died in Sooke River

The community of Sooke will come together in a celebration of life…

A celebration of life will be held for Cory Mills, Eric Blackmore and A.J. Jenson. (Black Press Media)
Lily and her mom Meredith are back home after what’s been a very tough year. Lily battled a rare form of cancer. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)

For Moonfist and Lily: community rises to support two very different Islanders

Sooke comes together for those facing health challenges

Lily and her mom Meredith are back home after what’s been a very tough year. Lily battled a rare form of cancer. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)
Cory Mills, Eric Blackmore and A.J. Jenson went missing in Sooke on Friday night. (Black Press Media)

B.C. changes course on Sooke Potholes gate security; now restricted at night

Three men killed when accessing the park due to heavy rains, flooding

Cory Mills, Eric Blackmore and A.J. Jenson went missing in Sooke on Friday night. (Black Press Media)
Kampong Chan, Cambodia was a recent stop for Mayor Maja Tait as she represented Canada in a federal government program. (Contributed photo)

Sooke mayor again tapped to aid international program

Maja Tait travels to Cambodia to engage women in politics

Kampong Chan, Cambodia was a recent stop for Mayor Maja Tait as she represented Canada in a federal government program. (Contributed photo)
The gates leading to the Sooke Potholes Provincial Park has not been closed in years, according to area residents. (Kevin Laird - Sooke News Mirror)

Sooke River tragedy tinged by unanswered questions

Officials question why park gates left open

The gates leading to the Sooke Potholes Provincial Park has not been closed in years, according to area residents. (Kevin Laird - Sooke News Mirror)
Cory Mills, Eric Blackmore and A.J. Jenson went missing in Sooke on Friday night. Now the community is showing its support to the community. (Black Press Media)

Sooke rallies to show its support in the wake of tragic deaths

Fund raising efforts, scholarships and meal trains have all been launched

Cory Mills, Eric Blackmore and A.J. Jenson went missing in Sooke on Friday night. Now the community is showing its support to the community. (Black Press Media)
Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue services continue the search for a missing Sooke man, three days after he disappeared. The bodies of his two companions have been recovered after their truck was found in the Sooke River. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)

Search continues for missing man in Sooke River

Bodies of two other men found on Sunday

Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue services continue the search for a missing Sooke man, three days after he disappeared. The bodies of his two companions have been recovered after their truck was found in the Sooke River. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)
Cory Mills, Eric Blackmore and A.J. Jenson went missing in Sooke on Friday night. (Black Press Media)

Story of fatal misadventure emerging from Sooke River search for missing men

Two men killed, another still missing after torrential rains swell river

Cory Mills, Eric Blackmore and A.J. Jenson went missing in Sooke on Friday night. (Black Press Media)