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Search continues for man, 20, believed drowned in Sooke River; two other bodies found

Search continues for man, 20, believed drowned in Sooke River; two other bodies found

A weekend search for three young men on southern Vancouver Island ends in tragedy

Search continues for man, 20, believed drowned in Sooke River; two other bodies found
Liz Thompson of the Sooke Mothers’ Union said the group is the last one west of the Great Lakes. At one time, the groups existed across the country. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)

Sooke’s Mothers’ Union the last remnant of the group in Western Canada

Steady decline in Canada not the case in other parts of the world

Liz Thompson of the Sooke Mothers’ Union said the group is the last one west of the Great Lakes. At one time, the groups existed across the country. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)
Aurora Griffiths, seen with daycare manager Wendy Morneau, is among the children who will lose her daycare service when Compass Day Care closes its doors. Morneau is now searching for a location for a new daycare operation. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)

Sooke daycare operator searching for new location

Compass Day Care forced to close after bureacratic errors discovered

Aurora Griffiths, seen with daycare manager Wendy Morneau, is among the children who will lose her daycare service when Compass Day Care closes its doors. Morneau is now searching for a location for a new daycare operation. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)
COLUMN: Lessons from a failed bureaucrat

COLUMN: Lessons from a failed bureaucrat

Sometimes the rules need to be applied with reason

COLUMN: Lessons from a failed bureaucrat
Kenneth Robar failed to formally withdraw as a candidate for Sooke’s by-election. That failure could have serious consequences. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)

Sooke byelection candidate fails to meet deadline to file financial disclosure documents

Kenneth Robar faces $10,000 fine; possible jail time

Kenneth Robar failed to formally withdraw as a candidate for Sooke’s by-election. That failure could have serious consequences. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)
Aurora Griffiths is one of the children at Compass Day Care that would lose her daycare spot if the centre is forced to close. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)

‘Bureaucratic mix-up’ could lead to Sooke daycare closure

Sooke CAO confident daycare situation can be resolved

Aurora Griffiths is one of the children at Compass Day Care that would lose her daycare spot if the centre is forced to close. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)
Falling trees and broken branches landing on power lines kept B.C. Hydro crews running as storm conditions hit Highway 14, west of Sooke. (Black Press Media)

Highway 14 near Jordan River reopened as B.C. Hydro finishes difficult repairs

Trees continued to fall as Hydro crews attempted to restore power to area

Falling trees and broken branches landing on power lines kept B.C. Hydro crews running as storm conditions hit Highway 14, west of Sooke. (Black Press Media)
Crashes on the Malahat and Highwy 14 can cause lengthy highway shutdowns. (Black Press Media)

CRD director lobbies for full cellphone service on Pacific Marine Circle Tour

‘Critical to highway safety,’ says Mike Hicks

Crashes on the Malahat and Highwy 14 can cause lengthy highway shutdowns. (Black Press Media)
Falling trees and broken branches landing on power lines are always an issue following a major snow event. (Black Press Media)

Hwy. 14 closed, near Jordan River, due to down hydro lines

No information on when the highway will reopen

Falling trees and broken branches landing on power lines are always an issue following a major snow event. (Black Press Media)
COLUMN: Home ownership is more than a mortgage

COLUMN: Home ownership is more than a mortgage

Home ownership helps invest people in their communities

COLUMN: Home ownership is more than a mortgage
This mysterious late night visitor was captured on the security camera of a Sooke resident. The creature emerged from the mist and gave the family pause as they first reviewed the footage. (Contributed photo)

WATCH: Glowing eyes rise out of the Sooke mist on family’s doorstep

Residents solve mystery, refuse to be cowed by the truth

This mysterious late night visitor was captured on the security camera of a Sooke resident. The creature emerged from the mist and gave the family pause as they first reviewed the footage. (Contributed photo)
A mudslide, triggered by heavy and persistant rains, brought two trees down on B.C. Hydro lines in Shirley. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)

Mudslide disrupts traffic and threatens hydro lines in Shirley

Hydro is on the scene

A mudslide, triggered by heavy and persistant rains, brought two trees down on B.C. Hydro lines in Shirley. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)
Buz Merriam, the manager of Western Foods, left, and Wayne Kneeshaw, the manager of Village Food Markets, are joining forces to help reduce the number of plastic bags in Sooke’s environment. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)

Sooke grocers move to eliminate plastic bags in 2020

The joint effort is happening because ‘it’s the right thing to do’

Buz Merriam, the manager of Western Foods, left, and Wayne Kneeshaw, the manager of Village Food Markets, are joining forces to help reduce the number of plastic bags in Sooke’s environment. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)
Kerry Williams, director of Ayre Manor, says the hospice space has an occupancy rate that hovers around 60 per cent. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)

Hospice services a ‘hidden gem’ for those in need

As Island hospice services expand, residents urged to be more aware of what it does

Kerry Williams, director of Ayre Manor, says the hospice space has an occupancy rate that hovers around 60 per cent. (Tim Collins - Sooke News Mirror)
Terri Alcock of the Sheringham Water Works, says that her organization is very concerned that the sale of land by Western Forest Products may contaminate the Goudie Creek watershed. (Contributed photo)

Residents concerned land sale could threaten south Island water supply

Sale will allow for the subdivision and development of forestry lands in Shirley, west of Sooke

Terri Alcock of the Sheringham Water Works, says that her organization is very concerned that the sale of land by Western Forest Products may contaminate the Goudie Creek watershed. (Contributed photo)
Hundreds of students cross Sooke Road every school day on their way to classes at EMCS. (File - Sooke News Mirror)

Sooke student hit by vehicle in high school crosswalk

Injuries appear to be non-life threatening, but student was taken to hospital by ambulance

Hundreds of students cross Sooke Road every school day on their way to classes at EMCS. (File - Sooke News Mirror)
FILE - In this July 9, 2019, file photo a pedestrian walks across the street from the Twitter office building in San Francisco. A complaint unsealed in a federal court detailed a coordinated effort by Saudi officials to recruit employees at the social media giant who could tap into the Twitter accounts of political opponents and access their personal data, including internet protocol addresses that can give up a user’s location. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

COLUMN: Let’s return decency to social media behaviour

Would you be repeating your post to that person’s face?

FILE - In this July 9, 2019, file photo a pedestrian walks across the street from the Twitter office building in San Francisco. A complaint unsealed in a federal court detailed a coordinated effort by Saudi officials to recruit employees at the social media giant who could tap into the Twitter accounts of political opponents and access their personal data, including internet protocol addresses that can give up a user’s location. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
RCMP are searching for three teens who allegedly assaulted a Sooke man on Tuesday evening. (file photo)

Pot-packing man assaulted and robbed by trio of teens in Sooke

Sooke Mounties attempt to identify suspects in robbery, assault

RCMP are searching for three teens who allegedly assaulted a Sooke man on Tuesday evening. (file photo)
BC Hydro customers throughout the region have been affected by outages caused by high winds (BC Hydro image)

Windstorm sweeps South Island, leaving power outages in Shirley, Port Renfrew

Winds expected throughout the day

BC Hydro customers throughout the region have been affected by outages caused by high winds (BC Hydro image)
An afternoon crash involving a motorcycle and a car sent a 65-year-old motorcyclist to hospital where she remains in non-life-threatening condition. (Black Press Media file photo)

Motorcycle rider airlifted to hospital after Sooke crash

Impairment not a factor, Mounties say

An afternoon crash involving a motorcycle and a car sent a 65-year-old motorcyclist to hospital where she remains in non-life-threatening condition. (Black Press Media file photo)