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Dog recovering after being drenched in hot coffee, B.C. man charged

Man was taken into custody, charged, and released pending a court date

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A fire in the wee hours of Canada Day morning left the Church Road structure a total loss. (Sooke Fire Rescue)

Fire destroys Sooke mobile home

Two left homeless after Canada Day fire

A fire in the wee hours of Canada Day morning left the Church Road structure a total loss. (Sooke Fire Rescue)
Japanese knotweed has been found in Sooke. The plant can literally tear up concrete, destroy waterways, and cause billions of dollars in damage. (contributed)

Japanese knotweed is here, and that’s a problem

Invasive plant is a serious threat to waterways and infrastructure

Japanese knotweed has been found in Sooke. The plant can literally tear up concrete, destroy waterways, and cause billions of dollars in damage. (contributed)
Vaping by teens has spiked by 74 per cent and has been accompanied by an increase in cigarette smoking among youth in Canada. (File photo)

Island Health sounds the alarm over teenage vaping

“You hook ‘em young and you hook ‘em forever.”

Vaping by teens has spiked by 74 per cent and has been accompanied by an increase in cigarette smoking among youth in Canada. (File photo)
Wayne Jackaman, Jamie Constable, and Dave Burt, of the Jordan River Stewardship Roundtable standing on the contaminated soil at the edge of the Jordan River. (Contributed)

Jordan River is his home and he’s working to save it

Wayne Jackaman’s own mining background put to use to help save Jordan River

Wayne Jackaman, Jamie Constable, and Dave Burt, of the Jordan River Stewardship Roundtable standing on the contaminated soil at the edge of the Jordan River. (Contributed)
Firefighters bring Sooke wildfire under control

Firefighters bring Sooke wildfire under control

South Island firefighters busy with minor incidents caused by careless smokers

Firefighters bring Sooke wildfire under control
Juan de Fuca Marine Trail re-opens after lengthy repairs

Juan de Fuca Marine Trail re-opens after lengthy repairs

The trail has been closed since February

Juan de Fuca Marine Trail re-opens after lengthy repairs
The loss of the salmon sport fishery in Port Renfrew has more than 40% of tourist-based businesses considering closure. (file photo)

Fish closure in Port Renfrew has endangered more than 40 per cent of businesses

YouTube video challenges residents to remember when election comes around

The loss of the salmon sport fishery in Port Renfrew has more than 40% of tourist-based businesses considering closure. (file photo)
OPINION: Don’t call me cutie pie, and I’m not on blood thinners

OPINION: Don’t call me cutie pie, and I’m not on blood thinners

The problem with ageism

OPINION: Don’t call me cutie pie, and I’m not on blood thinners
Builders are still uncertain of whether changes at the municipal hall will shorten building permit waits. (file photo)

Sooke claims win on building permit backlog

Developers are still only cautiously optimistic in the changes

Builders are still uncertain of whether changes at the municipal hall will shorten building permit waits. (file photo)
Mayor Maja Tait and Coun. Tony St. Pierre mug for the camera with Polly Ethyl Styrene, a plastic effigy that arrived at council chambers in support of Sooke’s single-use plastic bag ban. (Ebony Logins)

Sooke adopts plastic bag ban bylaw

Sooke joins a wave of action to curb the pollution caused by bags

Mayor Maja Tait and Coun. Tony St. Pierre mug for the camera with Polly Ethyl Styrene, a plastic effigy that arrived at council chambers in support of Sooke’s single-use plastic bag ban. (Ebony Logins)
Sooke Mounties have charged two men following a traffic stop. (Black Press Media)

Two Nanaimo men arrested after Mounties find drugs, weapons during Sooke traffic stop

Suspects remain in custody

Sooke Mounties have charged two men following a traffic stop. (Black Press Media)
Medical care in B.C. is monitored by a host of organizations to protect the public and ensure safe, professional patient care. (file photo)

Sooke nurse suspended over medical breach

It’s the second time nurse has gone before inquiry board

Medical care in B.C. is monitored by a host of organizations to protect the public and ensure safe, professional patient care. (file photo)
Just a year and a half ago Lily Leinana donated her own hair to help cancer victims. (Kevin Laird/Sooke News Mirror)

Lily donated hair, now battles cancer

Vancouver Island girl, 9, faces a months-long ordeal

Just a year and a half ago Lily Leinana donated her own hair to help cancer victims. (Kevin Laird/Sooke News Mirror)
Dave Saunders, hard at work at the new Charters River salmon hatchery, says that recent setbacks have made fund raising for the project more difficult. (Tim Collins/ Sooke News Mirror)

Stop work order lifted on Sooke hatchery project

Council takes quick action to reverse last week’s move

Dave Saunders, hard at work at the new Charters River salmon hatchery, says that recent setbacks have made fund raising for the project more difficult. (Tim Collins/ Sooke News Mirror)
Jesokah Adkens disappeared on Sept. 26, 2001. The 17-year-old was reported missing three days later and has never been found. (photo/RCMP)

The strange case of Jesokah Adkens

All was not what it seemed in Sooke girl’s disappearance 18 years ago

Jesokah Adkens disappeared on Sept. 26, 2001. The 17-year-old was reported missing three days later and has never been found. (photo/RCMP)
Heroin deaths in Sooke have been a concern of the RCMP and were part of the motivation behind a recent investigation (File photo)

Three arrested in Sooke drug bust

RCMP targeted traffickers in fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine

Heroin deaths in Sooke have been a concern of the RCMP and were part of the motivation behind a recent investigation (File photo)
Sooke resident, Jonah Mayhue, has gone missing while out on his surfboard (contributed)

Search called off for missing Sooke surfer

Anyone with information asked to call RCMP

Sooke resident, Jonah Mayhue, has gone missing while out on his surfboard (contributed)
Sooke is considering a plastic bag ban to help stop the harm done by plastic bags in the oceans. (File photo)

Proposed plastic bag ban gains traction in Sooke

Council to hold public hearing

Sooke is considering a plastic bag ban to help stop the harm done by plastic bags in the oceans. (File photo)
Ian Laing, one of the owners of Canna Park, says that his facilities will give cannabis micro-growers a chance to cultivate some of the best product available anywhere. (Tim Collins / Sooke News Mirror)

Small-scale pot growers find a home in Sooke

New facility opens in industrial park

Ian Laing, one of the owners of Canna Park, says that his facilities will give cannabis micro-growers a chance to cultivate some of the best product available anywhere. (Tim Collins / Sooke News Mirror)