Sooke PocketNews
Church Rd. V9Z 0W1 Sooke, BC, Canada

At 1:55 p.m. (Pacific time) on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, a test of B.C.’s wireless alerting system will be conducted as part of the national Alert Ready system to improve public safety in the event of emergency. Your iPhone may do something. https://sooke.pocketnews.ca/b-c-conducting-test-of-emergen/

On Friday afternoon, the West Shore RCMP received a report of a large dog that was actively trying to bite a small child in Langford. No one was injured in this incident and the dog was turned over to CRD Animal Control who are following up with this animal complaint. https://sooke.pocketnews.ca/west-shore-rcmp-capture-dog-af/

#BCCovid19 Update: Just under 2,000 cases over the weekend. Vancouver Island is up another 48. Sadly, the weekend also saw 17 deaths. https://sooke.pocketnews.ca/another-1933-new-bc-covid-19-c/

Today's stats: Another 516 test positive cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, and 10 deaths. More stats in the article, along with a formal statement. https://sooke.pocketnews.ca/another-516-new-bc-covid-19-ca/

Saturday and Monday, expect delays on Sooke Rd (West Coast Rd) between Canada Post and Pizzability. They are predicting 15 to 20 minute waits while they allow single file traffic to flow through. https://sooke.pocketnews.ca/expect-traffic-delays-on-bchwy/