Steve Sorensen,
Helen Ritts,
Susan Belford
& Brian McHattie

Sooke Together is group of community-minded candidates with shared values and a plan for Sooke’s future.

We believe local government should listen carefully, plan responsibly, protect what makes Sooke special, and make decisions in the public interest.

Our Platform

We are proud to support Sooke Together. ~ Sid & Rosemary Jorna

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Linda MacMillan

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Sookie Sam

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Lori Kirk

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We are proud to support Sooke Together!

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Frederique and Sinclair Philip

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Mary Alice Johnson

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Rick Robinson

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Don Brown

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Mary Coakley

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We are proud to support Sooke Together. ~ Sid & Rosemary Jorna ~ Linda MacMillan ~ Sookie Sam ~ Lori Kirk ~ We are proud to support Sooke Together! ~ Frederique and Sinclair Philip ~ Mary Alice Johnson ~ Rick Robinson ~ Don Brown ~ Mary Coakley ~

BETTER TRANSIT. MORE OFTEN. Sooke needs better transit. Not everyone can or wants to drive, and every person who takes the bus is one less car on Sooke Road. We need to keep pushing BC Transit for more frequent and more reliable service between Sook
We live in a waterfront community. We should be able to enjoy more of it. Sooke already has a number of public water access points, but many are difficult to find or use. Let's start there – identify the easy improvements that could make exi
RESPECT THE PLAN. Review it. Improve it. Move forward. Sooke spent years creating a new Community Plan, with extensive public input. We think that work matters. That doesn't mean the plan is perfect or should never change. A one-year review is alre
When you call 911, you expect help to be there. Sooke is growing, and our fire department needs to grow with it. Today, Sooke has 15 career suppression firefighters, complemented by a team of paid-on-call firefighters. Council has already approved
One of the questions we’re hearing while door knocking is how voting works, especially when it comes to slates (officially called elector organizations). They’re fairly new to municipal politics in our region, so here are the essentials.
Sooke is growing. We can’t turn back the clock, but we can ensure that what comes next supports the community we want and the services we need. It’s not only about the right development in the right place. It’s about growth paying
WHY FOUR? Forming Sooke Together wasn't our original plan. But this election is different. With a seven-person slate that appears to be well funded and heavily backed by building and development interests, we knew Council candidates running alone wou
Brian McHattie - Why I chose Sooke. I first visited Sooke some 15 years ago to enjoy dinner at the well-known Sooke Harbour House. Little did I know I would eventually move here and spend many beautiful days walking Whiffin Spit, which was lost in th
Happy back to school! Sooke Elementary, we’ve missed your jokes! Does anyone truly outgrow that first-day-of-school feeling? Nervous and exciting. New teachers, new classes, new friends. OK, as parents, maybe we don’t miss making lunches
Who do we support for Mayor? Al Beddows. Al Beddows is a two-term councillor, President of the Sooke Lions Club (again), and a volunteer with the Sooke Food Bank and Sooke Hospice, to name a few. More importantly, we’ve seen Al in Council chamb