About:  Sooke Voice News

Insightful news coverage out of Sooke, BC, Canada. Informative reading, with edge, for today's attentive reader. 

 Where to Get a

Newsstand Copy

2012  PRINT EDITION

Free Distribution

  Subscriptions:

 PRINT EDITION  

The print edition is available weekly by paid 1st-class addressed postal mail (to arrive on publication date).

Individual - $31.50 + HST for 17 issues by 1st class mail; arrives on publication date.  Info

Corporate - Bulk rates.  Info

 Advertising

Advertisers get 12% off their ad purchase if the same ad runs in three consecutive print editions. 

Opportunities include print display (b&w in print, colour online), print classified, web presence, flyer inserts.

Advertising rates and information.

Current newsstand copies (with COLOUR front page) available for 95¢. Sold locally at:

  • Chevron Service Station (Sooke Rd at Church Rd) 

  • MapleLine Business Centre (6707 West Coast Rd.) 

  • Shoppers Drug Mart (in Evergreen Shopping Centre, 6660 Sooke Rd.)

  • Sooke River Store & Grill  (6250 Sooke Rd at Sooke River Rd near Edward Milne highschool)

Newsstands outside of Sooke are invited to arrange a contract. See Newsstands

 

Back-issue archive copies available for 95¢ each. Sold at:

MapleLine Business Centre (6707 West Coast Rd.) 

1. The overall print edition distribution footprint is 5,000 mailbox destinations in the Canada Post Sooke delivery area (Sooke town centre plus west to Jordan River and east to Connie Road).

  • Effective April 13, 2012, a free copy of the newspaper is delivered on a 3-week alternating basis.

  • WEEK/ZONE#1 DELIVERY AREA - SOOKE CENTRAL: All addresses in the central residential area of Sooke (e.g. Grant, Maple, Otter Pt Rd, Rhodonite, etc.). Zone #1 - upcoming PRINT DELIVERY DATES in 2012: May 25, June 15, July 6, July 27, Aug.17, Sept.1, Sept.28, Oct.19, Nov.9, Nov.30 (all routes), Dec.7 (all routes), Dec.14.    

  • WEEK/ZONE#2 DELIVERY AREA - SOOKE WEST: All addresses in Whiffin Spit and West of Sooke town centre up to Jordan River, plus all lobby boxes at the main Sooke Post Office.  Zone #2 - upcoming PRINT DELIVERY DATES in 2012: June 1, June 22, July 13, Aug.3, Aug.24, Sept.14,  Oct.5, Oct.26, Nov.16, Nov.30 (all routes), Dec.7 (all routes), Dec.21.

  • WEEK/ZONE#3 DELIVERY AREA - SOOKE EAST: Addresses East of Church Road in Sooke town centre (including Sunriver, and along Sooke Road as far as Connie Road). Zone #3 - upcoming PRINT DELIVERY DATES in 2012: June 8, June 29, July 20, Aug.10, Aug.31, Sept.21,  Oct.12, Nov.2, Nov.23, Nov.30 (all routes), Dec.7 (all routes), Dec.28.

2. The newspaper is available in limited quantities each week for free pickup in coffee shops (e.g. The Stick, Serious Coffee, Reading Room Cafe, the Alternative Kitchen Cafe, and Caffe Sofia in the Prestige Hotel) and community locations (e.g. Sooke Library, Sooke Region Museum).

3. NOTE:

  • Advertisers:  Ads can be place for 1 publication date, for 2-weeks, 3-weeks, or longer. To cover the full 5,000 distribution area (and receive a 12% discount), run your ad for 3 consecutive weeks. See advertising page.

  • Businesses with a PO Box at the main Sooke Post Office will receive a courtesy copy *every* week.

  • Flyer Block: If you have given instructions to Canada Post to block the delivery of flyers to your home or business mailbox, you will NOT receive a free Sooke Voice News (we deliver as "unaddressed ad mail").  ** Phone Canada Post at 250-642-3013 to unblock the delivery of flyers to your mailbox.

 Subscriptions:

 DIGITAL

  • The web version of each full weekly edition is currently available in full online, at no charge. See Archives.

    Recommended for ongoing readership, especially on the weeks when you do not receive a free print edition. Or for readers outside the Sooke free print distribution area who have not purchased a print edition subscription.

    • A breaking-news text bulletin is currently available free by bulk email.

    Just the nuggets of hot news items (with links to more).

    To sign up (or unsubscribe) write to subscriptions@sookevoicenews.com

    Recommended for anyone who closely follows Sooke-area news and events.

 

 Editorial Themes

Content is established to produce maximum readership in any given week.  Content may vary between paired editions.

Visit our Advertising page for all weekly themes.
 

The Publication

  • The Sooke Voice News is a newspaper in print and online, published weekly on Fridays.
  • The Sooke Voice News is a media news service serving a Sooke area readership with quality journalism. 
  • Full edition in print and online.
  • Online breaking news.
  • Enews bulletins available free by email.
  • Content includes articles, columns and interesting local news and often follows topical or seasonal themes (see above, top right).
  • Advertisements from businesses and organizations are intended to be supportive to business and informative to readers.
  • Bulletins and announcements are included from municipal government, elected officials, and community leaders.

Publisher

Sooke-area news is covered weekly in our print and online publication The Sooke Voice News. We also welcome news reports from East Sooke, Shirley, Port Renfrew and Jordan River.

Sooke Voice News is brought to you by Brookeline Publishing House Inc., a local company committed to quality news service while contributing to the positive growth of business and community organizations in Sooke.

Publisher/Editor: Mary P. Brooke. Assistant Editor: Catherine Brooke.  |  Regular contributors (stories/photos): Keely Clark, Donald C. Mills, Nathan Pink, Max Westgate.  |  Community story/photo contributors: community and business news welcome from the community

The Sooke Voice News is printed at the MapleLine Business Centre in Sooke.

Community

We are committed to serving the Sooke community with quality news coverage. We appreciate the support we receive from many businesses and community leaders and we feel we give back with great stories, insights, and a fantastic marketing opportunity for groups and businesses.  See events page for current activities.

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