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Interview with Medea Mills

This audio clip is an excerpt from an interview by Sooke Region Museum Collections Manager Montana Stanley and Programming Manager Wendy Johnson on Medea Mills and her work […]

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

This audio clip is an excerpt from an interview by Sooke Region Museum Collections Manager Montana Stanley on Aimee McIntosh and her work and life in Sooke. Montana: […]

Seeds of Knowledge

This audio clip is an excerpt from an interview by Sooke Region Museum Collections Manager Montana Stanley on Mary Alice Johnson and her work and life in Sooke. […]

Interview with Trena Lynn

This video clip is an excerpt from an interview by Sooke Region Museum Collections Manager Montana Stanley on Trena and her life and career. Montana (not heard): You […]

Trena Lynn

Trena is wearing a traditional T’Sou-ke woven cedar headband. When these were worn years ago, they were tied off in a knot, like a scarf, at the ends […]

Stop Bullying

Medea has been involved with community groups such as the Sooke Community Association, and other events and fundraisers in the region.

Mary-Anne in Action

All Eyes on Mary-Anne

Mary-Anne has contributed to an increasing number of women in the industry by taking on many female apprentices.

Rising Through the Ranks

One’s rank in karate is represented by different coloured belts. A black belt is the highest level one can reach.

Sink Those Nails!

The nail driving competition was a crowd favourite at the All Sooke Day event.

Planting Knowledge

After having worked at ALM Organic Farm, Marika and Keeley went on to have careers informed by Mary Alice’s teachings on food cultivation.

Tug-Of-War

From left to right: Anchor – Eliza Phillips, Alice Gordon, Mary McDevitt, Violet Doran, May Hatcher, Myrtle Whittier, Bertha Muir, Jessie Phillips, and Daisy Margison.