Herb Haldane is a District of Sooke Councillor (elected 2008 for the 2008-2011 term). He owns Get A Bin and a small construction business. He owned a coffee shop called Casa Marie in Sooke until Sept. 2009.

Councillor Haldane sits on the Sooke Economic Development Commission and is a Council Representative to the Capital Regional District (CRD) Sea to Sea Management Plan Advisory Group.

In his presentation to the Sooke Harbour Chamber of Commerce on November 23, 2009 Haldane commented on the growth and expansion of Sooke businesses and community.

In a note to the media on December 15, 2009 Haldane expressed his concerns about the residential tax rate in Sooke, saying that 93% of the District of Sooke's tax revenues come from residential taxes. A Dec.4/09 District of Sooke release showed the average residential tax in Sooke at $1,583 -- the second lowest in the Capital Regional District, higher only than Langford's at $1,416.  However, Haldane points out that property values are lower here, so taxes per household are relatively high for Sooke residents. 

He contributed a commentary about agriculture and rural land to the Fall 2010 issue of MapleLine Magazine.

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