SOOKE TODAY

Once upon a time in Sooke this tiny website didst appear. Any old stuff or gossip will display here magically on the 1st and 15th of each month.

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The Sooke Pier - Mississauga Camera Club Winner - Circa 2020 Vida Tirilis.

NEWS

Blue Monday - 16 Jan 2023 - tomorrow is Blue Monday so here's some tips to help you survive Blue Monday.

Valdy Performance - 12 Jan 2023 - Valdy will perform in Sooke on 21 Jan 2023.

Electric Vehicle Chargers - 12 Jan 2023 - in Sooke there are currently 4 electric vehicle charging stations.

Coffee With Mayor - 11 Jan 2023 - Coffee, cup, saucer, and spoon with the mayor and council.

District of Sooke vs. Shawn Nelson Driver - 10 Jan 2023 - Judgement for plaintiff the District of Sooke.

Ukrainian Refugees - 4 Jan 2023 - a Sooke man has created a booklet helpful to Ukrainian refugees arriving here in Canada.

Sooke Reservoir Full - 4 Jan 2023 - snow melt and rainfall have filled the Sooke Lake Reservoir... almost.

Property Assessment Increase - 3 Jan 2023 - 1st the bad news... Sooke property assessment is rising by 11 percent this year.

Homeowner Grant Increase - 3 Jan 2023 - 2nd the good news... your homeowners grant is rising by 12 percent this year.

Potholes Gate Now Open - 26 Dec 2022 - The gates were locked during the first snowfall but kept locked after the snow melt due to high water, apparently.

Red Squirrel Rescue Release - 22 Dec 2022 - You may recall a while back several emaciated Red Squirrels were rescued by Wild ARC, well, they recovered and have been released.

HISTORY

Sooke's Castle - 2 Jan 2013 - The Sooke River Hotel, once known as the Castle, now sports a liquor store but it wasn't always that way.

CONSTRUCTION

Construction Progress - 3 Jan 2023 - Photos of various construction sites around Sooke are displayed on this page.

The Manzer Detour - 3 Jan 2023 - Upon completion of Highway 14 improvements residents of Manzer Road can no longer be permitted to make a left turn onto Highway 14 from Manzer Road across two new eastbound lanes. Perhaps all turns there might even be disallowed. As a result they will be required to use this new connecting road between Manzer Road and Gilespie Road then the new 17 mile interchange if they wish to travel westbound to Sooke.

VIDEO

HMCS Cowichan - 11 Jun 2022 - Click/tap on the photo to learn more about this ship or Click/tap on the YouTube logo to watch the video...

CARTOON

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Step 1: To download this Wallpaper click/tap on the photo above and a large version will appear. On the large version use your mouse to RIGHT click (long press) on the photo and a dialog box will appear. Within the dialog box select the option "Save image as" A second dialog box will pop up showing the folders on your personal computer. Select your desired folder then click on the "Save" (download image) button. The image will then download to that folder on your computer.

Step 2: To install the image as Wallpaper on your computer click on the Windows Start Button and select Settings - Personalization - Background. Select the Browse photos button to locate the image where you previously saved it and Choose the image. Windows will then install the image as a wallpaper background.

LINKS

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WORLD NEWS

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RAILWAY NEWS

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WEATHER RADAR

WEBCAMS

Take a short break from Sooke, get some sun on a webcam beach, visit these well-known, or not-so-well-known locations, using these LIVE webcams situated in various countries around the world.

AEGEAN - A view of the Aegean Sea from the island of Santorini in Greece.

AMSTERDAM - The red light district by the Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal in the Netherlands.

BUCKINGHAM - A barbershop in Buckinghamshire, England.

CARDIFF - Saint Mary Street in the city's Castle Quarter, Wales.

DUBLIN - Temple Bar is located in central Dublin, Ireland.

FRIDAY HARBOR - A tiny port located on San Juan Island in Washington, USA.

LOS ANGELES - International airport runway 025 left and right arrivals and departures with audio, Cailifornia, USA.

KEY WEST - Duval Street next to Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Florida, USA.

MALDIVES - The beach seen from the Hard Rock Hotel on an island in the Indian Ocean south of Sri Lanka, Republic of Maldives.

MAUI - Kaanapali Beach on the west part of the island of Maui, Hawaii.

MILAN - A view of the Piazza San Babila, Corso Europa, and Corso Vittorio Emanuele II in Italy.

NEW YORK - Times Square in Manhatten.

ROME - The Trevi Fountain near the Colosseum, Italy.

SAINT AUGUSTINE - Watch the patrons of the Tini-Martini Bar sidewalk patio in Florida, USA.

SEMMERING - The Viennese Alps and Semmering townsite resort area of Austria.

SHIBUYA - Scramble Crossing in a Tokyo shopping district, Japan.

VANCOUVER - The downtown Helijet heliport on the harbour, British Columbia, Canada.

VENICE - A portion of the 4 kilometre long Grand Canal in Italy.

VENICE BEACH - Los Angeles famous Ocean Front Walk, California, USA.

VICTORIA - (Link failed 31 Mar 2024) Looking West from Swans Hotel towards the Johnson Street Bridge, British Columbia, Canada.

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COOKIE POLICY

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