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.

Orca Spy Hop - a Killer Whale performs a spy hop for a better look at something - Date? Paul Pudwell.

NEWS

Closure Helgeson Road - 16 Feb 2023 - A portion of the road will be closed for the day to vehicles but pedestrian access will be permitted.

Traffic Webcam Glinz Lake Road - 13 Feb 2023 - Time lapse videos from Drive BC at Glinz Lake Road may now be viewed online.

East Sooke Tower - 10 Feb 2023 - Residents don't want an experimental communications tower erected on Gordon Road in East Sooke.

Park View Advertising - 7 Feb 2023 - The still incomplete construction of the Park View apartments have commenced advertizing on a website.

Electric Vehicle Rebate Increased - 7 Feb 2023 - Read the fine print but the basic rebate has increased from $3000 to $4000.

New Book Release - 6 Feb 2023 - "Stories of Sooke (Volume One)" includes profiles and stories from Elda Peers between 2009 and 2016.

Highway 14 Construction - 3 Feb 2023 - The Highway 14 construction zone between Connie Road and Manzer Road progresses, but is dangerous, particularly at night.

Dog Park Re-named - 3 Feb 2023 - Stickleback Dog Park has been re-named Carter Navarrete Dog Park.

Cell Cervice - 3 Feb 2023 - Rogers Communications promises cellphone coverage between Sooke and Port Renfrew by April 2023.

Groundhog Day - 2 Feb 2023 - Violette saw her shadow this morning on Groundhog Day predicting another six weeks of winter.

Cow Methane - 2 Feb 2023 - Synergraze Incorporated plans to clear the air.

HISTORY

Gettle's Gas - 11 Jul 2021 - The first gas station on the corner of Sooke Road (Highway 14) and Otter Point Road.

CONSTRUCTION

Construction in Sooke - 2 Feb 2023 - The Foreman Heights subdivision is expanding plus house construction has begun on Ridgecrest Road.

VIDEO

Sooke Potholes - 9 Aug 2022 - The Potholes were formed during the last ice age, about 15,000 years ago. Click/tap on the image above 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

SOOKE NEWS

VANCOUVER ISLAND
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WORLD NEWS

EUROPEAN NEWS

RAILWAY NEWS

SOOKE AREA

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 arrivals and departures with audio and simulated aircraft imaging, 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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