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.

Where's Waldo? - The dog almost disappears in fallen leaves.

NEWS

Naughty List - 13 Jun 2023 - Sooke is on the province's naughty list over the speed of housing construction.

Traffic Circles and School Zones - 12 Jun 2023 - Two pet peeves about drivers not following traffic rules in Sooke.

Sooke Committee Meeting - 12 Jun 2023 - Sooke district's committee of the whole is to discuss the public's input to the Official Community Plan (OCP) acquired 9 months ago.

District Hiring Spree - 12 Jun 2023 - Sooke District has hired a consultant to hunt for a Chief Administration Officer as the former CAO stepped down due to cancer.

Galloping Goose Tax - 7 Jun 2023 - The Capital Regional District suggests Sooke taxpayers help pay for a $14 MILLION bike path improvement in Victoria !

Sooke Country Market - 7 Jun 2023 - Looking for $100,000 cash and a spot of land along Wadams Way next to the library.

Disgruntled - 5 Jun 2023 - It apprears there are some unhappy campers in the District of Sooke Municipal office.

Road Work - 31 May 2023 - Watch for Flaggers as Church and Charters Roads will see construction work in the next couple of weeks.

Arsonist Arrested - 31 May 2023 - A 28-year-old woman has been arrested after a series of fires were intentionally set along the Galloping Goose Trail.

HISTORY

Otter Point Road - 8 Feb 2019 - Downtown Sooke seen from Otter Point Road looking towards Highway 14 in the distance as it appeared in 1916.

CONSTRUCTION

Dog Park Gazebo - May-Jun 2023 - Photos of the gazebo being constructed inside Sooke's first dog park located west of Church Road near Church Hill Drive.

VIDEO

Humpback Whales - 28 Nov 2020 - A drone video shows a fishing boat and two Humback Whales in the Sooke area.

CARTOON

FREE STUFF

Charters Creek - 11 May 2023 - The location of the fish hatchery.

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INSTALL GUIDE

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.

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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 insane bicycle crossing by the Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal, 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.

KEY WEST - Some people walk past Sloppy Joe's Bar just to peek inside on Duval Street in Key West, Florida, USA.

KEY WEST - Now you too can see what's going on inside Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Florida, USA.

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

NEW YORK - Times Square in Manhatten.

ROME - The Trevi Fountain near the Colosseum, Italy.

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 from the Venice Sidewalk Cafe, California, USA. (Original webcam removed for violating YouTube's Terms of Service for who knows what reason?)

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

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