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.

 


 


Sookehalla Too - 14 Jul 2023 - Four lanes of Version 2 of the Sookehalla near Seventeen Mile House opened today.
 
 
OCP on Hold - 14 Jul 2023 - After 3 years of consultation council is putting the official community plan on hold for 3 months.
 
 
Logging Mural - 13 Jul 2023 - An offer to restore a local mural suggests the original art work be modified to include a native element.
 
 
Seniors Housing - 12 Jul 2023 - Sooke Council has approved a senior housing project to be built on Wadams Way next to the library.
 
 
Ravi Parmar - 12 Jul 2023 - Newly elected MLA Ravi Parmar resigns his school board seat.
 
 
Search Suspended - 10 Jul 2023 - The weekend's second search for Melissa McDevitt has been suspended with nothing of obvious significance located.
 
 
Vehicle Fire - 8 Jul 2023 - Traffic on Highway 14 was backed up about 3 kilometres due to a vehicle fire near the Sooke River.
 
 
Stick in the Mud - 8 Jul 2023 - Efforts are brewing in Sooke to keep a popular local coffee shop percolating.
 
 
Search Restarted - 7 Jul 2023 - The search for Melissa McDevitt who went missing last December will resume this weekend, 8 Jul 2023, following newly discovered data.
 
 
T'sou-ke Nation Health Centre - 5 Jul 2023 - A health and wellness centre is now under construction in Sooke on T'sou-ke First Nation land adjacent to Highway 14.
 
 
Sooke's Payroll - 5 Jul 2023 - The District of Sooke's 2022 payroll topped $6.6 Million which is an increase of nearly $100,000 over 2021.
 
 
Sooke Housing - 3 Jul 2023 - Sooke councilors have voted to move forward with staff recommendations to send two housing developments to public hearing.
 
 
Grocery Rebate - 2 Jul 2023 - Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will be issuing the long promised grocery rebate payments to eligible Canadians on 5 Jul 2023.


Bear Creek Camp - 18 June 2021 - The Bear Creek logging community once consisted of bunkhouses, cottages for families, a cookhouse, sports facilities, and a school.


Silver Spray Marina and Sooke Point - 1 Jul 2023 - A photo of the proposed Silver Spray Marina and construction taking place at Sooke Point in East Sooke.


Adrenaline Zipline - 24 Oct 2009 - Adrenaline has 8 different ziplines, suspension bridges, and an ATV ride up the hills of Sooke. Their longest run is 1,000 feet approxmately 150 feet off the forest floor. The fastest zipline has you screaming toward the end at about 70 kilometers per hour.
 





Whiffen Spit Light - As viewed from East Sooke along with a watchful wild deer - 1 Jul 2023 William Slim.

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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.
 
AMSTERDAM - A bicycle crossing by the Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
 
BUCKINGHAM - A barbershop, Buckinghamshire, England.
 
CANMORE - Main Street in downtown, Canmore, Alberta.
 
FRIDAY HARBOR - (webcam pans) A tiny port, San Juan Island, Washington, USA.
 
KEY WEST - (4 webcams) Now you can see what's going on outside and inside Sloppy Joe's Bar, Key West, Florida, USA.
 
LINLITHGOW - Narrow boats anchored by the Union Canal, Linlithgow, Scotland.
 
SANTORINI - (webcam pans) A view of the island of Santorini from Firostefani on the Aegean Sea, Greece.
 
SHIBUYA - (3 webcams) Scramble Crossing in a shopping district, Tokyo, Japan.
 
VENICE - A portion of the 4 kilometre long Grand Canal, Venice, Italy.
 
VENICE BEACH - (webcam controls) The ocean front walk, Los Angeles, California, USA.
 
WAIKIKI - Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
 
WINTER GARDEN - A view of Plant Street in Winter Garden, Florida, USA.


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