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.

NEW LIVE WEBCAMS

Sheringham Lighthouse.

NEWS

With many acerbic comments inserted.

Coffee Shop - 31 Jul 2023 - Stick in the Mud coffee shop going coop soon.

Sooke's MLA - 29 Jul 2023 - Ravi Parmar has officially been sworn in as the MLA for Langford-Juan de Fuca.

More Sooke Spending - 28 Jul 2023 - District of Sooke grants $37,020 to various organizations.

Facebook... Wot? - 28 Jul 2023 - The District of Sooke will NOT advertise on Facebook or Instagram.

Top Cop - 27 Jul 2023 - Staff Sgt. Greg Willcocks is the newly appointed Sooke detachment commander.

Road Improvements - 26 Jul 2023 - Finally, some road repair, but not enough.

Violent Crime - 26 Jul 2023 - More assaults, less property theft, according to the statistics.

Cell No Cell - 25 Jul 2023 - Rogers is laughing all the way to the bank.

New CAO - 25 Jul 2023 - District of Sooke appoints a new Chief Administration Officer.

Sooke Cougars - 21 Jul 2023 - Sightings of cougars in the Sooke area have spiked since the birth of multiple litters of kittens.

HMCS Cowichan - 20 Jul 2023 - The old wooden minesweeper docked in Cooper's Cove has disappeared, where did it go?

Community Garden - 19 Jul 2023 - The Sooke district council is considering including community gardens as part of the district's strategic plan.

Music Teacher - 18 Jul 2023 - Last class for Lorna Bjorklund at Edward Milne Community School.

No Uber - 18 Jul 2023 - Uber ride sharing in Sooke won't be available here for at least three more years.

Windows Update - 15 Jul 2023 - Fix more than 100 flaws in your computer's operating system with this URGENT UPDATE.

Harbour House - 7 Jul 2023 - Sooke Harbour House extensive renovations are nearing completion.

HISTORY

Prince of Wales 1927 - 19 Oct 2020 - The former Prince of Wales visited Sooke twice.

CONSTRUCTION

Hudson Terrace - 21 Jul 2023 - Three houses are currently under construction along Hudson Terrace on Broom Hill with room for many more above and below.

VIDEO

Sea Lions - Date? - This short video is labelled "Sea Lions Spotted in Sooke Harbour" but they look like plain old Harbour Seals to me. What do you think?

CARTOON

FREE STUFF

Sooke River - Taken with a cellphone the image shows chromatic aberration, that purple colour around the edge of branches and trees where they are backlit - 10 May 2023 William Slim.

MICROSOFT WINDOWS
WALLPAPER
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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EUROPEAN NEWS

WEATHER RADAR

VANCOUVER ISLAND
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WORLD NEWS

RAILWAY NEWS

SOOKE AREA

WEBCAMS

Unfortunately, there's no live webcam in Sooke, but you can enjoy a short break, get some sun on a webcam beach, or visit these well-known, or not-so-well-known locations, using these LIVE webcams situated in various countries around the world.

AMSTERDAM - (webcam pans) A bicycle crossing by Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

BUCKINGHAM - A barbershop, Buckinghamshire, England.

NEW - CANMORE - Main Street junction, 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.

NEW - LAS VEGAS - (webcam pans) Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada USA.

NEW - LINLITHGOW - Narrow boats anchored in the Union Canal, Linlithgow, Scotland.

NEW - PENSACOLA - (3 webcams) Peg Leg Pete's, Pensacola Beach, Florida, USA.

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 control) The ocean front walk, Los Angeles, California, USA.

WAIKIKI - Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

NEW - WINTER GARDEN - Plant Street junction, Winter Garden, Florida, USA.

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