EV Charging - 12 Aug 2023 - BC Hydro wants to raise the rates for charging your electric vehicle by 15 percent.
Heat Warning - 13 Aug 2023 - Sooke sees heat in the 30 degree celsius range as a heat wave rolls over British Columbia.
CRD Spending - 10 Aug 2023 - Sooke taxpayers contribute some amount towards $53 million in spending improvements for Victoria's Galloping Goose trail.
CAO Spouse Sudden Death - 10 Aug 2023 - Sooke's new CAO's spouse has died unexpectedly.
Code of Conduct - 10 Aug 2023 - Sooke District councel is preparing a code of conduct document for themselves as required by the province.
Canuck Slang - 8 Aug 2023 - Are you familiar with Canadian slang you may hear while visiting Sooke? Here's a translation.
Forest Fire - 4 Aug 2023 - The forest fire in the Tugwell Creek area is now under control.
Residents PO'd - 4 Aug 2023 - Two Sooke houses under construction destroyed by fire with no report from district as to the cause and further action.
Forest Fire - 3 Aug 2023 - A forest fire in the Tugwell Creek area is "being held", i.e. not not expected to grow in size.
Forest Fire - 2 Aug 2023 - A forest fire in the Tugwell Creek area is out of control.
Daycare Disaster - 1 Aug 2023 - It's that old common law addage, let the buyer beware.
School Board Election - 1 Aug 2023 - Bye bye Ravi Parmar, hello new gal/guy.
Lady Emily of Sooke - 17 Feb 2018 - Lady Emily Seymour's great-great-great aunt Lady Jane Seymour was third wife to King Henry VIII.
Aragon Subdivision - 6 Aug 2023 - Houses keep popping up like mushrooms and "youse ain't seen nuttin yet" at the Aragon Development by Wadams Way and Church Road.
Pot Holes Gold Panning - 6 Jan 2023 - Will this person find gold at the Pot Holes? If so, how much, and what's it worth? Watch and see... (Current price of gold is $2,600 per ounce.)
Galloping Goose - The Galloping Goose trail, which connects Victoria to Leechtown, parallels the Sooke River where it turns north upon reaching Sooke. Along the way the old rail line crosses Charters Creek on this high steel trestle before a further crossing of Todd Creek on a larger wooden trestle to the north.
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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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BUCKINGHAM - A barbershop, Buckinghamshire, England.
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.
LAS VEGAS - (webcam pans) Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada USA.
LINLITHGOW - Narrow boats anchored in the Union Canal, Linlithgow, Scotland.
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.
WINTER GARDEN - Plant Street junction, Winter Garden, Florida, USA.
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