SOOKE TODAY

School Bus Drivers Wanted - 13 Sep 2023 - There's a shortage of on-call school bus drivers for Sooke.

Community Kitchen - 13 Sep 2023 - The Community Cultural Kitchen offers a free monthly class for learning culinary skills.

Volunteer - 12 Sep 2023 - The Sooke Multi-Belief Initiative is looking for volunteers.

Ice Rink - 12 Sep 2023 - Upgrades to the ice arena chiller system have been completed.

Fall Fair - 11 Sep 2023 - The event reached expectations but volunteers are needed for next year's event.

A Ukrainian in Sooke - 11 Sep 2023 - The challenges faced by a family leaving war torn Ukraine for Canada.

Solar Power - 11 Sep 2023 - Harbourside Cohousing has installed 4,000 square feet of solar panels at a cost of $120,000.

Hotel Tax - 11 Sep 2023 - The municipality wants to add an additional 2-3 percent tax to your hotel bill.

Comedy Fundraiser - 8 Sep 2023 - Four comedians are to appear on stage at Edward Milne Community School.

Sewage Overflow - 7 Sep 2023 - The highway was covered with sewage at 6872 West Coast Road after a manufacturing defect in some equipment located there.

Fall Fair - 6 Sep 2023 - Saturday and Sunday, 9-10 Sep 2023.

Support Needed - 6 Sep 2023 - Every kid should go to school.

Night Market - 6 Sep 2023 - The fair injects more than $660,000 annually into the local economy.

Music Festival - 2 Sep 2023 - John Phillips Park hosted a Music Festival on Saturday and Sunday, 2-3 Sep 2023.

Harmony Project Sooke - 1 Sep 2023 - Nolan Branch who played cello in Harmony Project Sooke (HPS) moves on to more music education at University of Victoria.

Candidate - 1 Sep 2023 - Sooke mayor federal NDP candidate for Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke.

HISTORY

17 Mile House - 13 Jul 2016 - 17 Mile House Pub was originally constructed in 1894.

CONSTRUCTION

New Benches - 2 Sep 2023 - New benches mounted on concrete pads are being installed along Whiffen Spit.

VIDEO

The Pot Holes - 16 Aug 2023 - Avoid the summer heat by swimming in the Sooke Pot Holes.

CARTOON

FREE STUFF

Ella Beach - Looking west out to sea Billy.

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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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.

CANMORE (Fails continuously) - 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.

YUBATAKE HOT SPRING - (2 views) 5,000 liters a minute of hot steaming water, Kusatsu, Japan.

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