SOOKE NEWS

Updated the 1st and 15th of each month

Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

NEWS

CRD and their AAP - 12 Feb 2024 - The CRD's anti-democratic AAP is being challenged... go get'm Tiger!

Coffee and Donuts - 9 Feb 2024 - More people moving to Sooke, more crime files.

Grumpy Taxpayers - 6 Feb 2024 - Last chance to stop the AAP was yesterday.

Road Runners - 5 Feb 2024 - Wounded Warrior Run raised raised $3,650 in their Sooke to Sidney run.

The Sooke Slog - 5 Feb 2024 - The traffic on Highway 14 is getting longer and earlier.

$85 Million Loan - 5 Feb 2024 - The TASK Program at Edward Milne Community School.

$85 Million Loan - 4 Feb 2024 - Distrust of the CRD board.

Drug Bust - 2 Feb 2024 - Otter Point pinch.

Impaired Driving - 1 Feb 2024 - After whisky, driving risky.

AAP - 1 Feb 2024 - Alternate Approval Process is NOT democracy in action.

School Cellphone Ban - 31 Jan 2024 - Few, if any, changes to Sooke policy.

HISTORY

Jordan River Dam - 22 Jan 2024 - The wooden flume supplied water from the dam to the pelton wheels in the power house at Jordan River.

CONSTRUCTION

Pot Holes Park - 10 Feb 2024 - There's a new sign at the first parking lot.

VIDEO

Diving the Pot Holes - 10 Apr 2016 - The videographer apologizes for the bubbles.

CARTOON

FREE STUFF

Walkies - 1 Feb 2024 - Walkies with Gromit at the Sooke Pot Holes.

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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.

SOOKE - Someone, please... put up a Sooke webcam.

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

BUCKINGHAM - A barbershop, Buckinghamshire, England.

CABO SAN LUCAS - Cabo San Lucas Beach, Mexico.

CANMORE - (3 views) Downtown Canmore Alberta.

DARTMOUTH - View of the harbour at Dartmouth, England, UK.

DISNEYLAND - (webcam pans) Anaheim California USA.

FRIDAY HARBOR - (webcam pans) A tiny port, San Juan Island, Washington, USA.

GRINDELWALD - (webcam pans) The town view from atop the Belevedere Hotel, Grindelwald, Switzerland.

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - (6 webcams).

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 - (many views) Narrow boats anchored in the Union Canal, Linlithgow, Scotland.

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

RYDE - (webcam pans) Beach, pier, and Solent at Ryde, Isle of Wight, England. (Failed 3 Nov 2023)

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 - 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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