SOOKE NEWS

Updated the 1st and 15th of each month

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NEWS

Charters Road - 14 Mar 2024 - A road closure in effect next week from 18 to 25 Mar 2024 to pour concrete curbs.

Rec Center - 11 Mar 2024 - Seaparc is in the conceptual design stage for an expanded heat recovery system and new electric boiler.

Bus Service - 8 Mar 2024 - A local petition wants better bus service to Victoria.

School Bus Fare - 7 Mar 2024 - The school board is considering charging a fee for students to ride a school bus.

Fire 17 Mile House - 5 Mar 2024 - A meat smoker on the patio deck caught fire and was quickly extinguished.

Strata Conversion - 5 Mar 2024 - Dispute with the District of Sooke over conversion of a duplex into a strata.

Sooke Photos - 3 Mar 2024 - Comments on minimum wage increase.

Chamber of Commerce - 2 Mar 2024 - Comments on minimum wage increase.

Pedestrian Killed - 29 Feb 2024 - Highway 14 between Maple and Tominny.

HISTORY

East Sooke Park - 9 Sep 2023 - East Sooke Park is now more than 50-years-old.

CONSTRUCTION

The Park View - 3 Mar 2024 - A new fence is under construction on the east side of the building.

VIDEO

Highway 14 - 7 Mar 2023 - Vehicle accidents on Highway 14 are far too frequent. Slow down, this ain't the mainland.

CARTOON

FREE STUFF

Royal Bank - 7 May 2023 - The Royal Bank building in downtown Sooke.

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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.

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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