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1 Apr 2024

NEWS

Rabbit Day - 30 Mar 2024 - The hunt began Saturday morning with the children divided into appropriate age groups at John Phillips Park.
 
 
Easter Egg Hunt - 29 Mar 2024 - The hunt begins Saturday morning in John Phillips Park.
 
 
Highway 14 - 28 Mar 2024 - MOTI coming to discuss the West Coast Road (Highway 14) plans.
 
 
Another Crash - 27 Mar 2024 - Single lane alternating traffic as usual... next...
 
Hospital Hallway - 26 Mar 2024 - No rooms avalable in the tapioca prison.
 
 
Charters Road - 26 Mar 2024 - Road work in progress with the Throup Creek Dip improvements coming soon.
 
 
New Director - 26 Mar 2024 - The Sooke Region Museum has a new executive director.
 
 
Spike Our Hike - 26 Mar 2024 - Property taxes to be raised 11 percent in the new District of Sooke budget.
 
 
Demamiel Creek Trail - 25 Mar 2024 - Funding for Demamiel Creek pedestrian bridge, sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, and bike lanes along Charters Road.
 
 
Scam Warning - 25 Mar 2024 - No April Fool's joke, BC Government warns of fake PayBC website in operation.
 
 
Theft, Crash, Assault, Explosive Device - 22 Mar 2024 - Sooke RCMP responded to a dual vehicle crash, subsequent arrests, finding an explosive device in East Sooke.
 
 
Chief Administration Officer - 22 Mar 2024 - Raechel Gray has been appointed Sooke's new CAO.
 
 
Sooke Budget - 21 Mar 2024 - Surprise! Your property tax is going up only $147...  if you're lucky.
 
Sooke Watershed Tours - 20 Mar 2024 - You may register at the CRD to attend a 5 1/2 hour tour of Sooke's watershed and facilities.
 
 
Shop Lifting - 20 Mar 2024 - Over the past couple of years stealing from local business has surged.
 
 
Art Show - 19 Mar 2024 - Submissions for the Sooke Fine Arts Show and Sale are requested.
 
 
Manslaughter Charge - 18 Mar 2024 - 33-year-old Adam John Steenbergen charged in the death of Mike Leier.

HISTORY

Polemaker's Shack - 11 November 2023 - A polemaker's shack rests at the Sooke Region Musuem.

CONSTRUCTION

Roundabout and Aragon - 19 Mar 2024 - Church Road roundabout curbs are now in place while building continues on the Aragon site next to Church Road and Wadams Way.

VIDEO

Sooke Point - 29 Feb 2024 - The Sooke Point area of East Sooke.

CARTOON

FREE  STUFF

Dog Park - 30 Mar 2024 - Sooke's dog park near Church Road.

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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.

LEGAL