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15 May 2024

NEWS

Green Party Candidate - 13 May 2024 - David Evans has been nominated as the Green Party candidate in the the new Sooke Provincial Riding.
 
 
Garage Fire - 13 May 2024 - The Sooke Fire department and others extinguished a garage fire and saved the home with no injuries.
 
 
Sooke Grocers - 10 May 2024 - A Sooke writer points out Walmart contributes nothing to this community.
 
 
Sooke Choir - 7 May 2024 - is holding their spring concert on .
 
 
Bike Club - 7 May 2024 - Receives grant of $7,000 from the District of Sooke.
 
 
Family Resource Center - 7 May 2024 - Receives grant of $24,856 for new computers.
 
 
Daniel's Market - 6 May 2024 - Stop and shop.
 
 
New $20 Bill - 6 May 2024 - King Charles to be featured on the new $20 bill expected by 2027.
 
 
Museum Exhibit - 5 May 2024 - New exhibit "Visibility/Invisibility: Gendered" at the Sooke Region Musuem.
 
 
Duck Day - 3 May 2024 - Float your duck down the Sooke River for charity.
 
 
New District CAO - 3 May 2024 - A pat on the back for the District's new CAO.
 
 
Church Road Fix - 3 May 2024 - Steps to be added to home owner's property to correct changes caused by Church Road upgrade.
 
 
Walmart Groceries - 2 May 2024 - Does shopping at Walmart reduce you grocery bill?
 
 
Coffee - 2 May 2024 - Cafe V0S1N0 is the new name for the old Stick in the Mud coffee shop. Do you get it?
 
 
Community Garden - 1 May 2024 - A group wants to place a community garden in John Phillips Park.
 
 
Rental Homes - 30 Apr 2024 - Provincial agency wants to build rental homes next to Sooke Library.
 
 
Garden Tour - 29 Apr 2024 - Garden tours followed by a Sooke Philharmonic concert.

HISTORY

Sooke Center Mall - 1 Apr 2024 - A look backwards.

CONSTRUCTION

New Home Construction - New houses being built near Noblewood Place and Forest Edge Road.

VIDEO

Gold Panning - Gold is presently at $3,148.69 per ounce, try the Sooke River.

CARTOON

With apologies to Raeside.

FREE  STUFF

Walkies with Gromit - 1 May 2024 - John Phillips Park.

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.

LINKS

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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