SOOKE NEWS

Updated the 1st and 15th of each month

Main Idle - Unknown author

Sooke Employee Earnings - 28 Jun 2024 - 24 district employees were paid $100,000 or more with the top figure being $182,022.

Hotel Tax - 28 Jun 2024 - Not a popular idea apparently.

Conductor Retires - 25 Jun 2024 - Michael Klazek has directed the annual Sooke Philharmonic Fling for the past 10 years.

Another Summer Walk - 25 Jun 2024 - Fund raising for the Sooke Gathering Place.

Summer Solstice Walk - 21 Jun 2024 - Local residents walk to promote Sooke's trail system.

Canada Day - 21 Jun 2024 - Yes, I know, it's the 1st of July each year, not the date to the left.

Sooke Slog - 18 Jun 2024 - Resident suggests large property tax increase to pay for Throup/Phillips Road bypass.

Development Focus - 18 Jun 2024 - Insufficient commercial development in Sooke.

Open House - 17 Jun 2024 - held at the Sooke Region Museum and Visitor Centre.

Emergency Drill - 17 Jun 2024 - An emergency drill Scheduled at Ayre Manor.

HISTORY

Circa 1950 - A Sooke dance group - Photographer? - Sooke Region Museum.

CONSTRUCTION

Final Touches - 24 Jun 2024 - Church/Throup traffic circle receives final landscaping.

VIDEO

Muir Creek Beach - 17 Jul 2015 - Some video and stills showcasing the beach at Muir Creek near Sooke.

CARTOON

FREE STUFF

Downtown Sooke - 22 Apr 2024 - The shopping mall on the north side of Highway 14.

MICROSOFT WINDOWS
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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.

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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