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1 Sep 2024

NEWS

Vet - 29 Aug 2024 - Saseenos vet takes on wildlive injuries.
 
 
Artisan's Garden - 29 Aug 2024 - A destination with a relaxing coffee bar.
 
 
Sooke Women - 29 Aug 2024 - Celebrating women's accomplishments and looking forward to more.
 
 
Fall Fair - 28 Aug 2024 - Takes place on Saturday and Sunday 7 and 8 Sep 2024 at the community hall.
 
 
More Students - 27 Aug 2024 - School District 62 is expecting an increase of 300 to 400 new students.
 
 
Block Party - 27 Aug 2024 - Sooke's heritage block of stores held an open celebration for the public.
 
 
New Director - 27 Aug 2024 - Choral Evolution has a new director and is holing autitions.
 
 
Murderer Sentenced - 26 Aug 2024 - Alex Knatchbell was killed in Langford in 2020.
 
 
Overdose Awareness - 24 Aug 2024 - Statistics for drug caused deaths still extremely bad in BC.
 
 
Sooke Choir - 23 Aug 2024 - Always looking for recruits, come on aboard.
 
 
Drug Bust - 22 Aug 2024 - Keeping up our second place position relative to Victoria.
 
 
Hungry Owl - 20 Aug 2024 - A Barred Owl catches a crayfish.
 
 
Job Offer - 20 Aug 2024 - Applications for paid on-call firefighters must be submitted by 12 Sep 2024.
 
 
Watershed - 19 Aug 2024 - The 606 Water Group carries out education about our water supply.
 
 
Bad Otter - 19 Aug 2024 - They may be cute but they can be extremely nasty too.
 
 
Good Otter - 17 Aug 2024 - A cute Otter hitches a ride on a paddleboard.
 
 
Performance - 16 Aug 2024 - A show documenting the life of Cougar Annie.
 
 
Party Time - 15 Aug 2024 - Heritage Row Summer Block Party with live music, food vendors, sidewalk sales, giveaways, ice cream sammies, a kids table, and face-painting.
 
 
Parks Opening - 15 Aug 2024 - The wildfire still smoulders but some parks open.
 
 
Dog Walkers - 14 Aug 2024 - If you're a senior needing help to walk you dogs try here.

HISTORY

Galloping Goose Rail Line - 21 Aug 2024 - More trains again today... too much?

CONSTRUCTION

Wadams Way - The Wadams Farm developer has dug up the center lane of Wadams Way to add curbs. One might hope shrubs will be planted there - 16 Aug 2024.

VIDEO

Trestle Repair - 2020 - Repairing the wooden Todd Creek Trestle on the Galloping Goose Trail.

CARTOON

FREE  STUFF

It's a Jungle Out There - 16 Aug 2024 - Scanning for carnivorous Volociraptors during a trek through the jungles of Sooke - 16 Aug 2024.

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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