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1 Oct 2024

NEWS

Water Main - 29 Sep 2024 - The leaking Sooke area water supply main has been repaired.
 
 
Seal Supper - 28 Sep 2024 - A Harbour seal skins a fish then gulps it down in one go.
 
 
Snake on a Plain - 28 Sep 2024 - Sharp-Tailed Snakes may be resident in Sooke.
 
 
Rescue Response - 27 Sep 2024 - Firefighter protection and rescue services are humming along nicely but costs will rise on your property tax.
 
 
Water Main Leak - 27 Sep 2024 - The water main in Sooke Potholes Regional Park is leaking.
 
 
Repair Cafe - 26 Sep 2024 - Get it fixed on Sunday, 29 Sep 2024, at the community center.
 
 
Rhodonite Open - 25 Sep 2024 - Work at Rhodonite and Church complete.
 
 
Morning Gridlock - 25 Sep 2024 - Traffic backed up from Woodland Road all the way to downtown Sooke.
 
 
Deputy Named - 24 Sep 2024 - Chris McCrea named as Deputy Fire Chief.
 
 
Dip Paved - 23 Sep 2024 - The Dip was opened to one-lane traffic 24 Sep 2024.
 
 
Tour de Rock - 23 Sep 2024 - RCMP Const. Mary-Ellen Somerville raising funds for cancer research.
 
 
Sooke Garden Club - 23 Sep 2024 - is looking for new members.
 
 
Food Bank Comedy - 20 Sep 2024 - The food bank will recieve proceeds from a local talent show.
 
 
Save the Park - 21 Sep 2024 - Letter to the editor.
 
 
New Poetry Book - 19 Sep 2024 - "Round the Bend & Other Places" by Clare Winstanley.
 
 
Paving Dip - 19 Sep 2024 - Paving of the Charters Road dip to commence.
 
 
Power Outage - 19 Sep 2024 - Church Road car crash takes out electricity service.
 
 
Rezoning Park - 19 Sep 2024 - Plans to rezone Murray Road park for commercial use.
 
 
Bowling Alley - 18 Sep 2024 - Luis Almhanna wants to build a bowling alley and restaurant in Sooke.
 
 
Road Closed - 18 Sep 2024 - At the intersection of Church and Rhodenite roads.
 
 
Cougars - 16 Sep 2024 - A recent Cougar sighting has stirred up social media accounts.

HISTORY

Muirside Cemetery - 2 Mar 2024 - is located within the small Millennium Memorial Park off Maple Avenue.

CONSTRUCTION

Dip Paved - 24 Sep 2024 - The Dip has been paved permitting single lane traffic controlled by a Flagger for a short time except with some intermittant closures.

VIDEO

Welcome to Sooke - 10 Sep 2020 - How many photos from around Sooke can you name? I named 100 percent!

CARTOON

FREE  STUFF

Charters Creek Trestle - 30 Aug 2024 - Looking south at the Galloping Goose Trail on the trestle.

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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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