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1 Nov 2024

NEWS

Wildfire - 31 Oct 2024 - Sooke wildfire declared officially "out".
 
 
First Poppy - 31 Oct 2024 - First poppy presented at the Sooke Legion.
 
 
Charters Road - 31 Oct 2024 - The Dip is done!
 
 
Seed Saving - 31 Oct 2024 - Workshop to be held at the library.
 
 
District Plan - 30 Oct 2024 - Climate action plan first edition released.
 
 
New Riding - New MLA - 29 Oct 2024 - NDP candidate Dana Lajeunesse elected in Juan de Fuca-Malahat.
 
 
Whiffen Spit - 28 Oct 2024 - The Sea Lions have arrived again this year.
 
 
Pumpkin Park - 27 Oct 2024 - Another spooky pumpkin patch walk occurs again this year at Pineridge Park.
 
 
NDP Leading - 26 Oct 2024 - Dana Lajeunesse now leading by 106 votes with 185 still to come.
 
 
No Fireworks - 25 Oct 2024 - No bang for your buck...  WARNING there will be fines.
 
 
Piano Concerto - 25 Oct 2024 - Filbert Zhang to perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2.
 
 
Boil Water - 25 Oct 2024 - A boil water advisory for East Sooke.
 
 
Sooke Spook - 24 Oct 2024 - A family friendly event featuring local history inspired ghost stories.
 
 
Backyard Burning - 24 Oct 2024 - is permitted from 1 November to 30 April.
 
 
Lizard Loose - 23 Oct 2024 - Loose lizard located and likely leashed.
 
 
Highway 14 - 23 Oct 2024 - Highway 14 west of Sooke expected to re-open.
 
 
Millionaire Lotto - 23 Oct 2024 - Sooke Point Place in Lotto again.
 
 
Food Bank Volunteer - 21 Oct 2024 - Staff at Home Hardware reminiscing.
 
 
Election Un-decided - 19 Oct 2024 - Election of local MLA pending.
 
 
Park Re-Zoned - 19 Oct 2024 - District council approves commercial re-zoning of Murray Road Park.
 
 
Flooding - 19 Oct 2024 - Sooke Potholes gate closed as a precaution for rising river.
 
 
Halloween Candy - 18 Oct 2024 - Sea View Business Centre will hand out Halloween candy.
 
 
Sooke Rescue - 18 Oct 2024 - Sooke Fire Department carries out more than 1,000 rescue operations per year.
 
 
Sooke Fishing - 17 Oct 2024 - Survey says Sooke number 4 world wide.
 
 
Garlic Gardin - 16 Oct 2024 - Tips on growing garlic in your garden plot.
 
 
Hippy Sit-In - 15 Oct 2024 - Friends of Sooke Parks Society stages a protest in Murray Road Park.

HISTORY

Lightkeepers - 22 Jun 2024 - Eustace and Anne Arden were the first Sheringham Point lightkeepers.

CONSTRUCTION

The Big Dig - 27 Oct 2024 - Harbourview construction continues as the land is dug out in preparation for the buildings.

VIDEO

Welcome to Sooke - 2020 - Scenes from around Sooke taken by M. Pearce and J. Barss.

CARTOON

FREE  STUFF

Sheringham Point - 26 Jul 2014 - Morning sunrise before the fog sets in - Mike Gabelmann.

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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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