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15 Nov 2024

NEWS

Tributes - 14 Nov 2024 - John Horgan is remembered.
 
 
New Water Main - 14 Nov 2024 - Construction along Sooke Road between Phillips and Church Road to start Spring 2025.
 
 
Don't Feed the Bears - 12 Nov 2024 - Don't leave your garbage bear accessible.
 
 
Winter Clothing Request - 12 Nov 2024 - Sooke Harbourside Lions Club collecting winter clothing.
 
 
John Horgan Dies - 12 Nov 2024 - Generally I don't like political parties and politicians, but sometimes...  parties get a good person for the job.
 
 
Remembrance Day - 11 Nov 2024 - People gathered at the Sooke Legion Cenotaph for the ceremony.
 
 
Military Service - 10 Nov 2024 - A WWII and Korean veteran speaks of his service.
 
 
Stuffies - 8 Nov 2024 - A new cost saving way to insulate your home.
 
 
MLA Resigns Council - 8 Nov 2024 - MLA Dana Lajeunesse has resigned the Sooke District Council.
 
 
Impaired Driving Tragedy - 7 Nov 2024 - Impaired driving results in son's death.
 
 
Lizard Returns - 6 Nov 2024 - Lizard on the lam locates lost landlords.
 
 
Service to Country - 6 Nov 2024 - Stories of two Sooke residents during the Second World War.
 
 
Store Award - 5 Nov 2024 - Village Food Markets wins another award.
 
 
Our New MLA - 5 Nov 2024 - Not a great moral start for new MLA Dana Lajeunesse.
 
 
Daffodil Memorial - 4 Nov 2024 - Group plants daffodils along East Sooke Road.
 
 
District Byelection - 4 Nov 2024 - Sooke councilor Dana Lajeunesse is required to resign his district council position.
 
 
Board Games Swap - 2 Nov 2024 - Held at the Sooke Library large meeting room on 10 Nov 2024.

HISTORY

Major George Nicholson - 12 Feb 2021 - A war hero, a bootlegger, and then some.

CONSTRUCTION

Pipeline Construction - 9 Nov 2024 - A large diameter pipe is being installed along Highway 14 in Sooke.

VIDEO

Sooke Parks - 2020 - Explore some of the many regional parks around Sooke.

CARTOON

FREE  STUFF

Sooke Sunset - Date? Heather McCann.

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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