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15 Mar 2025

NEWS

Alternate Approval Process (AAP) - 12 Mar 2025 - Here we go again! CRD attempting to sneak their agenda past taxpayers.
 
Huge Tax Increase - 13 Mar 2025 - 15.29 percent increase over last year, which was 10.6 percent over the previous year, and now they're predicting 3.37 percent in 2029... when pigs fly!
 
Concerts - 13 Mar 2025 - Nicholas Fairbank will conduct the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus.
 
Garden Club - 12 Mar 2025 - The club is sponsoring a FireSmart event where you can learn more.
 
At the Museum - 12 Mar 2025 - Updating and changes are coming to the museum.
 
NDP Leader Visit - 11 Mar 2025 - Sooke Mayor Maja Tait stands beside Jagmeet Singh.
 
A Sea of Bloom - 9 Mar 2025 - Shop at Sooke's local flower and gift shop.
 
Mayor's Message - 9 Mar 2025 - Shop Sooke and support the community.
 
Pink Salmon - 9 Mar 2025 - Return of the Pinks looking good.
 
Marine Simulator - 9 Mar 2025 - The marine training simulator has been upgraded.
 
Property Tax - 8 Mar 2025 - 15 percent property tax increase excessive.
 
Charity Auction - 7 Mar 2025 - An auction to raise funds for a Sooke gathering place.
 
Sooke Water - 7 Mar 2025 - The Sooke reservoir was late filling this year.
 
Sooke 10K Run - 6 Mar 2025 - The Westcoast Sooke 10K Run is afoot.
 
Salmon Restoration - 3 Mar 2025 - German students visit Charters Creek Interpretive Centre.
 
Gardening - 3 Mar 2025 - Plan & Prepare Your Garden series at the library.
 
Rising Costs - 2 Mar 2025 - Demamiel Creek footbridge costs DOUBLE to 4.7 million.
 
The "Blink" - 1 Mar 2025 - The current Victoria-Sooke bus service sucks.

HISTORY

19th Century Opium - 25 May 2024 - Unveiling Sooke's Connection to the Opium Trade.

CONSTRUCTION

Crosswalk Warning Fails - 7 Mar 2025 - The new Townsend Road crosswalk warning lights have a problem.

VIDEO

Sooke - 11 Nov 2024 - A video wandering about Sooke ending at Hatley Castle, which isn't in Sooke, nor is French Beach and Jordan River, but, hey, one has to work with what's available.

CARTOON

FREE  STUFF

Wooden Bridge - 25 Feb 2025 - The new bridge on the Sunriver Nature Trail.

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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