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The District of Accommodations Sooke may be the westernmost of Greater Victoria's western communities. Only recently incorporated (1999), Sooke can be a largely rural municipality having a developing residential core. The people of 11,000 is growing slowly but steadily.

The historical home from the T'sou-ke people, this sheltered harbour containing a salmon bearing river, rich clam beds, and abundant berries and game within the forests was a perfect site and also the people living here thrived. Europeans found its way to the mid 1800's, then one in the first to reach Sooke was Captain Walter Colqohoun Grant of the Royal Scots Greys, who apparently brought seeds from Scotland of his cherished Scottish Broom, that is now a lot maligned invasive species overtaking native habitat from Alaska to California.

Fishing and logging would be the industries that built Sooke, and continue, though on the reduced scale, to contribute to a nearby economy. Tourism has become one of the biggest employers, both adventure related and cultural. There exists a vibrant arts community here, and Sooke hosts the premiere juried art display on Vancouver Island - the Sooke Fine Arts Show each summer.

Many residents of Accommodations Sooke commute to Victoria but chose to reside Sooke to flee the eventfulness in the city, plus as a result of lower property values, you recruit a great deal of deal here! You will find there's wide array of housing obtainable in Sooke, from condominiums, townhomes and suburban single family residences in and at the village, to country residential, hobby farms, and estate properties out of town. Along the Sooke basin there are many amazing waterfront and waterview properties. Neighborhoods of Sooke include:

· North Sooke;

· Saseenos;

· Milne's Landing;

· Sunriver Estates;

· Sooke Town Centre or "UpSooke";

· Broom Hill;

· Whiffin Spit;

· Otter Point, and

· Kemp Lake

Policing in Sooke is given from the RCMP and there's a volunteer based fire department. Municipal water is accessible to residences at the town core along with the sewer product is under expansion. Rural properties can still depend on wells and septic tanks and fields. Sooke possesses his own recreational facility, SEAPARC Leisure Complex, having a pool and ice rink.