Greater Victoria - Sooke6166462

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

The historical home of the T'sou-ke people, this sheltered harbour containing a salmon bearing river, rich clam beds, and abundant berries and game from the forests was a great site as well as the people living here thrived. Europeans arrived at the mid 1800's, then one in the first to achieve Sooke was Captain Walter Colqohoun Grant of the Royal Scots Greys, who apparently brought seeds from Scotland of his cherished Scottish Broom, which can be now a significantly maligned invasive species overtaking native habitat from Alaska to California.

Fishing and logging would be the industries that built Sooke, and continue, though on a reduced scale, to contribute to the area economy. Tourism is most significant employers, both adventure related and cultural. There's 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 have selected to reside Sooke to leave the hustle and bustle from the city, as well as due to lower property values, you have a large amount of bang for your buck here! There is a wide array of housing for sale in Sooke, from condominiums, townhomes and suburban single family residences in and at the village, to country residential, hobby farms, and estate properties away. Down the Sooke basin there are several 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 supplied through the RCMP and there's volunteer based fire department. Municipal water is accessible to residences at the town core along with the sewer method is under expansion. Rural properties can always rely on wells and septic tanks and fields. Sooke has its own recreational facility, SEAPARC Leisure Complex, with a swimming pool and skating rink.