Greater Victoria - Sooke7600360

The District of Accommodations Sooke may be the westernmost of Greater Victoria's western communities. Only recently incorporated (1999), Sooke is often a largely rural municipality with a developing residential core. The population of 11,000 is increasing 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 in the forests was a great site and the people living here thrived. Europeans found its way to the mid 1800's, the other in the first to arrive at Sooke was Captain Walter Colqohoun Grant in 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 are the industries that built Sooke, and continue, though over a reduced scale, to bring about the neighborhood 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 live in Sooke to flee the eventfulness with the city, as well as as a result of lower property values, you get a great deal of bargain here! You will find there's wide range of housing available 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. Over the Sooke basin there are some 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 emerges by the RCMP and there's volunteer based fire department. Municipal water can be acquired to residences near the town core along with the sewer method is under expansion. Rural properties can always depend on wells and septic tanks and fields. Sooke features its own recreational facility, SEAPARC Leisure Complex, having a children's pool and ice rink.