Greater Victoria - Sooke3759443

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

The historical home with the T'sou-ke people, this sheltered harbour containing a salmon bearing river, rich clam beds, and abundant berries and game inside the forests was a great site along with the people living here thrived. Europeans arrived at the mid 1800's, then one with the first to reach Sooke was Captain Walter Colqohoun Grant in the Royal Scots Greys, who apparently brought seeds from Scotland of his cherished Scottish Broom, that's now an extremely 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 give rise to the area economy. Tourism is currently most significant employers, both adventure related and cultural. There's a vibrant arts community here, and Sooke hosts the premiere juried art show on Vancouver Island - the Sooke Fine Arts Show each summer.

Many residents of Accommodations Sooke commute to Victoria but chose to reside Sooke to leave the eventfulness from the city, plus due to the lower property values, you recruit a lots of bang for your buck here! You will find there's wide range of housing available in Sooke, from condominiums, townhomes and suburban single family residences in and nearby the village, to country residential, hobby farms, and estate properties on vacation. Over 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 given by the RCMP and there is a volunteer based fire department. Municipal water is available to residences nearby the town core along with the sewer strategy is under expansion. Rural properties might still count on wells and septic tanks and fields. Sooke possesses its own recreational facility, SEAPARC Leisure Complex, which has a swimming pool and ice rink.