Greater Victoria - Sooke5447665

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

The historical home in 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 an excellent site along with the people living here thrived. Europeans come to the mid 1800's, and one in the first to arrive at 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 include the industries that built Sooke, and continue, though on the reduced scale, to give rise to the neighborhood economy. Tourism is one of the greatest employers, both adventure related and cultural. You will find there's 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 exist in Sooke to escape the hubbub with the city, as well as due to lower property values, you receive a large amount of bargain here! You will find there's wide range 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. Down 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 with the RCMP and there is a volunteer based fire department. Municipal water can be acquired to residences at the town core as well as the sewer strategy is under expansion. Rural properties may still depend upon wells and septic tanks and fields. Sooke possesses its own recreational facility, SEAPARC Leisure Complex, having a children's pool and skating rink.