Greater Victoria - Sooke6303990

The District of Accommodations Sooke will be the westernmost of Greater Victoria's western communities. Only recently incorporated (1999), Sooke is often a largely rural municipality which has a developing residential core. People of 11,000 is increasing 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 in the forests was a perfect site and also the people living here thrived. Europeans found its way to the mid 1800's, then one with the first to achieve Sooke was Captain Walter Colqohoun Grant from 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 will be the industries that built Sooke, and continue, though over a reduced scale, to bring about a nearby economy. Tourism is now most significant employers, both adventure related and cultural. There is a vibrant arts community here, and Sooke hosts the premiere juried art visible 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 eventfulness in the city, and also due to the lower property values, you recruit a great deal of bang for your buck here! There's a 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 on vacation. Over the Sooke basin there are a few 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 is a volunteer based fire department. Municipal water can be acquired to residences nearby the town core as well as the sewer strategy is under expansion. Rural properties can always rely on wells and septic tanks and fields. Sooke possesses his own recreational facility, SEAPARC Leisure Complex, having a pool and skating rink.