Sooke Santa Claus Parade – Sunday, Dec.7 – 12:30pm

This will be our first time attending the Sooke Santa Claus Parade and we are both looking forward to watching it. There is nothing better than a small town Santa Claus Parade and watching the little kids eyes light up when the last vehicle drives by with Santa waving to the crowd. The Coast Guard [...]

Salmon Fishing in Sooke — A Beginners Perspective.

“Want to go Salmon Fishing tomorrow morning off of Sooke?” That was the question I was asked not long ago by a close friend of mine who runs the local eco tour and whale watching company. I had only been Salmon Fishing a few times before, but was never successful in catching anything. As a [...]

What do you do when the weather turns?

We here at DiscoverSooke are looking for your top 5 ideas of what to do when the weather turns cold and grey in the Sooke area. Where do you go? What do you do? Do you stay at home next to a fireplace and read a book? Do you take in the brisk, cold air [...]

Olympic Torch is coming to Sooke!

Sure, it’s almost a year away, but this is exciting news for the community of Sooke. Next Halloween, the Olympic Torch will pass through Sooke on the way to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. This is an honour for our community and is great news for it’s citizens. I look forward to donning my [...]

Nov. 24th Sooke Fishing Report.

The winter spring fishing continues to be steady in Sooke. Mark from Footloose Charters sent in this report “we were out today and got our limits of chinook …the 2 largest around 12 lbs, and one chum. They were right out front of the Harbour mouth, caught on bait, 20 feet off the bottom”. The [...]

Sooke Kiosk completed.

News that the Sooke Kiosk was completed and the final touch-ups were done on November the 18th. We’d like to hear your thoughts. Do you think this Kiosk is a good idea? Do you think that it was money well spent? Please let us know by commenting on this article. We’d love to learn what [...]

Bombora Gifts – A fantastic store in the heart of Sooke.

If you are walking into this store, be prepared to walk out with your arms full of neat gifts and items for your home. When we moved to Sooke last year, we had decorating on our mind. We had just bought a larger home and it was sitting empty in our eyes. We had never [...]

*Contest* Whale Watching trip for two.

Be sure to enter the whale watching contest found at the bottom of this website, in the footer. You only need to submit your email address and name to be entered into this draw. The date of the draw has yet to be determined as this site has just launched and we want a fair [...]

Help Contribute to the Discover Sooke website.

Do you have an interesting story or news event that you think our online community should be aware of? If so, please contact us using our contact form and tell us what you’d like to share with the Sooke area. If we think the story or event is suitable for our Discover Sooke online community, [...]

Sooke Santa Claus Parade Entry Deadline.

This is just a quick notification that the Chamber of Commerce has announced that the deadline for entries for the Sooke Santa Claus Parade is Nov. 28th, 2008. Let’s make this Santa Claus Parade bigger and better than it’s ever been. For more information please contact the Sooke Harbour Chamber of Commerce at 250.642.6112 or [...]