Dec.14, 2008 – Sooke Santa Skate @ SEAPARC

Once again the Sooke Branch of Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty and SEAPARC are hosting the 2008 Sooke Santa Skate. Come out and skate with Santa himself while you enjoy complimentary hot dogs, hot chocolate and skate rentals, thanks to the generous support of the Village Food Market.
This event is free by donation of a [...]

Sooke Christmas Parade Makes the Grade

The Sooke Santa Claus Parade took place today and it was wonderful. Santa must have brought a little of the North Pole weather with him, because there was a slight nip of cold in the air, but thankfully, no rain!!! So, with noses red like Rudolph’s and eating the peppermint candy canes that were being [...]

Dec. 4th, 2008 Large Winter Springs are here!

Fishing in Sooke continues to be GOOD for Winter Springs, The most consistant
fishing spot for the Springs seems to be off the Harbour mouth.
The Salmon are being caught on many different types of hootchy,anchovey and spoon
combinations, including Purple Haze, Glow Below, Tiger Prawn, Green Glow, Glow and
Green, the Nasty Boy, Radiant’s Blue Haze spoon and [...]

Sooke Traditional Christmas Fine Arts and Crafts Exhibition 2008

Friday, Dec.6, 2008
Local East Sooke photographer, Mary Waskul, had asked me if I wanted to pop into this exhibition tonight to see her work displayed as well as view the many other talents pieces of art that are on display in this show. I decided that since Mrs. Discover Sooke is under the weather, it [...]

Dec. 1, 2008 – Black Bear at Sooke Potholes.

Yesterday we drove around the Sooke area taking photos for various new sections on the Discover Sooke website and ended up stopping by the Sooke Potholes. As we pulled into the parking lot another couple was already out of their car with camera in hand taking pictures of a black bear standing at the entrance [...]