Winning isn’t everything—unless you’re entering to win a great prize like this! DiscoverSooke has just launched a fabulous new contest with two grand prizes of a 2-night stay at the Sooke Harbour Resort and Marina in Sooke, BC. And, for a little adventure during your stay on Vancouver Island, you can choose between a complimentary [...]
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It’s time to get ready for those cozy evenings in front of the fire. Fill your glass with big, full reds, and put together your “books to read over the winter” list.
Oh, you think BC is not quite the right region for those wines? Let us prove you wrong. On the last Saturday of [...]
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What a way to spend an uncharacteristically warm September afternoon!
With a warm breeze and bright sun, we set out from Sooke towards Port Renfrew—destination Sombrio Beach.
We decided to stop in Jordan River, about half way between Sooke and Sombrio Beach, to stretch our legs and check out the busy coastline. The sprawling surf was speckled [...]
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Aug.26th Fished with Alice and Sam from California, from the Bluffs to Otter Point. Lots of small “shaker” Springs. Landed 3 small Springs, 1 hatchery Coho and 4 Pink Salmon . Saw 2 large Sea Lions feeding off of Otter Point and went to check it out, it was a school of Coho, we must [...]
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This past Saturday, Russ from Sooke Coastal Explorations invited Discover Sooke to partake in their bird watching trip to Swiftsure Bank, located about 20 miles from Port Renfrew in the open ocean.
Most people associate Sooke Coastal Explorations as a whale watching expedition company, which they mainly do, however they are available to do guided bird [...]
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John Wells, Captain and Charter Guide of Hind Sight Fishing Charters took 4 of us out to Swiftsure Bank for a Halibut and Salmon charter we won’t soon forget. The knowledgeof the fishing grounds around Swiftsure Bank by Mr. Wells was quite apparent when he was able to land us in the best spots, time [...]
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Mr. DiscoverSooke and the boys from Sooke, BC drove over to Port Renfrew for a full day of fishing with John Wells, fishing guide and owner of Hindsight Fishing Charters.
We headed out about 10 miles to Swiftsure bank where we saw 15 Humpbacks, two which fully breached out of the water, and thousands of birds [...]
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Sooke Fall Fair
September 12, 13 – 2009
The Sooke Fall Fair has been a proud tradition since 1913 and has a reputation for being one of the best small town fairs in B.C.
This year the fair will celebrate 96 years while saluting agriculture in the Sooke area..
2009 also marks the “International Year of Natural Fibres” so [...]
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