If you’ve been lucky enough to have visited the festival in previous years, you know that it’s one of the best, most family friendly bluegrass festivals anywhere. The festival is held every year on the third weekend of June at the beautiful Sooke River Campground. The directors strive to provide a wide variety of entertainment, [...]
Filed under: Upcoming Events on June 16th, 2010 | No Comments »
Fishing for Spring Salmon in Sooke is GOOD, the big Spring Salmon have arrived and have been hitting anchovey trolled in bait heads. Many of these large Spring Salmon have to be released due to the local restrictions D.F.O. has placed on the Victoria/Sooke areas. There are plenty of smaller hatchery Springs around that anglers [...]
Filed under: Fishing on June 14th, 2010 | No Comments »
We’d love to ask you, to take the time, to help the wonderful community of Sooke out in coming up with a name for the regions first community radio station. I first heard about this idea for a community radio station a couple of weeks ago and I thought this was an amazing opportunity for [...]
Filed under: Latest News on June 11th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I first read the Tweet come across my screen at some point last night. One of the people that I follow, Addiction Salon Studio in Sooke, mentioned that Nut Pop Thai was closing their doors. Another business, Stone Pipe Grill, stated: “It’s a real loss for Sooke Both as fabulous restaurant, contributors to the community [...]
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A Dialogue for Small Businesses…. WCG: Hey DISCOVER SOOKE, have you heard about the new Training for Innovations Fund designated to assist BC Small Businesses access training funds for their staff? DS: No, WCG, please tell me more. WCG: The Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development has established a new initiative, the Workplace [...]
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What is Raw Luck? Who is Green Kelly? If you haven’t already heard of that term or name, you will. Enter Kelly Proctor, AKA Green Kelly. GK, as she also goes by, is a fairly new person in Sooke and has been spending a lot of time spreading the love for Raw Food and learning [...]
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Yesterday I had a business meeting with a couple of people and it was decided that we would go to the Stone Pipe Grill located in downtown Sooke, at the corner of Otter Point Rd. and Sooke Rd. (West Coast Rd.) It was exactly 12 o’clock when we arrived and there was an extremely large [...]
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We’d like to welcome new company, Rainforest Guided Hiking Tours to the Sooke Region and to the Discover Sooke website. This new company run by two experienced hikers, Toni and Rachel, is operating out of the Sooke Region. With full and half day trips to East Sooke Park and the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, [...]
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Compact Companion Gardening Workshop and Lunch with Jill Winstanley Saturday, June 19th, 10 am at Sooke Harbour Farm 1564 Whiffen Spit Road, Sooke Beautiful, Edible Bounty. Whether you have a 10×10 plot or a plant pot, you can grow some fresh food. We will walk through some basics of getting started and learn some helpful [...]
Filed under: Upcoming Events on June 1st, 2010 | No Comments »