Discover Sooke http://www.discoversooke.com/blog DiscoverSooke : Explore the possibilities Wed, 09 May 2012 23:30:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Touch-A-Truck Fundraiser http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/05/09/touch-a-truck-fundraiser/ http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/05/09/touch-a-truck-fundraiser/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 23:30:02 +0000 admin http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/?p=969 Touch-A-Truck Fundraiser

Calling all truck lovers – here is an event for you! Bring the family to Western Speedway on Saturday, June 16th from 10am-2pm for the third annual Touch-A-Truck fundraiser, hosted by the Sooke Co-op Preschool.

Fire and police vehicles, concrete mixers, dump trucks and buses will be among the dozens of trucks on display. Families will have a unique opportunity to examine these super machines up close, touching, asking questions, and even sitting in the cab.

Admission prices are $10/family of 4, $15/family of 5+, and 5$ for individuals (babies under 1 are free). Enjoy face-painting, crafts, food, bounce houses, and more. All proceeds will go toward funding programs at Sooke Co-op Preschool. Touch-A-Truck is sponsored by CTV, Kool FM, CFAX 1070 and What’s Up Media.

For more information, please visit www.sookepreschool.ca , email sookepreshool@gmail.com or phone 250-642-6364 ext. 235.

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East Sooke Fine Art will be offering bright acrylic paintings of nudes, landscapes in oil, frescos, mosaic art from dishes and beach crockery, sweet felted and hand embroidered pillows, delightful lino cut prints, exquisite tapestries woven using old world techniques, sculptures in a variety of mediums, pottery, kelp baskets, knit and felted bags, and paintings small and large.

Artist information and images can be found on our website http://www.eastsookefineart.com/

]]> http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/04/26/east-sooke-art-show-sale-may-4-5-6th/feed/ 0 DEAL Sooke Getaway Package with BC Ferries and Prestige. http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/04/13/deal-sooke-getaway-package-with-bc-ferries-and-prestige/ http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/04/13/deal-sooke-getaway-package-with-bc-ferries-and-prestige/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:45:50 +0000 admin http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/?p=962 Day 1: Vancouver to Sooke
From Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, you’ll board a BC Ferry for a scenic, 90-minute sailing across the Straight of Georgia and past the Gulf Islands to Victoria. On arrival at the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal on Vancouver Island, you’ll make your way around to the west coast of the island to the beautiful town of Sooke.

Day 2: Sooke to Vancouver
The day is yours to explore the town of Sooke with its heritage buildings, spectacular scenery and friendly spirit. Enjoy a waterfront stroll, go for an outdoor adventure, or relax and enjoy the hotel’s amenities. At the end of the day, make your way back to Swartz Bay Terminal for your 90-minute BC Ferry ride back to Vancouver.

Click here to read more and to check out the great rates and package deal between BC Ferries and Best Western Prestige Hotel in Sooke.

For more information on the Sooke Region, please visit our Official DiscoverSooke Page

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Reservations please call.
250 642 6669
2 sittings 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm $25 per person

]]> http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/04/12/sushi-on-the-sea-all-you-can-eat-event/feed/ 0 Sooke Harbour House: A Meal of a Lifetime. http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/04/02/sooke-harbour-house-a-meal-of-a-lifetime/ http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/04/02/sooke-harbour-house-a-meal-of-a-lifetime/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:34:26 +0000 admin http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/?p=957 Life is art and art is life.

At least that’s how it is for restaurateurs/innkeepers Frederique and Sinclair Philip, owners for the iconic Sooke Harbour House on Vancouver Island. Stroll their sculpture- and art-laden grounds and gardens, visit their gallery of carvings, paintings, glass, and ceramic pieces by local artists, or eat in their restaurant where food is edible art and you realize that, above all, Frederique and Sinclair believe in making life an expression of beauty.

Read the complete article at Real Food Traveler. Please click here.

Please visit the offical DiscoverSooke website here.

]]> http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/04/02/sooke-harbour-house-a-meal-of-a-lifetime/feed/ 0 Awareness Film Night April 11 http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/04/02/awareness-film-night-april-11/ http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/04/02/awareness-film-night-april-11/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:22:44 +0000 admin http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/?p=955 On Wednesday April 11, Awareness Film Night will present Vancouver Island filmmaker Richard Boyce’s moving and thought-provoking documentary “Rainforest: The Limit of Splendour”. Boyce talks with Kwakwaka’waku chief Kwaxsistalla about the First Nations’ traditional relationship to the forest and takes his camera high up into the forest canopy and into the wasteland of a clearcut.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with TJ Watt, co-founder with Ken Wu of the Ancient Forest Alliance, an organization that works to protect B.C.’s endangered old growth forests and forestry jobs.

7-9 p.m. at Edward Milne Community School theatre, 6218 Sooke Rd. in Sooke.

Admission is by donation. Proceeds to the Ancient Forest Alliance.

More info:
http://rainforestmovie.ca and http://awarenessfilmnight.ca

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The winning fish brought $4,000 into the pockets of the four-man team.

Money from the derby was donated to Charter’s River Salmon Interpretive Centre, and a $1,000 donation was given to the Sooke Food Bank as well as over 100 pounds of halibut.

Story from Sooke News Mirror. Read the entire story here.

]]> http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/03/28/sooke-halibut-festival-and-derby-119-8lb-winner/feed/ 0 Sifu Moonfist is closing the gap on cleaning our road sides. http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/03/25/sifu-moonfist-is-closing-the-gap-on-cleaning-our-roadsides/ http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/03/25/sifu-moonfist-is-closing-the-gap-on-cleaning-our-roadsides/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:26:14 +0000 admin http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/?p=948 We just received an email from Sifu Moonfist stating they have only 7km more until they get to Kangaroo Road!

Highway 14 – West Coast & Otter Point all the way through Sooke to the Veterans Memorial Parkway in Langford/Colwood.

Way to go, Sifu, thank you for making our community a cleaner and better place. Your work is commendable!

www.moonfist.com

]]> http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/03/25/sifu-moonfist-is-closing-the-gap-on-cleaning-our-roadsides/feed/ 0 House for rent in Sooke http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/03/25/house-for-rent-in-sooke/ http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/03/25/house-for-rent-in-sooke/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:22:24 +0000 admin http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/?p=946 Looking for a house to rent? Please click on this link for more information about this house located in Sooke only 2km from the town core.

http://www.derykhouston.com/?page_id=1911

]]> http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/03/25/house-for-rent-in-sooke/feed/ 0 WIN a photographic print. http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/01/25/win-a-photographic-print/ http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/01/25/win-a-photographic-print/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:24:30 +0000 admin http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/?p=941 We’ve got a Facebook Fan prize happening right now and if you don’t already like our Facebook Fan Page, well, what are you waiting for?

This will be the first of many photo give-aways on the Facebook page. All you need to do is click this link and follow the directions. The print is courtesy of van der Valk Photography

Here is the link to the contest. Hurry, it closes on Friday!

DiscoverSooke Fan Page

For more information on the Sooke Region, please visit the official Discover Sooke website here.

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