Discover Sooke http://www.discoversooke.com/blog DiscoverSooke : Explore the possibilities Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:22:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 SEAPARC Late Night Teen Swim. Fri. Apr.26 http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2013/04/25/seaparc-late-night-teen-swim-fri-apr-26/ http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2013/04/25/seaparc-late-night-teen-swim-fri-apr-26/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:22:34 +0000 admin http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/?p=1013 Did you know….? At SEAPARC everyone is welcome to swim any time we are open!* Come in and enjoy length swimming, the leisure pool, hot tub, and sauna. *Limited space available during some lessons and classes.

The calendar below lists only the drop-in swimming programs for the current week. For a full listing of our drop-in schedule, view the PDF document below.

http://www.crd.bc.ca/seaparc/programs/swimming.aspx

]]> http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2013/04/25/seaparc-late-night-teen-swim-fri-apr-26/feed/ 0 May 4th, Sooke Rotary Auction. http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2013/02/15/may-4th-sooke-rotary-auction/ http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2013/02/15/may-4th-sooke-rotary-auction/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:29:25 +0000 admin http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/?p=1010 You are cordially invited to Sooke Rotary’s 23rd annual Auction & Spring Fair!
The Rotary Auction & Spring Fair promises a day of fun, food, and bargains galore.

For more information, please click this link.
http://www.clubrunner.ca/CPrg/DxProgramHome/programhome.aspx?cid=693&pid=41743&sid=60425

]]> http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2013/02/15/may-4th-sooke-rotary-auction/feed/ 0 Sooke Pee Wee C2 Silent Auction! http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2013/02/05/sooke-pee-wee-c2-silent-auction/ http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2013/02/05/sooke-pee-wee-c2-silent-auction/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 06:35:16 +0000 admin http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/?p=1007 The Sooke Pee Wee C2 Team has been invited to play in the Seattle Minor Hockey Spring Thaw Tournament Feb 15-17, 2013. This is a great opportunity for our children to play hockey in an international competition. Our team was selected in part by the huge amount of team spirit they have exhibited. We are hoping to also win the Team Spirit Award while down there representing the Town of Sooke and Vancouver Island.

One of the main fundraising events we plan on holding is a silent auction held at the SEAPARC Leisure Complex on February 10th. We are the process of collecting merchandise for the event and we need your assistance in making our Auction a success. You can help by donating and item for auction or by sharing and shopping at our auction. PreBids may be placed on any of the items in our FaceBook Auction album up until 2:00pm on the 10th. The final bidding will end at SEAPARC at 4:30. All winners will be contacted.

Keep an eye on this page, more items will be added daily.

A Huge THANK YOU to our donors!!!

Sooke PeeWee C2 Team

https://www.facebook.com/events/473780302670203/

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]]> http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2013/01/31/why-you-should-retiree-to-sooke-video-by-shaw-tv/feed/ 0 Elite Garden Maintenance. Landscapers in Sooke http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2013/01/14/elite-garden-maintenance-landscapers-in-sooke/ http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2013/01/14/elite-garden-maintenance-landscapers-in-sooke/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:07:44 +0000 admin http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/?p=999 Elite Garden Maintenance has 9 years in business. We maintain residential and commercial properties year round. Elite also landscapes, clean ups, pruning, parking lot cleaning, forest and building lot clean ups. trail maintenance, lawn maintenace (aerating, power raking, fertilzing)

We are excited for you to call us this year and to work on your property. Many references available …

To Contact us, please email: elitegarden@telus.net

Elite Garden Maintenance
Tina & Jorge Acosta Delgado
250-642-3336 or cell 778-678-2524

]]> http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2013/01/14/elite-garden-maintenance-landscapers-in-sooke/feed/ 0 How would YOU like to be a Pirate? http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/11/20/how-would-you-like-to-be-a-pirate/ http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/11/20/how-would-you-like-to-be-a-pirate/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:04:18 +0000 admin http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/?p=991 The local Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Organization is looking for 4 new, dedicated, daytime crew to be a part of our specialized team.

The ideal crew member would be on-call during the weekdays from 6am-6pm and must be within 10 minutes from our boathouse located at the Prestige Hotel in Sooke.

This crew member would be a vital part of a proud team of local individuals who ensure our waters are protected 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, helping stricken vessels and people around our regions waterways.

Our organization is dedicated to fully training you, but we do ask that you take this position seriously and a committment of no less than 2 years is preferred.

To arrange a meet and greet and a short interview process, please contact Jason at 250-642-5447 or email jasonv@discoversooke.com

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]]> http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/11/20/how-would-you-like-to-be-a-pirate/feed/ 0 Awareness Film Night – November 14 http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/10/30/awareness-film-night-november-14/ http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/10/30/awareness-film-night-november-14/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:24:55 +0000 admin http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/?p=989 On November 14th, Awareness Film Night will present the film “On the Line” and a post-screening discussion with Celine Trojand from the Dogwood Initiative. In the summer of 2010, filmmaker Frank Wolf and his friend Todd McGowan biked, hiked, kayaked and rafted the GPS track of the 1,170 kilometer proposed Enbridge pipeline. Through the voices of people they meet along the way, their rough and tumble journey reveals the severe risks and consequences associated with this 5.5 billion dollar mega project.
7-9 p.m. at the Edward Milne Community School, 6218 Sooke Rd. in Sooke.
Admission is by donation.
www.awarenessfilmnight.ca

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It’s that time of year again! The fantastic local arts and crafts Christmas Fair.

Located in the historic Sooke Community Hall in beautiful downtown Sooke
2037 Shields Rd., Sooke BC

FREE ADMISSION!

Handicapped accessible
Over 80 vendors on two floors
Get your picture with Santa – the real one!
Great food!
Great entertainment!

One of the OLDEST and BEST shows on the island!

Friday, November 23th, 2012 – Sunday, November 25th, 2012
Friday : 1:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sat & Sun: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

This is truly a community event,with the spirit of Sooke evident throughout the show. All locally made, hand-crafted items for sale in a festive Christmas venue. Quilting, knitting, needlecraft, eggshell art, jewellery, soap, wooden toys, home preserves, kelp baskets, leathercraft, pottery, and more! Get your picture with Santa – the real one! Located in the historic Sooke Community Hall in beautiful downtown Sooke, only a 20 minute scenic drive from Westshore Centre. Handicapped accessible and admission is FREE!

For more information please visit their website: http://www.allsookeartsandcrafts.com/

]]> http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/10/19/2012-sooke-arts-and-crafts-christmas-craft-fair/feed/ 0 Woodland Creek Playground Grand Opening http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/09/24/woodland-creek-playground-grand-opening/ http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/2012/09/24/woodland-creek-playground-grand-opening/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:43:12 +0000 admin http://www.discoversooke.com/blog/?p=977 This past weekend was the grand opening for the playground located at Woodland Creek. Mrs. DiscoverSooke, Baby DiscoverSooke and I attended this well turned out function. They had the radio station there, free snacks and drinks and one of their homes open for walkthrough. Baby DiscoverSooke had a great time especially on the slides!

Well done Totangi Properties. Thanks for putting on this special event. We’ll be hanging out at the playground more than not I’m sure.

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