Greater Victoria - Sooke5661822

The District of Accommodations Sooke is the westernmost of Greater Victoria's western communities. Only recently incorporated (1999), Sooke is often a largely rural municipality which has a developing residential core. The population of 11,000 is growing slowly but steadily.

The historical home from the T'sou-ke people, this sheltered harbour containing a salmon bearing river, rich clam beds, and abundant berries and game from the forests was an ideal site and the people living here thrived. Europeans come to the mid 1800's, the other with the first to arrive at Sooke was Captain Walter Colqohoun Grant of the Royal Scots Greys, who apparently brought seeds from Scotland of his cherished Scottish Broom, which can be now an extremely maligned invasive species overtaking native habitat from Alaska to California.

Fishing and logging include the industries that built Sooke, and continue, though on the reduced scale, to contribute to the local economy. Tourism is one of the biggest employers, both adventure related and cultural. You will find there's vibrant arts community here, and Sooke hosts the premiere juried art display on Vancouver Island - the Sooke Fine Arts Show each summer.

Many residents of Accommodations Sooke commute to Victoria but have decided to reside Sooke to flee the busyness with the city, as well as due to the lower property values, you receive a lots of value for your money here! There is a wide variety of housing obtainable in Sooke, from condominiums, townhomes and suburban single family residences in and at the village, to country residential, hobby farms, and estate properties out of town. Across the Sooke basin there are some amazing waterfront and waterview properties. Neighborhoods of Sooke include:

· North Sooke;

· Saseenos;

· Milne's Landing;

· Sunriver Estates;

· Sooke Town Centre or "UpSooke";

· Broom Hill;

· Whiffin Spit;

· Otter Point, and

· Kemp Lake

Policing in Sooke emerges by the RCMP and there's a volunteer based fire department. Municipal water can be obtained to residences nearby the town core and the sewer product is under expansion. Rural properties might still depend upon wells and septic tanks and fields. Sooke possesses its own recreational facility, SEAPARC Leisure Complex, which has a pool and ice rink.