Greater Victoria - Sooke9088457

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

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

Fishing and logging are the industries that built Sooke, and continue, though with a reduced scale, to contribute to a nearby economy. Tourism is most significant employers, both adventure related and cultural. There exists a 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 exist in Sooke to escape the eventfulness in the city, and also due to the lower property values, you receive a large amount of bang for your buck here! You will find there's wide array 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 on vacation. Over 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 is supplied by the RCMP and there's volunteer based fire department. Municipal water is accessible to residences at the town core along with the sewer system is under expansion. Rural properties might still count on wells and septic tanks and fields. Sooke has its own recreational facility, SEAPARC Leisure Complex, with a pool and skating rink.