Greater Victoria - Sooke1659971

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

The historical home with 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 a great site and the people living here thrived. Europeans found its way to the mid 1800's, the other in the first to achieve Sooke was Captain Walter Colqohoun Grant of the Royal Scots Greys, who apparently brought seeds from Scotland of his cherished Scottish Broom, that is now an extremely maligned invasive species overtaking native habitat from Alaska to California.

Fishing and logging are the industries that built Sooke, and continue, though over a reduced scale, to contribute to the local economy. Tourism is now one of the biggest employers, both adventure related and cultural. There exists a vibrant arts community here, and Sooke hosts the premiere juried art visible on Vancouver Island - the Sooke Fine Arts Show each summer.

Many residents of Accommodations Sooke commute to Victoria but have selected to live in Sooke to escape the hubbub in the city, and in addition due to the lower property values, you receive a lot of value for your money here! You will find there's wide range of housing available 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. Across the Sooke basin there are a few 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 given with the RCMP and there's volunteer based fire department. Municipal water can be obtained to residences near the town core and the sewer product is under expansion. Rural properties can always depend on wells and septic tanks and fields. Sooke possesses its own recreational facility, SEAPARC Leisure Complex, with a pool area and ice rink.