Greater Victoria - Sooke4268860

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

The historical home in the T'sou-ke people, this sheltered harbour containing a salmon bearing river, rich clam beds, and abundant berries and game in the forests was a perfect site and also the people living here thrived. Europeans found its way to the mid 1800's, the other in the first to succeed in Sooke was Captain Walter Colqohoun Grant from the Royal Scots Greys, who apparently brought seeds from Scotland of his cherished Scottish Broom, that's 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 on a reduced scale, to give rise to the area economy. Tourism is one of the primary 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 chose to reside Sooke to flee the eventfulness in the city, as well as because of the lower property values, you get a lots of bang for your buck here! There's a wide selection of housing for sale in Sooke, from condominiums, townhomes and suburban single family residences in and near 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 is provided by the RCMP and there is a volunteer based fire department. Municipal water is accessible to residences nearby the town core as well as the sewer system is under expansion. Rural properties might still depend on wells and septic tanks and fields. Sooke possesses its own recreational facility, SEAPARC Leisure Complex, using a pool area and ice rink.