Greater Victoria - Sooke2760572

The District of Accommodations Sooke is 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 people 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 a perfect site along with the people living here thrived. Europeans found its way to the mid 1800's, then one with the first to reach 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 a lot maligned invasive species overtaking native habitat from Alaska to California.

Fishing and logging would be the industries that built Sooke, and continue, though on the reduced scale, to help with the area economy. Tourism has become one of the biggest employers, both adventure related and cultural. There is 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 exist in Sooke to flee the eventfulness from the city, and also because of the lower property values, you receive a lot of bang for your buck here! There exists a wide range of housing accessible 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. Over the Sooke basin there are many 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 from the RCMP and there's volunteer based fire department. Municipal water can be obtained to residences nearby the town core as well as the sewer method is under expansion. Rural properties may still depend on wells and septic tanks and fields. Sooke has its own recreational facility, SEAPARC Leisure Complex, with a pool area and skating rink.