What’s happening in Sooke
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Over the next few months, Sooke will see some exciting changes to our community.
The recently approved Prestige Hotel & Conference Centre and municipal boat launch partnering project on West Coast Road will begin construction immediately, with an anticipated opening in the spring of 2011.
Construction is starting on the grant-funded Sooke Spirit Square public washrooms and outdoor performance theatre. Travellers on Sooke Road will have noticed changes around Edward Milne Community School -- the new BC Transit “Park and Ride” near Edward Milne Community School will be completed shortly, encouraging travel alternatives for the public.
Mariners’ Village is expected to commence Phase One of its development in the spring of 2010 – kicking off our new Sooke town centre. Mariners’ Village is a 12-acre waterfront mixed-use development in the Sooke town centre with up to 475 residential dwelling units (condos and townhouses),10,000 square metres of commercial space and a 170 slip marina.
“The district has received $605,768.00 from federal and provincial Infrastructure Stimulus funding for the long awaited boat launch facility, which will include a further portion of the marine boardwalk,” Mayor Janet Evans says, “Thank you to all those who petitioned for a boat launch in 2007 – your contribution supported the district in its successful application for the grant!”
All these new projects are building on the great projects that Sooke has completed since incorporation. Sewers have been installed to allow for higher density in the core area and to clean up the Sooke Harbour and Basin. New sidewalks and trailways, funded by grants and development, have been installed to link the town centre and schools to residential areas. The Sooke Rotary Pier and Marine Boardwalk to Ed Macgregor Park have become a destination for residents and tourists alike. Public art is found everywhere, from the Mariner Man on Murray Road to the Sooke Fall Fair murals at the Sooke Community Hall. Sooke is becoming a noted participant in the Communities in Bloom program with innovative projects and extraordinary community involvement.
— District of Sooke
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