Sooke

• Wildfire burning near Sooke triples in size to nearly 170 hectares

  The Old Man Lake fire burning at the edge of the Sooke Potholes Regional Park on Vancouver Island has grown to 169 hectares in size and remains out of control.

  Fire

  Jul 24
  
• Wildfire near Sooke Potholes grows to 50 hectares, park remains closed

  A new wildfire detected in the area of the Sooke Potholes Regional Park on Vancouver Island. The popular attraction has been closed to the public.

  Fire

  Jul 22
  
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• ‘Tone it down’: Nasty letter won’t deter B.C. woman from huge holiday display

  A B.C. woman is vowing not to back down on her holiday display after an anonymous letter likened it to a "Christmas abortion."

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2023
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• ‘Monumental shift’: New details in search for woman who never returned from B.C. hike

  Searchers analyzing McDevitt's Facebook page noticed that she recorded all of her hiking routes using a Garmin watch she seen in recently posted photos.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2023
• Woman arrested for ‘intentionally’ setting fires in woods near Sooke, B.C.: police

  Firefighters were called to douse an eight-foot by eight-foot brush fire as well as a tree that was consumed by flames reaching 25 feet in height in the forest near Sooke, Tuesday.

  Crime

  May 31, 2023
• Search for high-risk, missing female hiker expanded in Sooke, B.C.

  There are 17 search teams and 170 personnel from across B.C. participating in Saturday's search for Melissa McDevitt, who has been missing for seven days.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2022
• B.C. municipal election 2022: Sooke results

  The District of Sooke is located at the southern end of Vancouver Island, about 40 kilometres from Victoria. The T’Sou-ke First Nation was the first to inhabit the area.

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2022
• Person of interest arrested in Sooke, B.C. homicide

  Due to factors related to the case that "can't be disclosed" at this time, RCMP said they released the person from custody pending further investigation.

  Crime

  May 16, 2022
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• Sooke shooting leaves 1 man in hospital, another in jail

  Police believe the suspect and the victim knew each other and that there is no wider risk to the public. 

  Crime

  May 8, 2022
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• Meet the B.C. man who’s turned panning for gold into a social media jackpot

  Paul Larouche, known on YouTube as "PioneerPauly," has built himself an online following of more than 222,000 subscribers in just a few years panning for gold.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2020