1. 1. SOOKEBRITISH COLUMBIABuilding Blocks of a Community
2. 2. Strengths & Capacity MapBordering thePACIFIC OCEANHEALTH CAREMedical ClinicsDental PracticesReligiousOrganizationsIndividualBusinessesLibrary & LocalMuseumPolice & FireDepartmentsSocial Services &ProgramsThe ArtsThe Parks &The MusicVolunteering &Charity GroupsExtensive Community Groups &OrganizationsSchoolsThe Parks CharityPublicBeachesClubsFoodBankIts PeopleTOURISM
3. 3. Population 12,000Strong
4. 4. Sooke Strip Mall
5. 5. Colourful Small Businesses
6. 6. For the Antique Hunters
7. 7. Playing on the Pacific
8. 8. Fishing Charter Businesses
9. 9. Whale Watching
10. 10. From the Shore too!
11. 11. From Camping to B&Bs
12. 12. And a Luxury Hotel bythe Sea
13. 13. Vacation @ Whiffin SpitBuilt in the 1940s & it really is a name!
14. 14. The Forests & Trails
15. 15. From biking to hiking
16. 16. PARKS TO EXPLORE
17. 17. A true Rain Forest
18. 18. All Sooke Arts &Crafts SocietyEkoosVocalEnsembleSooke Community Arts CouncilStage West PlayersThe Arts in Sooke
19. 19. Big city music packedinto a small town feel.
20. 20. EKOOS VOCAL CHOIR
21. 21. Social & Human Service OrganizationsCommunity Food CentreSooke Crisis & Referral CentreElderly Citizens Housing SocietyMeals on Wheels
22. 22. The Salvation Army Camp
23. 23. Loan Cupboard Community Assistance Society
24. 24. Sooke Westshore Child Care Resourceand Referral
25. 25. Sooke Child Youth & Family CentreSooke Family Resource SocietySooke transition house societyFrances Gardens Co-Op Housing SocietyAlcoholics AnonymousPEOPLE CARING IN SOOKE
26. 26. Clubs to Join
27. 27. LOCAL BUSINESS
28. 28. Baha'i Community of Sooke Masonic Lodge New Horizons Activity ClubChurches
29. 29. Old Age Pensioners Organization BranchRed Hat Sooke SirensRotary Club of SookeSenior Activity Society (mini bus)Sooke HospiceSooke Seniors Drop in CentreSeniors
30. 30. Seniors getting around town
31. 31. SookeTown Flag
32. 32. Sooke Options for Community Living Association provides services to peoplewith disabilities in our community. We run an adult day program and childrenssummer camps and a support group for families and caregivers
33. 33. Government Services
34. 34. Sooke Water ReservoirCollecting Water forVictoria too!
35. 35. Police and Fire Services
36. 36. School Days
37. 37. Needs & Problems MapCrime & UnemploymentVandalismLack ofHomelessShelterDrug & AlcoholAbuseMentalIllnessPoor TransitRoutesLack ofSkillsLack of FundingLack ofIndustryLackofJobs
38. 38. A fire at Park IsleMarine in Sooke,west of Victoria, hasdestroyed threeboats and damageda building in theboat yard.February 14, 2014ArsondestroysSookeStrip Mall,July 31, 2013CombattingHomelessnessHope CentreApartmentComplex is onScheduleJun 16, 2014Break-ins, theft promptsecurity around Sookereservoir , April 18, 2013A 64-year-old woman is dead in Sookeand police suspect someone killed her.July 21, 2014Sooke Woman Hounded by Group ofYoung Men who Blocked her CarJuly 19, 2014 Four strandedboaters rescuedJune 1, 2014