Sooke Region Resources - Recreation

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JdF Regional Park Watch Society

Marlene Barry — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 20:42:12 +0000

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To provide information to park visitors about keeping themselves and their possessions safe while they are visiting our beautiful parks and to provide tourist information about local businesses and attractions.

The JDF Regional Park Watch Society is a local, registered non-profit society with charitable status which operates the annual Park Watch Patrol program in our region from May to September each year. The prime focus of the program is to prevent theft from vehicles, break-ins and vandalism. Our Patrollers provide information on keeping yourself and your vehicle safe while you enjoy spectacular scenery and beautiful parks. Uniformed Patrollers set up a station with A-frame signs, brochures and map table display, locked donation box and water.

~For more information about the program please Email parkwatch22@telus.net
or write to
JDF Regional Park Watch Society,
PO Box 511,
Sooke BC V9Z 1H5

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Safety

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Community Service

Support

Address:

PO Box 511

Sooke, BC V9Z 1H5

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Information Clearinghouse

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Registered Charity

Juan de Fuca Forest Watch

JdF Forest Watch — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 22:40:02 +0000

SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION

As Juan de Fuca regional residents we share this in common:
We are gravely troubled by the staggering rate and volume of deforestation in our region. We believe that our forests are being grossly mismanaged, and that these lands which should represent our commons have been unjustly expropriated in the name of fast profit for industry shareholders, at the expense of ecological sustainability and what is literally the birthright ground for future generations.
Our vision is two-fold:

1. An outright moratorium on old-growth logging and 2. A consistent practice of sustainable forestry accountable to elected, regional representatives that fosters increased related employment.

To achieve these visions we will grow an active community of participation dedicated to reclaiming the intrinsic value of our forests.

In so doing we might also redirect our attitudes and imaginations to a more just and viable economy.

To sign up and for more information please contact Darren Alexander darren.g.alexander@gmail.com

You can also like and follow our FaceBook Page

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Advocacy

Community Service

Manage Resources

Provide Information

Training & Education

Address:

226-1991 Kaltasin Road

Sooke, BC V9Z0B7

Contact name:

Darren Alexander

Contact phone:

250-642-7994

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Organize festivals, courses, activities, programs, competitions, games

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Other

Scouts Canada

Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:30:02 +0000

SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION

Scouts Canada is the nation's leading youth organization. Joining Scouts Canada means starting on new adventures and developing valuable leadership skills.

Scouts Canada's mission is to help create well-rounded youth, better prepared for success in the world. Scouts is a world-wide program with millions of youth participating in 161 countries.

We are always looking for people who believe in our mission, have outdoor skills and/or an interest in youth and adult leadership development. if you would like to work with youth or support the group's operations, please contact us right away at 1sook@victoriascouts.ca. Join us on the Canadian Path!

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Clubs

Leisure Activities

Outdoors Programs

Training & Education

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Chantelle Cutting

Contact phone (cell):

778-922-0410

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Sooke Youth Show Choir

Sooke Youth Show Choir — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:44:33 +0000

SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION

Sooke Youth Show Choir was established in 2013 in order to provide youth aged 4 and up with the opportunity to develop their natural creative abilities and promote self-confidence by teaching them the foundations of choral singing, dancing and acting. Our mandate is to encourage participation and excellence in the arts, culture and heritage for local youth from all religious, cultural and economic backgrounds as well as all levels of physical and cognitive abilities.

Our members learn valuable skills that help build a stronger community: the importance of setting goals, striving for excellence, listening well, being accountable, taking initiative, being inclusive of all others, teamwork and leadership. Under the guidance of our inspiring instructors, our program gives young people valuable resources with which to move forward in their lives. The opportunity for youth to learn and perform the arts teaches them about passion, commitment, persistence and most of all – to recognize their own unique gifts.

For more information contact us at sookeyouthshowchoir@gmail.com or through FaceBook

Main services:

Arts

Culture

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Entertainment

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Registered Society

Sooke Community Association

Marlene Barry — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:55:03 +0000

SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION

To book space in the Sooke Community Hall: Sheila 250-642-3660

Administration: 250-642-5521

The Sooke Community Association (SCA) was incorporated in 1935 to serve Sooke and surrounding communities. The primary objective of the Society was to purchase land to build a community hall, which they did in 1937 on donated land; then to "operate, lease, rent or allow the use of, and otherwise manage the hall in such manner as may be decided upon by the Society from time to time." Additionally, SCA are mandated to "carry on such activities of a religious, patriotic, philanthropic, charitable, social, agricultural, or a sporting character, or otherwise for the benefit of the Sooke community." SCA has over the years purchased additional lands, and currently owns and maintains all of the sports fields in our community as well as tennis courts, and the Sooke Flats - a recreational and camping area.

For 8 decades SCA has been a focal point of the community, bringing volunteers together. They provide free or subsidized space for area senior-based non-profit groups, including Sooke Meals on Wheels Society, Contact Community Assistance Society, Sooke Harbourside Lions, Sooke Lions Club, SookeFood Bank Society, Sooke Senior Drop-in Centre and the New Horizons Contract Bridge Club, and that is just in the 'downstairs'. The Sooke Community Hall is a place where these groups and others host their fund raisers and craft fairs, allowing them to continue their own good works. It is the venue for weddings, funerals, dances, fitness training, public forums, private events, and is designated as the main emergency response centre for the District of Sooke. The annual "traffic" of users through the hall exceeds 33,000 people: 19,000 using the upstairs facilities,and 14,000 the downstairs.

Back in the mid-1930s the citizens of the day held outdoor picnics with salmon barbecues at the Sooke Flats. It was a time when people still got together for social events and an evening out. Thus began a long history of service to the community. So many familiar and historical last names appear in the records of the association; George, Muir, Sheilds, Glinz, Linell, Goodrich. One family name still seen is Linell. Today, Karl Linell, son of Oke and Mae Clare Linell, is the current president of the Sooke Community Association and he is a passionate advocate for the association and the community hall. Both his parents were heavily involved and he has taken the reins of the association. The SCA has always been a driving force for community activities and decisions.

“It has been this hall, maintained by volunteers, that has kept the lifeblood of Sooke flowing,” states a comment in The Sooke Story, The History and the Heartbeat, published in 1999 by the Sooke Region Museum.

Until 2000 Sooke was well-known for All Sooke Days, an event run by the Sooke Community Association, that started out as a community picnic. Linell could be found tending the fires for the barbecue salmon and the baron of beef. Linell said "Dickie George cooked the salmon and one year they cooked 1,200 pounds of salmon for the large crowds that came to the popular event." The beef was cooked in a traditional native way. It was soaked in water from the Sooke River, wrapped in seaweed and cooked in a fire pit which had been prepped for a week. “The fire burned for one week to get ashes and to warm the ground,” said Linell. “The health department didn’t like that.” All Sooke Days ended in 2000, the victim of changing times, health regulations and lack of money for events such as the world famous logging show. “We had to pay big money to be in the circuit,” said Linell. He said other events on the island drew people away from All Sooke Days. All Sooke Days would draw between 7,000 and 8,000 people.

Fast forward to 2013. The Sooke Community Association has a number of property holdings, with the main money maker being the Sooke Flats campground and the main money loser being the community Hall. Once the only place in Sooke to hold a convention, the hall is now used less frequently. The money from the conventions were used to maintain the hall, which these days has bills of $5,000 per month. The uninsulated building is still used a lot by youth and sports groups, but nothing like it used to be. The hall used to hold 18-20 conventions a year. Linell said a lot of convention people wanted to come out here after being stuck in a suit and tie in Victoria and enjoy themselves in a casual way. That was the draw — the casualness.

There are a number of community groups who still use parts of the building for meetings, food services and equipment loans. They are not asked to pay anything for the use of the downstairs space, although they do voluntarily contribute a stipend for maintenance and utilities. The insurance is one of the big expenses.

The Sooke Community Association owns the Sooke Community Hall, Fred Milne Park, Art Morris Park (ball fields and tennis court) and the Sooke Flats. The campground at the Sooke Flats is slowly being upgraded with power to accommodate the large RVs that now arrive to camp, and a rock wall was built to prevent erosion of land by high water in the river.

So close to 78 years later, what does the Sooke Community Association need and want? “Working volunteers,” said Dave Clark, current vice-president of the association. The association has 12 directors who are mostly getting up there in age. They have been trying to train young loggers for logging sports shows but too often they move to go to university or up north to work.

So, what they are seeking is a number of volunteers who might want to anything from splitting firewood for the campground to maintenance of the hall, kitchen help at conventions to writing for grants and someone who could organize the associations records. “You can come when you want, we’re all volunteers,” said Clark. He said retired or semi-retired people might find it fulfilling, lending their expertise to the association.

The Sooke Community Association currently meets on the first Monday of each month. For more information, call the hall at 250-642-5521 and leave a message, someone will return your call.

Main services:

Leisure

Facility or Resource Maintenance

Volunteering

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Historic Preservation

Address:

BC V9Z 0P7

Contact name:

Karl Linell

Contact phone:

250-642-3280

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Friends of Coppermine Park

Friends of Coopermine Park — Tue, 27 May 2014 22:56:35 +0000

SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION

Members of this group look after Coopermine Park in East Sooke and are a social club as well.

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Natural Environment

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Leisure Activities

Outdoors Programs

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Sooke Martial Arts Association

Administrator — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 21:21:37 +0000

SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION

We are a family oriented club promoting and teaching the art of Shotokan Karate as well as street defence.
Our primary goal is to develop self-confidence and discipline, while teaching self defence techniques that will enable our students to protect themselves in dangerous situations and to deal with life's more unpleasant moments. Along with the student's physical fitness and mastering of techniques, there should also be mental and emotional growth and development. We do not promote aggressive behaviour, and such conduct is not tolerated.

If you are a parent of a student, we welcome your input and involvement, as the Martial Arts is not only a sport, but also a way of life, and thus involves all family members.

We hope that you will enjoy being a member of the Sooke Martial Arts Association. We trust you will find training with us mentally challenging, physically beneficial, emotionally rewarding, and above all else - FUN!

For more information check out our website.

Main services:

Education

Information Clearinghouse

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Address:

Sooke Community Hall

2037 Shields Rd

Sooke, BC V9Z 0L6

Contact phone:

250-642-2452

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Registered Society

Island Swim Club

Administrator — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 23:11:26 +0000

SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION

Island Swim Club operates programs for swimmers of all ages in the Greater Victoria Area. We believe in the potential of all athletes and promote swimming as a long-term development and life long skill. Island Swim Club continues to be top producers of Provincial, National and International level athletes. We are proud of our commitment to excellence and welcome you to try our exciting program. We are a non-profit age group swimming organization operating out of 3 pools: Colwood - West Shore Recreation Centre; Saanich - Saanich Commonwealth Place; Esquimalt - Naden Athletic Centre

Island Swim Club Structure

Island Swim Club offers our development swimmers more convenient options. Swimmers who reach Provincial levels (AAA) and above come together and train at the Saanich Commonwealth Pool. Younger swimmers work towards the Provincial level standards at their chosen pool.

Our training groups are designed to complement the abilities and skill development of all athletes. Many swimmers will move training groups throughout the year as their skills develop and they need further challenge.

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Clubs

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