In Sooke, 26 names are on the municipal election ballot, three for mayor and 23 for six council seats.
It’s a spectacularly sunny long-weekend in Sooke. Shirt sleeve weather, perfect for a wander down Whiffin Spit, or maybe a round at the splendid little DeMamiel Creek golf course
Overall, the population of the Victoria metropolitan area — everywhere from Sooke to Sidney — grew by eight per cent between 2016 and 2021, reaching a total of 397,000. Sooke? Its population topped 15,000 last year, up 16 per cent — twice the regional average — since 2016.The numbers won’t come as a surprise to those stuck in the daily commute along the lone road to the city, which now pokes along like the Victoria Day parade. Growth affects everything from demand at the food bank to the ability of parents to enrol their kids in swimming lessons — but it also means more places to live and a bigger tax base to pay for things like the pool.
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