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Sooke
Sooke () is a district municipality on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada, by road from Victoria, the capital of British Columbia. Sooke, the westernmost of Greater Victoria's Western Communities, is to the north and west of the Sooke Basin. It is a regional centre for residents in neighbouring communities, including Otter Point, Shirley and Jordan River. Geography Climate Sooke has a Mediterranean climate, with warm summers and mild winters, defined by the Köppen climate classification as ''Csb''. Although its precipitation is more like dry summer climates, its temperatures resemble oceanic climates as found in Ireland, for example. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sooke had a population of 15,086 living in 6,129 of its 6,431 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 13,001. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Ethnicity Religion According to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sooke Basin
Sooke Basin is a small (10 km2) body of water on the southern end of Vancouver Island in southwestern British Columbia. It is connected to the Strait of Juan de Fuca by Sooke Harbour, a 4 km long narrow natural harbour. Geography Sooke Basin is a salt water body located between Sooke and East Sooke. The shores of Sooke Basin are mostly rock, but along the north shore there are beautiful sandy beaches. Scattered around the remainder are occasional muddy and pebbly beaches. Islands Three small islets form the Goodridge Islands, located in the southeastern portion of the basin. Coves Roche Cove, a small shallow cove is located on the east end of Sooke Basin and is the focal point of the 143-hectare Roche Cove Regional Park. The narrow mouth of Roche Cove, spanned by a small bridge, makes for interesting passage as the tidal currents can be quite strong. The mouth is passable by small powerboats at mid and high tides. Roche Cove is located at the boundary between Sooke a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Victoria
Greater Victoria (also known as the Greater Victoria Region) is located in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. It is usually defined as the thirteen municipalities of the Capital Regional District (CRD) on Vancouver Island as well as some adjacent areas and nearby islands. The Capital Regional District administers some aspects of public administration for the whole metro region; other aspects are administered by the individual member municipalities of Greater Victoria. Roughly, Greater Victoria consists of all land and nearby islands east of a line drawn from the southern end of Finlayson Arm to the eastern shore of Sooke Harbour, along with some lands on the northern shore of Sooke Harbour. Many places, buildings, and institutions associated with Victoria such as the University of Victoria, Victoria International Airport, and BC Ferries Swartz Bay ferry terminal, are outside the City of Victoria itself, which has an area of just on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia Highway 14
British Columbia Highway 14, named the West Coast (Sooke) Highway is the southernmost numbered route in the province of British Columbia. An east–west highway on the southwestern coast of Vancouver Island in the Capital Regional District, it is sometimes known as ''West Coast Road'', as well as ''Sooke Road'', Sooke, British Columbia, Sooke being one of the largest communities that the highway passes through. Highway 14 first opened in 1953, extending west from Colwood, British Columbia, Colwood, a suburb of Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, to the coastal community of Jordan River, British Columbia, Jordan River, and was extended all the way west to the remote community of Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Port Renfrew by 1975. The highway's eastern terminus was relocated to northern Langford, British Columbia, Langford in 2002. Outside of urban areas the route has exceptionally winding, curving and hilly stretches. Some of the sharper corners have oversized, freeway-style, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest by area and the most populous along the west coasts of the Americas. The southern part of Vancouver Island and some of the nearby Gulf Islands are the only parts of British Columbia or Western Canada to lie south of the 49th parallel. The southeast part of the island has one of the warmest climates in Canada, and since the mid-1990s has been mild enough in a few areas to grow Mediterranean crops such as olives and lemons. The population of Vancouver Island was 864,864 as of 2021. Nearly half of that population (~400,000) live in the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria on the southern tip of the island, which includes Victoria, the capital of British Columbia. Other notable cities and towns on Vancouver Island include Nanaimo, Campb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Lajeunesse
Dana Lajeunesse is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election.Todd Coyne"B.C. NDP wins Juan de Fuca-Malahat after recount" CTV Vancouver, October 28, 2024. He represents the electoral district of Juan de Fuca-Malahat as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. Born and raised in Jordan River,Rick Stiebel"Sooke councillor seeks NDP seat in new riding" ''Sooke News Mirror'', September 20, 2024. Lajeunesse worked in forestry until an accident left him a wheelchair user. ''Sooke News Mirror'', June 1, 2020. He retrained in |
Capital Regional District
The Capital Regional District (CRD) is a local government administrative district encompassing the southern tip of Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The CRD is one of several regional districts in British Columbia and had an official population of 415,451 as of the Canada 2021 Census. The CRD encompasses the thirteen municipalities of Greater Victoria and three unincorporated areas: Juan de Fuca Electoral Area on Vancouver Island, Salt Spring Island Electoral Area, and Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area. The CRD also acts as the local government for most purposes in the Electoral Areas. CRD headquarters is in the City of Victoria, although there are many office and operational facilities throughout the region. The total land area is . The CRD was formed in 1966 as a federation of seven municipalities and five electoral areas to provide coordination of regional issues and local government in rural areas in the Greate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie McLean (politician)
Stephanie Veronica McLean is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as Secretary of State for Seniors since 2025. A member of the Liberal party, she has represented Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke in the House of Commons of Canada since the 2025 Canadian federal election. McLean was previously elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a member of the New Democratic Party in the 2015 Alberta general election representing Calgary-Varsity. She served as Minister of Status of Women and Minister of Service Alberta from February 2, 2016 to June 18, 2018. Early life and education McLean was born in Calgary, Alberta. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Calgary's law school. Political career McLean made history when she became the first Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta to give birth while in office. She gave birth to a baby boy, Patrick, on February 12, 2016. McLean's pregnancy sparked questions around the logistics and rules of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan River, British Columbia
Jordan River, founded as, and still officially gazetted as, River Jordan, is a small settlement on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, approximately west of Victoria at the mouth of the Jordan River. Established as a logging camp in the late 19th century, Jordan River has Vancouver Island's second hydroelectric power plant. It is popular amongst winter surfers. The eastern terminus of the Juan de Fuca Trail is at China Beach, west of Jordan River. History In 1790, the Spanish navigator and explorer Lieutenant Francisco de Eliza rebuilt a Spanish fort at Nootka Sound and subsequently explored the area between Nootka Sound and present day Victoria, BC. Originally named Rio Hermoso by his Sub-Lieutenant Manuel Quimper on June 14, 1790, the name was changed later that year to Rio Jordan when the Carta Reducida was made by Gonzalo López de Haro. The name change from Rio Hermoso to Rio Jordan is attributed to Francisco de Eliza's chaplain, Alejand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The city of Victoria is the seventh most densely populated city in Canada with . Victoria is the southernmost major city in Western Canada and is about southwest from British Columbia's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland. The city is about from Seattle by airplane, Harbour Air Seaplanes, seaplane, ferry, or the Clipper Navigation, Victoria Clipper passenger-only ferry, and from Port Angeles, Washington, Port Angeles, Washington (state), Washington, by ferry across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Named for Queen Victoria, the city is one of the oldest in the Pacific Northwest, with British settlement beginning in 1843. The city has retained a large number of its historic buildings, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley (British Columbia)
Shirley is an unincorporated locality on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia. It's local government is the ''Juan de Fuca Electoral Area'', which is part of the Capital Regional District. Geography Shirley is located 57 kilometres west of Victoria, on Highway 14 between Sooke and Port Renfrew. The Strait of Juan de Fuca lies south of Shirley, and Kirby Creek runs through the community. History Settlement in the Shirley area increased after British Columbia joined Canada in 1871. The Shirley Post Office was opened 1 May 1894, with the name being suggested by Mrs. G. Clark, wife of the postmaster Edwin Clark, after her native town near Southampton, England. Population In 2021, the population of Jordan River/Shirley was 485. Notable features Sheringham Point Lighthouse, a Parks Canada Heritage designated lighthouse, is located in Shirley. The local ''Shirley Delicious'' cafe has been reviewed by national and international publications including ''The Huf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of District Municipalities In British Columbia
A district municipality is a type of municipal classification used in the Canadian province of British Columbia. District municipalities are generally larger in geographic size and have population densities that are lower compared to the province's other classifications – cities, towns, and villages. Of British Columbia's 161 municipalities, 48 are classified as district municipalities. District municipalities can be incorporated under the authority of British Columbia's ''Local Government Act''. In order for a municipality to be classified as a district municipality, its geographic area must be greater than and its population density must be lower than 5 residents per hectare (or 500/km2); there is no population requirement. These classification requirements are not strictly applied however as five district municipalities – Esquimalt, North Vancouver, Oak Bay, Saanich and West Vancouver – have higher population densities. According to Canada's 2021 Census of Populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains. British Columbia borders the province of Alberta to the east; the territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north; the U.S. states of Washington (state), Washington, Idaho and Montana to the south, and Alaska to the northwest. With an estimated population of over 5.7million as of 2025, it is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, while the province's largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver and its suburbs together make up List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, the third-largest metropolit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
