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Sooke (other)
Sooke is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada. It can also refer to: * East Sooke, a community southeast of Sooke * Sooke Basin * Sooke Formation, a geologic formation * Sooke Lake * T'Sou-ke Nation, also known as Sooke First Nation, a Coast Salish peoples and namesake of the District of Sooke ** T'Sou-ke dialect, also known as Sooke, dialect of the T'Sou-ke people People * Alastair Sooke Alastair Sooke (; born 1981) is an English art critic, journalist and broadcaster, most notable for reporting and commenting on art for the British media and writing and presenting documentaries on art and art history for BBC television and ra ... (born 1981), English art critic, journalist, and broadcaster See also * Sook (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
East Sooke
East Sooke is an unincorporated community south and east of Sooke, British Columbia, Canada. It consists of over 500 houses (and one volunteer fire department), along with the headquarters of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR) organization on the south side of the Sooke Basin. East Sooke borders on East Sooke Regional Park, an area of , with views south to Olympic National Park in the United States. East Sooke does not have a town council. Instead it is governed by a regional director who is also responsible for other unincorporated areas in the Capital Regional District (the regional district of Greater Victoria). East Sooke's general character is rural, although it is a bedroom community of Victoria, British Columbia. Its close proximity to Victoria, its character as a bedroom community, and its large tracts of undeveloped land have made it an attractive location for recreation and retirement developments. Political scuffles over the development of ... [...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] |
Sooke Formation
The Sooke Formation is a geologic formation in British Columbia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in British Columbia This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in British Columbia, Canada. References * {{Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Canada Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of Canada, British Columbia Geology of British Columb ... References * Paleogene British Columbia Geologic formations of British Columbia Conglomerate formations of Canada Sandstone formations of Canada {{BritishColumbia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sooke Lake
Sooke Lake is a natural lake and the main reservoir of Greater Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. It is owned and operated by the Capital Regional District and supplies water to approximately 350,000 people. It has a usable water supply of 92.7 million cubic meters, of a total of 160.32 million cubic meters. Rithet Creek is the main inflow and makes up approximately 25% of the supply. The total watershed area is . History The development of Sooke Lake as a reservoir was approved in 1910, and construction began in 1912. A concrete dam was constructed and raised the water level . Water was transported to the city of Victoria via the Sooke Flowline, a concrete aqueduct. The project was completed in 1915. See also *List of lakes of British Columbia *Sooke Flowline *Timeline of the Greater Victoria Water System References Lakes of Vancouver Island Malahat Land District {{Canada-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T'Sou-ke Nation
The T'Sou-ke Nation of the Coast Salish peoples, is a band government whose reserve community is located on Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. In February 2013, the T'Sou-ke Nation had 251 registered members, with two reserves around the Sooke Basin on the Strait of Juan de Fuca at the southern end of Vancouver Island, with a total area of 67 hectares (165 acres). The T'Souk-e people are the namesake of the town of Sooke, British Columbia and its surrounding harbour and basin. Etymology The spelling ''T'Sou-ke'' is an exoticization of ''Sooke'', which derives from the name of the area around Sooke Harbor. It may be from the Klallam form (now pronounced ), or a relic of an earlier Northern Straits pronunciation. The current Saanich form is , pronounced . Alternate anglicizations have included ''Soke'', ''Sok'', ''Tsohke'', and ''Sock''. Language The language of the T'Sou-ke Nation is the T'Sou-ke dialect of the Northern Straits Salish langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T'Sou-ke Dialect
T'Sou-ke, also spelled Sooke and previously Soke , is the dialect of the North Straits Salish language spoken by the T'Sou-ke people of Vancouver Island in British Columba. As of 2014, there were no fluent speakers, although there were at least ten speakers remaining who could somewhat speak and understand the language. The spelling ''T'Sou-ke'' is an exoticization of ''Sooke'', which derives from the name of the area around Sooke Harbor. It may be from the Klallam form (now pronounced ), or a relic of an earlier Northern Straits pronunciation; the Klallam preserves the older form, where *u → /a/ in all of the Northern Straits dialects. The current Saanich form is , pronounced and the Lekwungen form is . Phonology T'Sou-ke has in some words where other dialects of North Straits Salish have . Wayne Suttles Wayne Suttles (1918–2005) was an American anthropologist and linguist. He was the leading authority on the ethnology and linguistics of the Coast Salish people of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Sooke
Alastair Sooke (; born 1981) is an English art critic, journalist and broadcaster, most notable for reporting and commenting on art for the British media and writing and presenting documentaries on art and art history for BBC television and radio. His BBC documentaries include ''Modern Masters'' for BBC One and three three-part series, '' Treasures of Ancient Rome'', ''Treasures of Ancient Egypt'', and ''Treasures of Ancient Greece'', for BBC Four. Sooke is chief art critic at ''The Daily Telegraph'', writing on art and art history, including on the Turner Prize and contemporary art. He is also a regular presenter on '' The Culture Show.'' Biography Sooke was born in west London in October 1981 and educated at Westminster School, an independent boarding school in Central London, where he was a Queen's Scholar. At the age of fourteen Sooke starred as Kay Harker in a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of John Masefield's children's fantasy novel, ''The Box of Delights''. Sooke won a Westmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
