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400                        <a href="/news-and-public-notices/posts/district-of-sooke-lifts-campfire-ban-effective-12-pm-noon-on-september-29-2026/" title="Click to open District of Sooke Lifts Campfire Ban Effective 12 p.m. (noon) on September 29, 2026" class="gs-feed-list-title ">District of Sooke Lifts Campfire Ban Effective 12 p.m. (noon) on September 29, 2026</a>
401                        <span class="gs-feed-list-description"><p>The campfire prohibition lifts at noon on September 29, while backyard burning remains closed until November 1 and is subject to a GOOD ventilation index. Free yard-waste drop-off for Sooke residents is available October 3, 17, 24 and 31 at the Sooke Parks Yard on Kaltasin Road.</p></span>
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497Building permits are approved for Sooke’s new urgent and primary care centre, moving the community closer to team-based health care and new rental housing, with construction beginning in 2026 soon.</p></span>
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518                        <span class="gs-feed-list-description"><p>Mount Jack wildfire has prompted CRD park and trail closures. Visit the <a href="https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2026&amp;incidentNumber=V62262&amp;source=map">BC Wildfire Service website</a> for current wildfire updates.</p></span>
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582                        <span class="gs-feed-list-description"><p>A mail-in survey to 300 Sooke households adds another way for residents to share priorities and inform Council’s 2027 budget discussions.</p></span>
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614                        <span class="gs-feed-list-description"><p>Celebrate the bounty of the season and the people who help grow, produce and strengthen local food in the Sooke region at the Sooke Harvest Festival, taking place Sunday, September 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sunriver Community Orchard, 2380 Phillips Road - hosted by Sooke Region Food CHI.</p></span>
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646                        <span class="gs-feed-list-description"><p>Sooke Region Food CHI is seeking volunteer gleaners to harvest surplus fruit, reduce food waste, support local food programs and strengthen food security across Sooke this season.</p></span>
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667                        <span class="gs-feed-list-description"><p>Sooke Council will attend the 2026 UBCM Convention in Vancouver, September 14–18, bringing local priorities directly to provincial decision-makers, learning from other communities and contributing to discussions that shape local government advocacy across British Columbia.</p></span>
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880
881                        <p class="heading  base-heading " >Contact Us</p>
882
883                            <div class="text base-text">
884                                <p><span>District of Sooke <br>2205 Otter Point Road <br>Sooke, BC V9Z 1J2 </span></p>
885<p><span><br>Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am – 4:30pm <br>Phone: <a href="tel:2506421634">250-642-1634</a></span></p>
886                            </div>
887
888                    </div>
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892
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904
905
906
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926            </div>
927
928                <p class="link os-animation" data-os-animation="fadeIn" data-os-animation-delay="0s" data-os-animation-duration="1.2s">
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931                                Sign Up Today!
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938
939
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954                <div class="container">
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962
963                        <p class="heading sm footer-heading " >Contact Us</p>
964
965                            <div class="text footer-text">
966                                <p>District of Sooke <br>2205 Otter Point Road <br>Sooke, BC V9Z 1J2 </p>
967<p><br>Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am – 4:30pm <br>Phone: <a href="tel:2506421634">250-642-1634</a></p>
968                            </div>
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977                        <p class="heading sm footer-heading " >Resources</p>
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979                            <div class="text footer-text">
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981                            </div>
982
983                    </div>
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1013                            <nav aria-label="Footer" class="footer-navigation">
1014                                <ul>
1015                                    <li><div>&copy; 2026 District of Sooke</div></li>
1016                                                    <li><span>
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1017                <li><span><a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"  title="Link will open in a new window/tab" >Territorial acknowledgement</a></span></li>
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1021                <li><span><a href="#"  >Website Feedback</a></span></li>
1022
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