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VIDEO: Purchase pieces of Victoria pumpkin history in Oak Bay sale

VIDEO: Purchase pieces of Victoria pumpkin history in Oak Bay sale

Longtime pumpkin display includes icons such as The Beatles and Archie comic characters
SOOKE HISTORY: Sooke's Wickaninnish connections

SOOKE HISTORY: Sooke's Wickaninnish connections

Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino named the No. 1 Resort in Canada and the U.S. by Conde Nast
Navy trainees have a blast detonating explosives off Vancouver Island

Navy trainees have a blast detonating explosives off Vancouver Island

As part of their first course, new boatswains learned to detonate C-4 at Bentinck Island
PHOTOS: Souper Bowls tackles hunger among Victoria's vulnerable youth

PHOTOS: Souper Bowls tackles hunger among Victoria's vulnerable youth

Souper Bowls of Hope has raised more than $1.3 million, helping generations of youth since 1998
Beefs & Bouqets

Beefs & Bouqets

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Victoria boasts banana-growing weather, but don't eat the fruit

Victoria boasts banana-growing weather, but don't eat the fruit

Victoria banana tree stretches 17 feet, won't bear fruit
SOOKE HISTORY: Throup House a fixture from days gone by

SOOKE HISTORY: Throup House a fixture from days gone by

Jonas Throup, a stonemason from Yorkshire, arrived in Sooke in 1868, building the family's first primitive cottage near the beach
Sooke Community Calendar

Sooke Community Calendar

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Sooke's Grand Parade takes big step in fundraising

Sooke's Grand Parade takes big step in fundraising

Sept. 21 Grand Parade raised $27,000 for Sooke Gathering Place
Sooke ATV club collects 1,000 kilograms of trash from Otter Point

Sooke ATV club collects 1,000 kilograms of trash from Otter Point

Sooke ATV Club members collected enough trash in the Butler Road/Young Lake Road area to fill an industrial-sized bin