A district municipality is a designation for a class of municipalities found in several locations, including Canada, Lithuania, and South Africa.
16-505: Sooke ( / s uː k / ) is a district municipality on the southern tip of Vancouver Island , Canada, 38 kilometres (24 mi) 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 . Sooke has
32-524: 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. 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,
48-532: A change of 16% from its 2016 population of 13,001. With a land area of 56.6 km (21.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 266.5/km (690.3/sq mi) in 2021. According to the 2021 census , religious groups in Sooke included: The District of Sooke was incorporated as a municipality on December 7, 1999. It is one of 13 municipalities within the Capital Regional District and
64-495: A province. South Africa recognizes three types of municipality; metropolitan, district and local. District municipalities are made up of a number of local municipalities. The vast majority of land consists of district municipalities, with metropolitan municipalities being reserved for large cities and the areas around them. There are eight metropolitan municipalities, and 44 district municipalities subdivided into 226 local municipalities. This British Columbia -related article
80-584: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This South Africa-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about geography terminology is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sooke Fall Fair The Sooke Fall Fair is an annual fair held in Sooke, British Columbia . It is held at the Sooke Community Hall on Vancouver Island , Canada , every September. Established in 1913, it
96-712: Is home to the Sooke Region Museum . The area is the base for visiting the wilderness parks of Vancouver Island 's southwest coast — the West Coast Trail and the Juan de Fuca Provincial Park , which includes the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail . Beaches near Sooke include Sandcut, French Beach, Fishboat Bay, China Beach, and Mystic Beach. The Galloping Goose Regional Trail , part of the Trans-Canada Trail , runs through Sooke as far as Leechtown ,
112-531: Is located in the traditional territories of the T'Sou-ke and Scia'new First Nations. Sooke is governed by a mayor and six councillors, who are elected every four years. The current council was elected on October 15, 2022. Dana Lajeunesse , who had served on council since 2019, was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election . His successor on council has not yet been determined. Federally
128-423: Is one of the Sooke community's longest-running annual events. The fair holds competitions, with adult and junior categories including photography, painting, drawing, embroidery, knitting, carving, preserves, vegetables, and baking. First Nations artwork and traditional crafts are also displayed. No fair was held in 1917–18, 1942–44 or 2020. Other Canadian annual fairs This British Columbia -related article
144-686: The BC Electoral Boundaries Commission created the new riding of Juan de Fuca-Malahat . It encompasses 44,980 people in Sooke, Port Renfrew, Jordan River, Otter Point, East Sooke, Metchosin, Malahat, Mill Bay and Shawnigan Lake. Its first elected representative, Dana Lajeunesse , won election in 2024. Well-known destinations in Sooke include Whiffin Spit Park, the Sooke Potholes Regional Park and adjacent Sooke Potholes Provincial Park . Sooke
160-618: The District is in the riding of Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke , represented by Randall Garrison of the New Democratic Party . He was first elected in 2011. Sooke was part of the riding of Langford-Juan de Fuca , represented by the BC NDP 's Ravi Parmar . He succeeded John Horgan , the former Premier of British Columbia (2017–2022) who first won the seat in 2009 and retired from politics for health reasons in 2023. In April 2023,
176-509: The Sooke library. District municipality Under provincial law, municipalities in British Columbia are to be designated "district municipalities" on incorporation if the area to be incorporated is greater than 800 hectares (8.0 km ; 2,000 acres) and has an average population density of less than 5 inhabitants per hectare (500/km ; 1,300/sq mi). Municipalities may be incorporated under different classifications under
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#1732773412461192-682: The direction of the province's lieutenant governor , as is the case with the District of North Vancouver . A district municipality, also called a rural municipality, is one of three municipal types, along with towns and regional municipalities. District municipalities and county municipalities are further considered rural municipalities . The province's twelve district municipalities are referred to as municipal districts by Statistics Canada . Currently, only one district municipality exists in Ontario – District Municipality of Muskoka . It
208-713: The former site of a gold-rush town circa 1865. Once a rail line, the Goose is now a popular pedestrian and cycling route connecting Sooke to Victoria. The Sooke Fall Fair was first held in 1913 and continues on Labour Day weekends annually at the Sooke Community Hall. In April 2022, an average single-family home in Sooke costs $ 887,500 based on the home price index, drawing from data from the Victoria Real Estate Board (VREB). By June 2022, that number (directly from VREB) increased to $ 938,000. The average home value as of July 1, 2022 as determined by BC Assessment
224-604: The future Sunriver Elementary in the Sunriver neighbourhood. Continuing adult education programs are offered by the Edward Milne Community School (EMCS) Society , which also operates with day, evening and weekend programs. The closest post-secondary institutions are Royal Roads University and Camosun College 's Interurban campus. The non-profit Sooke Region Lifelong Learning offers a diverse set of educational programs and workshops both virtually and at
240-550: Was $ 831,000 . Sooke is a part of the School District 62 Sooke . There is one high school, Edward Milne Community School , and one junior high school, Journey Middle School . The four elementary schools in the area are John Muir (in the town's west end), Sooke Elementary (town centre), the French immersion Ecole Poirier (town centre), and Saseenos Elementary (east end). In 2018, SD62 announced it had purchased land to build
256-426: Was formerly a district but has undergone heavy urbanization and development , particularly from tourism , as it is the heart of Ontario's cottage country . As a result, it was "upgraded" from a district (such as neighbouring Parry Sound District ) to having powers similar to a regional municipality , such as York Regional Municipality . In South Africa, district municipalities are administrative divisions of
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