A lovely article was published recently in Travel & Leisure Magazine, focusing on the extremely local cuisine available in the Cowichan Valley / Sooke areas. Please follow this link to read what they have to say about Sooke Harbour House under Day 3. Link to...

Dear Friends Already mid-April! The days, weeks seem to pass at an alarming speed. Not too long ago we welcomed the New Year, we made wishes. I promised myself that I would never say again that I had no time! That my email Inbox would only contain the day’s emails! I have not succeeded so far and it gave me the idea to create a new package; “Take Back Your Time“ package. A little perk if you take this package, a credit of one hundred dollars to...

July 31, 201011:00 amto3:30 pmThank you for your overwhelming support ! Our Food Day is completely sold out and we at full capacity. Please note that there will be no tickets sold at the door. 29/07/2010 We are happy to welcome all of you, our local and visiting friends to the celebration of the 8th Canada’s Food Day Canada is Food “Food Day is a national celebration of restaurateurs, suppliers, growers, farmers and citizens joining...

Last month Sinclair and I received the Lifetime Achievement Award  from Vancouver Magazine! My first reaction was Oh! No… it is confirmed, I am old. We bought the Sooke Harbour House in 1979, I was 32 years old, Sinclair was 33; now at 62 and still thinking the way I did in 1979! This award made me think of these past 31 years, and reflect on all the things that happened, all the people we met, our children born, all the projects we did; our...

Award in Celebration of the Nation’s Table June 23, 2010 Governor General and Jean-Daniel Lafond present the first Award in Celebration of the Nation’s Table OTTAWA— Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond presented earlier today, for the first time, the Governor General’s Award in Celebration of the Nation’s Table during a ceremony at Rideau Hall. Proposed in 2006 by...