$125.00 per person,  join us! Make a reservation in one of our luxurious guest rooms……..

We will have a draw for a romantic night stay for 2012……..Cheers, wishing you the most joyful, stress free, happy New Year from all of us at Sooke Harbour House

We still have guest rooms available if you want to be there for the first day of 2012! After a gourmet breakfast served in the privacy of your room, participate in the Polar Bear swim that takes place in front of our Inn on Whiffen Spit at noon; your chance to win another night as we will have a draw for all of the brave participants.

Join Master Pastry Chef Matthias Conradi for a Gingerbread House Making
Workshop held in the kitchen of Sooke Harbour House.
You will create your very own gingerbread house to keep and enjoy. Learn
the process from start to finish: make stencils, master perfect ginger
bread dough, icing, designs, technique and methods. You will get to work
hands-on, in the kitchen, beside one of the most experienced and talented
pastry chefs.

Take this opportunity to be creative, to have fun, to learn, and to make a
very unique gift for someone you love or for yourself. It is always fun
baking together.

The cost of the workshop is $130.00

Time: December 14th from 1:00 pm to (approx.) 6:00 pm

Place: The kitchen at Sooke Harbour House

Minimum attending : 8 persons, Maximum attending 12 persons

You will receive:

Recipes and notes by the Chef and your own creation – The Gingerbread House
Coffee, Tea and treats from the dessert kitchen

To make this workshop fun, productive and to give everyone room to work
and the personal attention of the chef we are limiting this workshop to 12
people. Please register for this workshop by December 9th by calling our
front desk at 250-642-3421

A wonderful day at Sooke Harbour House, relaxation, rejuvenation, de-stressing, a pampering day with Great friends, fantastic spa services, good food and at the end of the day a very restful sleep…… How many days and nights do you want to stay?

www.sookeslowfoodcycle.com

Ride. Learn. Discover. Eat. And give fresh-air thanks for the season’s bounty.

Community groups sharing a sustainable live/work/eat locally philosophy are banding together to present the first Sooke Slow Food Cycle (SSFC) on Thanksgiving Sunday, Oct. 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine.

Choose between two routes both beginning at the Sooke Harbour House: The 30km “Red Route” traces back roads in the farm belt west of Sooke and is intended for mid-level and advanced riders. The gentler, pedestrian-friendly “Green Route,” winds along off-road trails snaking east through the town core. This latter route is also suitable for walkers, skateboarders and even those on horseback.

Along the way drop into 20+ farms, homes, businesses and green spaces for mini-workshops, demos, displays and friendly, practical expert advice on a wide variety of food, alternative energy and harvest-season themes: urban gardens, backyard chickens, beekeeping, electric bikes, food preservation, foraging, worm composting, edible seaweeds, solar power and more.

Tickets will be available online and at regional bike shops ($21 per person/$42 for family groups). Any profits will be donated to nutrition-based cancer research on behalf of three local farmers battling the disease.

The non-profit, volunteer-run Sooke Slow Food Cycle was launched by the Juan de Fuca Cycling Coalition and the Sooke Transition Town Society in collaboration with the T’Sou-ke First Nation, the Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society and Sooke Food CHI.

The event is sanctioned by Slow Food Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands, the regional branch of the celebrated international organization dedicated to “good, clean and fair” food. It will be the first Slow Food Cycle on Vancouver Island in the wake of mainland rides in Pemberton, Agassiz and Chilliwack.

Our objectives:

1. To create a fun, family friendly and largely spandex-free event that celebrates peddle power, locally grown food and the core values of the Transition Town movement (sustainability, resilience and community).

2. To inspire participants and give them simple takeaway ideas they can apply in their own homes and gardens.

3. To support our local food producers by promoting the “good, clean and fair” mandate of the international Slow Food movement.

4. To highlight Sooke’s potential as a cycling destination and key stop on the Pacific Marine Circle Route.

5. To prioritize the development of an integrated off-road trail and pedestrian network running from Whiffin Spit Road as far east as the Galloping Goose trail (as per Sooke’s Official Community Plan).

6. To offer an awesome, inspiring day of fresh air, community and shared hope for a more sustainable future where it counts: in our homes, families, lifestyles & environmentally smart and respectful choices.

Please join us! Visit: www.sookeslowfoodcycle.com

That feeling, is what Scuba Stu and his Underwater Adventures can promise each and every time!

Scuba Stu offers several programs from the earliest beginner to novice and expert. Have a look through the site and plan to experience the most fun available anywhere and everywhere on Earth.

We will be happy to arrange your next diving adventures.

That feeling, is what Scuba Stu and his Underwater Adventures can promise each and every time! Contact Stu at 250-642-7507 to arrange your underwater adventure.