The permits have been issued, the pre-planning is complete, the wait is finally over…construction is set to begin on a state-of-the-art new library for the District of Sooke. Once complete, the community will have access to more than 13,000 square feet … Continue reading →
The Vancouver Island Regional Library hosted a Sooke Library site unveiling on Wednesday evening. The new library will be about 10,000 square feet. For comparison, the current library has 3,000 square feet. There will be underground parking and a total … Continue reading →
-District of Sooke media release The Sooke Branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library is hosting an Open House between 5:30 and 8:00 pm, on Wednesday, May 16th to reveal the designs for the new library building to be build … Continue reading →
-District of Sooke media release The Sooke Branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library is hosting an Open House on Wednesday, May 16th to reveal the designs for the new library building to be build on Wadams Way. The construction … Continue reading →
Work is underway on the construction of a new Sooke library on Wadams Way. To date, the survey, geotechnical, and environmental work have all been completed, which means our consultants can finalize the site plan. The Vancouver Island Regional Library’s … Continue reading →
The future home of the Sooke Library continues to sit, cleared but undisturbed. The trees were cleared and the structure removed in September, and the logs were posted for sale by the District of Sooke. In late January, the sale … Continue reading →
At a Special Council meeting held on September 18, Council deliberated what to do with the lumber from the clearing of Lot A (Wadams Way, home of the future Sooke Library). According to information offered up at this meeting, there … Continue reading →
Plans are moving forward for a new library for the community of Sooke. Although the timeline has shifted since the land on Wadams Way was finalized at the March 2017 Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) Board meeting, Sooke remains the … Continue reading →
Lot A along Wadams Way (aka the future home of Sooke’s eventually-new Library planned for 2019) is quickly being cleared. The signs went up a few days ago, and one can now see clear through to the Evergreen Shopping Mall … Continue reading →
They are falling trees in the area that will one day house the new library. There’s a sign warning of the danger. If you wish to obtain clearance, you are to call Troy or Brian on Townsend. No other information, … Continue reading →
