Community • Resilience • Climate
Transforming to a just, sustainable society
Transition Sooke is a citizen-based, volunteer, public-interest group focused on co-creating a sustainable, resilient and secure community that meets the challenges of the climate emergency in the Sooke region.

For more information on Transition Sooke, visit here.
Latest News
- May 2026: Celebrating the Earth, East Sooke
ParkCrown Land Tenure?, A Force of Nature?, 606 Watergroup Is BUSY!!!: Read the newsletter here.
- April 2026: Transition Sooke is Fifteen, Zero Waste Sooke’s Year, Official Community Plan (OCP) and Climate Action, The Rain Gauge #32: “Drop Pipes” in our Well, Community Resilience: Read the newsletter here.
- February/March 2026: From the Forest to the Sea: Steep Slopes, Watersheds and Shorelines, The Rain Gauge #31: Food Security Relies on Water, Transition Sooke Annual General Meeting, Zero Waste Sooke News— Recent Past and Coming Future: Read the newsletter here.
- January 2026: What’s in Store for 2026 – with Transition Sooke, municipal policies, and democracy in general, News from Zero Waste Sooke, A Yarn Swap Yarn, Food Security, Sovereignty and Business, The Rain Gauge #30: Keeping Track of Water Levels, Honouring Moki (Michael Tacon): Read the newsletter here.
- December 2025: Transition Sooke Seasonal Mixer Shared Sorrows and Successes, District of Sooke Official Community passes Plan 4-3, The Rain Gauge #29: The CRD Needs a Rural Water Commission, Musings on Private Property Rights and Trees, CASA Garden Planning its 2026 Season, A Tiny Home Community Here in Sooke?: Read the newsletter here.
- Archive of previous newsletters

We don’t charge for membership but donations will be gratefully accepted! Information on how to donate here.

at John Phillips Park
Action Groups
- Climate Emergency – A range of actions to address climate change in the Sooke community
- Zero Waste Sooke – Citizen’s initiative to eliminate all forms of waste in the community
- Sustainable Food Security and Agriculture – fostering a community that values sustainable agriculture, promotes food sovereignty, and embraces innovative solutions.
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