Water is Life Workshop and Kids Corner Offered at Sooke Potholes this Summer

Photo by Cristal Sargent.

Water is Life

Did you know that we are still drinking the same water as the dinosaurs did!  If this seems odd come out to Sooke Potholes Campground every Saturday night from July 10 to August 28, 7:30-8:30 p.m. this summer for an interpretive extravaganza and find out why water is life. Only 45 minutes from Victoria, the Sooke Potholes provide an amazing venue for learning about our water cycle, where our tap water comes from, and everyone is welcome. Please bring your own chair. By donation. All proceeds to TLC. For more information, please e-mail akaufmann@conservancy.bc.ca

Kids Corner

Spend your sunny Saturdays at TLC’s Kids Corner from July 10 to August 28, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Sooke Potholes lodge site. Come checkout our nature related Kids Corner, with activities, colouring, and game for all ages.  Please bring a hat and some water. By donation. All proceeds to TLC. For more information, please e-mail akaufmann@conservancy.bc.ca

To book a spot at the Sooke Potholes Campground, please call 250-383-4627, email enterprises@conservancy.bc.ca or visit conservancy.bc.ca

Sooke Potholes

The Sooke Potholes are one of the most recognized features of the Southern Vancouver Island landscape.  Famous as a spectacular swimming spot, many residents of the Capital Region have fond memories of their visits to the Potholes. Each summer tens of thousands of people flock to the park to bask in the sun, take a dip in the refreshing waters and explore the many surrounding trails.

The Potholes were formed during the last ice age, about 15,000 years ago. As the moving, melting ice packs stripped the surface, violent torrents of meltwater, pressurized beneath hundreds of metres of ice, carved a path deep into the natural bedrock. Huge boulders carried by the glacial action became lodged and were swirled against the canyon walls, consequently carving out the potholes that can be seen today.

The property acquired by TLC stretches for five km along the Sooke River. It comprises 156 acres immediately north of the Sooke Potholes Provincial Park.  It is bounded on the west by the Sooke River and on the east by the Galloping Goose Regional Trail.