Tugwell Cottage

05/09/2026

It's market day! Come by the Sooke Country Market from 10AM - 2PM at 7149 West Coast rd (Woodside Farm).

08/21/2025

07/16/2025

Effective at 12 p.m. (noon) PDT on Thursday, July 17, Category 1 open fires (campfires) will be prohibited across the Coastal Fire Centre, excluding the Haida Gwaii Forest District and the portion of the Central Regional District that falls within the North Island Central Coast Forest District.

This prohibition will remain in place until 12 p.m. (noon) PDT on Oct. 30, 2025, or until the order is rescinded.

Prohibitions apply to all public and private lands unless otherwise specified. In addition to prohibiting the use of open fires of any size, the following activities are prohibited in most areas:
• Fireworks; as defined in the Fireworks Act;
• Binary Exploding Targets;
• Sky Lanterns
• Wood fired hot tubs, wood fired pizza ovens and other wood fired devices unless vented through a structure that has a flue and is incorporated in a building;
• Burn Barrels or Burn Cages of any size or description;
• Controlled air incinerators
• Air curtain burners; and
• Carbonizers.

This prohibition does not ban the use of cooking stoves with a CSA or ULC rating that use gas, propane or briquettes.

Prohibitions for Category 2 and 3 open fires are also in place for the Coastal Fire Centre, with the exception of the Haida Gwaii Forest District.

For more details, please visit: https://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/coastal-fire-centre-to-enact-category-1-open-fire-prohibition/

06/27/2025

Happy Friday! Chilli cheese fries and chilli dogs are back as the special this weekend!🔥FYI Hot Diggity Dog will be open Canada Day 🇨🇦 and serving up fish and chips! 🐟🍟

07/11/2024

07/10/2024

🔹Campfire ban goes into effect BC-wide on Friday🔹

Campers all across the province have until noon on Friday, July 12th to enjoy a campfire at a campground or in the backwoods, following the announcement of a province-wide campfire ban that will come into effect just ahead of the weekend.

The ban is expected to remain in place until the late summer or early fall.

Propane fire pits will be permitted.

Do you think the province should consider more regional and/or site-specific campfire regulations, rather than a blanket province-wide ban? Let us know in the comments below.

07/25/2022

Last minute opportunity for an August stay!! My summers are normally booked by February but my guests have had a family emergency and won’t be able to travel to the province. August 8-15 great time for fishing, swimming & exploring!!

Entire home/apt in Sooke, Canada. Private Custom Log Home situated on 2.5 acres of flat land. This home is truly what west coast living is about. 3000 sq.ft. of interior space, larg...

03/23/2022

For anyone considering booking an Airbnb stay this year…. Get on it!!
Notifications have been sent to all hosts. The addition of 7% GST on stays booked after July 1 will start being collected by Airbnb and remitted. And this is in addition to all the taxes & fees already in place.
This will not effect any bookings for 2022/23 made prior to July 1, 2022.

12/16/2021

🎶 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Soon the bells will start
And the thing that'll make 'em ring is the carol that you sing
Right within your heart 🎶🎶❤️🎶🎶