Object Archives | Women of the Sooke Region: From Pioneers to the Modern Wonder Woman

Rising Through the Ranks

One’s rank in karate is represented by different coloured belts. A black belt is the highest level one can reach.

Bravo!

Elida pioneered the Sooke Fine Arts show, Vancouver Island’s longest running juried arts show.

Fighting Fires

Colleen has served in other volunteer capacities on the Shirley Community Association executive and is one of the producers of, and contributors to, the Shirley Newsletter.

The Play

Rosslyn and her students perform plays annually. In this photo she is preparing for one with student Jayke. They recently did a rendition of a poem called “4 […]

Mary Alice Johnson

Mary Alice is a pioneer in organic farming in Sooke.

Midwife Mary Ann

From a biography on Mary Ann Vine written by M. E. McVicker in 1930: “It was her custom when called to Sooke to attend some maternity case, to […]