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Message from T’Sou-ke Council Dear Community Members, Chief and Council would like to provide our community with an update regarding the recent incident involving Sooke Brewing Company. Recognizing the seriousness of the situation and the hurt caused, Council agreed it was important to meet with the brewery owners as soon as possible rather than wait […]

Business case to explore a Nation-led Campus of Care, Learning and Innovation Hub on T’Sou-ke Nation land, serving Indigenous and non-Indigenous people

T'Sou-ke Nation, District of Sooke, and Capital Regional District continue collaborative effort to stop the spread of invasive knotweed along the Sooke River

Permit # 402-0694-25-28 Permit Holder: Ministry of Forests, 441 Columbia St, Kamloops, BC V2C 2T3 Agent: T’Sou-ke Nation, 1000 Soses Snanet Road, Sooke, BC, V9Z 0C1 Contact: admin3@tsoukenation.com A Pesticide Use Permit (PUP) has been issued to the T’Sou-ke Nation the by the Ministry of Environment and Parks for the purpose of eradicating knotweed in the Sooke and Charters Rivers. The PUP allows for the operational use of

T’Sou-ke Territory, Sooke, BC – T’Sou-ke elders, council, staff, and community members, along with dignitaries and project supporters gathered on Monday, September 15, 2025, to celebrate the official grand opening of the T’Sou-ke SKÁ¸PEȽ I¸SOT ÁLEṈ (T’Sou-ke Community Complex and Health Centre), a 12,352 square-foot, $14-million building designed by Urban Arts Architecture, bringing to life […]

On Thursday, February 13, 2025, T’Sou-ke Nation Chief and Council met with CFB Esquimalt Base Commander Kevin Whiteside to sign a first-of-its-kind Engagement Protocol Agreement, marking a significant step forward in recognizing T’Sou-ke’s leadership and our shared interests in the use and protection of the Salish Sea.This historic agreement between T’Sou-ke Nation and Maritime Forces […]

On Thursday, March 21, 2024, in the presence of 70+ members, dignitaries, staff, family, and friends, T’Sou-ke Nation formally inducted into office its newly elected Chief and Council. The ceremony was initiated by T’Sou-ke youth drummers and singers who carried in the Oath of Office and led Chief Larry Underwood and Councillors Rose Dumont, Bonnie […]