– Kerry Cavers is the president of the Sooke Chamber of Commerce and can be reached at the Chamber office at 250.642.6112.
SOOKE – With business metrics shifting away from “time in seats” to “achieved results”, more and more successful businesses are embracing the trend of telecommuting.
Some take it a step further by recognizing the positive impact of the environment on the productivity of their employees. These businesses are setting up or relocating to areas where employees can work, live and play in surrounded by nature.
Sooke is the perfect place for SOHOs, telecommuters and businesses that understand the advantage of their employees being able to easily connect with the great outdoors.
We have low housing costs, numerous development opportunities, and everything a nature enthusiast could ask for – hiking, biking, kayaking, fishing, and whale watching, (just to name a few). Oh, and we have the fastest Internet available in North America.
In 2016, Telus completed its high-speed fibre optic Internet build-out making Sooke one of the select few BC communities directly connected to Telus’ state of the art PureFibre network.
“Less than three per cent of Canadian communities and less than five per cent of North American communities are connected to a fibre optic network” said Larry Vanderveen, Senior Market Manager for Telus “The expansion of internet services in Sooke gives residents and businesses access to the most advanced technology available today.”
With this new technology Sooke has become a “Smart City”. Couple that with the lifestyle we offer and this is the place where you need to bring your business.
