Sooke Harbour House

Sooke Harbour House is an inn and restaurant located in Sooke, British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. The establishment has been owned by Frederique and Sinclair Philip since 1979. Sinclair is the Canadian representative for Slow Food in Italy and some years ago was a Slow Food Vancouver Island Convivium leader. He has a doctorate in political economics from the University of Grenoble in France. In 2000, a writer for The New York Times called Sooke Harbour House "one of Canada's half-dozen best restaurants". In May 2012, Sooke Harbour House was put up for sale, at $5.9 million. The Philips cited financial pressure from a decline in the tourism industry, along with stress, as reasons for the decision. The establishment ultimately did not sell. In 2015, it was reported that the Business Development Bank of Canada initiated a foreclosure action against the inn for owing $2.9 million on a mortgage from 1997. Denying that they were in foreclosure, the Philips eventually agreed with new investors to sell the property, pay back the mortgage, and begin expanding the property. However, this led to protracted legal battles between the Philips and the investors. Timothy Durkin, the investor, sued Frederique and Sinclair for control of the business, which resulted in an interim order from a judge to the Philips to "immediately quit and leave the business premis

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