 Coopers Cove is formed by the Goodridge Peninsula, the location of a former sawmill and the site of a proposed resort.Goodridge Peninsula was formed when the main portion, previously an island, was connected to the shore of Vancouver Island.Sooke Basin is named for the T'sou-ke Nation of the Coast Salish peoples, the native inhabitants who had a thriving community and are believed to have been living in the general area for several thousand years before the arrival of the first European explorers.