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Bernard Park

April 6, 2019April 4, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

Barnard Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Region of British Columbia. This park lies partially in the community of Esquimalt. Play tennis on the waterfront of harbour of Victoria, BC, at Barnard Park. Enjoy the cool ocean breezes while watching your children play on the … Continue reading Bernard Park

Robert Street Green Space

April 5, 2019April 3, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Robert Street Green Space is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A drinking water fountain at the end of Robert Street marks this waterfront green space located beside Rainbow Park in Victoria, BC. A short walkway leads west past the fountain to … Continue reading Robert Street Green Space

Rainbow Park, Victoria, BC

April 4, 2019April 2, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

Rainbow Park is in the seaside community of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Named after the HMCS Rainbow, the first Canadian Navy ship, Rainbow Park is a popular yet peaceful park on Victoria’s Middle Harbour. This quarter of a hectare neighborhood park has nice grassy area … Continue reading Rainbow Park, Victoria, BC

Mary Street Park

April 3, 2019April 2, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

This discrete parkland lines on the end of Mary Street in Victoria West. There are two concrete twenty-five meter pathways that connect this park to the Westsong Walkway. If you are looking for a more secluded area for a picnic along the busy Victoria waterfront this might be the place to come, perhaps mid week … Continue reading Mary Street Park

Maitland Street Green Space

April 3, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Maitland Street Green Space is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. As Maitland Street curves into Seaforth Street you get a glimpse of the waters of Victoria,BC. There is a long staircase that leads to sandy beach along the Westsong Walkway at … Continue reading Maitland Street Green Space

Lime Bay Park

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

  Lime Bay Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This is a large waterfront park on shores of the Middle Harbour of Victoria, BC. It hosts a large rocky outcrop with thirty meters of footpaths and is surrounded by the … Continue reading Lime Bay Park

Cooperage Green Space

April 1, 2019March 29, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Cooperage Green Space is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space is at the end of the wide boulevard of Cooperage Place and has a view of Victoria’s Harbour and Marina from your car. It borders on Lime Bay Park … Continue reading Cooperage Green Space

Songhees Hilltop Park

March 31, 2019March 29, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Songhees Hilltop Park or Vista Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This oasis on a rocky knoll provides lovely vistas of the surrounding Inner Harbour of Victoria, hence its nickname Vista Park. Songhees Hilltop Park lies near the junction of … Continue reading Songhees Hilltop Park

Sitkum Park

March 30, 2019March 29, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Sitkum Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. About one tenth of a hectare, Sitkum Park has grassy area and large parking lot next to some pine trees. Located in the Songhees area of Vic West, Sitkum Park has the … Continue reading Sitkum Park

Songhees Point Park

March 28, 2019March 25, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Songhees Point Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A shore hugging park along the waterfront of Victoria’s Inner Harbour, Songhees Point Park is a great place to watch the navigation of seaplanes, Coho Ferry, private yachts, sailing boats and Victoria … Continue reading Songhees Point Park

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Let’s go for a walk

  • Parker Park (Sayward Beach)
  • Fenn Road Beach
  • Cordova Bay Elementary School Green Space
  • Beckton Park
  • Sayward Hill Park
  • Lochside Park
  • Fowler Park
  • Glendale Trail and Green Space
  • Camosun College Interurban Campus Green Spaces
  • Layritz Park
  • Saanich Commonwealth Place Park
  • Normandy Park
  • Royal Oak Middle School Green Space
  • Quick’s Bottom Park Arboretum
  • Thomas Francis/ Freeman King Regional Park

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