Rutland Green Space is in the seaside community of Oak Bay, one of the thirteen regions in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A rough pedestrian footpath leads through a thicket of blackberry and snowberry bushes to the rocky foreshore bordering on the Salish Sea. Overlooking Discovery and Chatham islands, a seven step concrete … Continue reading Rutland Green Space
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Wessex Green Space
Wessex Green Space is in the seaside community of Oak Bay, one of the thirteen regions in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. It provided a shortcut between Wessex Place and Foul Bay Road for walkers, dog walkers and bicyclists. This fifty meter long walkway is bordered by the fences of neighboring homes. Woodburn … Continue reading Wessex Green Space
Humber Green Space
Humber Green Space is in the seaside community of Oak Bay, one of the thirteen regions in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This small green space has a concrete staircase that leads to a very small sandy area. At high tides the staircase is often awash with the waves from Salish Sea. The … Continue reading Humber Green Space
Camosun Green Space
Camosun Green Space is in the seaside community of Oak Bay, one of the thirteen regions in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. While most of Camosun College-Lansdowne is located in the District of Saanich, the Camosun Green Space is near the north parking area of the campus and lies with in the boundary … Continue reading Camosun Green Space
Woodburn Green Space
Woodburn Green Space is in the seaside community of Oak Bay, one of the thirteen regions in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. An asphalt foot path, a hundred and ten meters long lies along southwest perimeter of Uplands Golf Course. The pathway is border by Garry Oak trees and the fences or hedges … Continue reading Woodburn Green Space
University Woods Green Space
University Woods Green Space is in the seaside community of Oak Bay, one of the thirteen regions in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The walkway connects Woodley Road with University Wood Drive. The fifty meter long concrete walkway is bordered a chain-link fence on both sides and the landscaping of the properties along … Continue reading University Woods Green Space
Uplands Park
Uplands Park is in the seaside community of Oak Bay part of the Capital Regional District in British Columbia. At thirty and half hectares this is one of larger parks in Oak Bay. In 1912 the Uplands Park was laid out as part of the Garden Uplands Estates development plans. In 1946, the land was … Continue reading Uplands Park
Kendal Green Space
Kendal Green Space is in the seaside community of Oak Bay, one of the thirteen regions in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The hundred meter long asphalt pathway leads between homes 2024 and 2016. The pathway is bordered by the fences of the neighboring homes and shaded by fir and pine trees. It … Continue reading Kendal Green Space
Willows Beach Park
Willows Beach Park is in the seaside community of Oak Bay, part of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Formed by a sandy beach about 6 blocks long, Willows Beach Park is idyllic seashore as it is one of the rare sandy beaches in the CRD. It a great place to observe the local … Continue reading Willows Beach Park
Midland Circle Green Space
Midland Circle Green Space is located in the seaside community of Oak Bay, part of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space was formed in earlier nineteen hundreds as part of the terminus of the streetcar to provide access to the Uplands Farm Estates. The asphalt covers the railway bed that formed … Continue reading Midland Circle Green Space
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