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Haley Rae Place Park

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Haley Rae Place Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A gravel seventy meter long pedestrian pathway connects Haley Rae Place with Thetis Lake Park and trails in Langford , B.C. The pathway is bordered by wood fences on both sides. The … Continue reading Haley Rae Place Park

Sooke Mountain Provincial Park

June 9, 2019June 18, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sooke Mountain Provincial Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Formed in nineteen twenty nine, this wilderness recreation area can be accessed from the Harbourview trail named Sooke Mountain. This trail, located in the Sea to Sea Regional Park, is about … Continue reading Sooke Mountain Provincial Park

Goldstream River Provincial Park

June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

With four hundred and seventy seven hectares to explore, Goldstream River Provincial Park of British Columbia lies within the City of Langford, B.C. The park is about sixteen kilometers north of Victoria, B.C., along the Trans Canada Highway (Hwy1). The highway bisects the park, north to south, as it follows the river bed. As a … Continue reading Goldstream River Provincial Park

Copper Mine Trail – East Sooke Park

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Copper Mine Trail – East Sooke Park is in the seaside Juan de Fuca Electoral Area of British Columbia. This park is bordered by Metchosin and Sooke communities and lies in East Sooke. The park is included in the section about Sooke. Both Sooke and the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area are part of the … Continue reading Copper Mine Trail – East Sooke Park

Cains Trail – Matheson Lake Park

May 23, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Cains Trail – Matheson Lake Park is in the seaside Juan de Fuca Electoral Area and is bordered by Sooke and lies in East Sooke. This trail is part of the Matheson Lake Park yet it is included in the section about Sooke. Both Sooke and the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area are part of … Continue reading Cains Trail – Matheson Lake Park

Elliot Square

May 10, 2019May 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Elliot Square is in the seaside City of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green square is also called Helmcken House. It is located immediately south of Thunderbird Park and east of the Royal British Columbia Museum. It contains the historical eighteen fifty-two home of the … Continue reading Elliot Square

James Bay Community School Green Space

May 4, 2019May 2, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  James Bay Community School Green Space is in the seaside City of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. With the large sports fields of MacDonald Park on its west side, James Bay Community School Green Space lies along both Oswego Street and Simcoe Street. Built during … Continue reading James Bay Community School Green Space

South Park Elementary School Green Space

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

South Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. South Park is part of the South Park Elementary School grounds. These two green spaces are divided by Michigan/South Park Street in the City of Victoria, B.C. The southern area forms the play … Continue reading South Park Elementary School Green Space

Menzies Sixtyfour Green Space

April 23, 2019April 22, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Menzies Sixtyfour Green Space is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This concrete pathway provides access to the end of Lewis Street when you are walking in your backyard. The sixty meter long walkway is along a chain link fence and parking … Continue reading Menzies Sixtyfour Green Space

Cridge Park

April 18, 2019April 15, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Cridge Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located in downtown Victoria, Cridge Park is 0.20 hectare parkland named in honor of Bishop Edward Cridge, the religious philanthropist who also initiated the Cridge Center for the Family, on Cook Street and … Continue reading Cridge Park

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  • 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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