Charles Redfern, jeweler and politician, served two terms as mayor for the City of Victoria, B.C., in the eighteen hundreds. Charles Redfern Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This triangle shaped one fifth of a hectare parkland has granite boulder … Continue reading Charles Redfern Park
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Cridge Park
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
Pioneer Square Park
Pioneer Square Park is in the city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the southern Vancouver Island, Pioneer Square Park lies within a few blocks east of downtown beside the Christ Church Cathedral and across the road from the Courthouse. This land was used as … Continue reading Pioneer Square Park
Pembroke Native Plant Garden
The Pembroke Native Plant Garden is in the city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This urban green space along Victoria’s North Park community boulevard is a purposeful designed native plant garden. Salal, camas, yarrow, stonecrop, and red flowering currents are a just a few of … Continue reading Pembroke Native Plant Garden
Walks in Your Backyard 