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Kingdom Hall Green Space

September 12, 2019September 25, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Kingdom Hall Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The half an hectare green space is part of the building for the Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witnesses. This green space hosts a small sloped grass covered area and landscaped garden beds … Continue reading Kingdom Hall Green Space

Ponds Park Corridor

September 10, 2019September 11, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Ponds Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This linear park is a series of footpaths that form a corridor from Townsend Road and John Philips Memorial Park to Journey Middle School. The pathway is mostly permeable gravel bordered by grass … Continue reading Ponds Park Corridor

Caffery Place Green Space

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Caffery Place Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The footpath in this green space is a concrete and asphalt walkway bordered a few deciduous trees. There is a black chain link fence on the Caffery Place section and wooden … Continue reading Caffery Place Green Space

Woodland Creek Park

September 8, 2019September 8, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Woodland Creek Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia.  This three hectare park has a playground, walking trails and pond surrounded by tall fir, cedar and cottonwood trees. The playground has twin slides, a climbing tower and various climbing apparatus. The … Continue reading Woodland Creek Park

Arranwood Drive Green Space

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

Arranwood Drive Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located at the end of Arranwood Drive this green space provides access to the school yard of Ecole Poirier Elementary School. There is a yellow gate across the fire road access … Continue reading Arranwood Drive Green Space

Arranwood Park

September 2, 2019August 31, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Arranwood Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park has a walkway that connects with both Felderhof Park and with the parks along Callumwood Lane. The name of the park commemorates, perhaps, the Isle of Arran, Scotland. The footpath … Continue reading Arranwood Park

Felderhof Park

September 1, 2019August 31, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Felderhof Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This parkland hosts a walkway from Felderhof Road to Caffery Place near the junction with Arranwood Road. The name of Felderhof Road commemorates a mine surveyor from the nineteen hundred and sixties named … Continue reading Felderhof Park

Helgesen Park

August 31, 2019August 31, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Helgesen Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This small park has a rough walkway to Felderhof Road. The park is mostly grass covered with a few trees. Both the road and parkland are named for Christian Helgesen, an entrepreneur … Continue reading Helgesen Park

Steeple Chase Green Space

August 27, 2019August 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Steeple Chase Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space hosts a concrete walkway that connects Steeple Chase to Journey School Lane. The path is bordered by the fences of the homes. This green space makes a good … Continue reading Steeple Chase Green Space

Throup Road Park

August 21, 2019August 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Throup Road Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This three hectare parkland borders along the SEAPARC bike park and baseball diamond. The parkland has a good trail along its north border. This trail connects with the cycling and walking trail … Continue reading Throup Road 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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