Gore Park is in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of thirteen which form the Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, this urban nature park is a Garry Oak woodland with small grass covered areas between the many rock outcrops and the Garry Oak trees. At just under … Continue reading Gore Park
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Shady Creek United Church Green Space
Shady Creek United Church Green Space is in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of the thirteen which form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, the green space hosts the cemetery and perimeter plantings of the church and consecrated grounds since eighteen sixty two. The church … Continue reading Shady Creek United Church Green Space
Blossom Park
Blossom Park is in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of the thirteen which form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, this half a hectare park is a nonagonal shaped grass covered area with a playground. The park is surrounded by the fences of the neighboring … Continue reading Blossom Park
Corner Green Space
Corner Green Space is in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of the thirteen which form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, this green space is the beautiful landscaped corner at the junction of Wallace Drive and Mt Newton Cross Road. The Central Saanich Police Service … Continue reading Corner Green Space
Centers Green Space
Centers Green Space is in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of the thirteen which form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, this large green space hosts three centers: the Central Saanich Hospital, Health Unit and Mount Newton Centre Society. There are several grass covered areas … Continue reading Centers Green Space
Thomson Cove Park
Thomson Cove Park is in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of the thirteen which form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, this park has about twenty wide terraced stair steps that form the woodland trail. The pathway curves down toward the rocky beach under some … Continue reading Thomson Cove Park
Butterfield Park
Butterfield Park is in the municipality of Central Saanich, that is part of the thirteen which form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, the 5.3 hectare parkland is a designated heritage site. The property was donated in nineteen eighty-eight to Central Saanich via Thetis Lake Nature … Continue reading Butterfield Park
Haldon Park
Haldon Park is in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of the thirteen which form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, this park lies on the south side of Mount Newton and borders on John Dean Park. The park is commemorates Mr. John Haldon, initially from … Continue reading Haldon Park
Tugwell Creek Green Space
Tugwell Creek Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and is part of the Juan De Fuca Electoral District Parkland. Tugwell Creek watershed is about twenty one hectares and flows from the San Juan Ridge to the Strait of … Continue reading Tugwell Creek Green Space
Ella Beach Park
Ella Beach Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This waterfront park provides access to the large cobble shoreline along the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The view across the ocean waters is to the Olympic Mountains of the Washington State … Continue reading Ella Beach Park
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