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Jordan River Regional Park

July 8, 2020July 7, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 1 Comment

  Jordan River Regional Park is east of the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and lies in the Juan de Fuca Electoral District of British Columbia. This park is the west coast highway past point-no-point café and motel. The park lines both sides … Continue reading Jordan River Regional Park

Pike Road Trail – East Sooke Park

May 27, 2019April 23, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

East Sooke Regional Park covers one thousand four hundred and thirty three hectares of Metchosin and East Sooke. Its south border is along the open ocean waters of the Juan de Fuca Strait. The park is in the communities of Metchosin, Sooke and East Sooke which makes it a park of the Capital Regional District … Continue reading Pike Road Trail – East Sooke Park

Kellett Point Green Space

May 17, 2019May 23, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Kellett Point 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 is close to Roche Cove Regional Park and is along the shores of Sooke Harbour on Southern Vancouver Island. The harbour is part of the Strait of Juan … Continue reading Kellett Point Green Space

Ship Point Green Space

May 9, 2019May 8, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Ship Point Green Space is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This is a small green oasis located just off Wharf Street near Ship Point Wharf in downtown Victoria, B.C. Ship Point is part of the wharf in the waters of the … Continue reading Ship Point Green Space

Canadian Coast Guard Green Space

May 5, 2019May 2, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Canadian Coast Guard Green Space is in the seaside City of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Along a small parking area for the Canadian Coast Guard facility in James Bay, Victoria, B.C. is a small grass covered area with an old buoy. This small green space … Continue reading Canadian Coast Guard Green Space

Todd Park

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

  Tod Park is in the seaside City of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This popular site for tennis is partially shaded by black locust and plum trees along Montreal and Niagara Streets. There are three courts with a few of benches along the perimeter chain … Continue reading Todd Park

Earnest Tod Park

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

  Ernest Todd Park is in the seaside City of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This is a popular playground that is on a partial shaded half hectare in the seaside community of James Bay, Victoria, B.C. The play area was named after Earnest Dain Todd, … Continue reading Earnest Tod Park

MacDonald Park

May 2, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

MacDonald Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Designed for outdoor sports like baseball, soccer and rugby, the grass fields in MacDonald Park cover about three and a third hectares. Macdonald Park was formed from the large estate and home of … Continue reading MacDonald Park

Heron Cove Park

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

Heron Cove Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Heron Cove Park connects the boardwalk from the Wyndham WorldMark Club vacation towers, Coast Harbourside Hotel and Marina to the viewpoint near the parking area of Fisherman’s Wharf and Park in James … Continue reading Heron Cove Park

Quadra Park

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

Quadra Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Along Belleville Street, near Owsego Street, in downtown Victoria, B.C., is a landscaped park with a statue of an explorer: Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra. Captain Quadra explored the west Coast … Continue reading Quadra 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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