Filled with excited anticipation of a hot shower, clean laundry and a solid meal, Krysta Norwick trudged into Tofino …
Woman shares back country trek from Victoria to TofinoRead More
// by Christine van Reeuwyk
Filled with excited anticipation of a hot shower, clean laundry and a solid meal, Krysta Norwick trudged into Tofino …
Woman shares back country trek from Victoria to TofinoRead More
// by Christine van Reeuwyk
With an average life expectancy of 15 years, every spring longtime Victoria visitor Roger emerges from his home at the …
Roger the marmot emerges at Victoria’s Faimont Empress Hotel in time for springRead More
// by Christine van Reeuwyk
Recently released renderings show what BC Ferries hopes to put in place to replace ferries set to start retiring in …
Retirement planning: BC Ferries launches concept images for new vesselsRead More
// by Christine van Reeuwyk
Standing knee-deep in decorations stored in a basement work room of Victoria’s only castle, Sherry Kerr formulates …
Victoria’s Craigdarroch Castle shows its Christmas styleRead More
// by Christine van Reeuwyk
Barred owls are out and about in abundance this fall and, with cameras in nearly every pocket, Greater Victorians are …
Owl spotting hits a high in Greater Victoria with amazing imagesRead More
// by Christine van Reeuwyk
Karlee Friesen is taking the Victoria Bug Zoo to a different level with Taylor Swift and #bugsoftiktok. “I …
B.C. zoo staffer elevates #bugsoftiktok buzz with salute to Taylor SwiftRead More
// by Christine van Reeuwyk
Halfway through a water tour of Victoria, the ship’s captain stops the boat and points out a handful of houses. We’re …
VIDEO: Victoria captains weave personal tales, history into waterway toursRead More
// by Christine van Reeuwyk
A glimpse of tail feathers is all one may see at first of an eagle in care at a Metchosin rehab centre on southern …
Vancouver Island wildlife rehab centre introduces latest eagle cam starRead More
// by Christine van Reeuwyk
Oak Bay’s only hotel, nestled on the shores of the Salish Sea with views of snow-capped Mount Baker, now has …
Oak Bay hotel earns international biodiversity certificationRead More
// by Christine van Reeuwyk
Migration makes for the most exciting bird watching and this spring was no different in Greater …
Rare, predatory songbird tops Greater Victoria spring sightingsRead More
// by Christine van Reeuwyk
A yellow-bellied marmot has been ‘deported’ after its successful capture on Vancouver Island. The marmot …
Marmot stowaway sent back to BC Mainland where it belongsRead More
// by Christine van Reeuwyk
A grey whale foraging in the waters off Greater Victoria lends itself to the growing land-based whale watching …
VIDEO: Watch 14 clips of a grey whale at play near VictoriaRead More
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