Val & I (Anny Schaefer) had lots of fun doing our Jane’s Walk around James Bay today. AND we only went over one hour (we went 3 hours instead of 2)–woot! Thanks to everybody who came along for sharing your time, stories and love of the James Bay neighbourhood with us today! The Google Map created [Continue]
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Judy Somers of UVic Continuing Studies has posted video clips of Restoration Walks in February on the Gorge, in James Bay, and through Dockside Green. http://owl.uvcs.uvic.ca/media/rns/jamesbay.mp4 – 4 seals dancing for herring at Fisherman’s Wharfhttp://owl.uvcs.uvic.ca/media/rns/dockside.mp4 – water water everywherehttp://owl.uvcs.uvic.ca/media/rns/gorge.mp4 – signs of hope on the Gorge Waterway
This little fellow was dashing along the rocks at Ogden Point Breakwater on Saturday. Mustela vison evagor Hall is the subspecies of American mink native to Vancouver Island, according to Ian McTaggart-Cowan and Charles J. Guiguet’s classic BC Provincial Museum-published manual, The Mammals of British Columbia (1965). There’s some debate about whether the mink that [Continue]
The kilometre-long breakwater is a place people go to relax, explore, take in nature or to reconnect with themselves. The lighthouse at the end of the breakwater is a popular destination. People often stop to admire the little lamp that plays such an important role in keeping ships away. The lighthouse itself frequently sports a [Continue]
Victoria Harbour–including Ogden Point–is a busy place. During the summer season dozens of cruise ships visit, several a week and sometimes three at once. They’re on their way to or from Alaska. The regular vessels, though, are the two pilot boats that go out and meet the large freighters travelling through the Strait of Juan [Continue]