Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail
This challenging 13 kilometre trail in Sooke Hills Wilderness Regional Park forms part of The Great Trail.
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An iconic Canadian architectural monument perched upon a sprawling 67-acre oceanfront parcel at the southern end of Vancouver Island, minutes from British Columbia’s capital, Victoria. Punctuated by grand contemporary lines, the triumphant main residence is, according to it’s award-winning designer, Marko Simcic, “sustainably entwined” with its site in the heart of one of Canada’s most endangered natural ecosystems—the Garry Oak savannah.
Winner of the Canadian Architect Award in 2003 and a Lieutenant-Governor’s Award in 2008, the 10,700 square foot main residence is cantilevered atop a concrete armature, rooting the structure clear of the critical tree root zones. With floors branching astride a canyon carrying spent hydrothermal seawater framed by etched glass exterior walls, this innovative retreat blurs the boundaries of nature and shelter.
A sharp structural fold encloses an exterior pool and hot tub area which separates the master and guest quarters. Dynamically lit by strategically placed exterior and foot windows, reflections from the ocean and canyon river dance across hardwood floors and travertine walls.
Panoramic views of 1,400 linear feet of shoreline and private beach are amplified by spectacular ocean views backed by the rugged Olympic Mountain range. A boat house integrated into the structure, with mechanical launch directly to the sea makes setting sail a breeze, while worldwide access to home automation controls allows residents to remain connected from afar. Also included on the gated property is a caretakers residence, a garage with hydraulic lift, and a tennis/basketball court.
Metchosin is a semi-rural community of rolling countryside laced with winding rural roads traversing cultivated acreages, rocky highlands, and forests along the shores of the Juan de Fuca Strait. This area is home to many migratory birds and teems with land and sea life. Nearby parks include Albert Head Lagoon, Witty’s Lagoon, Devonian Regional park, Matheson Lake Regional Park, Roche Cove Regional Park, and East Sooke Park. By imposing a minimum one and two acre lot size bylaw, urban style development has been limited by the local government in order to preserve the area’s pastoral character.
Nearby activities include golf at the Metchosin Golf Course, the Olympic View Golf Club, or one of 8 championship golf courses scattered about Victoria’s Capital Regional District, as well as equestrian facilities at one of a number of Metchosin clubs, or rides along the famous Galloping Goose Trail. This 100 kilometer multi-use trail links the Westshore communities of Sooke, Metchosin, Colwood, Langford, and View Royal to Victoria proper, offering cyclists, joggers, hikers, and riders a route through the the countryside to the city.
Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Strait of Georgia and the Inside Passage, Vancouver Island is one of Canada’s finest island getaways. With its vast wilderness, picturesque peaks, temperate climate and fertile soil, this stunning locale is a paradise for those seeking serenity, natural beauty, and enchanting coastal communities.
Unlike much of Canada, Vancouver Island's weather is mild year-round. Spring comes early, with cherry blossom, tulip, and daffodil blooms lit by sparkling ocean sunsets. Summer is close behind, with the first sightings of migrating whales and local fishermen. In fall, a plethora of farms, vineyards, orchards, cideries, and breweries take local culinary culture to world-class levels. Come winter, cars loaded with kayaks, surfboards, paddle boards, skis, and snowboards come out to play, while golfers teeing off, and joggers taking to the trails remain common sights.
VanIslandHikes Ep:3 Empress Mountain/Sooke Regional Park
Today we Complete an 18Km day hike through a section of the Sooke Regional park to the Summit of the Capital Regional Districts tallest peak Mt.Empress.
Why I Love Gibsons
Perched above the Strait of Georgia, Gibsons is a quaint seaside town full of artists and entrepreneurs. Come visit the new Public Market, a socially-minded brewery, and a grocer dedicated to local food supplies.
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End of the Galloping Goose Trail GGT
Most visitors to Kapoor Station either think they have arrived at Leechtown of that this is all there is to see. There are many places of interest within the KRP boundaries and this short video shows what is located at the end of the trail. Enjoy.
The only way for the public to access Kapoor Station is by walking or cycling (or horseback) through Sooke Potholes Park. Many visitors cycle 55½ km from Victoria; of course, the return trip is an equal distance.
The Capital Regional District (CRD) gained control of lands formerly owned by Kapoor Lumber Co., of Victoria BC (former mailing address Mile 35 CNR Railline). The Kapoor Regional Park (KRP) includes all the land between the Galloping Goose Trail (GGT) and Sooke River from Sooke Potholes Regional Park's northern boundary to the end of the GGT.
The CRD is making significant improvements to KRP starting in 2014 with the construction of a cement-block restroom and installation of a rest area. The latter includes a bench and information kiosk. The kiosk includes a map of the area, the location of the original Leechtown goldmining site and the boundaries of KRP. The new facility is named Kapoor Station.
Leechtown Cycle Sooke Potholes
Thursday, February 18th, we cycled 16km on the Galloping Goose Trail (GGT) from Barnes Station (Upper Parking Lot) to the end of the trail at the Capital Regional District's (CRD) Watershed gate. That be the 57km distance fron Vicotira's Blue Bridge. Cameron & I hit the trail at 10:50 a.m. and reached the end-of-the-trail an hour later. After exploring the watershed we doubled back to the road leading down to the Deep Pool and ate our lunch in the brilliant sunshine beside the Sooke River.
Lt. Peter J. Leech Memorial Service 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011, we attended the annual memorial to Lt. Peter J. Leech after whom Leechtown on Vancouver Island is named. The gathering is sponsored by a dedicated group of individuals interested in erecting a permanent memorial to Sooke's most successful miner. After meeting at Starbucks in the Fairfield Mall, the assemble group of approximately 30 souls were lead by Royal Canadian Scottish Regimental Piper, Kelly, across the road to Ross Bay Cemetery.
Patrick Lydon, a member of the Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria and the Vancouver Island Placer Miners' Association, who led Saturday's event, told us some pertinent facts regarding Leech's 1864 gold discovery in the Sooke River as we gathered around the gravesite. Leech was born in Dublin 1826 and died in Victoria 1899. Leech must have been a man of few words as his epitaph reads: The gold will speak for itself.
It was a marvelous meeting of minds of those who think alike; including, Leech's gg-grandson, Jeff Felker, and his 9-year-old-son, Gage. Jeff has an uncanny resemblance to his famous great-great-grandfather. it was a pleasure to meet Jeff's wife, as well.
Apparently, the proposal for the permanent memorial is to have it erected in the clearing where the former Cameron Lumber Company sawmill was located at the 55.5km mark on the present-day, Galloping Goose Regional Trail (GGT). The reasoning being for not locating the memorial at the Leechtown site is due to the fact the last two such memorials (both cairns) were destroyed by vandals. The remnants of the second (replica) cairn remain, but is in poor condition. Furthermore, the general public cannot access the Cragg Main Logging road where the replica cairn sits today beside said road.
Unfortunately, this dedicated group is lacking significant facts regarding the history of the former Canadian National Railway (CNR) in regards to the logging and sawmill activities along this section of the CNR right-of-way (RoW). Peter stated this clearing (simple known as The Clearing) was the former site of Kapoor's 1928 sawmill operations. This is incorrect.
My father worked at the Kapoor Sooke Lake Mill at Mile 35, in 1928. Mile 35 (MP35, mile post 35) was -- and is -- located where the CNR tracks crossed over Council Creek. Doug MacFarlane, a lifelong Sooke resident and its most-knowledgeable resident, visited the old Kapoor Millsite many times until the Capital Regional District (CRD) fenced the area in as part of the Sooke Lake Watershed. Doug corroborates (yes, Doug's alive and well living on his large Sooke Riverside property) the fact the Kapoor Sooke Lake Mill was located mostly to the south side of Council Creek. The Council Creek site is off limits to the public.
Joan Mayo, author of Paldi Remembered, Fifty Years in the Life of a Vancouver Island Logging Town, reports Kapoor and Mayo were fifty-percent partners in their logging and sawmill operations during and after the late 1920s. The truth of these matters is well documented; there are those, however, who cannot handle the truth.
Kapoor Lumber's Sooke Lake Mill would have been at MP35.68 where the rails crossed Council Creek. These lumber mills could not operate without an abundant supply of water to fill the the mill-pond(s). Kapoor's official letterhead ca.1935 read:
Kapoor Lumber Company Limited
MANUFACTURERS OF FIR AND CEDAR LUMBER
SPECIALTY SELECT COMMON AND STRUCTURAL TIMBERS
In replying please refer to file
SOOKE LAKE P.O.
MILE 35, C.N.R.
VIA Victoria, B.C
DYK E&N Trail - Shaw TV Victoria
CRD Parks outlines the sections of the E & N Trail completed and the ones they will be constructing next. Great commuter trail for cyclists & hikers as well as recreational users.
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Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail Suspension Bridge
This time-lapse video shows construction of the 41-metre suspension bridge across the Goldstream River in Sooke Hills Wilderness Regional Park. It is a key feature along the new Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail within the park.
The Kahan Walks a Nature Trail - Shaw TV Victoria
On this episode of The Kahan, Shaw TV's Dan Kahan revels in the natural beauty of Greater Victoria with an adventure in Goldstream Provincial Park.
Cattle Point, Oak Bay, B. C., Canada
At the Capital Regional District's Eastside sewage treatment committee meeting on July 15, 2015, Victoria Councillor Ben Isitt suggested Cattle Point in Oak Bay, British Columbia be examined as a potential sewage treatment facility. Cattle Point was not one of the sites put forward by Oak Bay as a potential site for consideration by the CRD
Galloping Goose Trail Drone Footage at Sooke Basin
Yuneec Typhoon H Hexacopter over Sooke Basin from Galloping Goose Trail at the 38km Marker. This is where one can see the best view from anywhere along the entire 57km length of this trail.
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Tourist Attractions in Duncan, British Columbia
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Duncan is a small and beautiful city on southern Vancouver Island area in British Columbia, Canada. As per 2016 census, population of Duncan was around 4,944. Tourist Attractions in Duncan, British Columbia make Duncan a very amazing tourist place in British Columbia.
It is one of the smallest city by area in the nation. This city is 50 km from both Nanaimo to the north and Victoria to the south.
Although population of Duncan is just under 5000, this city serves Cowichan Valley that has population around 80,000 as many of those live in the North Cowichan contiguous to the Duncan.
People who live in areas of North Cowichan border on Duncan usually use “Duncan” as one of their mailing city.
Duncan is seat of Cowichan Valley Regional District. Name Cowichan is an anglicization of Halkomelem that means “warm land”.
Tourist Attractions in Duncan, British Columbia
1. Cowichan Native Village: You can have a great cultural experience. You can have a visit to British Columbia’s one of the largest Native Art Gallery, salmon BBQs by booking and enjoy live Native performance.
This village is located on north of Victoria on Cowichan River.
2. Trans-Canada Highway: It is one of the longest national highway, it is one of the main route of Trans-Canada which around stretches 7604 km from St. John’s, NF, to Victoria, BC.
Along this route, this route passes through all of the 10 provinces.
3. Joe Jack Design Studio: Joe Jack is creating a traditional Salish art in gold jewellery for around 16 years. He offers different types of work that include wood carving, ivory sculptures and prints.
4. Providence Farm: This farm is owned and operated by sisters of St. Anne’s, this mini-community preaches special kind of worship.
This organization is committed to improve community through encouraging environmental awareness, education and promoting personal growth and healing through caring for land.
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Edmonton Travel Guide - Canada Exceptional Experience
Edmonton Travel Guide - Canada Exceptional Experience
Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta, Canada and has a metro area of approximately 1.35 million people. Edmonton is famous for its beautiful river valley park system, the North Saskatchewan River Valley, which offers over 100 kilometers of recreational trails, wildlife viewing, and city views. The river valley also contains many parks, including Fort Edmonton Park, Canada's largest historical park. If the great outdoors is not your target, the city also offers West Edmonton Mall, the largest shopping mall in the Western Hemisphere. On top of that, Edmonton has a vibrant theater community, a busy cycle of annual festivals.
Central Edmonton is Edmonton's oldest area. Shiny office towers populate the downtown core, just blocks away from well-treed streets and lovely old homes. This is the heart of the city, with much of the city's attractions. Enjoy world class festivals in Churchill Square, hit one of the sunny patios on Rice Howard Way.
South Central, once the community of Strathcona, this in another well-established area. It's just south of the river, with views of downtown and the river valley. It is home to the University of Alberta, bringing a college community's youthfulness and excitement. The city's hottest strip, Whyte Avenue, offers dining, drinking, live music, live theater, and funky shopping.
The west end combines a considerable residential area, light industrial and commercial areas, and shopping destinations like the famous West Edmonton Mall. South is another sprawling region of Edmonton. The area just recently got Light Rail Transit, and the eastern parts around Capilano and Ottewell are 50s styled mature neighbourhoods. The area is home to the Fort Edmonton Park as well as Southgate Mall and some beautiful parks in the river valley.
North area of the city has many layers. Mature, pre WWII neighbourhoods like Delton and the Highlands, somewhat mature 1950s/1960s neighbourhoods like Rosslyn and Calder, 80s suburbs like Clareview, and modern suburbs like Castle Downs. In addition, Greater Edmonton also features several large communities outside Edmonton's city limits:
St. Albert on the northwest is a French-themed community with a popular city farmers market.
Sherwood Park on the southeast is a suburban area that despite having a population approaching 90,000 still retains its status as a hamlet, making it the largest such community in Canada.
Fort Saskatchewan on the northeast.
Leduc and Beaumont are bedroom communities a few kilometers south of Edmonton; Leduc, a city in its own right, is located next to the Edmonton International Airport.
Spruce Grove and Stony Plain are bedroom communities just west of Edmonton, accessible via the Yellowhead Highway.
CFB Edmonton. Also known as the Superbase, this is one of Canada's largest military reservations; it is located immediately north of Edmonton off Highway 28 (97 Street).
If you want to spend time outdoors, the summer months offer the most opportunities for recreation and entertainment. In the summer, Edmonton offers great outdoor festivals, street entertainment, open-air concerts, and many other world-class entertainment opportunities. Winter is equally exciting.
A large part of the city, built before and during the Second World War, is laid out in a grid pattern of straight streets, which makes for easy navigation by car or foot. There are a number of bridges, including the Walterdale Bridge and High Level Bridge, going in and out of the downtown core.
A lot to see in Edmonton such as :
West Edmonton Mall
World Waterpark
Alberta Legislature Building
Muttart Conservatory
Fort Edmonton Park
Edmonton Valley Zoo
Galaxyland
Elk Island National Park
TELUS World of Science
Art Gallery of Alberta
Downtown
Hawrelak Park
University of Alberta Botanic Garden
Royal Alberta Museum
Snow Valley Ski Club
Edmonton House
82 Avenue Northwest
Ice Castles
Rundle Park
River Valley Road Northwest
Terwillegar Park
Sunridge Ski Area
Alberta Aviation Museum
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village
High Level Bridge
Edmonton Corn Maze
Edmonton City Hall
Victoria Park
Rutherford House
Alberta Legislature Grounds
Alberta Railway Museum
Louise McKinney Riverfront Park
Mill Creek Ravine
Borden Park
Emily Murphy Park
Starlight Casino
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park
Jackie Parker Park
Grand Villa Casino
ICE District
Jasper Avenue
St. Joseph’s Basilica
( Edmonton - Canada ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Edmonton . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Edmonton - Canada
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Avatar Grove Boardwalk
After 4 years of hard work by volunteers, the Avatar Grove boardwalk is now completed. The Ancient Forest Alliance was instrumental in protecting this area. Port Renfrew, the tall tree capital of Canada is now booming with ecotourism due to Avatar Grove's tourists.
Introducing ESVConnect
Animated video to prepare electricians and the energy sector for the introduction of ESVConnect. The video uses animated characters to describe the functionality of the online system, and show how it will improve interaction with COES and Licensing services.
Further details at esv.vic.gov.au
E&N Rail Trail / Galloping Goose Trail Southern Connector
The first section of the E&N Rail Trail that connects the City of Victoria, BC with the Galloping Goose Regional Trail in Colwood was opened to the public in June 2015. Although not yet completed in this section -- the part between Esquimalt Rd and Wilson Rd is unimproved -- the entire nine kilometres (5½ miles) is a very pleasant experience to walk or cycle.
For those wanting to walk or cycle the entire 19km loop, this video shows how to get from one to the other at their southern terminus. Enjoy.
Exploring the Great Bear Rainforest - Shaw TV Victoria
Shaw TV's Karen Elgersma takes a trip to some of British Columbia's most pristine natural terrain -- the Great Beat Rainforest.