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Day-use pass initiative for 5 busy BC parks to address safety, protect environment

Day-use pass initiative for 5 busy BC parks to address safety, protect environment

The second phase of its free day-use pass pilot program rolls out June 22 in five provincial parks
Youth summer fishing challenge: Go fishing, take a photo, then enter to win!

Youth summer fishing challenge: Go fishing, take a photo, then enter to win!

Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC’s contest returns this summer
BC’s Family Fishing Weekend returns June 18 to 20

BC’s Family Fishing Weekend returns June 18 to 20

Get ready with a free Family Fishing Webinar Series June 12
Malahat SkyWalk to welcome visitors this July

Malahat SkyWalk to welcome visitors this July

Highly anticipated attraction will take guests 250m above sea level
Royal BC Museum exhibit dives into the world of orcas

Royal BC Museum exhibit dives into the world of orcas

Deep inside the belly of the Royal BC Museum’s much-anticipated new exhibit, Orcas: Our Shared Future , hangs a full-size whale skeleton: Rhapsody, also known as J32, from the Southern Resident Orcas. The skeleton looks as you might expect — a long graceful spine and full ribcage — except for two tiny splints of bone hanging underneath. They’re not connected to the rest of the skeleton, and don’t seem to fit with the rest of the whale’s shape.
Pick up your passport to the Victoria Ale Trail

Pick up your passport to the Victoria Ale Trail

Locals invited to support Victoria’s craft breweries this May for a chance to win prizes
Camping close to home still permitted under B.C. travel ban: Dr. Henry

Camping close to home still permitted under B.C. travel ban: Dr. Henry

People will not be able to book a campsite outside of their health region – although Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health are being treated as one zone
Dig in, guilt-free: This Poutine has Purpose!

Dig in, guilt-free: This Poutine has Purpose!

Mealshare’s annual food fundraiser continues to May 1 in Victoria, Greater Vancouver and Calgary.
On the sea side of Sidney

On the sea side of Sidney

By Hans Tammemagi
An octopus named Wanda will soon say goodbye to Sidney

An octopus named Wanda will soon say goodbye to Sidney

Wanda’s personality is ‘complete opposite’ of previous octopus named after Dr. Bonnie Henry