Cadboro Bay Festival in Victoria BC 2013 #yyj

The Cadboro Bay Festival is held in Cadboro-Gyro Park from 11am – 3pm on Sunday August 11. FREE Admission. Features: Professional sand sculptors creating giant sea creatures and other works of art using just sand, water and a lot of creativity. Enjoy building your own sand sculpture at the beach. Take part in variety of […]

What’s Happening in Victoria BC this August 2013 #yyj

What are some of the most exciting events coming up in the city for August? The Free B-Film Festival: Family-friendly films on a 20-foot-wide inflatable screen on Fridays and Saturdays in August, at The Cameron Bandshell in Beacon Hill Park. Films start at 9pm. Details: http://www.freebfilmfest.com/ India Fest: August 5 – 11 Details: http://www.iccavictoria.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/indiafest2013-EDIT2-copy1.jpg Arts […]

Get a huge discount on going to the movies with Movie Ticket Packages from Costco.ca #yyj

Going to the movies these days, you practically have to be a millionaire. Okay, maybe not quite, but it’s pretty expensive. Are you a Costco member? If so, Costco.ca has you covered. They have movie ticket packages which reduce the cost of a night out by about half. Movie Ticket Packages. Here are the deals: […]

The Butchart Gardens – How Could I Have Missed Them? #yyj

I spent four years living in Victoria BC without going to the Butchart Gardens once! I can’t believe I managed to miss seeing these world famous Butchart Gardens. Now that I am moving back, I am finally going to take the time to go and see what I have been missing out on. This time, […]

Dine Around and Stay in Town Victoria BC 2013

Dine Around and Stay in Town Victoria BC 2013 This is of Victoria’s most anticipated events. Dine Around & Stay in Town 2013: February 21 to March 10. Dine Around & Stay In Town offers excellent restaurant and hotel deals in Victoria BC. Participating Victoria restaurants offer select three-course menus for $20, $30 or $40 […]

LIFE – Leisure Involvement For Everyone – Victoria, Sooke, Saanich, and Westshore #yyj

// L.I.F.E. – Leisure Involvement For Everyone – Victoria, Sooke, Saanich, and Westshore LIFE is a program that makes fitness opportunities accessible for families with limited incomes at Greater Victoria recreational facilities. General Information about the Greater Victoria LIFE fitness program for low income families http://www.fitinfitness.ca/shared_life.html Victoria http://www.victoria.ca/cityhall/pdfs/comrec-life-application-2011.pdf Saanich http://www.saanich.ca/parkrec/community/life.html Sooke http://www.crd.bc.ca/seaparc/admission-registration/life.htm http://www.crd.bc.ca/seaparc/admission-registration/documents/application-form.pdf Westshore http://www.westshorerecreation.ca/programs/the-l-i-f-e-program/

New Inexpensive Brand Name Mattresses Available in Victoria, BC (and Vancouver) at the Salvation Army Thrift Store #yyj

Having Trouble Affording a New Mattress? The Salvation Army Thrift Stores in Victoria, BC (as well as Vancouver, BC, and who doesn’t want a trip to Vancouver to visit a Vancouver dispensary?!) are selling brand new mattresses or mattress and boxspring sets as well as new pillows and new bed frames. You can see what […]

The Good Food Box – High Quality Produce at Affordable Wholesale Prices in Victoria BC!

  The Good Food Box – High Quality Produce at Affordable Wholesale Prices! December 18, 2012 Update: 2013 Ordering schedule: http://thegoodfoodbox.ca/files/GFB_OrderingSchedule_2013.jpg Order on-line or call for delivery or pick up. More information and how to order: http://thegoodfoodbox.ca/boxes/ Update: Ordering schedule is here: http://thegoodfoodbox.ca/files/Good_Food_Box_2012_schedule.pdf My original post is below and many of the details have not […]

Craigdarroch Castle Garden Party featuring Celtic Band Cookeilidh #yyj

Craigdarroch Castle Garden Party featuring Celtic Band Cookeilidh Craigdarroch Castle Historical Museum Society celebrates the completion of a $750,000 renovation and restoration of the exterior grounds. Initialized with seed money from the Dorothy Laundy Fund, the project took two years to complete and now offers more to see and enjoy during a visit to the […]

Couvon is a group buying site founded by Victorians for Victorians

Couvon is a group buying site founded by Victorians I recently discovered that not only is the relatively new group buying site Couvon a great site for getting a discount from local Victoria BC merchants, but they were actually founded by three graduates of the University of Victoria. In this increasingly global marketplace, I find […]