The latest newsletter from the Roberts Bay Residents group celebrates the arrival of summer and highlights several opportunities to learn more about and help protect the natural wonders of Roberts Bay. 1. Birds in the BayRoberts Bay is home to fewer bird species in summer than in winter. Recent ebird…
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The Friends of Shoal Harbour (FOSH) is once again inviting the public to explore the Shoal Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary and surrounding waters through a series of guided boat tours this spring, summer, and fall.Now in their third year, the 90-minute tours travel through Tsehum Harbour and Roberts Bay at…
The annual calendar of the W̱SÁNEĆ people notes that the Bullhead Moon or SX̱ÁNEȽ, roughly corresponding to April, is the season where good weather is the…
March 2026 Update The photo above is the flowering red currant, ribes sanguineum, in the Native Plant Garden at the Ardwell beach access. Spring has officially arrived, following the fifth warmest winter on record at the Victoria International Airport. Gardens are bursting into life, and in natural areas native plants…
Excavation of the natural boundary at 10393 Allbay Road If you follow the This is Sidney Facebook page, you may already be aware of this issue due to a post by Peter Wainwright of Radio Sidney’s Peninsula Affairs program, but we know that many of you avoid social media and…
This summer, the Friends of Shoal Harbour (FOSH) is once again offering its very popular cruises exploring the shorelines of Tsehum Harbour and Roberts Bay at the north end of the Saanich Peninsula. These tours quickly sold out last year so the sooner you get a spot reserved, the better! See…
Roberts Bay ResidentsFebruary 2025 NewsletterDear neighbours and friends, Happy New Year. We hope you are keeping warm and coping with the cold, snowy weather. This newsletter contains information about:The Wigeon, our most plentiful winter duckCreosote log removed quickly by Sidney Engineering ServicesDecember 13 storm in Roberts Bay American Wigeon (Anas americana)If you have walked…
Despite the rain and a no show by the Bufflehead ducks, the annual All Buffleheads Day celebration was still quite successful. Approximately 30 people showed up with their umbrellas and binos on Oct. 14th and heard from a variety of speakers including Mavis Underwood, Elder, Tsawout First Nation, Vicky Husband,…
Join the Friends of Shoal Harbour in celebrating the return of the Bufflehead duck to the waters of the Shoal Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary on…