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…
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On April 28, approximately 90 students from Parkland Secondary School and North Saanich Middle School had the opportunity to experience local marine wildlife firsthand during…
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…
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…
SPEC is hosting a survey to get input about how people view the Saanich Peninsula and how they think that Sidney, North Saanich and Central Saanich are managing the landscape and surrounding beaches. The input from this survey will lead to future recommendations on land and water use planning for…
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,…