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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For the third year, Friends of Shoal Harbour (FOSH) is offering guided boat tours of Shoal Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary.Again this yer the response has been strong with only a limited number of spaces remaining.Whether you have joined us on a previous tour, attended one of our other events, or…
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…
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…
