Events

Join us for a cinematic short film unveiling a vision for natural and conservation burial, followed by an interactive speakers panel with voices in land stewardship, ceremony and community engaged ecologically centred end-of-life and death care.

Live entertainment for your enjoyment. Feel free to bring in snacks or support the local restaurants. Hotdog and meat pies are available to purchase behind the bar. No outside drinks or containers please.   Date and Time: Sat, 03 Oct […]

Old growth forests continue to be logged at a breathtaking rate. Our group, Elders for Ancient Trees, and the other environmental organizations involved in the United We Stand movement, have continued to keep up the pressure on government. We have […]

Beginning with the Fraser River in 1858, gold rushes shaped BC economically, socially and physically. While most gold-rush prospectors, miners and business people were men, many women were also drawn to BC during these lively times—and not just in ways […]

Join the Awakeneers for an uplifting evening of original folk music. Described as "medicine for the soul" the Awakeneers' repertoire of original music brings a fresh perspective to principles that are common to all spiritual and religious traditions. Through poetic […]

UBC’s Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship is offering the Climate Action & Community Engagement (CACE) Micro-certificate to help community leaders, professionals, educators & NGOs build practical skills to engage communities and advance local climate action. This online 8-week course […]

Join HAT and PEPAKEṈ HÁUTW̱ for a day of ecological restoration supporting the SṈIDȻEȽ Resiliency Project. SṈIDȻEȽ is an important place to the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. SṈIDȻEȽ means “Place of the Blue Grouse” in SENĆOŦEN and is the first W̱SÁNEĆ village […]

Fee: $10 Strumalong from 7pm - 9pm Song books available for purchase at the stage for $30 per book First come, first served as seats cannot be reserved. Come early for food and drink at 5:30 - support your neighbourhood […]

An Esquimalt All-Candidates Meeting/Debate will be held Monday, October 5, from 7-9 pm, at Esquimalt United Church, located at the corner of Lyall and Admirals. The debate will be recorded and made public after October 6th at CreativelyUnited.org This event is […]

Forestry panel to hear from experts about better forest practices: Mike Morris, former MLA and BC Solicitor General and ​Public Safety Minister, Dr. Younes Alila, P.Eng., Professor of Hydrology Faculty of Forestry, UBC, and Dr. Kasey Moran, local ecologist focused on […]

Preparing for climate change starts with people. Re.Climate’s PREPARE Framework shows communicators how to build agency, care and trust with their audiences the three conditions that turn climate concern into community action. Canada’s Changing Climate 2026 report outlines what is […]

Sooke Fall Fair and Sooke Region Museum are joining forces to host The Great Gourd Showdown! 2pm – drop off your gourds, squashes and pumpkins 3:30pm – The Great Weigh Off 4:45pm – Rosettes and Ribbons presented Bring us your […]

Carl Lowenberger, entomologist extraordinaire, will talk about which mosquito species exist in BC, why they bite people, their contribution to our local ecosystem, and concerns regarding tropical mosquitoes moving north to BC due to climate change.    And why some […]

Live entertainment for your enjoyment. Feel free to bring in snacks or support the local restaurants. Hotdog and meat pies are available to purchase behind the bar. No outside drinks or containers please. URL: Website: https://evvnt.com/events/?_ev_id=3834785 Date and Time: On […]

Victoria’s story is not just about the gold rush and maritime tales — Victoria also has a rich agricultural heritage. Some early farmers were brought out by the Hudson's Bay Company; some stayed after the gold rush. The Old Cemeteries […]

Join us to learn about Victoria’s fascinating haunted past and present from our foremost authority on the subject, one of the city’s best story-tellers.  John Adams is an award-winning author and his most recent book is Chinese Victoria.  Non-members are […]

Jennifer Houghton, Campaign Director, of The New Forest Act Project will host a free online training workshop for people who want to help advance the New Forest Act at 6 pm (PST), Tuesday, October 13th. Government knows about the New […]

7:30-9 pm. Tuesday, October 13th  Live Online Zoom Meeting (will also be recorded)   Hear where the candidates for the Esquimalt-Colwood (including Vic West + View Royal) stand on a wide variety of issues. Register Here for the live meeting […]

Join Opal Dar, E3GI, and Kat Kadoski in the Fireside Pavilion as they perform in a Songstress Circle for this month’s Singer Songwriter sessions and celebrate Women’s History Month.  

Lecture by Katlin Long-Wright When you think of ancient Egypt, you likely think of the Great Pyramids of Giza, the boy-king, Tutankhamun, or the expansive Karnak Temple complex. But how much do you know about Egypt before a time of […]

Stop by the Gardens at HCP on Saturday, October 17th, 2026 from 10am to 2pm for a day of harvest-fueled fun! Grab a coffee from Aerobic Geisha Coffee and a cookie from our bake sale courtesy of Country Grocer before […]