Tag: 2012
Victoria Christmas Light Display Tour Map (2012)
A favourite Christmas tradition in our household is to spend an evening driving around taking in all the wonderful and creative Christmas light displays at businesses and homes throughout Greater Victoria. Each year, the Times Colonist newspaper publishes their map of the best Christmas light displays that stretches from downtown Victoria, out to the West [...]
H&M Coming to Uptown Next Year
After months of rumours and speculation, Swedish fashion giant H&M has finally confirmed that it will be opening a store at Uptown shopping centre in the spring. The Victoria location will be its 62nd Canadian outlet, which will open early in the new year after completing tenant improvements on its space at Uptown, the $300 [...]
Volunteers wanted for Haunted House (Oct 31, 2012)
SCARERS NEEDED! Calling all witches, mad doctors, zombies, scary clowns… Haunted Barnyard in Cobble Hill- Free Frightful Family Fun The Shawnigan Cobble Hill Farmers Institute & Agricultural Society (SCHFIAS) is seeking ghoulish Halloween volunteers. Do you have a wicked costume? Want to come and assist with the “Haunted Barnyard”? There are volunteer job postings for [...]
Souper Bowls of Hope (October 30, 2012)
Don’t miss this fun fundraiser where you can select a hand-crafted bowl, enjoy a soup lunch prepared by local master chefs, listen to great music and bid on live & silent auction items – you’ll find some of the best deals in town! Some of the 2012 bowls up for grabs this year include bowls [...]
Annual Poppy Campaign Begins Today
Beginning today, you will start to see our local veterans outside malls and supermarkets taking donations for poppies. Victoria’s Poppy Fund Campaign provides funds for veterans and their families and each year you are asked to wear a bright, red poppy on your lapel as a pledge to never forget those who have fallen in [...]
Victoria Toy Show (October 28, 2012)
If you missed out on Victoria’s Ultimate Hobby and Toy Show earlier this month, then you won’t want to miss this. Billed as the largest toy show in Western Canada, the fall edition of the Victoria Toy Show will be taking place on October 28, 2012 at the Mary Winspear Center in beautiful Sidney. The [...]
Google Streetview Update Includes Numerous Vancouver Island Places
Google has announced their largest update ever to Google Streetview imagery, updating over 250,000 miles of roads around the world. Included in the update is a large number of spots in Victoria and around Vancouver Island. Since the launch of Streetview in May of 2007, it has expanded to not only include streets, but parks, [...]
Sidney Fine Art Show (Oct 12-14, 2012)
The 2012 Sidney Fine Art Show will be held October 12th – 14th at the Bodine Family Hall at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney. Presented by the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula, this Show is a world-class juried art show for serious artists and patrons of the arts. The first Show in [...]
Wake Up Victoria 2012 – Free Coffee Downtown (Sept 28, 2012)
If you’re a coffee lover, and live or work downtown, you’re going to want to mark down Friday September 28, 2012 on your calendars. On that day, a number of coffee shops downtown will be giving out free cups of coffee to anyone who wants one! All you have to do is show up to [...]
Just For Laughs Comedy Tour (November 20, 2012)
The Capital One™ Just For Laughs Comedy Tour is back – and this year’s Relationship Edition has issues! Last Comic Standing winner John Heffron hosts a line-up featuring Canada’s sweetheart Debra DiGiovanni and returning tour favourite Godfrey, along with special guest SNL alum Jim Breuer. Catch these hilarious comedians with their hysterical insights on relationships [...]
