A couple of days ago, the Vancouver Sun and the Ottawa Citizen ran an opinion piece under the headline: “Governments must act now to protect migratory birds.” The piece follow up on an in-depth analysis of the Migratory Birds Convention Act conducted by the Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Victoria on the behest […]
Captial Regional District Parks
Water, Water, Water, Everywhere
Water, water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink. These were the words of the protagonist in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” Here on the West Coast of Canada, we are blessed with an abundance of water that comes every year as rain and snow. But unlike the Ancient Mariner, most of […]
Matheson Lake Aglow with Late Fall Colours
A few weeks back, my wife and I hiked around Matheson Lake nestled among the hills of Metchosin, southwest of Victoria. As usual, my camera came along. Being late in the season with many leaves off the trees, I wasn’t expecting much, but wow! was I ever surprised! The shrubs around the shore were […]