#esquimalt — Public Fediverse posts

A proposed development for a private property on Admirals Road will result in the removal of 33 #GarryOak trees. The #Esquimalt #Climate Organizers have started a petition to prevent this from happening.

This petition asks the #EsquimaltCouncil to deny the current #development permit for the property and require it to be redesigned to allow for the #preservation of the Garry Oak and #DouglasFir #ecosystem. The removal of these #trees would have a large negative impact on #habitat and hydrology for the community, and will require 66 #replacement trees elsewhere as per Esquimalt’s #TreeProtection bylaw.

Please sign the #petition
https://c.org/kgxpP2yfLd

#SignPetition #ClimateAction #Ecological #VictoriaBC #YYJ #ViewRoyal #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #CapitalRegionalDistrict #SaveTheTrees #biodiversity

Shortly after I arrived to work with our small LifeCycles Project crew. We made lots of new pasteurized apple juice, fig jam, grape jelly & quince paste. I'll be selling them at Esquimalt Holiday Market on November 23rd, at Archie Browning Arena. Come see me & get some goodies! All profits made go right back into our nonprofit towards operating costs.

#WorkLife #Jamming #Juicing #LifecyclesProjectSociety #FoodSecurity #FruitProcessing #Esquimalt #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #nonprofit

I'm finally done with on location work for today!
Just got home a few minutes ago. Warming up some chicken vegetable soup. Working on some files tonight 🙂

#AsianMastodon #WorkLife #Jamming #Juicing #LifecyclesProjectSociety #FoodSecurity #FruitProcessing #Esquimalt #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #nonprofit

When Mom takes her 2 hours afternoon nap, I'm going to ride out on my mobility scooter to distribute 100 #BoycottIsraeliApartheid stickers & #StopGenocideInGaza info leaflets. I have 500 of each to distribute, locally. I'm aiming for distribution of 100/week until they're all given out to locals around #Saanich #VictoriaBC #Esquimalt #ViewRoyal #Vicwest #Colwood #Langford areas.

Please take some sort of actions to support #PalestineSolidarity ✊️❤️🍉🇵🇸🍉❤️
Everyone can do something to show your solidarity support for #Palestinians suffering starvation #genocide under occupying #Zionazis.

#FreePalestine #FeedPalestine #PeaceActivists #IsraelIsATerroristState #ZionismIsACult #SanctionIsrael #OstracizeZionists #LiberationForPalestine #PalestineSovereignty #Decolonization #TakeAction #CitizensUprising #WarSurvivorsForPeace

I loved this giant #puppet 😀

At #Esquimalt #LanternFestival 2025.

#Art #Puppeteers

Hey folks in the #Saanich #ViewRoyal #Esquimalt #VictoriaBC #Colwood #Langford & surrounding areas around South #VancouverIsland - it's #HarvestSeason at #WellandCommunityOrchard 🍏🍎🍐🫐🍇

The community orchard park is open 24/7 to the public. We encourage locals & tourists to come by for a visit! Take a nice walk through the orchard, bring a picnic(we have tables in the orchard) & pick some fresh fruits to eat while you're there 😃

Please only pick enough fruits for you to eat. We want everyone to be able to enjoy some #FreshFruits from the community orchard! Loads of apples, pears & grapes are ready to pick & eat now. Figs will be ready very soon too!

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/

#FoodSecurity #FruitTrees #orchard #PickAndEat #FreeFood #Fruits #CommunityBuilding #CommunitySharing #FreeFruit

We are just one week away from Let’s Get Quizzical: Trivia, #Bioblitz & Food by the Gorge, happening on Saturday, August 30, 2025, from 11 AM to 5 PM at #GorgeEsquimaltPark - right outside the Gorge Nature House.

This exciting, #free #FamilyFriendly event is packed with activities for all ages:

🧠 Sustainable Smarts #Trivia – Three rounds of engaging trivia with fantastic #prizes from local favourites like HAVN, Axe & Grind, and Quazar’s Arcade + some of Esquimalt's finest, Warm Gift Shop, Errant Empire, and 4Cats Esquimalt!

🌿 Bioblitz #CommunityScience – Join guided walks and help document local plants, bugs, birds, and more on iNaturalist.

🐞 #BugWalk & #PlantWalks – Led by the #GWAS team to connect you with the biodiversity of our beautiful #GorgeWaterway.

🎟️ Passport to Science Wrap-Up – Explore hands-on science with our friends from Passport to Science, Victoria Bug Zoo, Centre of the Universe, and more!

And, of course… delicious food all day long:
🍦 Hazel’s Ice Cream – Serving cold treats and smiles.
🌯 Greek on the Street – Flavour-packed eats and street-side classics.
🥗 Naked Dressings – Fresh, healthy bites made with love.

Whether you are coming for the science, the food, the trivia, or simply to enjoy the community atmosphere, there is something for everyone. So, choose your favourite method of Active Transportation and come get quizzical on Saturday, August 30!

Support Your Local #NatureHouse
This #fundraiser helps support much-needed improvements to the Gorge Nature House, enabling us to continue providing #environmental #education and #CommunityPrograms for years to come.

Mark your calendars, bring your friends and family, and come celebrate the Gorge with us!

Learn More →
http://triviabythegorge.eventbrite.com

Unable to make the event but still want to support the cause?
No problem – Donate today!
https://www.gorge.ca/donate?link_id=14&can_id=885c887d51f4f2992844bbc18a1523b7&source=email-one-week-until-lets-get-quizzical-trivia-bioblitz-food-by-the-gorge&email_subject=_-one-week-until-lets-get-quizzical-trivia-bioblitz-food-by-the-gorge-_&&

#Saanich #VictoriaBC #Esquimalt #YYJ #Songhees #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Nature #HandsOnLearning #CitizenScience #YYJParks #AllAges #InclusiveEvents #AccessibleEvents #FreeEvent #FunAtThePark #Naturalists #LearnAboutNature #CommunityEvent #CommunityBuilding

Please boost if you're in these areas to help us recruit enough volunteers!

Hey #Saanich #Esquimalt #VictoriaBC #ViewRoyal folks! Who wants to join me & other crafty #community #volunteers to make new #lanterns & help at this year's Esquimalt #LanternFestival ?
I'll be at all the weekday evening lantern-making shifts 😊

Please sign up at the link provided!

We are getting things rolling for the Esquimalt Lantern Festival! We need crew to help us build new lanterns mid-September as well as help at the event itself. This year, we have expanded the #festival slightly by having #LanternMaking for the general public on Thursday, Sept 25 & the main event on Friday, Sept 26.

https://www.townshiparts.org/esquimalt-lantern-festival.html

The Esquimalt Lantern Festival (ELF) is an annual, all ages, #FreeEvent held at the #EsquimaltGorgePark on the traditional land of the Esquimalt and #Songhees Nations.

It features #music by local musicians, handmade lanterns, large-scale #puppets , and interactive #art installations throughout the park. The festival's mandate is to create a warm, welcoming environment that celebrates all things #weird and wonderful!

DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR THE EVENT?
Send our Artistic Producer Jessica Hickman an email at [email protected]

#YYJ #AllAges #Inclusive #AccessibleEvent #OutdoorsEvent #LightTheNight #HandmadeLanterns #LanternsFest #ArtsAndCrafts #CommunityEvent #CommunityBuilding #FamilyFriendly #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #ArtsAndCulture

#Gunnera tinctoria, commonly known as Chilean Rhubarb or Giant Rhubarb. I love their massive #foliage 😍

#Saanich #YYJ #Esquimalt #Songhees #leaves #Garden #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #Summer #botanical #landscaping #Plants #nature #InterestingPlants #VictoriaBC

#VictoriaBC #Saanich #ViewRoyal #Esquimalt #YYJ - Happening today!

Keep the #Halloween spirit going in our neighbourhood with a #community #PumpkinParade!

Bring your carved #JackOLanterns down to #GorgePark between 3-5pm on November 1st, then return from 6-8pm to see them all lit up together as you take a spooky stroll! There is no limit to the number of #pumpkins you can bring down - the more, the merrier!

***If you're unable to bring your pumpkin down to the park and live in the #GorgeTillicum area, please put your pumpkins at the end of your driveway by 1pm and we will attempt to pick them up.***

The event will be held in Gorge Park adjacent to the parking lot opposite Orillia Street. Entertainment will run from 6pm - 7:30pm and there will be free hot chocolate and treats for the community.

This year, your pumpkins will get a third chance to entertain as they'll be delivered to the Tillicum Centre Pumpkin Smash the following day! Saanich Firefighters will be dropping the pumpkins from atop fire ladder before they go to compost station.

#FreeEvent #FamilyFriendly #KidFriendly #AllAges #YYJevents #CommunityEvent #FreeFamilyFun #FreeAndFun #VancouverIsland

We had an amazing public turnout for 2024 Esquimalt Lantern Festival. Thank you to everyone who helped make it happen this year. I was working the lanterns making station inside the pavilion until 8pm. I walked around some of the festival after my shift.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1D2vpB-Hi8M

#EsquimaltLanternFestival #FamilyFriendly #Wsanec #VictoriaBC #FreeEvent #YYJ #VancouverIsland #art #CreativeArtists #PublicEvent #CommunityEvent #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #EsquimaltGorgePark #FreeFunForAll #VisualArts #puppetry #puppets #Saanich #Esquimalt #ViewRoyal #lanterns

YMCA song - sung with only #cat #meows 😹
Part of #Esquimalt #LanternFestival this evening. #Pianist is Brooke Maxwel - a lovely person & well appreciated, local musician.
https://www.brookemaxwell.com/

#music #CatLovers #EsquimaltLanternFestival #FamilyFriendly #Wsanec #VictoriaBC #FreeEvent #YYJ #VancouverIsland #art #CreativeArtists #CommunityEvent #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #EsquimaltGorgePark #FreeFunForAll

Fun, giant walking #puppets at #Esquimalt #LanternFestival this evening. It runs until 10PM.

The puppets were from #MixedMediaMonsters by lantern festival organizer & art director, Jessica Hickman.
http://jessicahickman.net/mixedmediamonsters

#EsquimaltLanternFestival #FamilyFriendly #Wsanec #VictoriaBC #FreeEvent #YYJ #VancouverIsland #art #CreativeArtists #CommunityEvent #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #EsquimaltGorgePark #FreeFunForAll #VisualArts

At #Esquimalt #LanternFestival. Festival runs til 10pm.

Giant walking #puppets at festival. The glowing blowfish is from #MixedMediaMonsters by lantern festival organizer & art director, Jessica Hickman.
http://jessicahickman.net/mixedmediamonsters

#EsquimaltLanternFestival #FamilyFriendly #Wsanec #VictoriaBC #FreeEvent #YYJ #VancouverIsland #art #CreativeArtists #CommunityEvent #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #EsquimaltGorgePark #FreeFunForAll #VisualArts

From earlier.

#Esquimalt #LanternFestival at Esquimalt Gorge Park.

Big walking #puppets seen in video were made by #PuenteTheatre - a local #theatrical production company.
https://www.puentetheatre.ca/

#EsquimaltLanternFestival #FamilyFriendly #Wsanec #VictoriaBC #FreeEvent #YYJ #VancouverIsland #art #CreativeArtists #CommunityEvent #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #EsquimaltGorgePark #FreeFunForAll #art #CreativeArtists #puppetry

At #Esquimalt #LanternFestival. Wrapping shift at lantern making station soon. Festival runs til 10pm.

#EsquimaltLanternFestival #FamilyFriendly #Wsanec #VictoriaBC #FreeEvent #YYJ #VancouverIsland #art #CreativeArtists #CommunityEvent #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #EsquimaltGorgePark #FreeFunForAll

Local #YYJ #artist Jessica Hickman is the festival organizer & #ArtDirector for Esquimalt Lantern Festival 2024.

I'm working with her, next Saturday, for the whole day 🥰

Here's some past #lanterns & #puppets that she has created:
https://jessicahickman.net/mixedmediamonsters/

#VictoriaBC #LekwungenTerritory #Esquimalt #MixedMediaMonsters #PuppetMaker #VanIsle #VancouverIsland #BCartists #YYJarts #PacificNorthwest #PNW

Please come out & join me & my friends at the 4th annual #IYAḴT #Indigenous #MusicFestival! It will be great fun! Bring your friends & family!

A #free 2 night event for Indigenous & non-Indigenous folks. Celebrate #IndigenousPerformers from across #VancouverIsland who will be performing folk, rock, hip hop & more.
Craft & food vendors on site as well.

Location: #HamptonPark

Friday, July 26 from 6:00 to 8:00pm

6:00-6:15pm Welcome & #Esquimalt
#Drummers & Dancers
6:15-6:45pm A.N.S.W.E.R Drum Group
7:00-8:00pm OTR (Off the Reservation)

Saturday, July 27 from 4:00 to 8:00pm

4:00-4:20 Welcome & #Lekwungen #TraditionalDancers
4:30-5:30 Gary Petterson
5:45-6:30 Paint the Town Red
6:50-8:00 Myc Sharratt

#Wsanec #Saanich #IndigenousMusicians #IndigenousTalent #IndigenousLed #NativeMusicians #YYJevents #YYJFreeEvents #SaanichParks #FamilyFriendly #AccessibleEvent #AllAges #InclusiveEvent #VictoriaBC #IndigenousEvents #TourismBC #TourismVanvouverIsland #IndigenousCulture #VancouverIslandEvents #VanIsle #CoastSalish #PacificNorthwest #PNW #FirstNations #YYJ #NativeCulture #Grassroots #CommunityCulture #IndigenousBC