Victoria Watcher posted topic Cattle Point

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On Friday night, hundreds flocked to Cattle Point for a pop-up DJ party whose location was only revealed a few hours prior via text.

The event was the brainchild of Vancouver-based electronic producer and DJ Taelor Deitcher, who is also known by his stage name, Felix Cartal.It's the second pop-up outdoor DJ set the artist has staged this summer in conjunction with his recent studio album release, Into Sunsets.

"Victoria is a pretty easy rip on the ferry, so we just kind of went for it," Deitcher said.

Deitcher and videographer Kyle S. Lee organized the entire event within 48 hours with rented equipment from Long and McQuade and some unloading help from Damon Langford, owner of Eclipse Events.


https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/hundreds-flock-to-cattle-point-for-surprise-dj-party-7318900 (https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/hundreds-flock-to-cattle-point-for-surprise-dj-party-7318900)
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Victoria Watcher posted topic Sooke's Stick in the Mud coffee house become a co-op

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Sooke residents band together to save beloved local caféThe Stick in the Mud coffee house is now co-op owned and will be renamed Café Vosino

A beloved Sooke coffee house closed its doors Sunday but it will re-open after about 400 community members banded together to purchase the business through a co-op.

Stick in the Mud Coffee House owner David Evans signed the sale papers on Sunday afternoon with Sooke Community Investment Cooperative president Wendy O'Conner in front of a cheering crowd that had come out for the coffee shop's last day of operation.Coffee shop regulars O'Conner, Jim Meunier and Bernie Klassen started a campaign to save the Stick when they learned of the plans to close in April.

Working with Co-Operatives First, a Saskatoon-based co-op creator, the trio formed a co-op and began raising money to purchase the business.

Last minute donations came flying in with more than $16,000 raised on Saturday alone, said O'Conner, adding that the co-op has now raised about 70 per cent of the funds needed.

Evans only decided to sell to the co-op late Saturday night, she said.

Shop employees working Sunday, many of whom had purchased a co-op membership, were overjoyed to learn of the decision.

The coffee shop will be renamed to Cafe Vosino, after V0S 1N0, Sooke's former postal code.


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AllseeingEye posted topic Teriyaki House - Sooke Rd/Sooke River Rd

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No you won't find this little dive-ish place in Chinatown or anywhere in the core. Its actually in a small strip-mall like development on Sooke Rd just before you hit the town.

We took our new pooch, a Great Pyrenees called Will, out to Whiffen Spit today to give the big boy some good exercise. Afterwards we were very hungry but had to find a spot where we could sit outside and where Will could sit with us. One thing about this breed, the bigger the body - 130 lbs in this case - the bigger the anxiety and separation attack especially when "mom" is out of sight so where we go, he goes.

Driving back through the town on our way home I remembered this joint from a fishing trip a few years ago to the San Juan River and how we stumbled on it and discovered it was home to some of the greasiest and best tasting burgers I've ever encountered in Victoria. Having dredged up that memory all I could think of was one of those burgers! How disappointed I was to discover it was now called Teriyaki House and owned by a Korean couple - not a likely burger hotspot.

But wow, to heck with the burgers the fare these folks create now is awesome; as you would expect from the name of the place its primarily Asian with a mix of popular Japanese (tempura, Yakisoba, Udon noodles etc) and Korean (spicy chicken, hot pots) and a dash of Chinese standards thrown in along with some more traditional local fare, i.e. fish and chips.

Its not the cheapest place I've ever eaten, and his English is limited and his manners not great - you're sitting at a table outside waiting on the order and he raps sharply on a window from inside saying "you come get food!" - but she does the cooking and what comes out of the tiny kitchen is hot, fresh and super tasty. I had a side order of 4 tempura prawns, clearly right out of the deep fryer (holy CRAP they were good) and a very tasty,very filling order of chicken yakisoba. It ain't fancy but I'll take great home cooked food over overpriced "fancy" every time.
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Victoria Watcher posted topic Vic West Fest

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Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "Vic West Fest" in forum "Arts, Culture and Entertainment".

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From the Esquimalt website, no less:

https://www.esquimalt.ca/community-events/events-listing/calendar/vic-west-fest-2023 (https://www.esquimalt.ca/community-events/events-listing/calendar/vic-west-fest-2023)


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Victoria Watcher posted topic Soberfest

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I suspect Mike K. will be at this one. :1954_dancing:





SOBERFESTFeaturing: Mostly Motown, The Rainshadow Al Band, Nautical Disaster, local hip-hop and rap, as well as comics Patricia Ellen, Mikey Dubs, and Ryan Williams
Where: Starlight Stadium, 1089 Langford Parkway
When: Saturday, 12p.m.-7 p.m.
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Victoria Watcher posted topic Crabben in the Park

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CRABBEN IN THE PARKWhere: Banfield Park, 521 Craigflower Rd.
When: Saturday, July 15, 2 p.m.
Admission: Free

Why: This first annual seafood-centric event is built around a wild Dungeness crab bucket ($65 from eventbrite.com (http://www.eventbrite.com/?utm_source=times%20colonist&utm_campaign=times%20colonist%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral)) packed with hordes of other ingredients. The ocean-to-table Vic West event is licensed and features live music, with kids activities making it the perfect family-friendly feast. There's also a fundraising element to Crabben in the Park, in support of the Vic West Community Association and Reciprocity Connects, which makes the eating all the more enjoyable.

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Victoria Watcher posted topic Nahmint - Vancouver Islands new city of tomorrow

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Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "Nahmint - Vancouver Islands new city of tomorrow" in forum "Urban Design".

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I'm up at 4am, doing what others won't.
So that tomorrow, I can do what others can't.

So this morning I have worked up plans for Nihmant, the new Vancouver Island city.




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Victoria Watcher posted topic Saanich Pioneer Museum

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Have to admit I've never been.







The oldest purpose-built museum in British Columbia in continuous operation is celebrating its 90th anniversary with a community celebration with displays, tours, demonstrations, vintage vehicles, music, costumes and food on Saturday.

The Log Cabin Museum in Saanichton features primarily local pioneer history but has expanded to include Indigenous, Black and Chinese history in the region."One of the founding members of the group was a member of the local Indigenous community," said Norma Sealey, a longtime Central Saanich resident and volunteer with the museum. "Our great grandparents nurtured a friendly relationship with our indigenous neighbours — a friendship that has endured through generations to this day."

The museum is operated by the Saanich Pioneer Society, which was started by a group of pioneers in the mid to late 1800s. The group kept family records and items they hoped would help educate subsequent generations. The collection grew until the group felt they needed a facility to store the assembled family histories and artifacts.

Land was found on the old Saanich fairgrounds and the log-cabin building was officially opened by then-premier S.F. Tolmie on July 1, 1933. When the Municipality of Central Saanich was created, the building temporarily served as the municipal hall until a new facility could be built.

The museum is open for in-person visits 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays (except statutory holiday weekends).

The museum welcomes arranged visits by school classes year-round.



https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/saanich-pioneer-museum-celebrates-90th-anniversary-7240233 (https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/saanich-pioneer-museum-celebrates-90th-anniversary-7240233)
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