Tourism

With some stories in his back pocket, Jonathan Brenneman is ready to take some customers on a pedicab ride. (Courtesy Jonathan Brenneman)

Victoria pedicab season: the unexpected stories

From ghosts to Jurassic-era trees, driving a pedicab around Victoria is full of surprises for me and my guests

  • Oct 4, 2023

 

Jonathan Brenneman writes a Monday Mag column on a day in the life of a pedicab driver. (Image provided for Monday Mag)

A day in the life of a pedicab driver: storytelling, shifting gears, and lots and lots of sun cream

Pedicab tours of Victoria are as much about the journeys we narrate as the physical ones we take

  • Aug 6, 2023

 

Michaelangelo and Candice Woodward celebrating the announcement of the 2019 Capital City Comic Con. (Black Press Media file photo)

Future uncertain as Capital City Comic Con on hiatus for 2023

Resources required to plan the event for its traditional spring dates deemed too onerous

 

“Taste The Bread!” declares Walter Rasmussen, the mayor of fictional Windward, Washington (Haig Sutherland) during filming of The Baker’s Son in Chemainus Friday. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Parallels between Chemainus and fictional town evident in Hallmark movie

Tourism boost likely down the road from publicity after a week of filming

“Taste The Bread!” declares Walter Rasmussen, the mayor of fictional Windward, Washington (Haig Sutherland) during filming of The Baker’s Son in Chemainus Friday. (Photo by Don Bodger)
The new Malahat Skywalk is expected to be completed by this summer. (Submitted graphic)

Malahat Skywalk expected to be complete by this summer

$15-million project will see 650-metre elevated wooden pathway constructed

The new Malahat Skywalk is expected to be completed by this summer. (Submitted graphic)
TESS VAN STRAATEN: Sipping and savouring Sooke

TESS VAN STRAATEN: Sipping and savouring Sooke

From Sheringham Distillery to Shirley Delicious, the area has plenty to tempt your taste buds

TESS VAN STRAATEN: Sipping and savouring Sooke
Michelle Obama: In Conversation in Victoria, March 31

Michelle Obama: In Conversation in Victoria, March 31

Former First Lady hosted by Victoria Chamber for moderated event at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre

Michelle Obama: In Conversation in Victoria, March 31
TESS VAN STRAATEN: Enjoy March Madness, Nanaimo style

TESS VAN STRAATEN: Enjoy March Madness, Nanaimo style

Festival Nanaimo and other events bring cultural elements together in the Harbour City

TESS VAN STRAATEN: Enjoy March Madness, Nanaimo style
Travel: Romantic rendezvous awaits on South Island

Travel: Romantic rendezvous awaits on South Island

Monday columnist Tess van Straaten discovers an easy-to reach getaway off the Malahat

  • Jan 27, 2019
Travel: Romantic rendezvous awaits on South Island
Victoria Spring Fling: tea, tulips and historical treasures

Victoria Spring Fling: tea, tulips and historical treasures

Monday columnist Tess van Straaten rediscovers some local gems

  • Mar 8, 2018
Victoria Spring Fling: tea, tulips and historical treasures