Ian Robertson, chief executive of the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, said Friday he has been watching the proceedings unfold in Washington. He noted the U.S. legislation is temporary until the U.S.-Canada border opens. Canada has banned cruise ships until Feb. 28, 2022.
“I’m not losing a tremendous amount of sleep over it,” said Robertson.
“The cruise lines like coming to Victoria, and it’s a key part of their itinerary out of Seattle. Right now, there’s not much we can do about it, other than focus on the 2022 [cruise] season and operate the properties we have like Fisherman’s Wharf and the Inner Harbour causeway.”
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VICTORIA The B.C. tourism sector has been hammered during the pandemic, and while increased vaccination rates are showing a light at the end of the tunnel, there’s still a problem for the industry. We need a plan as an industry, as a province, and as a country as we move forward for a restart post-pandemic, said John Wilson, president and CEO of the Wilson’s Group. Wilson’s Group operates bus lines mainly for the tourism sector on Vancouver Island. Wilson says his industry often pre-sells its products or experiences months or even years in advance. With Canada’s largest tourism trade show happening next week, he knows he’s going to get questions from foreign operators about 2022 bookings.
Call it a mission of mercy to save some sitting ducks.
The Capital Regional District has built a duck ramp at an unused reservoir after nearby residents alerted them of about 25 ducklings trapped in the body of water.
Every year, ducklings hatched in the surrounding neighbourhood find their way to the Smith Hill Reservoir, the largest body of water in the area.
The reservoir, which sits on top of a hill just south of Finlayson Street between Cook and Quadra, was built in the early part of the 20th century, but by the late 1940s, it was disconnected from the city water system and used as a backup for firefighting. It has sat unused since then.
Fewer vendors and more Plexiglas â a summer market returns to Victoria s Inner Harbour
After a one year hiatus due to COVID-19 health restrictions, a smaller version of a market for local artisans and food vendors will return to the Lower Causeway in Victoria s Inner Harbour.
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