Broadmead and Cordova Bay
The village of Cordova Bay is a family area, with a mixture of newer and older homes, and a small village-type strip along scenic Cordova Bay. With its long sandy beach, and located east of Elk & Beaver Lakes and north of Broadmead, this quaint community is on the northern edge of the City of Victoria.
There are three Golf Clubs in the area, Royal Oak GC, Cordova Bay GC and The Ridge GC. Nearby Elk Lake is a popular training area for Canada’s world class rowing teams, and is surrounded by a 10 km hiking trail. There are also safe public beaches at both ends of the Lake.
The Lochside Trail, which used to be a railway line, runs from Sidney to Victoria. Here you can run, walk, cycle and ride horses along the rural sections of the trail.
Broadmead Village Centre is the commercial shopping core for residents of Cordova Bay, Royal Oak and Broadmead. The area was originally developed by the famous Guinness family. Broadmead's Rithet's Bog is home to a wide variety of birds and butterflies and has a delightful walking trail of 2.8 km. You can view the Rithet's Bog Conservation Society and history online.
Cadboro Bay, Ten Mile Point and Queenswood
Cadboro Bay, an English-style seaside village community and bay, is located in the Municipality of Saanich and north of Oak Bay. Cadboro Bay is nestled between the University of Victoria, to the west and the Uplands to the south.
Ten Mile Point lies to the east and Queenswood, with its multi-million dollar secluded homes to the north. Cadboro Bay Beach Public Park, with a concrete octopus, fish, tugboat and a replica of the sea monster, supposedly seen in the waters of the bay, is in the middle of the neighbourhood. Cadboro Bay gets its name from the first Hudsons Bay Company sailing vessel brought to the BC coast, the Cadboro, which was the first vessel to anchor in the bay.
Cedar Hill, Mount Douglas and Mount Tolmie
The Cedar Hill area, generally speaking, is bounded to the north by McKenzie Avenue, to the west by Quadra and Cook Streets, to the south by North Dairy Road, and to the east by Shelbourne Street.
Cedar Hill is a mix of older and newer residential subdivisions, with a commercial area located along Shelbourne Street to the east. It is dominated by the 18 hole Cedar Hill Municipal Golf Course, which is surrounded by a 3.5 km walking trail.
Other parks and recreation facilities include Braefoot Park and the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre. There are two elementary schools and a junior high school in the area.
Mt. Douglas is a prominent, 260 m (850 ft.) hill in the municipality of Saanich. It is named for the second governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, Sir James Douglas. "Mt. Doug" and the surrounding area are protected by a 450 acre municipal park. Its trails, mature second growth forest and striking vistas of the city make the area a popular destination.
The Mt. Tolmie park offers the best 360-degree panoramic view of Victoria and the surrounding areas. On clear days you'll also see the Cascade and Olympic Mountains as well as the Gulf and San Juan Islands.
Gordon Head A comfortable, middle class neighbourhood, Gordon Head has recently undergone a slow conversion of single family occupancy homes to shared rental homes to meet the demands of the local university student population. There has also recently been some very upscale housing developed at Gordon Point, the tip of Gordon Head, close to the north waterfront.
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