DQ® Canada’s Miracle Treat Day Returns August 13

DQ® Canada’s Miracle Treat Day Returns August 13, Helping Children’s Hospitals One Blizzard® Treat at a Time On August 13, a simple treat can make a meaningful difference for children and families in their communities. During DQ® Canada’s 24th annual Miracle Treat Day in partnership with the Children’s Miracle Network® (CMN), net proceeds from every … Read more

Greater Victoria Invites Visitors on a Playful “Cone-Cation” of Food, Nature, and Discovery

Greater Victoria Invites Visitors on a Playful “Cone-Cation” of Food, Nature, and Discovery It starts, innocently enough, with a waffle cone. But in Greater Victoria, one cone tends to lead to another, a three-tier seafood tower, a conical castle turret against the sky, a cluster of Douglas fir cones underfoot on a forest trail. Visitors can … Read more

From Provence to Paris, via the Loire Valley: What’s New in France

WHAT’S NEW IN FRANCE | SUMMER 2026 As summer reaches its peak, the French art de vivre continues to reinvent itself through bold culinary concepts, heritage transformations, and expanded boutique getaways. From a historic château overlooking the Sancerre to a creative hideaway in Provence, a quintessential Parisian bistrot and an unexpected ice cream pop-up in … Read more

EXCITING ADVENTURES AWAIT YOU, IN DOWNTOWN VICTORIA!

Enjoy an unforgettable experience at the hotel’s Fire & Water Restaurant.

The Chilliwack Sunflower Festival Returns, July 26 🌻

This year also sees the return of “U-pick sunflowers” as well as a field-side store with fresh-cut and potted sunflowers, sunflower seeds and bulbs (tulips, daffodils and hyacinths) for planting, souvenirs, ice cream, snacks, cold drinks, fresh Chilliwack corn, and local garlic.

Virtuous Pie’s UBC location now open

Popular plant-based restaurant introduces soft-serve ice cream and other new offerings   Virtuous Pie’s highly-anticipated new Vancouver restaurant opened its doors on Wednesday, February 28.  At just over 2000 square feet, the UBC Wesbrook Village location will be Virtuous Pie’s largest outpost, featuring both indoor and outdoor seating and a number of new offerings including … Read more

Decadent Holiday Take-Home Treats from La Glace

  La Glace Ice Cream Introduces Seasonal Flavours Worth Giving    La Glace brings delightful French elegance to holiday soirées and cozy winter nights with a festive line-up of seasonal ice creams, pastries, and confections. Classic Yuletide flavours add a dash of tradition and a pinch of whimsy to this holiday collection. Gingerbread cookies, peppermint meringues … Read more