171 replies to this topic

[Mike K.]

Won’t that be confusing with the Brewery District, Brewery Lane, Brewery Quadrant and Brewery Light Industrial Park?

I also hear we might be renaming Victoria to Brewery.

[aastra]

Something is brewing, for sure.

[LJ]

I would be hoppy with the name change.

[Mike K.]

It’s pretty hokey. We’re trying to be cool, remember?

That at most breweries eventually move.

[aastra]

 

We’re trying to be cool, remember?

 

Apparently you didn't get the full memo. We're trying to be crisp, clean, and cool.

[aastra]

Renaming Rock Bay would barley be an inconvenience for most people.

[Mike K.]

Excuse me, but there is plenty of rock still being dealt in the neighbourhood. 

[aastra]

You're always trying to rock the interwebs with your hard comments. Chill out.

[aastra]

Maybe have a beer or something.

[aastra]

Stop being so gritty.

[Victoria Watcher]

Vancouver Island's San Josef Bay named one of the world's best beaches

 

The remote hike-in bay at the north tip of Vancouver Island is No. 36 on the World’s 50 Best Beaches list

https://www.timescol...beaches-7016959

[Mike K.]

You know, I’ve been up there a few times in recent years. The popularity of the beach is quite something, you’d think there are no people willing to travel that far and yet the parking lot can’t handle the demand, and it’s not small.

Lots of people venture out there in every type of car. You really should have a 4x4 or AWD vehicle with some decent clearance. There are also amazing spots west of Port Alice. Chances are, you’ll be the only person/group on the beach.

[Victoria Watcher]

A popular beach on Vancouver Island narrowly made the list of the top 50 beaches in the world, according to travel website Big 7 Travel.

 

Mystic Beach, located on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island, was named the 49th best beach in the world by Big 7 Travel.

 

The beach, located off the Juan de Fuca trail west of Jordan River, is popular with local hikers and international travellers alike.

 

 

https://www.cheknews...-world-1163031/

[Victoria Watcher]

Willows Beach deemed unsafe for swimming as record level of bacteria found in water test

 

A Monday sample saw the highest level of enterococci bacteria ever recorded at Willows Beach by CRD and Island Health

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...er-test-7432057

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 20 August 2023 - 06:51 PM.

[dasmo]

Using the PCR process to now deem beaches dangerous for swimming? 

[todd]

They’ve been doing a lot of work along Bowker Creek, above ground large temporary piping, possibly/maybe carrying sewage. no accidental discharge?

[todd]

Using the PCR process to now deem beaches dangerous for swimming?

Thermometer test failed: “Observatory logs record high summer ocean temperatures at two sites” https://www.uvic.ca/...p media-release

Does “climate change” get the award?



“…the sample had tested more than 20 times over the threshold…”: https://www.timescol...er-test-7432057

Edited by todd, 22 August 2023 - 09:22 PM.

[Nparker]

Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) has recorded the highest daily average summertime temperatures at two of its seafloor observatory sites in the northeast Pacific Ocean since continuous live monitoring started there in 2009...

https://www.uvic.ca/...p media-release

And how does this compare with the previous 750 million years since the birth of the Pacific Ocean? 

[todd]

And how does this compare with the previous 750 million years since the birth of the Pacific Ocean?

haven’t reviewed the data:

“Daily sea surface temperature and salinity observations have been carried out at several locations on the coast of British Columbia since the early part of the 20th century. Observations started at the Pacific Biological Station (Departure Bay) in 1914; 11 stations were added in the mid-1930s and several more in the 1960s. The number of stations reporting at any given time has varied as sampling has been discontinued at some stations and started or resumed at others.”: https://open.canada....26-6bd623e82884

[aastra]

For those keeping score:

 

 

Testing of the Aug. 14 sample (Monday) found an elevated enterococci bacteria count of 4,400 per 100 ml

 

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Jim Lyne said he fell ill after paddleboarding at Willows Beach on Tuesday afternoon.

He suspects that it was the water that caused his symptoms, which he said included diarrhea, fever, cold sweats and an increased heart rate.

He was still recuperating on Monday. “I can’t go to work, I can barely walk. My legs are like jelly. I’m afraid to eat, [as] it just makes my stomach cramp up even more,” he said.

Lyne said there were no signs at the beach when he was there.

“The beach was packed, people were in the water,” he said.

 

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On Friday, the District of Oak bay advised beachgoers not to go into the water until further notice, saying in a social media post: “The area is unsafe for swimming and other water contact activities.”

 

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Emeline Le Guin, who was pumping up a paddleboard, did not see the small laminated signs zip-tied to beach entry points warning visitors of a possible health risk.

She said it should be the duty of public authorities to advertise the advisory with a proper sign.

 

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To summarize:

 

a) the situation has been declared to be unsafe;
b) but not so unsafe that a few small warning signs shouldn't suffice;

and

c) at least one person has offered up an anecdotal report of illness;
d) even though there should be many hundreds of others, if not thousands
 

 

I know, I know. It's the year 2023. A good citizen shouldn't think about the things he's reading.