Newsletter and Blog

Past Newsletters
- Fall 2023 Edition of the Living Lab Newsletter! October 23, 2023
- Spring-Summer 2023 Edition of the Living Lab Newsletter! June 5, 2023
- Winter Edition of the Living Labs Newsletter! February 27, 2023
- Winter Edition of the Living Labs Newsletter! February 23, 2023
- Holiday Update from Living Lab Team | Dec 2022 December 19, 2022
- Welcome to our Fall Edition of the Living Labs Newsletter! December 19, 2022
- Welcome to our Fall Edition of the Living Labs Newsletter! November 16, 2022
COMMUNITY
Community-based activities, programs and research are a key component of the Living Lab Project. Through a number of partners within the CRD, we prioritize local community-based projects to inform and guide all aspects of our work.
IN THE CLASS
We collaborate with local teachers, traditional knowledge holders and researchers to facilitate educational events for youth in the CRD public school system.
ON THE SEA
We are grateful to be situated on the Salish Sea, which is integral to the cultural heritage and environmental health of our region. Here are some of projects that have taken place on the ocean.
ON THE LAND
On the land, we are engaged in a number of activities involving traditional foods, agriculture, education and more!
Latest from the Blog







Big Canoe Program
ClassroomLiving Lab provides enrichment to the Big Canoe Program, a place-based learning program at Shoreline middle school. The program allows middle school youth (grades 6-8) to learn about the importance of the Gorge waterway on traditional Lekwungen…

Coles Bay Project – W̱SÁNEĆ Territory
CommunityProject overview:
The W̱SÁNEĆ community are now unable to harvest shellfish in much of their home territory. They have, for many years, voiced their concern about the continued degradation of the marine habitat, the effects on their food…


Talen Tests The Waters From Bowker Creek
ClassroomDuring River's Day (Sept. 22, 2019) Talen, with help from some Oak Bay High students and Biology Teacher, Mr. Derek Shrubsol, collected some water from Bowker Creek. At UVic, the water was filtered and then the filter paper placed on media that…

Darlene spends the day at tl’ches
On the SeaDarlene took this photo yesterday (Oct. 1, 2019). We think it is a spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei). They are more closely related to sharks than fish. The Wiki page reports that they move closer to shore in the spring and fall, but can…

SAYL in the University of Victoria’s Biology Lab with Dr John Taylor and Matt Miller
ClassroomThe University of Victoria - Biology Lab with Matt Miller and John Taylor.
After we collected sand and water samples from Cadboro Bay, we brought them to the University of Victoria's biology lab to be analyzed. We had a special guest drop…