Community · Highlands
Highlands Community Hall
Known for council nights and all-candidates meetings in a district without a town hall square
12 places.
Since 1889Community · Metchosin village
Metchosin Community Hall
Known for a barrel-vaulted wood ceiling and an annual Christmas craft fair
Community · Downtown Langford
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 91
Known for the Remembrance Day parade and a Christmas meat draw with 20 hams and 20 turkeys
Community · Downtown Langford
Goldstream Farmers Market
Known for a homemade, handmade or homegrown rule for vendors
Community · Downtown Langford
Goldstream Food Bank
Known for Christmas hampers and weekday morning food distribution
Community · Highlands
Highlands Community Garden
Known for a communal plot growing everything from quince and josta berries to five kinds of squash
Community · Highlands
Highlands Community Markets
Known for garden produce and preserves from Highlands neighbours a few Sundays a year
Community · Highlands
Highlands District Community Association
Known for the Highland Fling, the district’s September country fair
Community · Metchosin village
Metchosin Community House
Known for the Mighty Metchosin Garage Sale and a monthly art-on-the-walls show
Community · Metchosin village
Metchosin Farmers' Market
Known for a three-hour Sunday market where the rule is homemade, handmade or home grown
Since 1912
Community · Shirley
Sheringham Point Lighthouse
Known for a 1912 concrete tower built after the wreck of the SS Valencia
Community · Sooke
Sooke Country Market
Known for Saturday mornings of farm produce, baking and crafts
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