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Who's Counting? Smell the Flowers, not the Coffee!

Spring Crocus in Victoria
Photo courtesy of Gary Woodburn

Most people think of Canada as a cold and snowy country. Well, not on Vancouver Island! The Victoria flower count is usually held during the last week of February, but this year it has been postponed to March 18th and lasts until March 23, not because of weather or the budget, but Rob Gialloreto, CEO of Tourism Victoria said the issue was due to the number of hours required by staff, as they were the sole programmer for the count.

Freshly cut daffodils have been sent across North America, for the past 33 years, to announce our Annual Flower Count.

While the rest of Canada and much of the US is still in the depths of cold winter weather, Victoria often enjoys spring temperatures of 10-15° Celsius (up to 60° Fahrenheit).

Victoria GC

Oh, and by the way, we can play golf every day of the year in Victoria :)

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Posted Saturday Mar 14