Latest posts tagged with #Goldstream on Bluesky
Rare good news 🙂 #BC has paused the $162M Malahat highway expansion near #Goldstream after years of protest by #W̱SÁNEĆ elder Carl Olsen, citing risks to #salmon, the stream, and #forest.
www.capitaldaily.ca/news/bc-paus...
Goldstream Hotel Wiped Out By Fire, 1923 - On January 31, 1923 horrible news came. The famous old country hostelry at the entrance to Malahat Drive was engulfed in flames, and burning to the ground. #yyjhistory #yyj #goldstream #westshore
360 degree video of my view from my misty hike on the Arbutus Ridge trail in Goldstream Park a couple of days ago.
#yyj #misty #foggy #photography #lush #nature #rainforest #forest #Goldstream #bcparks #vancouverisland #WestCoastBestCoast
A short video to accompany my last two photo posts.
#yyj #lush #foggy #flowing #nature #Goldstream #VancouverIsland #WestCoastBestCoast
Goldstream Excitement Recounted, 1940. The Goldstream diggings created considerable excitement locally. At its height, about 300 men were at work on the river, looking for elusive gold. #yyj #goldstream #history #yyjhistory #victoria
🎂 #yyj #nature #forest #Goldstream #Misty #photography #vancouverisland #WestCoastBestCoast #photography
Misty hike through Goldstream Park this morning
#yyj #nature #forest #Goldstream #Misty #photography #vancouverisland #WestCoastBestCoast
Join the fight to protect #Goldstream! Weekly protests are back on 👇
⏰ Tues, 10 a.m.
📍 Goldstream Park day-use area
☀️ Rain or shine
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/protest...
WSÁNEĆ Elder Carl Olsen has been protesting the expansion of the Malahat highway at #Goldstream provincial park for almost two years. Come rain or shine, he’s at the park every Tuesday.
Hear from him about this unique #ecosystem 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT-h...
📽️ WATCH: A cedar has fallen across #Goldstream River SELE₭TEȽ, threatening this fragile ecosystem.
Tsawout Hereditary Chief WEĆKINEM Eric Pelkey & Tsartlip Elder ZȺWIZUT Carl Olsen weigh in as B.C. pushes the Malahat highway expansion. #victoria
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lVF...
Join the movement to protect #Goldstream from the Malahat highway expansion 🐟🌲
Protest:
⏰ Tomorrow, 10 A.M. - 12 P.M.
📍 Goldstream Park day-use area
www.wildernesscommittee.org/events/rally...
New year, same fight ✊
We are joining Elder Carl Olsen on his weekly protests to stand up for #Goldstream River... starting TOMORROW! Make sure to come & show your support 👇
⏰ Tuesday at 10 a.m.
📍 Goldstream Park day-use area
The Grassroots Giving campaign gathered 3,540 lbs for #BC food banks, with locations including: #Goldstream Food Bank ( #Victoria), #Surrey Food Bank Society (Surrey/Delta), Bread of Life Food Share ( #BlackCreek), and Archway Food Bank ( #Abbotsford) ladysmithchronicle.com/2026/01/08/l...
Stellars Jay at Goldstream Park.
#stellarsjay #bluejays #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #goldstream #yyj
Goldstream is a vital spawning ground for #salmon and home to countless other species. If the Malahat highway expansion is approved, their critical habitat will be destroyed.
Take action: www.wildernesscommittee.org/SaveGoldstre...
Photo: Salmons in #Goldstream River (Agathe Bernard)
We are keeping up the energy to protect #Goldstream River! #bcpoli
Join Elder Carl Olsen on his weekly protest tomorrow. More information 👇
Malahat Drive, a scenic mountain pass, replaced a 19th century narrow wagon trail from #Goldstream to #CowichanValley. Nov can bring winter driving conditions on the Malahat, #BePrepared & #ShiftIntoWinter before the snow falls!
#WinterTires #yyjtraffic
#TranBC #BCHwy1
Next action to protect #Goldstream Salmon, and see the salmon in the river, is Tues Nov 11 at 10am. bsky.app/profile/wild... #yyj
Did you miss the big rally to protect Goldstream River?
Don't worry -- you can keep showing your support for Goldstream and Elder Carl Olsen by joining the weekly protest!
Join us tomorrow to keep the momentum for #Goldstream going 👇
#bcpoli
The rally is done, but the fight for Goldstream River is on-going!
Use this action tool to ensure your representatives know the Malahat highway expansion is taking the low road for Indigenous Rights and the environment. ⬇️
#goldstream #bcpoli
“It's a loss for everybody," Elder Carl Olsen said about the future of Goldstream River.
#goldstream #bcpoli
PROPOSED GOLDSTREAM / MALAHAT HWY PROJECT:
$162M and the loss of 700 trees (many of which old-growth)
in exchange for
zero new lanes in either direction is.....not worth it, IMO.
#yyj #Saanich #Malahat #Goldstream #bcpoli
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/f...
Happening today! Join the fight to protect Goldstream River 🐟🌲
⏰ TODAY - Oct 22, 12 - 1 P.M.
📍Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Lawn (501 Belleville St., Victoria, B.C.)
#victoria #bcpoli #goldstream
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/rally-s...
🐟 Rally for Goldstream! 🌲
Join us on Wednesday, 12 - 1 P.M., at the B.C. leg to protect salmon habitat, old-growth forest & Treaty rights. Stand with Elder Carl Olsen and demand an end to the Malahat Hwy expansion.
#goldstream #oldgrowth #BCPoli
🌊🐟 Oct 22 — Stand for Goldstream!
Join us at the B.C. Legislature to protect salmon, old-growth & Douglas Treaty Rights. ✊
📍 B.C. Legislative Lawn | 🕛 12–1 PM
📝 RSVP & take action → www.wildernesscommittee.org/events/rally...
#goldstream #victoria
VICTORIA 🔔 We are looking for volunteers to help us create signs, banners and art pieces for our big rally for Goldstream! #Goldstream #OldGrowth
We are meeting tomorrow. Please RSVP.
More info below 👇
Construction of Goldstream to Mill Bay, 1908 - Work crews, using largely manual labor and rudimentary equipment, carved out the road through thick bush, over rocky outcrops, and across numerous streams…. #yyj #goldstream #millbay #victoria #oldvictoria #westshore #yyjhistory
🐟 Save the Salmon, Save Goldstream! 🌲
Last Sunday, 60+ people gathered to hear W̱SÁNEĆ Elder Carl Olsen speak about the threat the B.C. government’s highway expansion poses to Goldstream River — a sacred salmon habitat and vital ecosystem.
#goldstream #bcpoli #victoria
