Month: May 2025

Watershed Public Tours

The Capital Regional District (CRD) offers seasonal public tours of the Greater Victoria Water Supply Area & Treatment Facilities.

Registration for the 2025 watershed tour season is now open.  Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/crd-watershed-public-tours-2025-4164203

Ever wonder how your drinking water is delivered from source to tap?
The CRD’s Get to Know Your H2O Tours are a great way to discover how your drinking water is delivered from the source to your tap. During the tour you’ll discover the natural landscapes, water supply reservoirs and the treatment process that provides Greater Victoria with high quality drinking water.

Important Notes

• Tours are for ages 12 and up only
• Tours are limited to 42 participants
• Dress appropriately for outdoor activities, no open toed shoes – we recommend dressing in layers as the weather changes quickly inside the watershed
• Bring a lunch, water, sunscreen and bug spray 

Technical & Post Secondary Tours

The CRD is proud to support advanced learning opportunities. Come discover the many professional, technical and specially trained staff involved in providing drinking water to the region. Please contact us for more information about technical tours. 
 

Frequently Asked Questions

Have more questions about tours, check out our Frequently Asked Questions [PDF/92KB]

Join this special edition of the Ocean of Data Challenge, featuring Building Bridges. Hosted by DeepSense, COVE, and ShiftKey Labs, this exciting challenge offers a unique opportunity to collaborate and develop innovative ideas! The free event kicks off on Tuesday, June 3rd at 6 pm AST with an introduction to the challenge, expert presentations, and a Q&A session to help fuel your creativity. Participants must submit video entries by 11:59 pm AST on Tuesday, June 17th. Judges will review submissions over the following two weeks, and winners will be announced on Thursday, July 3rd.

Who should participate? 

Great ideas often emerge from diverse perspectives, so we encourage students from all disciplines to participate – whether that be computer science, engineering, biology, sustainability, business, or any other program! Participants must be current students (full-time or part-time) or recent graduates (within the past 12 months) of a post-secondary institution in Atlantic Canada. You can choose to work solo or collaborate with a team of up to five members. Please make sure to review the Official Rules below.

The Rules

• Competitors must either own the rights to all software used in their project or have written permission from the owner.
• Submissions can be as simple as an infographic or as complex as a machine learning model for predictions. Surprise us! Projects will be judged on their clarity, creativity, and potential impact.
• Competitors can participate individually or in teams of up to 5 members.
• Submissions must not include any confidential information.
• Each project must be based on data from the CIOOS Data Portal, with the source clearly cited in the presentation, infographic, visual, or slides (additional data sources can be used to supplement CIOOS data).
• Competitors must currently live in Canada and have an active Canadian bank account.
• Competitors must be a current part-time or full-time student at a post-secondary institution in Canada OR have graduated from one of these institutions within the past 12 months.

For details and registration, visit: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/deepsense/1714714.  

UVic Libraries student scholarship deadlines are fast approaching for undergraduate and graduate students for the David Harris Flaherty Undergraduate Student Library Scholarship, the William Petrie Graduate Student Library Scholarship, and the Gladys Nipp and Stephen Mah Family Award. Scholarships are $1,000 each.

Eligible UVic students must complete a 500-word essay explaining how they have used library resources.   

Deadline: May 31.

Learn more about library scholarships