👩‍👧‍👦 Family & kids in Victoria

🏊‍♀️ Community Centres (includes sports, swimming, arts, etc..)

Also called “Rec Centres” or “Park and Recreation Centres. These are public community centres administered by either a city or a regional government, and funded by taxes. There are free and paid classes, swimming pools, ice skating rinks and groups for babies, children, teens and adults.

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Esquimalt

• Esquimalt Parks and Rec: esquimalt.ca/parks-recreation

Langford

• Westshore Parks and Rec: westshorerecreation.ca

Saanich

• Saanich Parks and Recreation: saanich.ca

Sidney

• Panorama Recreation Centre: crd.bc.ca/panorama

Sooke

• SEAPARC Recreation Centre: crd.bc.ca/seaparc

Victoria

• Burnside Gorge Community Centre: burnsidegorge.ca

• Braefoot Community Assocation: braefoot.ca

• City of Victoria Recreation: victoria.ca/EN/main/residents/recreation.html

• Fairfield Community Place: fairfieldcommunity.ca

• Fernwood Community Centre: fernwoodnrg.ca/neighbourhood/fernwood-community-centre

• Oak Bay Parks and Rec: oakbay.ca/parks-recreation

👧 Clubs

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• 676 Kittyhawk Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron: facebook.com/676aircadets

• 848 Royal Roads Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron: 848royalroadsaircadets.com

• BGC South Vancouver Island (formerly Boys & Girls Club): bgcsvi.org

• City of Victoria Youth Council: cvyc.ca

• Girl Guides: girlguides.ca

• Metchosin 4H Club: 4hbc.ca/clubs/view/4-metchosin-4-h-club

• Scouts Canada: scouts.ca

• Victoria Junior Chess Society: facebook.com/vicjuniorchess

🎻 Music, Dance, Drama

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• Allegro Performing Arts Centre (dance): allegroperformingartscentre.com

• Arabesque Dance Studio: dancearabesque.ca

• Ballet Victoria: balletvictoria.ca

• Centrepointe Ballet School: centrepointedance.wordpress.com

• Dance Unlimited: danceunlimited.ca

• Dansko Studios (dance): danskostudios.com

• Elevate Dance Centre: elevatedancecentre.ca

• Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra: gvyo.org

• James Bay Children’s Chorus: facebook.com/jbcchorus

• Kaleidoscope Theatre for Young People: kaleidoscope.bc.ca

• Long & McQuade (music lessons): long-mcquade.com

• Maple Leaf School of Russian Ballet: mapleleafballet.ca

• McTavish Academy of Art (art, dance, music): mctavishacademy.ca

• Moondance Dynamic Arts School: moondancearts.ca

• Music lessons with a registered music teacher: bcrmta.bc.ca/victoria

• Protégé Dance Project: protegedanceproject.com

• SKAM School of Performing Arts: skam.ca

• The Rising - Victoria Centre for Circus Arts: therisingcircus.com

• Victoria Children’s Choir (also has groups for 13-17 years old, and 17-20 years old): victoriachildrenschoir.ca

• Victoria Conservatory of Music: vcm.bc.ca

👩‍👦‍👦 Parent groups

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• 1Up Victoria Single Parent Resource Centre: singleparentvictoria.ca

• Aboriginal Supported Child Development, Vancouver Island programs: ascdp.bc.ca/programs/vancouver-island

• Artemis Young Parent Program: artemisplace.org/our-programs/young-parent-program

• Best Babies programs: accessmidwifery.ca/resources/best-babies-programs

• Big Brothers Big Sisters (offers parent and child resources, mentoring, other programs): victoria.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca

• Burnside Gorge Family Centre - Dads Group, Nobody’s Perfect group, Parent & Tot play time: burnsidegorge.ca/family-programs/family-centre

• Facebook "Mom" groups - search for “Victoria moms” + birth year: 2023 moms, 2022 moms, 2021 moms

• Gender Spectacular Caregiver Support Group: genderspectacular.com

• Greater Victoria Queer Parents Facebook: facebook.com/groups/greatervictoriaparents

• James Bay Community Project (mom’s groups, toddler’s groups, play groups, etc...): jbcp.bc.ca/families

• Parenting Youth With ADHD: Victoria (& Vancouver Island) Parent Support: facebook.com/groups/parentingadhdvi

• Saanich Moms Facebook: facebook.com/groups/745950012123234/about

• Saanich Place drop in groups & events for parents & kids: snplace.org/calendar.html

• Single Parents Connect: facebook.com/groups/812016735632594

• The Cridge Young Parent Outreach Program: youngparentoutreach.com

• Trans Parent Discussion Group Victoria: facebook.com/TransParentsVictoria

• Tseycum Head Start Program: tsawout.ca/education/head-start

• Sooke Early Years Program: sfrs.ca/programs/early-years-services

• Victoria BC Homeschoolers: facebook.com/groups/123860069439

• Westshore Early Years Program: sfrs.ca/programs/west-shore-early-years-services

🎠 Playgrounds in Victoria

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• The Best Playgrounds & Parks in Victoria, Chatterblock: chatterblock.com/articles/290/the-best-playgrounds-parks-in-victoria

• Langford, playgrounds: langford.ca/leisure/parks-outdoor-recreation/playgrounds-spray-parks

• Playground Buddy, an app specifically to find playgrounds by features: playgroundbuddy.com

• Saanich, playgrounds: saanich.ca/EN/main/parks-recreation-community/parks/parks-trails-amenities/amenities/park-playgrounds.html

• Victoria, map of parks: victoria.ca/EN/main/residents/parks/our_parks.html

• Victoria playground reviews (with photos): swingsandroundabouts-victoria.blogspot.com

🚴 Sports & outdoors

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🎳 Bowling

• Langford Lanes Youth League: langfordlanesyouthleague.ca

🏏 Cricket

• South Island Youth Cricket League: siycl.ca

🚴‍♀️ Cycling

• Family Cycling Victoria: facebook.com/groups/712056725521452

🏈 Football (American style football)

• Greater Victoria Minor Football Association: victoriafootball.ca

🤸‍♂️ Gymnastics

• Falcon Gymnastics: falcongymnastics.com

• Island Rhythmic Gymnastics: islandrhythmics.com

• Lion’s Pride Gymnastics: lionspridegymnastics.com

• Victoria Gymnastics: victoriagymnastics.com

🏇Horseback Riding / Equestrian

• Kiowa Farm: kiowafarm.ca

• Oaklands Equestrian: oaklandsequestrian.net

• Ocean Breeze Stables: oceanbreezestables.ca

• Silver Stone Equestrian: amblesidefarm.net

• Valle Vista Stables: victoriahorsestables.com

• Westside Stables: westsidestables.ca

⛸ Ice Skating

• Juan de Fuca Skating Club:  jdfskatingclub.com

• Oak Bay Figure Skating Club: oakbayfsc.ca

• Peninsula Skating Club: peninsulafigureskatingclub.com

• Peninsula Speed Skating Club: facebook.com/peninsulaspeedskating

• Racquet Club of Victoria (they only teach skating): racquetclubofvictoria.com

• Saanich Skating Club: saanichskatingclub.com

• Sooke Skating Club: facebook.com/SookeSkates

🗻Many different sports & outdoor activities

• KidSport Canada, Victoria chapter: kidsportcanada.ca/british-columbia/greater-victoria

• NatureKids Victoria: naturekidsbc.ca/find-a-club/vancouver-island/naturekids-victoria

• Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE): pise.ca/kids-programs

• Victoria Adventure Families: facebook.com/groups/1330484403630198/

🌊 Paddling

• Victoria Youth Paddling Club: vypc.ca

🏉 Rugby

• Castaway Wanderers Rugby: cwrugby.com/pages/mini-rugby-cw-club-victoria

• Westshore RFC: westshorerfc.com

⛵️ Sailing

• Royal Victoria Yacht Club: rvyc.bc.ca

• Sooke Sailing Association: sookesailingclub.ca

⚽️ Soccer (some clubs are called “football clubs”, some “soccer clubs”)

• Gorge Soccer: gorgesoccer.ca

• Juan de Fuca Soccer Club: jdfsoccer.ca

• Lakehill Soccer Association: lakehillsoccer.com

• Royal City Soccer Club: royalsoccer.com/locations/victoria

• Saanich Fusion Football Club: saanichfusionfc.ca

• Soccertron: soccertron.com

🏊‍♀️ Swimming

• Esquimalt Parks and Rec: esquimalt.ca/parks-recreation

• Island Swimming: islandswimming.com

• (Langford, Colwood, Metchosin) Westshore Parks and Rec: westshorerecreation.ca

• Saanich Parks and Recreation: saanich.ca

• Saanich Peninsula Piranhas Swim Club: sidneypiranhas.com

• (Sidney) Panorama Recreation Centre: crd.bc.ca/panoram

• (Sooke) SEAPARC Recreation Centre: crd.bc.ca/seaparc

• (Victoria) City of Victoria Recreation: victoria.ca/EN/main/residents/recreation.html

• (Victoria) Oak Bay Parks and Rec: oakbay.ca/parks-recreation

• (Victoria & Langford) YMCA: vancouverislandy.com