A retirement community for people aged 50+. Homes are privately owned and do not follow a "cookie…read morecutter" style, when compared to similar communities, such as Craig Bay Estates in Parksville. There are many common amenities, including a semi-private golf course, clubhouse, tennis courts, pool, wood shop, and craft room with kiln. The community is gated and security needs to be notified of guest arrivals and departures. Only 2 people and one dog/cat are allowed per home, but guests may stay for up to 30 days. Many homes have lovely views of Salt Spring Island, or of the golf course. Unfortunately, the private docks and marina were damaged in a storm and have been removed. There is a boat and RV storage yard and boats can be launched nearby at the Cowichan Bay Marina. There are over 40 clubs and groups to join, including Wine Club, Hiking Club, Bridge Club, and Bible Babes. It is a very WASPy community with very few members of ethnic minorities. Potential buyers should be aware that they will need to adhere to strict community standards for landscaping, maintenance, and quiet hours, or face being reported to the strata council. Also, permission must be obtained before making major changes to private properties (e.g. installing gates or jacuzzis. All things said, if you're content to live by the rules, it's a very nice place to retire.

This community is for age 50+ people, and offers so many great things, like the ocean on one side,…read moreand a superb golf course on the other. As it is a private community, you can travel within it on golf carts, and head down to it's private marina, or RV/boat storage yard, or right up to the first tee or tennis courts without even getting in your car! The owners are friendly, there is a big social community here, and it is simply the best place in Canada to live or retire, especially as the climate is the best in the country. I have loved my time here so far, and feel I have found the best place in the country to live.

This is specifically for the cancer clinic. I've been down the road of family members having…read morecancer. It's a really intense and depressing process. This place I have to say is wonderful. They have really tried hard to make it as cheerful as possible. It's full of really nice upbeat colors, and they have tired hard to make the place not look like a depressing hospital, well as much as you can. The place is full of volunteers offering everyone juice, coffee, tea, water, animal volunteers go around with dogs and some times cats to all of the patients in the waiting rooms to cheer them up, the waiting rooms have cool games you can play with your family or as my family did, we got the entire waiting room in on our game. They have an amazing cafeteria serving high quality, local foods (gone are the old days prison food like cafeterias) and the gift shop is pretty amazing. Thanks Jubilee for having creating such a place.

A medical emergency is defined as "A medical emergency is a health condition or situation that…read moreneeds immediate medical attention." Immediate is defined as "occurring, acting, or accomplished without loss or interval of time." As Americans, we got to experience "Universal Healthcare". I brought my wife here while traveling in Victoria, BC while on holiday. She fell and was bleeding from the head. One look at her wound, I knew she needed stitches. Locals told us that the Royal Jubilee Hospital was the closest ER. We arrived at about 5PM to a full waiting room. Their website said the "wait time" to be seen was 7 hours and 30 minutes. They had all kinds of people waiting for "emergency treatment". I observed 5 people bleeding, including my wife. There were a few who had shortness of breath. A few who returned 2 days in a row because the ER couldn't take them the day before. There were also a few who seemed to have "anxiety issues". One guy even came in because of a toothache. The waiting room was a great place for socialization as most people waited so long that their cell phone died. Almost everyone in the waiting room were forced to talk to one another, except the 2 females with anxiety issues who needed their phones charged frequently by the ER staff. I met some good people in that waiting room thanks to my phone dying. The waiting was horrible even though we were able to meet some wonderful people. I don't understand the long wait. The people working there were great, which makes me confused even more as to why the long wait times for a hospital emergency room. Nothing seemed to be a medical emergency requiring immediate medical attention. My wife and I had some good interactions with the nurses, doctors and techs at the hospital. They made her stay the night and discharged her the next morning (17 hours). She officially stayed longer at the hospital than at our hotel or any of Victoria's tourist attractions. As an Emergency Room that is supposed to treat medical emergencies in a timely fashion, they fail. 6-7 hours of waiting just to be seen is ridiculous. As mentioned, the staff I interacted with were very good people. I took my wife to the ER in the USA for a follow-up, it took about an hour to be seen. We were out within four hours. If this is universal healthcare, we don't need it in the USA.

Despite it being the busiest day of the week with only two staff on duty, Renee handled everything…read moreefficiently and remained kind and polite throughout. Thank you Renee! - JT

Great staff but not so great attention to detail. They hardly ever have the bathroom stocked with…read moretoilet paper so if you plan to leave a sample: ask for extra sticks to scoop it off because they won't have toilet paper stocked 99 percent of the time

OK with a few faults…read more Kids seem to be happy, and secure however they have a bad tendance to close services without much advance notice at the first sign of a snowflake. If schools are open so should they. It's incredibly disruptive to working parents to have to rearrange their day at moment's notice.

Several friends of mine have benefited greatly from the compassionate and personal care of the…read morestaff at the Cridge Centre. I cannot speak highly enough of the commitment and love that is evident to those they serve including their childcare services, refugee care, abused women and their families, the seniors that are residents with them and those who suffer from brain injury. This family focused centre is outstanding in its service to all of Victoria.

Motion Specialist recently took over the Medi-chair location on Quadra at North Park…read more Leanne in Service department is friendly, she promptly returns my calls and she is quick to address any problems and get things sorted out. Cam, service technician, diagnosed a break problem with my scooter and ordered the parts promptly. They also picked up and repaired a lift/recline chair that I bought from Motion Specialists and honoured the warranty when repairing the frame. Soon I'll bring in my wheelchair for a new set of tires, which they have already ordered for me. The level of service has consistently been very good.

Got an ultrasound here at UC Baby and had a great experience. The girl who runs it is extremely…read moresweet and knowledgable. She constantly pointed out what the baby was doing, and her positions the whole time. I recommend it to anyone pregnant. I went at 18.5 weeks and brought 5 family members with me, the room was spacious enough for everyone. I got the ultrasound, DVD, photos, and bear with the heartbeat in it, and my mom, mother in law, father in law and sister in law (all in the US) watched from the live feed the whole time and could hear all if us in the room! Definitely a great experience!

Highly recommended UC Baby Victoria to any parents to be. We were so impressed we ended up going…read moretwice! The images we got are so clear along with a recording of our babys heartbeat and printed photos. We also have everything saved in an online account that we can access at anytime. It was particularly special as we could send a link to our family who live so far from us in Nova Scotia and Australia so they could watch along with us live. Freda was amazing at what she does and even when our baby was not cooperating she managed to get us lots and lots of great images. Thank you UC baby for this amazing experience. Cara, Ryan and Koda.

Lots of great treatments. Professional and this clinic has lots to offer…read more Luke is a great Physio

All I can say is, I was there for less than 30 minutes and Dr. Gustavson took care of a nasty…read morelingering pain in my middle back,...for good. Unbelievable. My father that owns Shimmer Jewelry, highly recommended him and the practice. I couldn't be more thrilled this pain is finally gone! Amazing staff, beautiful office, and Charlie was very cool to!! Thank you!!!

Always short staffed it seems. While the regular staff can't be blamed as obviously there's…read moresomething afoot either corporately, or the workforce is still suffering shortages. There are new staff all the time, with the longtime employees leaving. That's an indication of something going on. Unfortunately often the new staff just seem bewildered and simple issues turn into a big hassle. Some of the patient chairs are worn and perhaps unhygienic. Again, this is an owner culpability. As far as actual blood draws, the care runs from exemplary to downright annoying and painful. I understand training requirements mean the occasional misstep but I ask for someone else now if it gets really bad. Typically it's okay and I'm less fussy than I used to be, grateful for any care I get. Fortunately staff do their due diligence with respect to patient identification. The website isn't bad though there's location appointment protocol changes frequently, sometimes allowing booking times and sometimes walk-in only. It's location dependent.