Where We Play

Thriving Roots programs have typically been hosted from a variety of outdoor spaces, including beautiful public parks and private properties in the Greater Victoria area.

Cedar Song Centre for Wild Belonging is a beautiful land base that was created with the goal of hosting Thriving Roots programming full-time. It is a 54 acre parcel of land that is nestled into a large regional park network. It is currently under a permitting process with the Highlands District to obtain land use permissions that allow for outdoor education. You can read all about Cedar Song and the Permit Application process at www.cedarsong.org.

Since we don't know the permit approval timeline, we plan to start our programs at a different full-time location in September, with the hope of moving regular programs to Cedar Song when it's available. We'll implement this with a reasonable transition timeline so any transition is smooth and gentle for everyone. Cedar Song address: 119 Ross Durrance Rd.

2026/27 Program Season:

The interim location for 2026/27 programs is the BGCSVI Outdoor Adventure Centre located at 3900 Metchosin Rd, in Metchosin. This is a well suited site for temporary program operation while Cedar Song permits are in process and we’re grateful for this rental partnership with them. Click here to check out some photos of this site.

Traditional Territory:

The Highlands region has traditionally been known by the name: W̱MÍYEŦEN (place of the deer). It is on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ people, the original stewards of this land. 

The Boys & Girls Club in Metchosin is situated within the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. It is specifically recognized as part of the core traditional territory of the Sc'ianew (Beecher Bay) First Nation, with overlapping areas associated with the T'Sou-ke (Sooke) First Nation and the Songhees Nation.