Sabres invade: Inner Harbour

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)


Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Inner Harbour [map]

Victoria's Inner Harbour, historically known as James Bay, is the waterfront along the city's downtown and also serves as its main marina and docks. It is flanked on land by the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, the Empress Hotel, the former Royal London Wax Museum and the Royal British Columbia Museum.

Sabres invade: Former Royal London Wax Museum

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)


Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: CPR Steamship Terminal Building (formerly Royal London Wax Museum) [map]

The Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship Terminal building is most well known as the former location of the Royal London Wax Museum, which operated in the building for over 40 years until 2010. The museum included over 50 wax figures and was North America's first exhibition of Tussaud wax figures from England. The museum moved out in 2010 after a lease dispute when the building was to be seismically upgraded.

Sabres invade: Royal Roads University

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)


Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Colwood
Location: Royal Roads University [map]

Royal Roads University is a former naval military college that became British Columbia's first private university in 1995 when it was converted to a civilian institution. The university's main building, Hatley Castle, is part of a National Historic Site and is best known as the exterior filming locations in the X-Men films (as Professor X's school for mutants) and Smallville television series (as the Luthor Mansion).

Sabres invade: Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)


Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre [map]

The Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre is the largest arena in British Columbia outside of Vancouver and is home to the Victoria Salmon Kings hockey team, the ECHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks. It opened in 2005 and replaced the old Victoria Memorial Arena, which sat on the same site until its demolition in 2003.

Sabres invade: The Bay Centre, Victoria

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)


Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: The Bay Centre [map]

Formerly known as Victoria Eaton Centre, The Bay Centre opened in 1990 and was the first major shopping mall in downtown Victoria. It was built on two city blocks in Victoria's historic square, and remains one of the largest shopping malls in Greater Victoria.

Sabres invade: Royal British Columbia Museum

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)


Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Royal British Columbia Museum [map]

The Royal British Columbia Museum is a large history museum that is also home to the British Columbia provincial archives. It serves as the center of the historical and cultural area around the Inner Harbour. Focusing mainly on aboriginal First Nations and colonial history, it also occasionally hosts traveling exhibits from outside the Pacific Northwest.

Sabres invade: Chinatown, Victoria

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)


Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Chinatown [map]

Victoria's Chinatown is a designated National Historic Site that is the oldest one of its kind in Canada and second oldest in North America (after the one in San Francisco, California), dating back to 1858. Its beginnings stem from the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush at the time, triggering Chinese migration from both California and China. Its size and population peaked in 1911, until reducing in size until the 1980s when the neighborhood was revitalized.

Sabres invade: University of Victoria

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)


Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria (Saanich and Oak Bay)
Location: University of Victoria [map]

The University of Victoria (UVic) is the largest university on Vancouver Island. Originally a college in the University of British Columbia system, it gained autonomy in 1963. The campus layout is peculiar; the majority of the campus lies inside a circular road that is exactly 1969 feet (600 meters) in diameter, split diagonally by the city limits of Saanich and Oak Bay.

Sabres invade: Hatley Castle

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)



Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Colwood
Location: Hatley Castle [map]

Hatley Castle is a National Historic Site located on the campus of Royal Roads University that was the home of former British Columbia Lieutenant Governor, James Dunsmuir. It was also planned as the royal residence for King George VI and his family during the Second World War before such relocation plans were canceled. It was subsequently converted to a naval training facility for Royal Roads, which was then a military college. Today, it is known as the exterior filming location in the X-Men movies (as Professor X's school for mutants) and the Smallville television series (as the Luthor Mansion).

Sabres invade: British Columbia Parliament Buildings

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)


Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: British Columbia Parliament Buildings [map]

The British Columbia Parliament Buildings in British Columbia's capital city are the official offices of the Legislative Assembly. The buildings opened in 1898 and are located next to the city's Inner Harbour, adjacent to the Royal British Columbia Museum (the de facto provincial archives and museum) and the Empress Hotel (a historical hotel frequented by the British royal family).

Sabres invade: Mile Zero, Trans-Canada Highway

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)


Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Mile Zero, Trans-Canada Highway [map]

Victoria's Mile Zero monument marks the official western end of the Trans-Canada Highway, a highway system that stretches from Canada's west coast to its east coast. From this point on, it continues in a series of routes that eventually lead to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador on the easternmost tip of Canada.

Sabres invade: Empress Hotel

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)


Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Fairmont Empress [map]

The Fairmont Empress hotel is a historic hotel opened in 1908. It is currently the hotel of choice for visiting members of the British royal family and was once frequented by writing legend Rudyard Kipling. It was originally built as a terminus hotel for the Canadian Pacific Railway's steamship line; after the line ceased to exist, it became a magnet for celebrities and famous personalities.