PCC partners in heritage walking tours
May 22, 2007 - Take a stroll through Victoria streets and discover the Capital’s secrets and hidden history through four new heritage walking tours.

Fools Rush In – The clinking of glasses and the smell of canvas and horses – these were the rollicking times of the Gold Rush era.

Forbidden City – Tales from the secret city within the city – go back to when Canada’s first Chinatown was born.


Happy Hauntings – Ghosts, ancestral spirits – expect the unexpected when you take this tour through the country’s most haunted city.

Law and Disorder – Robbery, murder and deadly lovers’ triangles – stories of criminals and Victoria’s lawmen.

“We are pleased to be a funding partner in this great series of walking tours that focus on some of the fun, interesting and historic aspects of our Capital city,” said Ray Parks, CEO of the Provincial Capital Commission.“These professionally produced brochures will be enjoyed by visitors, school groups and area residents.”

The series of four self-guided walks was produced by the City of Victoria in cooperation with the Downtown Victoria Business Association, Tourism Victoria and the Provincial Capital Commission with additional funding from Canadian Heritage and the Heritage Legacy Fund of British Columbia.

The free walking tour brochures can be picked up at Victoria’s Tourist Information Center on the Inner Harbour or at Victoria City Hall.

For more information, or for a .pdf version for downloading, please go to http://www.victoria.ca/visitors/wlkngt.shtml