Dual Name Event, June 3, 2019 A celebration of the renaming of ȽÁU,WELṈEW/John Dean Park Welcome/EWÁ E NE EN SḰEL, ḰEL “Jarrett, you are on the list of honoured guests so I hope you are there!” – Adam Olsen The BC Legislature approved Bill 16 – 2019 on May 2nd and 14th, 2019, which added […]
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March 2020, The closure of parksCOVID-19 (text copied from BC Parks Public Notice, 23 Mar 20) Due … [Read More...]
Fire Smart FX Assessment at L/JDP – 2019-20BC Parks has hired a firm to assess some key areas in L/JDP for … [Read More...]
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ȽÁU,WELṈEW̱ Witnessing CeremonyDual Name Event, June 3, 2019 A celebration of the renaming … [Read More...]
Royal Assent, ȽÁU,WELNEW/John Dean ParkMay 14, 2019, at 17:05:10, BC's Bill 16 – 2019, received Legislative … [Read More...]
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ȽÁU,WELNEW/JOHN DEAN PARKBill 16 - 2019 changes the name of John Dean Park. In 1921, … [Read More...]
Jarrett’s 30th at ȽÁU,WELNEW/John Dean Park2019 celebrates Jarrett’s 45th birthday, 27 years of service … [Read More...]
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LÁU,WELNEW Provincial Park (John Dean)Traditional Name Addition The official name change will be … [Read More...]
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SLEKTAIN ŚKEM¸SET (TRAIL)Surveyed summer 1988 – 30th Anniversary Spring and summer … [Read More...]
UNVEILING THREE NEW TRAILS – 30 years agoFriends Picnic, May 21, 1988 By year four, the Friends of … [Read More...]
BROOM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUCCESSION 2017-18John Dean Provincial Park - 9 of 11 broom … [Read More...]
TIMELINE OF JOHN DEAN PARKMary Winspear Centre | 43 attended | 25 Sep 17 Presented … [Read More...]
THE GREATEST FRIENDEDO NYLAND | 1927-2017 Our greatest Friend Edo, passed away … [Read More...]
RESPONSE FEB-MAR 2017Repairs & Removals – 6-8 Feb 2017, the old-growth valley … [Read More...]
INVASIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUCCESSIONGrand and sacred John Dean Park – all Invasive Zones are properly … [Read More...]
2021 Centennial Project1st Donated BC Park | Established: December 9, 1921 | 2021 Centennial … [Read More...]
TRAIL SIGN EVOLUTIONA 25yr Signature Endeavor | 1991-2016 By Tyson Mazer Jarrett … [Read More...]
HIKING GREATER VICTORIA REGION2016 Hiking Leaders: With up to 4,500 visitors touring the … [Read More...]
SOUTH ENTRANCE TO JOHN DEAN PARKGail Wickens’ Trail – 11 Dec 1971 & Haldon Park – … [Read More...]
BROOM MANAGEMENT SYSTEMAll of the meadows in John Dean Park are “broom free”. The … [Read More...]
PICKLES’ BLUFF STEWARDSHIP SUCCESSIONToday, Pickles’ Bluff is mint – ready for special visitors! Updated: … [Read More...]
THE FRIENDS TREE EMBLEM / LOGO“… a proud part of volunteering at John Dean Park.” If … [Read More...]
FIRST-LINE VOLUNTEERS / “TRAIL CAPTAINS” – REWARDING!Jarrett Teague believes John Dean Provincial Park requires the … [Read More...]
JOHN DEAN’S SACRED TRUST – 199675th anniversary film (1921-96) by Don Robb & Jarrett Teague … [Read More...]
W’S’ANEC TRADITIONAL CANOESAn amazing ȽÁUWELṈEW tradition continues: The Peninsula Salish … [Read More...]
LES DESFOSSES PRESENTSLAUWELNEW | 7:50min | JOHN DEAN PARK, 2014 “…Mount Newton … [Read More...]
SUMMIT TREE TOPPING CONTINUES FOR YYJhttp://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/john_dean/ … [Read More...]
THE WEST BLOCK ADDITION – 1989A FRIENDS LEGACY – Twenty five years ago the Friends of John … [Read More...]
RESTORING THE TRADITIONAL NAME – ȽÁUWELṈEWUpdated: December 12, 2014 ȽÁUWELṈEW (The place of refuge) … [Read More...]
REMOVING THE PARK’S IVYUpdated: 2016 – “100% ivy free”. The Ivy Management System … [Read More...]
“WE GOT WALLOPED” with snow, end February 2014Here’s a taste of an e-mail received March 3, 2014; concerning … [Read More...]
JOHN DEAN’S SACRED TRUSTFilm By Don Robb and Jarrett Teague - 1996 (29:18, courtesy … [Read More...]
30 Years – EDO NYLAND’S LEGACIES“We think it is urgent that some organised group be formed … [Read More...]
25 Years – JARRETT TEAGUE’S TRIBUTE THEMEJARRETT’S FAVOURITE: Russell Watson’s – WHERE MY HEART … [Read More...]
ESTABLISHING A SUITABLE TRAIL SYSTEM, 1987-90By 1987, the parks clean-up was well underway. On January 9, … [Read More...]
SAMUEL KELLYTHE FIRST OWNER OF: Section 1, Range 1 West, North Saanich On … [Read More...]
VOLUNTEER ELDERS – 7 years plusFriends Executive Service / Park Volunteer These consistent … [Read More...]
TRAIL BUILDERS, 1987-90These amazing volunteers constructed the great John Dean Park … [Read More...]
EARTH GRAVITY SITE – MOUNT NEWTONThe Earth Gravity Site on Mount Newton, in John Dean Provincial … [Read More...]
FRIENDS OF JOHN DEAN PARK SOCIETYNewsletters & Circulars - updated for spring 2020 Anyone … [Read More...]
THE THOMSON CABIN, 1910-1974Section 1, Range 1 West, South Saanich After the 1858 First … [Read More...]
POST No. 1 OF SURVEY OF NORTH AND SOUTH SAANICH DISTRICTSThere’s an amazing place, a secret, at the summit of John Dean … [Read More...]