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Yi Cao thought his short game let him down last week in the first Canada Life pro golf tournament on Bear Mountain. After tying for third place on the mountain course he returned to Tsawwassen over the weekend to work on it at his home Beach Grove course. Read more
Read moreYou win some and you lose some in sports. That doesn’t change amid a pandemic. Langford found out that after two successful Canada Life Series pro golf tournaments were staged at Bear Mountain after the burgeoning island community lost its bid, to Charlottetown, P.E.I., to host the pro soccer Canadian Premier League season. Read more…
Read moreNo number three wood? No problem for Yi Cao. “I still have 13 perfectly good clubs in my bag,” said the pro out of Beach Grove, who lost the club face on his three wood. Read more
Read moreChina’s Yi Cao appears to be playing a different course than everybody else this week. After shooting a 67 in the opening round of the Canada Life Series at Bear Mountain: Valley Course event, Cao matched that score Tuesday as he opened a five-shot lead with one round remaining in this 54-hole event. At 8-under,…
Read moreChina’s Yi Cao rolled in a birdie putt on the 18th hole Monday, and Scott Kerr matched him on that hole about an hour later, and those two putts were enough to give Cao and Kerr the opening-round lead at the Canada Life Series at Bear Mountain: Valley Course. The duo shot 4-under 67s and…
Read moreThe good thing about shooting a 63 in the opening round is it gives you a cushion for the rest of the tournament. Evan Holmes can definitely relate. Despite playing the final 36 holes in only even-par, Holmes rode his 8-under start to victory in the Canada Life Series’ first tournament at Bear Mountain’s Mountain…
Read moreEvan Holmes was not as crisp as he was Monday when he opened the Canada Life Series at Bear Mountain: Mountain Course event with a sterling 63. On a day where he only managed three birdies and two bogeys, shooting a 1-under 70, it was still enough to get him to 9-under and good for…
Read moreEvan Holmes started the Canada Life Series at Bear Mountain: Mountain Course event in style, making birdie on his first three holes and on four of his first five. Even a bogey at No. 6 only slowed him temporarily as Holmes went on to birdie two more (Nos. 7 and 8) to make the turn…
Read morePGA Tour Canada announced Friday that it will hold four tournaments later this year for players residing in the country. After the tour canceled the season because of the coronavirus pandemic, it will now host four 54-hole tournaments – called the Canada Life Series – in August and September, in Langford, British Columbus and Caledon,…
Read moreThe Mackenzie Tour announced on Friday it will hold a series of four tournaments for professional golfers residing in Canada – two of which will be held on Vancouver Island. The official Mackenzie Tour season was cancelled along with the PGA Tour China and PGA Tour Latinoamerica schedules because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Players are…
Read moreThe measured reopening of sport has reached the Island. The Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada, which cancelled its regular 2020 pro golf season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Friday it will host four tournaments for players residing in Canada. The Canada Life Series will feature two 54-hole events at Bear Mountain in Langford on the…
Read moreKicking off the Canadian cross country season on the slopes of Bear Mountain is becoming a bit of a tradition. The Victoria, B.C. venue has hosted the opening round of Canada Cup racing for the last four years… Read more
Read moreOne of Canada’s top master runners is preparing for a world class run, right here on Island soil. Victoria runner Craig Odermatt is running in the 2020 Pan Am Cross Country Cup, a race event by the Association of Pan-American Athletics championships. Held every second year, the cross-country event attracts teams from Pan American countries…
Read moreThe Holiday Home Tour at Bear Mountain Resort offers an inside look at the ultimate in luxurious homes while helping some local charities in need of a boost, especially as the holiday season approaches. The tours begin with a reception at Westin Bear Mountain and hot chocolate and sweets. You can board a shuttle bus…
Read moreby Lindsey Horsting/Black Press The tennis bubble at Bear Mountain Resort and Spa opened to the public on Saturday. The four-court tennis bubble is Western Canada’s largest indoor/outdoor red clay court tennis facility. Within the first hour of the open house, a number of people in the community stopped by the check it out. Russ…
Read moreby Don Descoteau/Black Press The wealth of sports talent, knowledge, dedication and commitment in the region was on display Saturday night at Bear Mountain, as the Victoria Sports Hall of Fame inducted its class of 2019. Olympic and Paralympic athletes, a top international fastball pitcher, an international level coach and official, the Victoria Motorcycle Club…
Read moreby Andrew Penner/CALGARY HERALD As the sun dips below the horizon, the day’s last rays skimming over Goldstream Provincial Park, you can bet that Linda and Justin Rumpel will be on their second-floor patio admiring the warm colours in the western sky and sipping a glass of wine. “The sunsets here can be quite spectacular,”…
Read moreby Shalu Mehta/Black Press Hundreds of golfers came together to tee off Saturday morning at Bear Mountain as part of the 21st annual Golf For Kids Charity Classic. The tournament is one of the most successful single-day fundraising tournaments in the country, with proceeds supporting child and youth charities on Vancouver Island and the Help…
Read moreby Cleve Dheensaw/Times Colonist One year from today, the best athletes in the world will march into New National Stadium for the start of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. More than 50 Island athletes are expected on the Canadian team. Statistics company Gracenote Sports predicts if the Olympics opened today, Canada would finish 13th…
Read moreby Andrew Duffy/Times Colonist In the first of what could be a series of deals and partnerships to be announced in the coming years, the company behind Bear Mountain Resort has sold its hotel. Ecoasis, which bought Bear Mountain in 2013, has entered into what it calls a “working alliance” with businessman Raoul Malak that…
Read moreby Shalu Mehta/Black Press The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa has been sold. Ecoasis, the company that owns the Bear Mountain Resort has entered a “working alliance” with Raoul Malak, a local entrepreneur and businessman. Ecoasis will still own and be responsible for Bear Mountain’s golf and tennis operations and developable lands while…
Read moreby Rick Stiebel/Black Press West Shore residents are singing as Roy Rogers used to, “Happy Trails to You.” A new section of trail at Bear Mountain Resort is a welcome addition to nature lovers and athletes alike, said Langford Mayor Stew Young. “I’m sure to will be put to good use by residents, tourist and…
Read moreby Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist Haley Smith, based out of the Cycling Canada national training centre on Bear Mountain, has again showed why she is being labelled the Next One in mountain biking. Smith reached her first senior World Cup podium Sunday in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, by taking women’s bronze. That follows up Smith’s bronze…
Read moreby Pedro Arrais/ Times Colonist The M’akola Housing Society is working with all 10 First Nations in Greater Victoria to host the Change Makers’ Gathering, an event to launch National Indigenous Peoples Week, June 17 at the Bear Mountain Resort. June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day, an opportunity to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ culture and…
Read moreby Cleve Dheensaw/Times Colonist Long Island and the PGA Championship would have been the preference job-wise. But another Island on the other side of the continent offered PGA Tour player Roger Sloan the best kind of consolation — a week of family time with wife Casey and one-year-old daughter Leighton. Bear Mountain is one of…
Read moreby Cleve Dheensaw/Times Colonist A little bit of home cooking, and the cheers of family and friends, carried Island Boxing Club competitors deep into the Super Channel Canadian boxing championships before a packed crowd in the Bear Mountain tennis bubble. But nothing takes the place of experience. Read more
Read moreby Joe McCarthy/Toronto Sun At first glance you might think they were training young Olympians at Bear Mountain. With golf back in the Games, who knows, maybe they are. For five months a year, the 10 members of Golf Canada’s national junior team move to Victoria, B.C., to pursue their dream. Living with billets from…
Read moreby Shalu Mehta/Black Press A plot of land owned by the Sooke School District on south Skirt Mountain has been levelled in preparation for a future school. SD62 superintendent Scott Stinson tweeted on April 4 that the site had been levelled. He said no school has been announced yet, “but (the) site will be ready…
Read moreby Terry McKall/Canadian MTB Victoria, B.C. has become the traditional host of the Canada Cup cross country racing series, bringing riders from across the country together on Bear Mountain for training camps and early season racing in the mostly snow-free west coast city. This year, race organizers updated the course to bring back the high…
Read moreby Terry McKall/Canadian MTB Over the Easter long weekend Canada’s best cross country athletes gathered together at the Bear Mountain Resort for the first round of Canada Cup racing for 2018. Catharine Pendrel (Cliff Pro Team) and Andrew L’Esperance (Forward Racing) came away from the weekend with well deserved wins, Pendrel after a long solo…
Read moreby Terry McKall/Canadian MTB Bear Mountain Canada Cup may be an “early season” race but, with most of Canada’s national team in attendance and warm, dry conditions, riders were flying around the updated Victoria cross country course. Norco Factory Racing continued its fast start to 2019, with Peter Disera and Haley Smith taking the top…
Read moreby Shalu Mehta/Times Colonist The Canadian National Mountain Bike team is gearing up for a weekend full of racing at Bear Mountain in Langford. The third annual Bear Mountain Bike Festival, hosted by the City of Langford and Tourism Victoria, is an off-road bicycle event being held on March 30 and 31. Read more
Read moreby Terry McKall/Canadian MTB It’s the last weekend of March which means Bear Mountain in Victoria, B.C. is once again swarming with mountain bikers. Many are here for an early season training camp, culminating in the first Canada Cup XCO of 2019, but Bear Mountain isn’t only a cross country race. There’s a sold-out enduro…
Read moreby Canadian Cycling Magazine Contributor Molly Hurford has been to three training camps so far in 2019 for a total of seven weeks of endurance training. So, she knows a thing or two about getting the most out of an early-season endurance camp. Guess what? It’s not about crushing it on the climbs. Molly shares her great advice…
Read moreCleve Dheensaw/Times Colonist Canada’s mountain-biking bookends, in terms of career arc, will be racing Saturday in the annual UCI Bear Mountain Canada Cup. Olympic qualifying has begun and riders will be looking to pick up points for Tokyo 2020. Read more
Read moreby Cleve Dheensaw/Times Colonist The new 27,000 square-foot indoor bubble at the Bear Mountain Tennis Centre, covering four of the centre’s eight clay courts, is envisioned to house everything from Canada’s future pro stars to duffers of all abilities. The bubble, covering half of the largest indoor-outdoor red-clay facility in Canada, opened this week and the…
Read moreBy Lindsay Horsting/Black Press The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa is hosting the unveiling of its four-court tennis bubble. Work to create the dome started this past March. The dome itself took about four months to fabricate and the preparation and installation took seven months. The bubble was built by the Ontario-based company,…
Read moreLINDSEY HORSTING/Goldstream Gazette Langford Mayor Stew Young plans to bring Boxing B.C. on Bear Mountain. The plan is to get a provincial facility there to join other national team athletes already training there. Bear Mountain is home to Golf Canada’s centralized development program and the Canadian mountain biking team that trains there for part of…
Read moreCleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist Langford Mayor Stew Young added again to his burgeoning Olympic stable with the announcement that the 2019 Super Channel national boxing championships will be held on Bear Mountain. Read more
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Read moreCleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist The golfers may be among the youngest athletes from the various sports training in Langford’s burgeoning “Olympic Corridor,” but certainly not the least. They are talented enough to harbour the grandest of dreams. Virtually all members of the Canadian men’s and women’s U-19 national golf teams list the NCAA as…
Read moreWritten by Golf Canada VICTORIA, B.C. – Team Canada’s Development Squad boys and girls teams both finished atop the leaderboards in Thursday’s qualifying event at Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa to secure a spot to play in the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup. See more at: http://golfcanada.ca/article/canada-punches-tickets-toyota-junior-golf-world-cup
Read more‘Road to nowhere’ no more as Langford route opens It’s been a long time coming. Fifteen years after plans for the West Shore Parkway got underway, the finished route has now opened. CTV Vancouver Island Published Wednesday, April 11, 2018 6:28PM PDT It’s been 15 years in the making but the Bear Mountain Parkway extension…
Read moreKatherine Engqvist/News Gazette staff The Bear Mountain Parkway extension is complete. The new roadway connects the Leigh Road overpass to the roundabout on Country Club Way. See more at: https://www.vicnews.com/news/bear-mountain-parkway-extension-to-open-after-7-p-m/
Read moreWATCH: The City of Langford opened the final stretch of the Bear Mountain extension connecting the Bear Mountain village to Highway 1, cutting down residents commute and opening the doors for millions in future developments. Luisa Alvarez reports. https://www.cheknews.ca/bear-mountain-parkway-extension-opens-connecting-resort-with-downtown-core-437903/
Read moreKatherine Engqvist/Goldstream Gazette The Bear Mountain Parkway project is almost complete. The new roadway will open to traffic just after 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 10. Read more at: https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/bear-mountain-parkway-to-open-tuesday-evening/
Read moreNorco.com Norco Factory Team kicked off the Canadian XC season at the first Canada Cup event at Bear Mountain last weekend. Nestled in the Victoria Highlands, B.C., the event offers challenging race courses for XC Long Course, Short Track and Enduro Racing and is one of the most anticipated cycling events on Vancouver Island. “The…
Read moreTerry McKall | Posted in MTB Marianne Theberge of Equipe du Quebec leads Madeline Robbins of Team USA on the climb trail. Read more at: https://cyclingmagazine.ca/mtb/bear-mountain-canada-cup-weekend/
Read moreThe 2018 Canada Cup Mountain Bike Series opened on Saturday with wins in the Elite women and men by Catharine Pendrel (Clif Pro) and Andrew L’Esperance (Forward Racing – Norco). Held at Bear Mountain Resort, just outside Victoria, BC, the course is situated in the foothills of Mount Finlayson with breathtaking views of Victoria’s seaside…
Read morerelease by Cycling Canada Pendrel, the 2016 Rio Olympic bronze medalist and defending champion at Bear Mountain, rode away from the rest of the women’s field to win by nearly one minute over Haley Smith (Norco Factory). Smith will head to Gold Coast, Australia, from Bear Mountain, to represent Canada at the Commonwealth Games. American Haley…
Read moreTerry McKall | Posted in MTB In two very different races, Catharine Pendrel (Cliff Pro Team) and Andrew L’Esperance (Forward Racing) won 2018’s first round of Canada Cup racing on Saturday at Victoria, B.C.’s Bear Mountain venue. Pendrel attacked late on the first lap and never looked back, leaving a three way fight for second…
Read moreClick here for results from the Bear Mountain Canada Cup XCO #1 which took place at the Bear Mountain Resort in Langford, BC.
Read moreCleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist Don’t count out the veteran yet. Catharine Pendrel proved on Saturday she still has what it takes. The 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medallist, back on the Island trails where she learned to ride as a University of Victoria student, won the third annual PowerAde Canada Cup elite women’s mountain bike…
Read moreCanadian Cycling Magazine | Posted in Rides+Events Watch: Get excited for the 2018 Bear Mountain Bike Festival Beginning Saturday, March 31 at the Westin Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria, B.C. the Bear Mountain Bike Festival will bring fans, families aspiring racers together with Canadian Olympians to start off the Canadian mountain bike season. The festival…
Read moreCleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist Canada’s top mountain bikers, from left, Léandre Bouchard, Emily Batty, Catharine Pendrel and Haley Smith, have been training at Bear Mountain as they gear up for the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Photograph By ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST. Read more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/national-mountain-bikers-eye-bear-mountain-tune-up-1.23246645
Read moreMarch 30th, 2018 by Canadian Cycling Magazine | Posted in MTB This weekend is the opening round of Canada Cup cross country racing and for the third year in a row Bear Mountain in Victoria, B.C. will host the first race of the season. The race has moved to a slightly later date on the…
Read moreGoldstream Gazette Watch: Canadian Olympians kick off the Bear Mountain Bike Festival with the 2018 Powerade Canada Cup.
Read moreKevin Charach/Chek News WATCH: Olympians Catharine Pendrel and Emily Batty headline a field of Canada’s top mountain bikers for this weekend’s 3rd annual Bear Mountain Bike Festival.
Read moreLindsey Horsting/News Gazette staff WATCH: Bear Mountain Bike Fest kicks off this weekend Canadian Olympic riders ready for 2018 Powerade Canada Cup.
Read moreLindsey Horsting/Victoria News This weekend is the third annual Bear Mountain Bike Fest… https://www.vicnews.com/sports/team-canada-mountain-biker-started-training-at-bear-mountain-by-chance/
Read moreLindsey Horsting/Goldstream Gazette Golf Canada’s centralized development program a success so far… https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/sports/local-golfer-enjoys-the-new-development-program-at-bear-mountain/
Read moreKevin Charach/Chek News WATCH: Golf Canada is transforming the way they groom Canada’s top young golfing talent. 2018 marked the start of a new centralized program where the nation’s top teenage golfers train year-round out of greater Victoria’s Bear Mountain golf resort. https://www.cheknews.ca/canadas-top-young-golfers-move-to-bear-mountain-for-year-round-training-429512/
Read moreMonday Magazine The Westin Bear Mountain Resort hosts the third annual Bear Mountain Bike Festival presented by the City of Langford and Tourism Victoria from March 31 – April 1. This year’s festival expands on past success, bringing world-class racing to Vancouver Island. Read more at: http://www.mondaymag.com/sports/mountain-bike-masters-descend-on-bear-mountain/
Read moreCleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist It’s a long-distance move to an unfamiliar part of the country for Canada’s best young golfers. But those are the sacrifices they are willing to make as they pursue their dreams of the NCAA, Olympics and PGA and LPGA on Bear Mountain at Golf Canada’s national development centre. “I’m learning…
Read moreJanuary 23rd, 2018 by Terry McKall | Posted in MTB Victoria, B.C. will once again host the opening round of Canada Cup XCO racing, as the Bear Mountain Bike Festival returns March 31 – April 1, 2018. Along with the main event XCO, the festival includes mountain bike demo days, a kids bike day and,…
Read moreNovember 11th, 2017 by Canadian Cycling Magazine With the calendar year approaching it’s end, Cycling Canada have revealed the national and international competition calendar for 2018. The season runs from March to December with new and returning events coast-to-coast. The major highlight of the calendar was the announcement there would be a total of eight…
Read moreNew venue a hit for West Shore tennis festival Red clay courts at Bear Mountain well received from tournament participants JOEL TANSEY Sun Jul 2nd, 2017 11:30am LOCAL SPORTSSPORTS The Gllangcolme Tennis Festival has a new home, and the change of venue appears to have gone over well with the Greater Victoria tennis community. The…
Read morePosted By: Kevin Charach on: June 14, 2017 In: CHEK, Sports The Bear Mountain Tennis Centre opened last weekend and local developers hope the new, 8 red clay-court facility helps bring tennis on Vancouver Island to the next level. http://www.cheknews.ca/bear-mountain-opens-new-clay-tennis-courts-337753/
Read moreTournament to Offer Complimentary Event Hat With Ticket Purchase Leading up to Father’s Day MEDIA KIT VICTORIA, BC (June 15, 2017) – Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship Tournament Organizers announced today that PGA TOUR Champions legends Fred Funk, Jay Haas and Paul Goydos have committed to playing in this year’s event, held at Bear Mountain Golf…
Read moreJOEL TANSEY – Goldstream Gazette Mon Jun 12th, 2017 4:30pm As Rafael Nadal was putting the finishing touches on his record-setting 10th French Open championship on the red clay of Roland Garros in Paris, West Shore tennis enthusiasts were getting a taste of the dirt as well. That might not sound appetitizing, but for tennis…
Read moreAndrew A. Duffy / Times Colonist JUNE 8, 2017 06:00 AM When Bear Mountain’s clay-court tennis facility opens to the public this weekend, it will add another amenity to the resort. But it will also plant a flag for the game of tennis in the region, as the largest red-clay-court facility in Canada. “This is…
Read more2017 PGA TOUR Champions Winners Join Defending Champion Colin Montgomerie for the 2017 Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship Colin Montgomerie, Bernhard Langer, Stephen Ames and Scott McCarron Commit to 2017 Event MEDIA KIT Victoria, B.C. (June 1, 2017) – Tournament Organizers announced today that three of the top PGA TOUR Champions golfers have committed to playing in…
Read morehttps://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2017/05/25/vancouver-island-boasts-vibrant-golf-scene.html Ocean and mountain views feature at B.C. courses where champion golfers have teed off. Olympic View Golf Club in Victoria, B.C., where Tiger Woods teed it up as an amateur, zig zags towards a vista of mountain range and forest. (OLYMPIC VIEW) After a round at Bear Mountain among its varied topography, golfers can enjoy…
Read moreVICTORIA, BC (April 20, 2017) – Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship tournament organizers are proud to announce their partnership with Skechers Performance Canada, a division of SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE: SKX), as the Official Footwear Partner of the 2017 PGA TOUR Champions Event. Skechers Performance is a global footwear leader, with a growing presence on the…
Read morehttp://www.goldstreamgazette.com/business/bear-mountain-resort-staff-in-langford-give-a-little-but-help-a-lot/ Bear Mountain Resort staff in Langford give a little but help a lot BC Hospitality Foundation receive major donation from resort workers DON DESCOTEAU Thu Apr 6th, 2017 8:30am BUSINESSLOCAL BUSINESS Staffers at the Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa are not only helping out coworkers at times of need, but their counterparts…
Read morehttp://www.king5.com/entertainment/television/programs/evening/see-a-new-side-of-victoria-with-clipper-vacations-and-the-westin-bear-mountain-resort/422890231 VICTORIA, B.C. – Spring fever is in the air, which means it’s time for an adventure. For the perfect spring getaway, head up to Victoria, B.C. Even if you’ve been before, it’s worth another trip. “People that haven’t been up to Victoria in maybe in 8-10 years this is a great excuse, a great…
Read moreOrganizers of the 2017 Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship tournament are asking fans to design the trophy to be awarded to the victor of the PGA Tour Champions event in September. The submission period is already open for designs, which should incorporate the nature of golf and celebrate the winner, PGA Tour Champions, the Pacific…
Read moreCleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist MARCH 4, 2017 10:52 PM – From Rio de Janeiro to Bear Mountain, Catharine Pendrel and Emily Batty resumed their epic rivalry, with the same outcome. Pendrel outkicked Batty to the finish line Saturday to win the 2017 Canada Cup women’s mountain bike race on Bear Mountain, much as she…
Read moreCLEVE DHEENSAW / TIMES COLONIST MARCH 3, 2017 10:19 PM – When we last checked this rivalry, Catharine Pendrel was outracing Emily Batty to the finish line last summer in Rio to take the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games while shunting her fellow Canadian to an agonizing fourth place. The two will renew…
Read moreStory from: http://www.cyclingcanada.ca/sport/mountain-bike/news/pendrel-gagne-win-opening-round-of-canada-cup/ VICTORIA, BC, March 5, 2017 – The first leader’s jerseys of the 2017 Canada Cup mountain bike series were awarded on Saturday at Bear Mountain Resort, just outside Victoria, BC. The Canada Cup has been the career starting point for many of Canada’s top professional and Olympic riders. Situated in the foothills of…
Read moreby Joel Tansey – Goldstream News Gazette Langford posted Feb 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM http://www.goldstreamgazette.com/sports/413441343.html The West Shore already boasts a sizeable tennis community, but the sport’s landscape will change dramatically with the soon-to-be-built, eight-court indoor/outdoor red clay tennis centre at the Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa, the largest such facility in…
Read moreby Rick Stiebel – Goldstream News Gazette Langford, West Shore posted Feb 10, 2017 at 7:00 AM http://www.goldstreamgazette.com/sports/413351833.html The wheels are turning in preparation for the Bear Mountain Bike Festival, which will combine top-level racing with the chance for amateurs of all ages and skill levels to test their mettle with the pedals. The events,…
Read moreCleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist JANUARY 31, 2017 10:32 PM – See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/club-pro-hartley-named-boss-of-new-bear-mountain-tennis-centre-1.9711306#sthash.15tvyxVp.dpuf Russ Hartley, then tennis pro at the Racquet Club of Victoria for five years, left after it went into receivership. His journey back to the Island now comes full circle as he takes over today as tennis director of…
Read moreFrom: Canadian Cycling Magazine January 23rd, 2017 by Rob Sturney http://cyclingmagazine.ca/spotlight/bear-mountain-bike-festival-open-2017-canada-cup/ Victoria, BC is usually a little ahead of the rest of the country when it comes to the end of winter, and this means that the 2017 Canada Cup mountain bike series can launch in early March at Bear Mountain resort. The Bear Mountain…
Read moreFrom: The Georgia Straight by Kate Wilson on January 24th, 2017 at 2:40 PM http://www.straight.com/news/859991/bear-mountain-bike-festival-kicks-2017-canada-cup-mtb-series-races-and-family-events It’s January 24—so by now the whole country has started binging on chocolate and deeply regretting spending $400 on gym memberships. But for the steel-willed few who still haven’t broken their New Year’s fitness resolutions, the Bear Mountain Bike Festival…
Read moreFrom: http://www.goldstreamgazette.com/sports/408087006.html by Joel Tansey – Goldstream News Gazette Langford, West Shore posted Dec 26, 2016 at 5:00 PM When Bree Sharratt gets together for a round of golf with Ray Henry, it’s not just a friendly father-daughter match. It gets competitive, especially when the dreaded “pigeon bag tag” is on the line. For years, the two…
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Just because you’re away from home at the holidays doesn’t mean you need to give up on having a great Christmas dinner. Whether you’re after traditional turkey, contemporary west-coast or something totally unique, you’ll certainly be able to find what you’re looking for at one of Victoria’s great restaurants and markets. Story from: Tourism Victoria. http://www.tourismvictoria.com/blog/post/2016/8/20-Places-to-Enjoy-Christmas-Dinner-in-Victoria-B-C-/2980/
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VICTORIA, B.C. – PGA TOUR Champions and Pacific Links International announced today that the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship will return to Victoria, British Columbia in 2017. The event will once again be played at The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa the week of Monday, September 11th – Sunday, September 17th, 2017. The 2016…
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Story by: Times Colonist mannicchiarico@timescolonist.com World Golf Hall of Famer Colin Montgomerie says he is more than excited to be heading back to the Greater Victoria Area next September to defend his 2016 Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship crown. Montgomerie, who thanks to the $375,000 US first-place cheque of the $2.5-million purse was propelled…
Read morePacific Links Bear Mountain Championship Returns to Victoria, BC Limited time pre-sale tickets available for the PGA TOUR Champions event hosted at Bear Mountain VICTORIA, B.C. (December 13, 2016) – PGA TOUR Champions and Pacific Links International announced today that the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship will return to Victoria, British Columbia in 2017. The event…
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No one from the local music community is busier at this time of year than Daniel Lapp. That’s a good thing for music fans and organizations who stand to benefit from his generous spirit. The Christmas season is when Lapp springs into action and leads events of all kinds, including those with the goal of…
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Political dignitaries from several levels of government gathered Thursday, shiny shovels in hand, for the official groundbreaking on the completion of a connection between Bear Mountain Parkway and Leigh Road in Langford. The project, which began in October, involves 3.3 kilometres of road that begins at the roundabout intersection of Bear Mountain Parkway and Country…
Read moreA 3.3-kilometre corridor creating a “front door” to Bear Mountain is the last cog in Langford’s major road plans, Mayor Stew Young says. The Bear Mountain Parkway extension is also the first step toward creating another business, recreation and residential hub similar to what exists on Millstream Road, he said. “It’s one of the last…
Read moreThat time of year will soon be upon us and a group of Bear Mountain residents have already got a jump on the holiday season. Their trees are trimmed, the halls are decked and the lights are strung, just in time for the second annual Holiday Home Tours. The tours, taking place this Saturday, Nov.…
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The season will feature the country’s best riders in road, para, BMX, track, mountain bike and cyclocross disciplines Cycling Canada has announced the release of its 2017 national calendar, covering each cycling discipline—road, track, cyclocross, mountain bike, para and BMX. Officials with the national cycling body describe the calendar as the next step in a…
Read moreEcoasis Relaunches Bear Mountain And Moves Forward With Housing Continuing To Add Facilities And Amenities Langford – For the past three years, after purchasing Bear Mountain in Langford, Ecoasis Developments has been working on a plan for moving forward with the development. It’s built a framework for success through infrastructure zoning, satisfying legacy issues and…
Read moreIt was an emotional night Saturday as the Class of 2016, the 25th enshrined, was inducted into the Victoria Sports Hall of Fame at the Westin Bear Mountain. Because of his success at Saanich Commonwealth Place guiding the careers of Olympic-medallist swimmers such as Ryan Cochrane and Hilary Caldwell, it was evident that coach Randy…
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Bronze-medallist Olympian Bianca Farella labelled it the Canadian women’s sevens rugby team’s “Tour de Vic.” The national squad conducted a swing through the region Monday to thank all those places and venues that over the past four years helped the team rise to the podium at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, making stops at Langford…
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What if you had $1,000 a day for the rest of your life? This might sound like a dream, but it could become your reality thanks to the new national lottery game, DAILY GRAND. Every $3 ticket gives you a chance to win $1,000 a day for life. DAILY GRAND is your daily reminder that…
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More than 400 riders from U-13 to expert divisions took part in Monday’s Bear X-ing cyclocross bike race at Bear Mountain, which consisted of multiple laps around a 2.5-to-3 kilometre course featuring pavement, trails, steep grass hills and obstacles. Parker Bloom won the Expert Men’s race, while Carey Mark finished first in the Expert Women’s…
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Cindy Scott had never considered a career in home building until she started to work on her own. “It’s not a largely female-dominated industry, so it wasn’t something I thought of doing,” she says. “Once I was involved, I felt the passion and really enjoyed it.” She formed KC Custom Designs Ltd. with her sister-in-law,…
Read moreAs crews prepare to break ground and forge ahead on the construction of Bear Mountain Parkway, Langford council and staff are eagerly pushing the project along. “It’s all coming together for Langford in terms of our road network,” said Coun. Lillian Szpak. “People are anxious for the results and they’re coming.” The project will see…
Read moreThe golfing world’s eyes have been fixed on Bear Mountain, just outside Victoria, over the past few weeks, as the PGA Tour 2016 Pacific Links Championship took place on one of the golf resort’s two Jack Nicklaus-designed mountainside courses September 19-25. Colin Montgomery may have walked off with the title, but the real winner here…
Read moreThe story of Bear Mountain Resort begins in 2002, as a land assembly and re-zoning proposal supported by the City of Langford in the hopes that it would become an economic driver for local communities, and attract domestic and international visitors. The development was spearheaded by Len Barrie, a retired NHL forward and former co-owner…
Read morePGA TOUR Champions event teams up with local charity with a focus on raising awareness and funds for children and families suffering from life-threatening diseases on the Island VICTORIA, B.C. (August 31, 2016) – Tournament organizers announced today that Victoria based organization Help Fill a Dream will be the official charity partner of the PGA…
Read moreCommissioned by British Columbia Golf, multiple 3rd party golf course reviews were conducted and reported in Chinese. Here is Bear Mountain’s review: http://britishcolumbiagolf.org/images/Bear_Mountain_Golf_Club_and_Academy_%E4%B8%80_%E9%87%91%E7%86%8A%E5%B1%B1%E9%AB%98%E7%88%BE%E5%A4%AB%E7%90%83%E6%B8%A1%E5%81%87%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83.pdf
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Photos of a Harbour Air float plane are appearing around the world after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge flew on a return trip from Victoria to Vancouver. And that’s the kind of product placement money just can’t buy. “It was very exciting for us to do that, very rewarding, and it was executed flawlessly,”…
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Monty takes the title; Jimenez steals the show Day 3 of the Pacific Links Championship at Bear Mountain… And just like that, Miguel Angel Jimenez – aka The Mechanic, aka The Most Interesting Man in Golf – stole the show. Well, almost. Right up until Monty took the Championship after not one, not two, but…
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Rory McIlroy finally won the FedEx Cup when he least expected it. McIlroy was three shots behind with three holes to play Sunday in the Tour Championship in Atlanta. Nearly two hours later, he holed a 15-foot birdie putt on the fourth extra hole to win the tournament and claim the $10 million FedEx Cup…
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McCarron stays in the lead, but Monty’s on the move Day 2 of the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship brought with it some hotly contested golf. Scott McCarron, who went into Day 2 in the lead having broken the course record on Day 1 shooting an incredible 62, had another fantastic round, finishing with a…
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Scott McCarron shoots 62 for a new course record! If Day 1 of the 2016 Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship started out being all about #ThePower3 – with Bernhard Langer, Vijay Singh and Miguel Angel Jimenez teeing off at 12:55 pm in quite the legendary matchup – it finished up being Scott McCarron’s party. Shooting…
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There is just something about playing in Canada that has brought out the best in Mark Calcavecchia. And, he admits, his return to British Columbia is a welcomed one, given his plight in the 2016 PGA Tour Champions season. Twice during his career, when he was on the PGA Tour, Calcavecchia won in B.C., taking…
Read moreAs star-studded as the field of golfers is at the PGA Tour Champions Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship, beginning today, the television announcers here to call the action also have a solid pedigree in the game. The entire group from the Golf Channel arrived at Bear Mountain Golf Resort on Thursday, led by Emmy Award-winning…
Read moreThe penthouse balcony of the Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa just outside Victoria is perfectly situated to watch the action taking place on the golf course below. And certainly there is a lot going on today, as volunteers and workers set up spectator stands and patch holes along the green. There is a…
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The best senior golfers in the world descend on Vancouver Island this week, and they’re already looking forward to playing the picturesque course It will depend on the weather, of course, but Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria should provide both stunning views of picturesque Vancouver Island and a stern test for members of the PGA…
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They cut their teeth on the old Canadian Tour, which tells you their teeth are likely getting a little long. Several PGA Tour Champions players, who are in Victoria this week for the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship, have travelled these parts and other places north of the 49th parallel in their early bids to…
Read moreTickets available for PGA TOUR Champions Tournament hosted at Bear Mountain Golf Resort VICTORIA, B.C. (September 20, 2016) – The 2016 Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship will get underway this Friday morning at Bear Mountain Golf Resort’s Mountain Course, with 81 of the top players on PGA TOUR Champions competing for one of the year’s…
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Organizing the upcoming Pacific Links Bear Mountain Golf Championship has been almost a homecoming for tournament director David (Skitty) Skitt. Skitt, a 41-year-old Montrealer, took his first putt on the little putting green in Beacon Hill Park at the age six or seven during a visit to his grandmother’s home on St. Charles Street. “How…
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Save-on-Foods, the largest grocer in Western Canada, is expanding its footprint with a seventh Greater Victoria location planned for Langford. The company, which operates more than 140 stores in Western Canada, said Wednesday it will open its newest location in the spring of 2018 in the Home Outfitters store. Hudson’s Bay Company, parent of Home…
Read moreCanadian PGA TOUR Star Graham DeLaet Joins the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship to Host the Junior Clinic for Kids DeLaet will be on-site for the Event on Saturday, September 24th to conduct the clinic VICTORIA, B.C. (September 14, 2016) – Tournament Organizers announced today that Canadian PGA TOUR Star Graham DeLaet will join the…
Read moreDan Matthews is about to have millions of people peering into his back yard, and he could not be happier about it or have timed it better. The chief executive of Ecoasis, owner of the Bear Mountain development, has invited the world to check out his resort, its golf course and the potential for the…
Read moreJay Haas, Fred Funk, Craig Stadler and John Cook round out the latest legends commitments VICTORIA, B.C. (September 7, 2016) – Tournament Organizers announced today that World Golf Hall of Fame members Vijay Singh and Colin Montgomerie, as well as four-time European Ryder Cup team member Miguel Angel Jimenez, have committed to play the 2016…
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Just days after a 15 per cent foreign buyer tax blanketed Metro Vancouver, Vancouver real estate agents specializing in luxury properties swooped into Victoria via a chartered helicopter for wine, dining, golf and a serious push on selling a $4.8-million estate near Elk Lake. The day-long event was also staged on the same day Central…
Read moreWith the 2016 Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship just a few weeks away, organizers on Wednesday announced that Help Fill a Dream will be the official charity partner for the PGA Tour Champions event. The tour stops in Calgary this week for the Shaw Charity Classic before taking a week off then heading to Pebble…
Read moreGreater Vancouver real estate agents specializing in luxury properties swooped into Victoria via a chartered helicopter Wednesday for wine, dining, golf and a serious push on selling a $4.8-million estate near Elk Lake. The day-long event was staged on the same day Central 1 Credit Union proclaimed Vancouver Island as “B.C.’s new housing hot spot.”…
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All routes from the Hartland and Bear Mountain trails, and from the roads of the Saanich Peninsula, converge Saturday morning in Rio de Janeiro for two extraordinary Island sporting products. But it has been a circuitous route, physically and emotionally, to get there for Catharine Pendrel and Kirsten Sweetland. Pendrel will contest the Olympic women’s…
Read moreTrio of Canadian golfers add to strength of upcoming PGA TOUR Champions event field VICTORIA, B.C. (August 16, 2016) – Canadians Stephen Ames, Rod Spittle and Jim Rutledge committed to play the 2016 Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship, to be contested on Bear Mountain Golf Resort’s Mountain Course in Victoria, British Columbia the week of…
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Want to watch the Rio ceremony with other fans? Here are some spots in B.C. If you’re an Olympics enthusiast and want to join other fans in a public venue to watch today’s opening ceremony from Rio, there are a couple of options in B.C. Whistler municipal officials are inviting spectators to watch the event…
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Nearly half of the Canadian team in Rio hails from a B.C. community or trains in the province Olympic spirit is expected to be high in Greater Victoria with the national teams for 10 sports calling the region home. To help galvanize fan support, Bear Mountain in Langford has created a fan zone where people…
Read moreVictoria, B.C. (August 2, 2016) – World Golf Hall of Fame members Sandy Lyle and Tom Kite, along with 1991 Masters Tournament winner Ian Woosnam, have committed to play the 2016 Pacific Links Championship. The event will be contested on Bear Mountain Golf Resort’s Mountain Course in Victoria, British Columbia the week of September 19-25,…
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Those looking at the summer Olympics through a Vancouver Island lens typically have their eyes trained on the water. But the venerable sport of rowing might have company this weekend in Rio in the form of a pair of breakneck events with their roots firmly planted in the modern era. Canada’s medal chances are high…
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Real estate part of game plan to swing from receivership to recovery Over the past seven years, four of B.C.’s most spectacular golf courses went deep into the rough, facing debt and receivership as golf memberships and real estate sales declined. However, after years of declining numbers, Canadians are playing more golf, with an increase…
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Al Clark, founder of Northwest Deuce Days, joins Ecoasis chief financial officer David Clarke and Langford Mayor Stew Young outside the Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa in helping promote the 2016 edition of this antique car event. Hundreds of vehicles, including Clark’s 1932 Ford Highboy Roadster shown above, will be on hand at…
Read moreRocco Mediate, Lee Janzen and Jesper Parnevik also commit to PGA TOUR Champions stop Victoria, B.C. (July 11, 2016) – World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer committed to play the 2016 Pacific Links Championship, to be contested on Bear Mountain Golf Resort’s Mountain Course in Victoria, British Columbia, the week of September 19-25,…
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From London to Manila, it was a rough Sunday morning for Canada in international sports. Steve Nash’s bid to return to the Olympics, this time as Canadian team general manager, was dashed as France defeated Canada 83-74 in the Philippines in the final of the last-chance men’s basketball qualifier for the 2016 Rio Summer Games.…
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The acclaim may have become routine, but it is never boring. Not when it involves going to New York City and listening to people from some of the most beautiful places on Earth tell you how great you are. The readers of Travel and Leisure magazine have once again voted Vancouver Island as Canada’s top…
Read moreTickets now on sale now for British Columbia’s only PGA TOUR Champions event Victoria, B.C. (June 27, 2016) – Two-time major champion John Daly and 2014 winner Paul Goydos have committed to the 2016 Pacific Links Championship, tournament officials announced today at a press conference held at host site Bear Mountain Resort. The 2016 Pacific…
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It may be short notice, but Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria will undergo an audition this September, with the possibility of being the host site for future Pacific Links Championship tournaments at stake. Initially, the 2016 Pacific Links Championship was supposed to be held in Tianjin, China, but an explosion in the city’s port that…
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Island athletes Kirsten Sweetland and Catharine Pendrel will head into the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics with compelling backstories and each with something to prove on the biggest stage. They were among the athletes selected as the Canadian triathlon and cycling teams for Rio were officially named Wednesday following the two-year qualification period for both sports.…
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John Daly, one of the biggest hitters to play golf and certainly among the most audacious in terms of personality, has been confirmed as a competitor at Bear Mountain for the 2016 Pacific Links PGA Tour Champions event, which has a prize purse of $2.5-million US. Daly became eligible for the seniors Tour when he…
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Langford Mayor Stew Young said 20 years ago that his council had a vision of building sports and recreation facilities that could be used by everyone, from grassroots participants to Olympians. That project has been largely realized, and Young wants the community to revel in it. Each day of the Rio Summer Olympics, Aug. 5-21,…
Read moreTop PGA TOUR Champions Players Commit to Pacific Links Championship Major champions Calcavecchia, Mize, Tway and Sluman will tee it up in Victoria Victoria, B.C. (June 21, 2016) – Major championship winners Mark Calcavecchia, Jeff Sluman, Larry Mize and Bob Tway have committed to play the Pacific Links Championship, an official event on PGA TOUR…
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While revealing the names of confirmed players for this September’s PGA Tour Champions event at Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa must wait until next week, David Skitt had a hard time containing his excitement about the projected field. The Montreal-based tournament director for the $2.5-million 2016 Pacific Links Championship said there are “over 100…
Read moreBear Mountain Resort and Pacific Links International are now accepting applications for volunteers for the PGA Tour Champions’ Pacific Links Championship, slated for Sept. 19-25 on the Mountain Course. Organizers are asking applicants, at least 13 years of age, to go to the tournament website at pacificlinkschampionship.com and click the “register here” button on the…
Read moreWhile tempers continue to flare from those stuck in the congestion surrounding Millstream Road, Langford council members are hoping to give drivers some relief this summer. Council recently gave Ecoasis the green light to proceed with a number of projects, including approving the borrowing of up to $5 million to continue constructing Bear Mountain Parkway…
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Defending champion Riley Wheeldon will be among the 62 players registered to tee it up at the second annual Battle at The Bear presented by Miura tournament on the Vancouver Golf Tour, the circuit’s first major of the year. “Riley will be back and it was perfect for us last year because he’s one of…
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Former PGA Tour stars John Daly, Bernhard Langer, Tom Watson, Tom Lehman and Fred Couples will be headed to Langford this September as Pacific Links International and PGA Tour Champions confirmed on Friday that a tour stop, originally set for Tianjin, China, will be moved to Bear Mountain Resort for the week of Sept. 19-25.…
Read moreVeteran golfers such as Bernhard Langer, Tom Watson, Tom Lehman and Fred Couples could be on their way to Greater Victoria for a PGA Tour Champions stop at Bear Mountain Resort in September. Originally scheduled for Sept. 23-25 at the 27 Club in Tianjin, China, the Pacific Links China Championship is to be moved due to…
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Organizer Al Clark gave out details of the events planned for Deuce Days 2016 at a press conference today outside the Hotel Grand Pacific. The premiere automobile event will see more 1100 vintage vehicles from around North America hit the streets of Victoria from July 21-24. It will be the world’s largest gathering of 1932…
Read moreIt’s that time of year when thousands of people in the Great “Brown” North exchange their pucks for Pinnacles. Their snow shovels for seven irons. This year, especially, thanks to the winter that never really was, the golfers are flying high. The engines are revving. The horses are out of the barn. Interestingly, in Alberta…
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Wow, that just happened; a Canada Cup in March, in Canada, with an international field on an amazing course with lots of jumps. What a great way to start the season off and check how the winter training is going while riding some really cool trails. The first Canada Cup of the season just took…
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VICTORIA, B.C. – The wheels are turning for Marc-Antoine Nadon on another mountain bike season, one in which the Timmins cyclist hopes to earn a spot on the national team headed to the Czech Republic this summer. So far, so good for the 21-year-old, who placed first in his U23 age group and seventh overall…
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It would be every Canadian mountain-biking fan’s dream to have what happened Saturday on Bear Mountain in the Canada Cup replicated this summer at the Rio Olympics. With two-time world champion Catharine Pendrel currently No. 2 in the world and 2015 Pan Am Games champion Emily Batty world No. 7, that is not out of…
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Two-time world champion Catharine Pendrel, a big Canadian hope for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, says the new course on Bear Mountain reflects what modern mountain biking is all about. “This track is about the new style of mountain bike racing,” said the native of New Brunswick, who got her start in the sport on…
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With the Rio 2016 Olympics drawing steadily closer as 2016 progresses, Cycling Canada is inviting supporters of Canadian mountain biking to attend a fundraising gala at Bear Mountain Resort in B.C., just outside Victoria. With the Rio 2016 Olympics drawing steadily closer as 2016 progresses, Cycling Canada is inviting supporters of Canadian mountain biking to…
Read moreEcoasis, owner of Bear Mountain Resort, has named Dale Gann as its director of business development as the company eyes economic diversification. Gann is the former president of the Vancouver Island Technology Park, a volunteer on Langford’s economic development committee and, in 2012, ran an unsuccessful federal campaign as the Conservative candidate for Victoria. “We…
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Condominiums in the capital region are rising in assessed value as buyers are increasingly attracted to the often less-costly alternatives to single-family homes. “We are definitely seeing an increase in values,” Tony Zarsadias of The Condo Group real estate company said Tuesday. He anticipates the condo market will continue to attract buyers, predicting prices will…
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Two-time world champion Catharine Pendrel, a big Canadian gold-medal hope for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, made her way around the ever-burgeoning mountain-bike trails at Bear Mountain this weekend. Meanwhile, many of Canada’s rising young triathletes are training around Greater Victoria in a camp. If the Canadian effort at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo…
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The country’s top young golfers will be fine-tuning their skills on Vancouver Island. Bear Mountain Resort will serve as the home for Team Canada’s golf squads as the world-renowned facility and Golf Canada entered into a four-year partnership Thursday in which the 36-hole resort becomes the national training centre. The Jack Nicklaus-designed courses and practice…
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Nanaimo’s Nicholas Kupiak and Carey Mark captured the men’s and women’s expert division titles Sunday at the inaugural Bear Crossing cyclocross races at Bear Mountain Golf Resort. Kupiak topped a field of 34 riders in the 10-lap event, followed in order by Victoria’s Raphael Lalumiere, Drew Mackenzie, Rob Parkin and Kelly Guest. No finishing times…
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BearTrax, showcases the worlds best freeride mountain bike riders, as they ride Bear Mountain near Langford in front of thousands. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-worlds-best-mountain-bikers-compete-at-bear-mountain-bc/article25816942/
Read moreVICTORIA, B.C. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2015 Ecoasis is moving ahead with commercial and retail development at Bear Mountain and has appointed Dale Gann as the company’s Director of Business Development. Working in collaboration with the Ecoasis/Bear Mountain real estate team and resort operations, Gann’s expertise will focus on shaping and attracting economic development opportunities to…
Read moreCanada’s National Mountain Bikers find home in Victoria, BC January 21, 2015 (Victoria, BC) – ECOASIS and Cycling Canada are proud to announce their partnership that will designate Bear Mountain as the Official High Performance Training Centre of the Canadian National Mountain Bike Team. The Partnership will run from 2015 to 2020 and is perfectly…
Read morePGA TOUR player Roger Sloan and Web.com Tour player Riley Wheeldon Team Up with Bear Mountain Resort and Ecoasis Developments LLP. British Columbian duo become Honourary Members at Bear Mountain Golf Club Victoria, British Columbia – October 30, 2014 – Top Canadian golf and lifestyle resort Bear Mountain, and its parent company, leading residential and…
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Early in October, golfers will see new shadows cast against the greens at Bear Mountain resort when flying cyclists replace the normal distractions provided by birds and clouds when the venue hosts the extreme mountain bike event Jumpship 2014. At first glance, it seems hosting a three-day mountain bike aerial event would be a significant…
Read moreMonday, April 14, 2014, Victoria, BC Ecoasis announced today that Bear Mountain has entered into an affiliate club partnership with Pacific Links International, an exclusive membership network that will enable Bear Mountain golf members to enjoy playing privileges at over 100 signature golf courses designed by leading architects such as Pete Dye, Jack Nicklaus Greg…
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Bear Mountain’s first new subdivision since the Langford property was bought by Ecoasis Developments in fall 2013 is expected to go on the market in June. Ruthanne Doyle, the development’s project co-ordinator, said land is being prepared for the 51-lot subdivision near the ninth fairway and green on the mountain course. The site has two…
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When Westhills residents complained about the lack of bus service to their new Langford community, Rohan Rupf, Marketing director for Keycorp, started a petition. He collected signatures in person and online for about a year before presenting the petition to B.C. Transit with more than 650 signatures in Sept. 2012. B.C. Transit has announced it…
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B.C. Transit is rolling out changes that include service to Bear Mountain and Westhills, a summer connection to Thetis Lake, and measures to ease the problem of “pass-ups” — people left behind due to crowded buses. Construction also begins next week on bus and bike priority lanes on Douglas Street. Langford Mayor Stew Young has…
Read moreFUTURE PLAN FOR BEAR MOUNTAIN INCLUDES 36 HOLES OF GOLF AND NEW RESORT AND COMMUNITY AMENITIES January 21st, 2014 (VICTORIA, BC) – Ecoasis Developments LLP, (Ecoasis) who purchased the Bear Mountain lands and assets last October, announced today that the future build out of the community would include The Mountain Course and The Valley Course…
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Bear Mountain Resort is giving nature lovers full use of its Valley Golf Course this winter for ecological tours. The company said its self-guided tours on golf carts is a first for a Canadian golf club and a “key priority” for new owners Ecoasis Developments Inc., which acquired Bear Mountain last year. Bear Mountain is…
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Bear Mountain is set to enter into a new chapter of its so-far storied history after finding a buyer in B.C.-based Ecoasis Developments LLP. Vancouver Island-born Dan Matthews’ development company has built communities in Hawaii and Whistler and is a founding member of the Canadian Green Building Council. It has now purchased Bear Mountain for…
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Bear Mountain resort’s new owner will consult with the community before revealing refreshed development plans for its 836 acres in Langford and the Highlands. “We have to work with the stakeholders of the community over the course of the next few months to come up with the right product mix,” Victoria resident Dan Matthews, Ecoasis…
Read moreOctober 9, 2013 (VICTORIA, BC) – British Columbia based Ecoasis Developments LLP announced today its acquisition of the master-planned community Bear Mountain: 836 acres of land that straddles the District of the Highlands and the City of Langford on Vancouver Island. Dan Matthews, managing partner and founder of Ecoasis, is especially optimistic about the project…
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Update: The developer Ecoasis announced today it has bought all 836 acres of Bear Mountain resort, in addition to its hotel and golf courses. The price was not disclosed. The new owner plans to meet with community representatives in the coming weeks. No plans released yet. – – – – – – – – -…
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