The Promenade

That's what I call Dallas Road here in Victoria because it's the place to see and be seen. It was a perfect day on Sunday, so I decided to go for a walk that turned out to be about 6 miles. It included Cook Street to Dallas Road, where everyone and their dog was out walking, Fisherman's Wharf, then the waterfront trail to downtown, which I hadn't done before. Then past the ferry docks and the inner harbor up Gov't street. I stopped in at the gelato place and got spumoni, because by then I had worked up an appetite.

In other news, SOD is here on the Island.

From the A-Channel News:
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BC Nurseries battle serious plant disease

Central Saanich - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, CFIA has placed five BC Nurseries under partial quarantine.
It's a move designed to help stop the spread of the disease which attacks the roots of plants. Sudden Oak Death doesn't pose a risk to people but there are concerns it could spread to forests or wild lands.

The owner of Marigold Nurseries, one of five nurseries where Sudden Oak Death was found says he wanted a second opinion.

Ray Smith sent plant samples to the University of Guelph for testing, but he says the samples were seized by CFIA.

CFIA says the plants were under quarantine and should not have been moved.

Smith says he has already destroyed about $40,000 worth of product, after only two plants tested positive for Sudden Oak Death.

Garcia Farms Island View Nursery and Lochside Nursery are facing similar situations.

The BC Landscape and Nursery Association says it is possible to limit the spread of Sudden Oak Death if the proper controls are in place.

But some of the nursery owners affected by the quarantine question why other nurseries and big box stores are not being tested.
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