In 2018, the Gonzales Neighbourhood Association (GNA) initiated a community mapping exercise in cooperation with the University of Victoria – Geography Department. Seven years later, they are proud to announce that the Community Map is finished.
The 2025 map includes a proposed migration corridor that links the ocean environment found at the Gonzales Observatory with the protected space found at the Lieutenant Governor’s house in Rockland. This corridor encompasses areas of Gonzales that retain a significant number of trees and large properties, which may be habitats for threatened and endangered species. It is hoped that this migration corridor will be one of many for the City of Victoria in the development of a 100-year plan to try and recapture the biodiversity that has been lost through ongoing environmental colonialism.
To celebrate this historic achievement held a Map Release Party on Saturday, July 12 at 1 pm.
If you are interested to learn more about the community engagement that occured in the preparation of the map there are 2 video’s summarizing this at the GNA website:
https://www.gonzalesna.ca/gna-mapping-videos
Click here for Gonzales Community Green Map