CWMA 2025 Conference TOURS

Tour Options for Registered Delegates of the 2025 CWMA Conference 

PLEASE NOTE: tour times all overlap, so you can only choose one to attend. Unless you have figured out a way to multiple yourself, and in that case, please share how!

Tour #1 | 1:00 – 4:00 PM | $20 plus tax

Hartland Landfill 

Hartland landfill is owned and operated by the CRD and is located about 14km northwest of Victoria. It is the only solid waste disposal facility in the Capital Region, serving about 440,000 people. Hartland receives about 180,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per year. The operation is a multi-purpose facility providing collection for recycling, household hazardous waste, salvageable items as well as yard and garden waste collection and processing, controlled waste disposal and landfill service to commercial and residential customers.

BUS – meets at the front of the Delta. We use the bus on site, so no PPE is required for this event.

Tour #2 | 2:30 – 4:00 PM | No Cost

Parkside Hotel: Embedding Sustainability

The Parkside Hotel & Spa is a Carbon Neutral, Biosphere Certified hotel, and  the first urban hotel in the world to be members of Beyond Green, a diverse portfolio offering a range of guest experiences in unique locations around the world, focused on intentional travel. This tour will be a personal sustainability and solid-waste-related behind-the-scenes tour including onsite bees and an effective system of compost and food waste reduction.

WALKING – please wear comfy shoes. Meet our CWMA guide at the front of the Delta.

Tour #3 | 2:15 – 4:00 PM | $56 plus tax

Songhees Walking Tour | Xʷsəyq̓əm – Place of Mud

We are proud to off this popular, immersive, First Nation-led walking tour through the heart of Victoria’s Inner Harbour, one of the most visited places on the West Coast. Deeply driven by authenticity, Songhees Tours are guided by Lək̓ʷəŋən hosts who bring guests onto the highways of their ancestors, where every footstep is grounded in truth, protocol, and lived experience. Supported by community Elders, these experiences invite guests into real cultural exchange where oral history, language, and place-based teachings come together in unforgettable ways. Visitors leave transformed, with a deeper understanding of the land they’re on and the people who have always been there.

WALKING – please wear comfy shoes. Meet our CWMA guide at the front of the Delta.