UELAC Conferences
Upcoming Conferences
Each year one of the UELAC Branches organizes a conference. This event is normally four days but may be longer or shorter.
A list of upcoming and past conferences is on the national website at UELAC Annual Conference.
- 2023: "Where the Sea Meets the Sky” (June 1-4, 2023; Richmond, BC), hosted by the four Pacific Region Branches of the UELAC.
Past UELAC Conferences
- 2022: From Heartbreak to Hope in the Heart of the Continent May 25-29 hosted by Manitoba Branch.
- 2021: Join the rEvolution - Come Be Part of the Story May 27-31 hosted by Bridge Annex Branch with partners including Cornwall Tourism.
- 2020: Eyes on the Heart of the Continent 23 March - Cancelled due to COVID-19, hosted by Manitoba Branch.
- 2019: The Capital Calls May 30 - June 2, hosted by Sir Guy Carleton Branch
- 2018: Loyalist Ties Under Living Skies June 7-10 hosted by Saskatchewan Branch
- 2017: June 22-25 in London ON, co-hosted by London & Western Ontario Branch and Grand River Branch
- 2016: Loyalists, Lighthouses & Lobsters - Thursday July 7 to Sunday July 10 in Summerside, PEI, hosted by The Branches of the Atlantic Region: Abegweit, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
- 2015: Loyalists Come West - Thursday May 28 to Sunday May 31 in Victoria BC, hosted by Victoria Branch
UELAC Conference 2015 - Loyalists Come West - Victoria, BC
Gardens to See - Loyalist Trails, 14 September, 2014
Victoria is a destination city for tourists and sightseers. Saturday afternoon May 30, 2015, there is some built in free time before the Gala Banquet that night and for those not attending the AGM that morning, there will be further tourist time. There is something for everyone.
There are beautiful gardens everywhere. At the University of Victoria there is Finnerty Garden. This is a no entrance fee. The garden requires over an hour to wander its trails. The number 7 bus leaves downtown from Fort Street and Blanshard to Uvic. You must have exact change. Fares are $2.50 one way.
"The
garden contains over 4,000
different trees and shrubs
with more than 1,500
rhododendron and azalea plants,
including 200 collected rhododendron species, and a spectacular range
of companion plants artistically displayed on the 2.6 hectare (6.5
acre) site at the southwest corner of the UVic campus. Complementing
the plant life are three tranquil ponds, an inviting network of
winding paths and dozens of benches, each with its own distinctive
view of the gardens' ever-changing splendour. The gardens have been
carefully planned and developed to provide a rich and changing array
of colour, scent, form and texture all year round. In April and May,
you will see the rhododendrons at their best."1
(Photograph by David B. Clark, U.E)
Those registering for the full Conference will receive a gift of a DVD of photos taken from Gardens such as The Horticultural Centre of the Pacific, Abkhazi Garden, Government House Gardens, Butchart Gardens, Finnerty Garden, Outerbridge Garden and Hatley Castle Gardens. The colourful pictures of these gardens were collected over a period of 10 years and have been set to music to show your friends back home and bring back memories of your stay in Victoria.
Not a fan of gardens?
Stay tuned for more articles on things to do in Victoria in 2015
Visit the Victoria Branch website to keep up-to-date on the planning for 2015 at http://www.uelac.org/uelvictoria/UELAC-Conference-2015-Victoria-BC.htm