Closed for two years over the pandemic, the 2.2-kilometre road on Little Saanich Mountain is now open to vehicles during regular working hours. After hours, ...

Scientists at the National Research Council facility on Little Saanich Mountain Wednesday celebrated Canada’s contributions to the largest ground-based astronomical project in the world.

The facility, perched on observatory Hill in Saanich, B.C., was officially completed by the Canadian government in June 1918 and held the largest telescope of its time, the Plaskett telescope.

The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (DAO) on Vancouver Island is celebrating 100 years of educating the public and advancing science this weekend. The observatory's telescope was once the world's ...