Half-Price Museum Admissions

Many Victoria-area museums and attractions are celebrating International Museum Day [canada.com network], May 18-19 (I guess they wanted to make it 24 hours) by offering half price admission, special tours, and other promotions. If you visit three of the museums you can enter to win annual passes.

Note that some of the attractions (for example the Hudson's Bay Company Gallery and the Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery) are regularly free, so "half-off" isn't a bargain. However both the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and the Royal BC Museum are both participating to give you your biggest value.

Fabric anyone?

Another store closure in Victoria -- Fanny's Fabrics (apparently the entire chain is going under)! According to staff they are on "24-hour closure notice" so they can't tell you how long they will be there. My guess? Until they meet their stock sell-off quota (that's how it worked with Zellers). I have been told everything is on sale -- fabric, patterns, and notions. Find them at 3090 Nanaimo Street; 388-5132 (near Mayfair Mall/Sleep Country).

Family Food Mart Closing

The Family Food Market at Shelbourne and Mackenzie is closing after tomorrow, and they're offering 25% off everything in the store.

(Thanks to revolvingplates posting in LiveJournal for the tip!)