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A Decorated Tree In A Room
A Christmas Tree In A Room

The Parkside Express - Festive Tracks of Giving

A Collage Of A Train And A Tree

This holiday season, we’re delighted to introduce you to an extraordinary experience!

The Parkside Express Festive Tracks of Giving in support of Rainbow Kitchen is open daily from November 23, 2024 through January 5, 2025. Festive decorations—including the miniature wonders of a model Christmas train, beautifully decorated trees throughout, wooden train sets for kids to play with and so much more—serve as the perfect holiday photo backdrop.

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A Decorated Tree In A Room

This holiday display, in support of Rainbow Kitchen’s programs, can be enjoyed throughout the season with the train running 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily from November 23 to December 19 and 10:00 am to 7:00 pm from December 20 to January 5. Complimentary hot chocolate and candy canes will be served in the lobby during these times.

Keepsake “Believe” bell ornaments will also be available for purchase at guest services for $10 each. Convenient tap-to-donate stations are located throughout the experience to help the giving spirit of the season and proceeds from the “Believe” bells also directly support Rainbow Kitchen's programs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Sustainability

What is carbon neutrality?

An organization, event, product or service is successfully Carbon Neutral when it can claim net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This means all significant GHG emissions produced by the business, event, product or service are balanced out by removing or preventing an equivalent amount of emissions from entering the atmosphere.

Why would a hotel seek to be carbon neutral?

5% of all global emissions are from the Tourism and Hospitality industry. 

The Parkside Hotel & Spa relies on the selling the pristine, natural environment, fresh air, and clean water of Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island as a whole.

It is important across the entire sector that we work towards reducing our carbon footprint, to ensure we have a vibrant tourism and hospitality industry well into the future. 

What is a carbon offset?

A carbon offset is a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction that is used to counterbalance, or offset, a GHG emission. They are sometimes also referred to as carbon credits, VERs, or CERs.

A carbon offset occurs when an individual or organization emits a given amount of GHG emissions but invests in measures that remove the equivalent volume of GHG emissions from the atmosphere or prevent the emissions from taking place at all. Carbon offsets are a financial instrument that represents this reduction (counterbalance or offset) in GHG emissions.

What is the Climate Contribution fee?

At The Parkside Hotel & Spa, we take sustainability seriously; in fact, we are a carbon-neutral and Five Green Key rated hotel. Our Climate Contribution program consists of a small fee of $1.50 per night that goes towards three amazing, forward-thinking initiatives with Offsetters. We encourage our guests to read about these amazing Offsetters initiatives that we support here.

This fee is optional and should you choose to "opt out", please inform us at check-in.