It takes its name from the Willows Fairground built in 1891[1] and which remained Greater Victoria's main horse-racing venue during the early years of the twentieth century.
[2] Archaeological digs[3] have identified a Coast Salish permanent encampment of several thousand people for generations.
The latest theory is that the whole seaport was destroyed by the Great Salish Sea (Seattle) tsunami of 930AD.
There are areas where the public can set up volleyball courts and often on the weekend the spaces are filled quickly.
This is also the site of the world's largest orrery, The Salish Sea Walk of the Planets.