Royal BC Museum in downtown Victoria. (Oleg Mayorov/Shutterstock) When BC’s tourism minister announced a new $789 million rebuild of the Royal BC Museum in Victoria last week, she took great pains to point out all the people who will benefit from the change. “Today, we are making true on our promise to bring the people’s museum into the 21st Century,” Melanie Mark said, at Friday’s press conference.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has released documents it says led to the decision to build a new provincial museum at a cost of almost $800 million. The documents, which number thousands of pages, say the current Royal B.C. People walk towards the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria, on Dec. 21, 2017.

Frank Primerano from Buffalo Creek Orchards started growing persimmons after tobacco farming in the area shut down. (ABC Rural: Annie Brown ) As the air turns crisp and the sky turns grey, the persimmon orchards around Victoria's north-east start to pop with vibrant orange trees. They are an unusual autumn fruit, with a shape akin to a tomato and the flesh and taste more like an apricot or a pear.

Renowned for its opulent yet relaxed dining experience, New Zealand favourite Botswana Butchery is bringing its luxe meat- and seafood-focused offering to Melbourne. Opening earlier this week, Botswana Butchery invites you to three levels of dining that includes sunken dining rooms, large feature staircase, plush booths and long marble-topped bars.

Far more than just a hub for commuters and theatregoers, Victoria has undergone a regeneration to become one of London’s new foodie hotspots raditionally when you think of the capital’s dining hotspots, you may consider bordering neighbourhoods Belgravia, Kensington, and St James’ ahead of Victoria as a foodie destination.